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Players of the Barça and of the Prat pose in a photo / Image: Twitter Official FCB

FRIENDLY BEFORE PLAYING AGAINST BAYERN

Barça win against Prat in Luuk de Jong's debut (2-1)

Published:8/09/2021 - 14:51h

Updated:9/09/2021 - 01:36h

FC Barcelona played a friendly against El Prat on Wednesday at the Ciutat Esportiva. The Catalans beat their rivals 2-1 with goals from Coutinho and Roger on their own doorstep. Luuk de Jong enjoyed his first minutes with his new teammates

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The FC Barcelona organised this Wednesday a friendly party against the AE Prat in the Ciutat Esportiva of Sant Joan Despí. Taking advantage of the stop of selections and taking into account that the Barcelona do not have meeting this weekend, decided contest this crash so that those that have not gone with his countries keep the form and can arrive to the première in Champions League against the Bayern of Munich the best possible.

The group barcelonista surpassed to a leathery Prat by 2-1 in the 90 minutes of duel. A victory adjusted that saldó thanks to the goal of Philippe Coutinho and to another so much in own door of Roger. The culés went out to the crash with an alignment formed by Ter Stegen; Mingueza, Arnau Commas, Umtiti, Balde, Sergi Roberto, Riqui Puig, Pedri, Coutinho, Hill and the debutante Luuk of Jong.

The Dutch forward premièred with the Barça in this friendly in which it could not mark. The '9', as it aimed the newspaper 'Sport', moved well and did with tarpaulin of buoy, but did not have puntería to the hour of the finish. The sides looked for him several times with centres to the area to take advantage of his envergadura, but the Dutch was not hit in the final shot and went of the field around the minute 60.

The one who himself was fine and took advantage of this opportunity for lucirse was Coutinho. The Brazilian marked with a good shot to the long stick in the first part and left details of big quality. Koeman Already has said several times that has he and that it will be important, and with things like this the one of River does not do more than giving him the reason. It will be necessary to see if the technician rewards him somehow against the Bayern next Tuesday.

Of the crash fits to stand out that the Prat put in aprietos to the Barcelona in the first part and achieved to leave to the rest with tie to one. Kuku Annotated the target of the equalised in the first 45 minutes to give him wings to his. However, in the second half the venues finish doing cost his greater quality and physicist and finished winning thanks to a goal in own door of Roger.

Ansu Did not play the friendly in front of the Prat

It fits to say that Ansu Fati, that follows recovering of his injury, did not contest any minute this Wednesday. Koeman Does not go to risk with him and will not play until it was to 100%. Therefore, it understands that it will not be against the Bayern and that at least will not reappear to within of a week and average in League. It will be necessary to see if for then the trainer and the medical services see him apt to play.