FC Barcelona News: 17 August 2025; Lamine Yamal shines as Barça beat Mallorca in La Liga debut

Mallorca 0-3 FC Barcelona: Three goals, three points – FC Barcelona
A solid start for Hansi Flick in his second season at the helm. First game, three points, as despite facing a difficult opponent, the Blaugranes have made the best possible start to the domestic competition.

HIGHLIGHTS | Mallorca v Barça – FC Barcelona
All the action from the opening day of the league season for Hansi Flick’s team.

Hansi Flick: ‘We controlled the game’ – FC Barcelona
The Barça reacts to the win over Mallorca and says he was ‘happy with the opening minutes but we need more focus’.

Joan Garcia, Rashford and Jofre Torrents debut for FC Barcelona – FC Barcelona
Catalan keeper makes first competitive appearance for the Nlaugrana first team in the LaLiga match against Mallorca at the Son Moix stadium, with the Englishman forward and young Catalan full-back getting their first minutes off the bench.

FC Barcelona 1-0 FC Badalona Women: Copa Catalunya Champions – FC Barcelona
First game of preseason and a first title for Pere Romeu’s Barça Women as they defeated FC Badalona Women by 1-0 in the final of the Copa Catalunya. Ewa Pajor got the only goal of the game to hand the trophy to the blaugranes in the Estadi Municipal de Peralada.

Flick, unhappy: “I didn’t like the game, we can’t play at 50%” – Mundo Deportivo
Despite Barça’s victory against Mallorca on the first day of the 2025-26 League (0-3), the German coach considered that the team should have given more after the two expulsions of the Balearic team, who played with nine players throughout the second half.

Araujo and Pedri are happy with their physical condition – Mundo Deportivo
After the victory in Mallorca, both stressed that they are in great shape after the work done during the summer and hope to maintain this pace.

Joan Garcia: “Muriqi hit me in the face, now I’ll put some ice on it” – Mundo Deportivo
The Barça goalkeeper was happy with his official debut and also analyzed the incident that led to the Mallorca forward’s sending off.

Deco: “The easiest way to achieve fair play would be to sell a player, but we’re not considering that” – Mundo Deportivo
FC Barcelona’s sporting director noted that the club is looking to strengthen its squad and achieve stability within the economic parameters of La Liga through solutions that do not involve the loss of potential in the team.

Barcelona have created nearly 36 million euros in Fair Play room for the squad – Mundo Deportivo
The latest move has been Koundé’s new contract that creates 4 million extra with his extension until 2030. Iñigo’s departure and Ansu’s loan have been the most advantageous operations.

Source: barcablaugranes.com