Barcelona Thrash Daegu 5-0 in South Korea Friendly
La Liga champions Barcelona continued their pre-season tour of East Asia in style, delivering a five-star performance against South Korean side Daegu FC in a highly entertaining exhibition match.
The Catalan giants had initially cast doubt over their participation in the tour, but eventually made the trip to South Korea — much to the delight of local fans, who were treated to a footballing spectacle.
In the first half, it was all about rising star Gavi. The Spanish midfielder bagged a clinical brace, scoring in the 21st and 45+2 minutes. Sandwiched in between was a trademark goal from Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, who made it 2–0 in the 27th minute.
Head coach Hansi Flick made a full rotation at half-time, but the changes did little to slow down Barça’s rhythm. Fermín López Fernández added a fourth in the 54th minute, before Marcus Rashford — recently linked with a loan move — rounded off the rout in the 65th minute with a powerful finish.
This 5–0 victory follows another goal-packed friendly just three days earlier, when Barcelona defeated FC Seoul 7–3 in the same tour.
Friendly Match Recap
Daegu FC 0–5 FC Barcelona (HT: 0–3)
Goals:
Gavi — 21' (0–1)
Robert Lewandowski — 27' (0–2)
Gavi — 45+2' (0–3)
Fermín López Fernández — 54' (0–4)
Marcus Rashford — 65' (0–5)
