Barcelona beat Nàstic in friendly

Aidan Shearer 4 years ago 3.8k |

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Barcelona won 3-1. EFE

Ronald Koeman got his Barcelona tenure off to a winning start after the Catalan giants beat Nàstic on Saturday.

Barcelona were back in action less than one month after they were demolished 8-2 against Bayern Munich. The defeat prompted a change in manager with Ronald Koeman replacing Quique Setién.

The Dutchman named a strong team with Messi starting the match after he was involved in the saga of the summer by changing his mind and wanting to stay at Barcelona.

Barca got the first goal of the match when Ousmane Dembélé, playing his first match since his injury in November, scored to make it 1-0.

They doubled their lead ten minutes later when Griezmann scored from the penalty spot, with Bonilla making it 2-1 in the 31st minute.

Coutinho also converted a penalty in the second half to make it 3-1.

Barca's next match is a friendly against Girona on Wednesday.