{"id":40663,"date":"2025-08-16T21:37:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T19:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/mallorca-0-3-barcelona-goalscoring-debut-for-league-champion_314159_102\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:31:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:31:25","slug":"mallorca-0-3-barcelona-goalscoring-debut-for-league-champion_314159_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football\/laliga\/mallorca-0-3-barcelona-goalscoring-debut-for-league-champion_314159_102.html","title":{"rendered":"RCD Mallorca 0-3 FC Barcelona: A “10” debut for the League champion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bar\u00e7a started in LaLiga 25\/26 as they finished the previous season: thrashing away from home with their green shirt. This time, the victim was Mallorca (0-3)<\/h2> \r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n Calendar of FC Barcelona <\/a>\r\n<\/div>

FC Barcelona started with a victory in LaLiga EA Sports 2025\/26 thanks to a comfortable thrashing at Son Moix against Mallorca (0-3). Hansi Flick’s team came out with practically the same XI as the Joan Gamper Trophy<\/a>, with the exception of Ferran Torres as ‘9’ instead of Marcus Rashford.<\/p>

After a week with a lot of movement in the offices to resolve the registrations of the ’14’ and Joan Garc\u00eda<\/strong>, Bar\u00e7a had a quiet afternoon in Palma to start the season on the right foot. The team maintains its verticality and constant pressure in the opponent’s half, as well as its lethality in the opponent’s area.<\/p>

In the end, the hierarchy of the Blaugrana team prevailed early on the scoreboard. Mallorca, victim of individual errors and some bad luck, lost all hope of even aspiring to a draw after half an hour of play. The Cul\u00e9s, as a curious fact, used their second kit from last season<\/a>, by imposition of LaLiga.<\/p>

Raphinha and Ferran put Bar\u00e7a ahead against an out-of-focus Mallorca<\/h2>

Bar\u00e7a took the lead with a header from Raphinha in the 7th minute<\/a>. Lamine Yamal, the best of the Catalans in the first half, sent a cross to the far post, where the ’11’ appeared completely alone to finish with a header the cross at medium height from the Matar\u00f3 native.<\/p>

After the 0-1, Mallorca collapsed emotionally. Jagoba Arrasate’s team opted for the strong leg<\/strong> to try to stop the good collective game of the Cul\u00e9s and the main referee Jos\u00e9 Luis Munuera had no choice but to start showing cards early. Mateu Morey<\/strong> was the first to be cautioned in the 9th minute, after a grab on Rafa.<\/p>

In the 21st minute, Ferran Torres extended the score with a shot from medium distance<\/a><\/strong>. The goal was not without controversy, as seconds before the ball fell to the ‘Shark’ it seemed that the game was going to stop due to the knockdown of Antonio Ra\u00edllo<\/strong>.<\/p>

The defender collapsed after deflecting a powerful shot from Lamine with his head, but the main referee never stopped the action and, therefore, the goal was totally legal<\/strong>. Manu Morlanes angrily protested the referee’s decision, earning a yellow card.<\/p>

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Jos\u00e9 Luis Munuera goes to the VAR to review the action of the red card to Vedat Muriqi<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>

To make matters worse, Morlanes<\/strong> himself would see the second card in the 33rd minute for a hard tackle on Yamal. The locals were left with ten, but there was still more bad news to come. In the 39th minute, a high leg from Vedat Muriqi<\/strong> when disputing a divided ball with Joan Garc\u00eda led to the second expulsion of the afternoon.<\/p>

Roja directa para Muriqi por esta acci\u00f3n sobre Joan Garc\u00eda.

\ud83d\udcfa\ud83d\udfe5 Tras revisar el VAR, Jos\u00e9 Luis Munuera deja con nueve al RCD Mallorca.#LALIGAEASPORTS<\/a> #LaCasaDelF\u00fatbol<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ldbzZ70NhM<\/a><\/p> \u2014 F\u00fatbol en Movistar Plus+ (@MovistarFutbol) August 16, 2025<\/a> <\/blockquote> <\/div>

The Kosovar managed to graze the neck of the Bar\u00e7a goalkeeper<\/strong> with his studs and, after reviewing the action on the monitor, Munuera had no choice but to send off the striker. Before the 40th minute, Mallorca was two goals down and with only nine players on the field.<\/p>

Bar\u00e7a lowered the intensity in the second half<\/h2>

After the break, Hansi Flick put Dani Olmo in place of Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez<\/strong>. The Huelva native, MVP of the Gamper, went quite unnoticed in Son Moix. The ’20’, however, was close to scoring in the first play in which he participated, with a shot inside the area blocked by Valjent.<\/p>

Jagoba Arrasate also sought the reaction of his players with the entry of Dani Rodr\u00edguez, Mateo Joseph and Omar Mascarell<\/strong> for Morey, Asano and Pablo Torre, the latter also with a weak performance against his former team. <\/p>

After a fairly quiet quarter of an hour for Mallorca, Bar\u00e7a returned to settle near the opponent’s area around the 60th minute. Olmo demanded Leo Rom\u00e1n with a shot from medium distance<\/strong>, while Raphinha also warned with a shot from the edge of the area that passed grazing the base of the post.<\/p>

The Cul\u00e9s maintained a possession of more than 70%<\/strong> during almost the entire match, with Pedri and Frenkie controlling the pace of the game in midfield. The entry of Dani activated the Blaugrana attack again, while Ferran entered and left the area to associate with Rafa and Lamine.<\/p>

Lamine Yamal’s great goal could not be missing<\/h2>

In the 68th minute, Gavi<\/strong> and the youth player Jofre Torrents<\/strong> entered for Cubars\u00ed and Balde, respectively. Eight minutes later it was the turn for Marcus Rashford<\/strong>, who made his debut replacing Ferran. Raphinha, cautioned in the second half, left his place to Jules Kound\u00e9<\/strong> to rearrange the defense.<\/p>

The Blaugrana team continued looking for the third, but Leo Rom\u00e1n reappeared with a great save to Pedri in the 84th minute. The goalkeeper could not repeat his stellar performance last season in Montju\u00efc (he made 11 saves)<\/a>, but avoided a greater difference for a team that played more than 50 minutes with nine.<\/p>

Already in added time, the best goal of the afternoon fell. When not, Lamine Yamal, who seconds before had had a scuffle with a rival, took out one of his classic left-footed shots from outside the area<\/strong> to close a ’10’ debut. Leo Rom\u00e1n did not even manage to dive, knowing that the bombshell was unstoppable.<\/p>

In the end, FC Barcelona debuted with a comfortable thrashing against a decimated, but always combative rival. Next Saturday it is time to visit Levante<\/strong> and, later, Rayo<\/strong> before the first break of 25\/26. In mid-September, hopefully already back at the Spotify Camp Nou, it will be the turn to receive Valencia.<\/p>

Match sheet: RCD Mallorca 0-3 FC Barcelona<\/h2>