Before the break, Lamine Yamal scored twice, Robert Lewandowski opened his pre-season account, and Barcelona endured a first-half comeback to win style on FC Seoul for a second Asian Tour victory.
The strikes of Andreas Christensen, Gavi and Ferran Torres secured two times in a ranks that dominated the Spanish champions, Cho Young-Wook, Yazan Al-Arab and Jung Han-Min answered for the K League 1 Club.
Manchester United lender Marcus Rashford tested Kang Hyeonmu with a long distance effort and brought Barca’s seventh goal for Torres.
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Barcelona vs FC Seoul: Ten goals pre-season wonders
Lewandowski received the ball from close range in the eighth minute of Yamal’s shooting percentage since last season, and the 18-year-old scored low outside the box to the right, beating goalkeeper Kang Hyeonmu.
Cho Young-Wook fired in a 26th-minute reply after Yamal was dispossessed and Yazan Al Arab looked to have drawn Seoul level at the break courtesy of new signing Anderson Oliveira’s defence-splitting ball, only for Yamal to collect Olmo’s pass inside the box on the right, cut inside to throw Kim Jin-Su off balance and finish to give Barca a 3-2 half-time lead.
Defender Christensen exploded from a distance, extending the lead 10 minutes after the break, with Torres having 14 minutes left before Gavi’s swift spin and strike for visitors’ sixth place.
Rong Hanshan rushed to Marko Dugandzic’s pass and charged for most of the half, then showed his calmness and accuracy to beat Wojciech Szczesny before Torres scored from the box after Rashford’s pass took Wideman from the top left.
Barcelona lineup with FC Seoul
Lewandowski started the bench with a 3-1 victory on Sunday with a 3-1 win for Japanese team Vissel Kobe, but this time it was part of Yamal.
The 36-year-old Polish amulet and 18-year-old Yamal retained their position and are the players locals are most looking forward to seeing.
“He is an outstanding talent,” Frick said of Yamal’s after he arrived in South Korea. “He is incredible and can decide on the game.
“Of course he can play. We all want to do our best, in South Korea, the highest level in Seoul.”
Ronald Araujo started as captain, while Dani Olmo, Frenkie de Jong and Jules Kounde said he was close to signing a contract extension to 2030.
Goalkeeper Joan Garcia starts again, and forward Marcus Rashford may stand out from the bench, just like he did to Kobe after a loan from Manchester United.
Marc Ter Stegen has performed more surgery on lower back problems, and Marc Bernal is waiting for the full clear surgery to recover from a long-term knee injury.
Barcelona Beginning XI: Joan Garcia; Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Balde; De Jong, Olmo, Lamine Yamal, Lewandowski, Raphinha.
Barcelona alternatives:pena, szczesny, Kochen, Inigo Martinez, Gavi, Ferran, Rashford, Christensen, Fermon, Fermon, Casado, Bardghji, Eric Garcia, Jofre, Dro, Dro, Fernandez, Fernandez, Guille Fernandez, Fort, Gerard Martin, Gerard Martin, Gerard Martin, Gerard Martin
After Lewandowski inserted, the camera fell into Itzy, and Barcelona invited the band to introduce their stands before the kickoff, while announcing that five pieces were “surprise special guests.”
The five-time Asian Pop Music Award winners shared the video on Instagram, which has nearly 20 million followers, and the word “Visca El Barca”, which translates to Catalan “Love Live Barca”.
Last year, Itzy made his first visit to Spain at the Palacio Vistalegre Arena in Madrid.
Surprise guest alert 🚨
깜짝방문한공개합니다!@spotifykr @itzyofficial 👀 pic.twitter.com/QCQHHNH89ZV– Football Club Barcelona (@fcbarcelona) July 31, 2025
What kit does Barcelona wear? Kobe Bryant link explains
Barcelona debuted their 2025/26 shooting kit, a formal collaboration with late basketball idol Kobe Bryant brand.
The NBA superstar coined the term “Mamba Mindset” to describe his personal philosophy, which he detailed in his autobiography of the same name.
Five years after the Los Angeles Lakers’ Adults’ Death, the kit marks the first time the football club has partnered with the brand.
Kobe’s triangle Mamba logo replaces the standard Nike Swoosh, and the jersey features a light gold base and pays tribute to the colors worn by the Lakers’ shooting guard in purple.
The subtle snakeskin pattern throughout the fabric makes the kit protective, armor-like effect.
Even the badge details are treated uniquely. Both the Barca Crest and Mamba symbols use textured silicone applications with the same snakeskin finish.
Black shorts and socks with Mamba logo finished kit.
Barcelona v. Seoul Statistics
- Since defeating Arsenal 5-3 on July 26, 2023, Barcelona has been away from their hometown in 90 minutes.
- Including friendly matches, Barcelona has scored more than two goals in seven of their last eight games from Barcelona, with their second half scoring in the last six such games.
- Rashford will be the first male British player in Barcelona’s roster since June 20, 1987.
- Last week, Seoul became the third Korean club to win the highest 500 games in the division after becoming Ursan (now won 554 victories) and Pohang (540).
- In all matches, Seoul has scored less than three goals in five of its previous seven matches.
- Seoul scored a third-place goal (27) in K-League 1 and scored a second-place (23) hit, with only leader Jeonbuk improving their defensive record.
Barcelona pre-season fixtures 2025/26
August 4: Daegu(A), 12:00 BST / 07:00 ET / 04:00 PT
August 10: Como (Estadi Johan Cruyff), 20:00 BST / 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT
When will Barcelona’s 2025/26 Laliga season begin?
Barca started Mallorca’s season at 16:30 on Saturday, August 16 at 16:30 BST’s Mallorca, who had her 10th season last season.
They are expected to play in at least the first three games of the season, and their work at Camp No, means they won’t be playing at home until mid-September at the earliest.
El Classico’s first part on 2025/26 will be heading to Matchweek 10 in Real Madrid in late October at Barca.
