Ronald Koeman’s FC Barcelona, without Lionel Messi, lost (2-1) the first match of its summer preparation, Wednesday in Salzburg, in front of 30,000 spectators gathered in the Red Bull Arena in the Austrian city.
Croatia’s Luka Sucic opened the scoring for the home side with a superb long shot in the 43rd minute, but it was not until the final minutes that the scoreboard vibrated again. Martin Braithwaite first equalized for the Catalans (82nd), with some success, and while Barça seemed to be able to remain undefeated in their friendlies, the American Brenden Aaronson found the opening, closely (89th) , and offered a short prestigious victory to RB Salzburg.
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“We are still in preparation and we met a rival who played very intensely, it was very good to give us some rhythm. I don’t like to lose but after a week of internship I’m happy with what I saw“, reacted Koeman.
Barça will play on August 8 against Juventus, during the Joan Gamper Trophy, then start their La Liga season on August 15 against Real Sociedad at Camp Nou.
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