Barcelona, Aug. 11 -- FC Barcelona wrapped up its preparations for the new La Liga season with a 5-0 home win over Italian side Como.
The club has again faced a challenging summer, with ongoing financial issues affecting player registration in the first-team squad and renovation work on Camp Nou. As a result, Sunday's traditional Joan Gamper game was played at the nearby Johan Cruyff Stadium, which has a capacity of 6,000.
Those in attendance saw a first-half display from Hansi Flick's team that showed its sharpness in front of goal.
Fermin Lopez opened the scoring in the 21st minute with a low shot into the bottom corner. He added a second in the 36th minute, firing into the top corner after receiving a pull-back inside the pen...