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Ronald Koeman gives his verdict on Barcelona’s win over Nastic

Ronald Koeman got off to a winning start as Barcelona boss with a 3-1 pre-season friendly win against Nastic on Saturday.

Goals from Ousmane Dembele, Antoine Griezmann and Philippe Coutinho delivered the win, with Koeman playing a different team in each half as promised.

The new Barca boss was asked for his thoughts after the match and spoke about his relief that all his players came through it unscathed and their objectives.

“The most important thing is that fortunately there have been no injuries. Everyone has played 45 minutes. There were moments of good intensity.