{"id":41215,"date":"2025-07-27T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/eric-garcia-scores-first-goal-of-preseason-fcbn_313742_102\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:27:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:27:10","slug":"eric-garcia-scores-first-goal-of-preseason-fcbn_313742_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football\/preseason\/eric-garcia-scores-first-goal-of-preseason-fcbn_313742_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Eric Garc\u00eda scores the first goal of the 2025 preseason for Bar\u00e7a!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eric Garc\u00eda put Bar\u00e7a ahead against Vissel Kobe, taking advantage of a loose ball inside the area<\/h2> \r\n
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FC Barcelona took the lead in the 34th minute of the match against Vissel Kobe thanks to a goal from Eric Garc\u00eda. The player from Martorell started as a right-back instead of Jules Kound\u00e9<\/strong> and, once again, responded to Hansi Flick’s confidence in the position he occupied during the last month of the 24\/25 season, due to the Frenchman’s injury.<\/p>

The Blaugrana team was clearly dominating the match and had already come close to making it 0-1 with a shot from Raphinha from the edge of the area that grazed the post. In the 34th minute, a corner served by Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez from the left ended in the opening of the scoring<\/strong>, after a bizarre action inside the area.<\/p>

GOLAZO ESPECTACULAR DE ERIC GARCIA

EL PRIMER GOL DE LA PRETEMPORADA pic.twitter.com\/I18by8BSWu<\/a><\/p> \u2014 \u00c1lex (@LxoMessismoFCB) July 27, 2025<\/a> <\/blockquote> <\/div>

Eric tried to head the ball, the ball hit Gavi and, amidst the desperation of the Japanese defenders to clear the ball on the edge of the six-yard box, the ’24’ took advantage to shoot, blasting it past goalkeeper Maekawa<\/strong>.<\/p>

Eric Garc\u00eda continues to be ‘sweet’ with Bar\u00e7a<\/h2>

Curiously, three of Hansi Flick’s main new features in his line-up participated in the action of Bar\u00e7a’s first goal of the preseason: Eric, Gavi and Ferm\u00edn. Garc\u00eda was in charge of covering the right side, while the Andalusian was a defensive pivot alongside Pedri.<\/p>

Ferm\u00edn, for his part, was positioned as a left winger, with Raphinha more towards the middle<\/strong>. A position that the Brazilian, in theory, will occupy regularly in the 25\/26 season with the presence of Marcus Rashford<\/a>. The Englishman started the match as a substitute, after completing just a couple of training sessions with the squad.<\/p>

The other clear message from Flick was Ferran Torres’ starting role as a ‘9’<\/strong>. The ‘Shark’ remains the main alternative to Robert Lewandowski as a reference in the area, beyond the arrival of Rashford.<\/p>

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For Eric Garc\u00eda, the goal confirms his great moment in front of goal. The defender closed the previous year with 5 goals and 3 assists in 45 matches and, waiting to resolve his renewal, he is emerging as the first alternative to Kound\u00e9. This, in turn, could seal the departure of H\u00e9ctor Fort<\/a>.<\/p>

Joan Garc\u00eda made his debut as a starter, wearing the ‘1’<\/h2>

Joan Garc\u00eda, for his part, did make his debut as a starter<\/a>, wearing Ter Stegen’s ‘1’. The Catalan goalkeeper had a couple of notable interventions in the first half, but could not prevent his goal from falling in the 42nd minute after a lethal counter-attack from Vissel Kobe. Bar\u00e7a, again, were caught off guard in the retreat after a loss in the opponent’s half.<\/p>