Jesse Bisiwu nets a brace as Barcelona go on rampage to beat Basel 5-2 in their pre-season match which also saw new signing Karim Adeyemi opening the goal scoring.
Lamine Yamal was also among the goal scorers in the match which featured new signing like Anthony Gordon who made his move from Newcastle this summer.
Hansi Flick and his players came prepared for battle, they came in looking sharp and doing everything possible to ensure they go ahead in the encounter.
The first 30 minutes was calm with both teams failing to make anything much despite the opportunities that was presented to them in the match.
Karim Adeyemi scored a beautiful goal which came in the 34th minute of the encounter. It was Barcelona finding themselves 1-0 ahead after pressing for half an hour with no breakthrough coming out.
Basel stayed calm despite going down against their Spanish opponent. The game pushed on until Doucoure leveled things 1-1 in the 43rd minute with little left to be played in the first half.
Both teams were leveled before heading inside for the break. It was all work needed to be done from both ends as they came on for the remaining 45 minutes of action.
It took Barcelona just five minutes to restore their lead through Abdelkarim who scored in the 49th minute to ensure the match became 2-1 as they continued.
The goals started coming in again after Lamine Yamal scored in the 81st minute of the game which made sure it became 3-1. The Spanish forward converted from the penalty spot to increase the lead.
Basel pulled one back through Olaigbe in the 84th minute which made it 3-2. Jesse Bisiwu took over the game with two different moment of magic which was the highlight.
The younger scored in the 89th minute of the match through a wonderful finish. Bisiwu went on to score his brace in the additional time making sure it became 5-2.
Barcelona finished the match claiming a 5-2 victory against Basel after 90 minutes of action between both teams. It was a good way to wrap off the preseason for Hansi Flick and his side.
The Spanish giant claimed another massive result which will further give them the boost needed for the new season which kicked off today with a couple of games.
Barcelona showed the quality they possess against Basel with this game that produced massive seven goals from both ends. Jesse Bisiwu is the biggest highlight for the match after scoring twice within three minutes.