Gavi signs a great match against FC Seoul: goal, assist and captain of Barcelona

Gavi had another stellar match wearing the FC Barcelona jersey. The player from Los Palacios y Villafranca was one of the standout players in the culé team's victory against FC Seoul (3-7), where he added his first goal and assist of the 2025/26 Asian preseason.

Assist and dominance in the middle: Gavi prevails from his entry

The '6', who did not start as a starter as in the match against Vissel Kobe (1-3), entered this time in the second half, at 46' for Pedri González. He was positioned as one of the pivots in a midfield area composed of Marc Casadó as the other midfielder at the base and Fermín López as an attacking midfielder.

From this, Gavi quickly made his presence felt in the match, assisting Andreas Christensen in the great goal scored by the Dane at 55', with the player from Los Palacios providing the prior pass to leave him completely free and allow him to unleash that shot that ended up in the back of the net.

The '6' scored a great goal with a great technical move

Beyond this, Gavi had the opportunity to make his mark with a goal of his own making. After threatening to score a goal at 60' with a header that went wide, the Andalusian, 16 minutes later, managed to score the sixth goal of the day for the culés.

Gavi celebrating his goal against FC Seoul on FC Barcelona's preseason tour (2)

At 76', the player from Los Palacios, after receiving a pass from Gerard Martín on the edge of the area, got rid of his marker with a great technical move: he shook him off with a turn in a tile and then executed a left-footed shot that left the Seoul team's goalkeeper, Cheol-won Choi, with no chance to react.

Gavi's stats vs. FC Seoul

1. Minutes played: 32’
2. Goals: 1
3. Assists: 1
4. Touches: 42
5. Accurate passes: 31/33 (94%)
6. Key passes: 2
7. Shots on goal: 1
8. Shots off goal: 1
9. Ground duels (won): 5 (3)
10. Aerial duels (won): 1 (0)
11. Possessions lost: 5
12. Fouls: 0
13. Fouls received: 1
14. Total tackles: 2
15. Dribbled past: 2

• 📌THE FACT: Gavi had not scored or assisted in the same match with FC Barcelona since January 8 of this year, when he did so in the Barcelona victory 0-2 against Athletic Club in the semifinals of the 2025 Spanish Super Cup.

The Andalusian wore the captain's armband and received praise from Flick

These were the most relevant actions of a Gavi who left the match at 78'. A match in which, by the way, he had the opportunity to wear the captain's armband, an issue that earned him praise from Hansi Flick in the post-match press conference, in which he acknowledged that seeing the Andalusian fulfills his expectations of what a leader should be on the field:

"What I have seen from Gavi is exactly what I want to see, pushing the team, as captain"

Will Gavi be a future captain of the culé team? Time will tell. For now, it doesn't seem to be an idea viewed unfavorably by the German coach.