Ronald Koeman’s first game in charge of Barcelona ended with a win as the Blaugrana defeated Nástic Tarragona 3-1 in the first preseason friendly of the week. Barça played two different teams, one in each half, and dominated both of them with Ousmane Dembélé, Antoine Griezmann and Philippe Coutinho scoring the goals in what was a fun, entertaining match.
FIRST HALF
Barça started the game in impressive fashion, dominating possesion and creating chances with quick passing and movement. Ronald Koeman lined up the team in a 4-2-3-1 and clearly instructed the full-backs to bomb forward and the front four to constantly change positions, which resulted in many good attacking moments in the first 30 minutes.