Yes, it was Barca’s first minutes of pre-season, but Vissel Kobe were slap bang in the middle of their league season, and are currently top of the league whilst chasing a three-peat of titles. However, only in the last few minutes of the first half when they scored the equaliser, had the hosts shown anything like the urgency required.

Barcelona’s summer got off to a winning start in Japan on Sunday, as they beat Vissel Kobe 3–1. This fixture was thrust into doubt in the week due to what Barcelona regarded as a contract breach by the promoter,

Flick's Barça kicked off the 2025/26 season with a 1-3 victory on Japanese soil against Vissel Kobe.  The Blaugranas prevailed in a match marked by a slow pace and rotations, in which Flick used a

Barcelona kicked off their pre-season campaign on Sunday with a 3-1 win over Vissel Kobe in Japan. A good win for the Blaugrana came from goals by Eric Garcia, Roony Bardghji and 17-year-old Dro Fernandez.