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Watch: Returning Barcelona loanee nets the only goal in behind-closed-doors friendly

Watch: Returning Barcelona loanee nets the only goal in behind-closed-doors friendly
Watch: Returning Barcelona loanee nets the only goal in behind-closed-doors friendly

An insight into the details of La Liga giants Barcelona’s opening pre-season outing has on Thursday been forthcoming online.

For those not aware, Barca got the club’s pre-season fixture list up-and-running this evening.

Ahead of jetting off for a tour of the USA later in the week, the Blaugrana took on minnows UE Olot, in a behind-closed- doors friendly clash.

The matchup came as Hansi Flick’s very first in the Barcelona dugout, since his summer appointment at the Camp Nou.

And, when all was said and done, the Catalans managed to emerge on the right side of the result.

As much came owing to a solitary 2nd-half goal, on the part of a returning member of the Blaugrana’s loan ranks.

Laid on by La Masia sensation Toni Fernández, Pablo Torre, fresh off a season with Girona, proved himself match-winner.

Dancing his way into the Olot penalty area, midfielder Torre did superbly to open up the space for a shot, before picking out the bottom corner in unwavering fashion:

The likes of Oriol Romeu, Alejandro Balde, Vitor Roque and Iñigo Martínez all featured from the off on Thursday, alongside a host of Barca’s most highly-regarded young talents.

Victor Navarro of COPE, meanwhile, has provided an insight into Hansi Flick’s substitutions on the evening, the trio of Balde, Noah Darvich and Julián Araujo having been replaced by Quim Junyent, Héctor Fort and goalscorer Torre during the 2nd-half.

Conor Laird | GSFN