Official debut of Hansi Flick era, Barcelona reversed and defeated Valencia 2-1

Editorial in El País
New Barcelona of Hans Frick They made a good start to their La Liga campaign, winning their first match 2-1 against Valencia. The local side took the lead through a goal from Hugo Duro, but Robert Lewandowski’s brace gave the Cure side all three points at Mestalla.

The Polish striker made it 1-1 before half-time thanks to an assist from Ramin Yamal (45+5), and then he gave Barca the lead from the penalty spot (49) at the start of the second half.

The 17-year-old boy thus showed that he had not lost focus during a week that was greatly complicated by the stabbing of his father, who was hospitalized for two days until being discharged on Friday.

Lewandowski took the penalty and ultimately helped Barcelona take all three points, while Brazilian Rafinha scored the penalty.

With this victory, Barca are at the top of the La Liga standings together with Celta, both teams being the only ones to have won six games so far in the ten matches of the first day, which will continue on Sunday and finish on Monday.

The victory in such a complex stadium as Valencia is a good sign for the new plan of Flick, who replaced Xavi Hernandez on the bench for Barca.

Barcelona started the week in worrying fashion, being beaten 3-0 by AS Monaco in the traditional Joan Gamper Cup, a match that the Catalan club presents to its fans every year.

As for this Saturday, there was another match between Osasuna and Leganes that ended in a 1-1 draw. The match was led by Juan Cruz Diaz, but Juan Soriano’s goal eventually equalized for the hosts.