The Catalans won a strong victory in the first match under the leadership of Hansi Flick.
Barcelona beat Valencia away in the first round match of the Spanish La Liga season 2024/25. The match at the Mestalla stadium ended with the score 1:2.
At the end of the first half, the teams exchanged goals. In the 44th minute, Hugo Duro put the “bats” ahead, but in the 45+5th minute, Robert Lewandowski equalized the score by finishing in a cross from 17-year-old Lamin Yamal.
At the beginning of the second half, Lewandowski scored a double – Polish the forward scored a penalty in the 49th minute. “Valencia” was no longer able to win back.
Review of the match “Valencia” – “Barcelona”
We note that this was Barcelona's first official match under the leadership of Hansi Flick, who replaced Xavi Hernandez as head coach at the end of May.
In the next round of the Spanish Championship, the Blaugrana will host Athletic Bilbao on August 24. A day earlier, the “bats” will compete with “Celta” on the road.