Barcelona finished off 2023 by travelling halfway across the world to lose 3-2 to Mexican side Club America in a friendly in Dallas.
Xavi’s side flew straight out from their La Liga clash with Almeria for the game which is expected to net the club a few million euros. Reported by Dailymail.
Barcelona fielded a much-changed team and started six teenagers, with Ander Astralaga, Pau Cubarsí, and Gerard Martín all receiving first starts.
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It was another teenager, Lamine Yamal, who opened the scoring after just six minutes. The youngster raced upfield and beat goalkeeper Angel Malagon to make it 1-0.
Club America were quick to respond to going behind. Julian Quiñones levelled it up with a backheel just six minutes later.
Yet Barcelona went ahead again before the half-hour mark. Marc Guiu scored again for the first team, sliding home a finish after good work from Hector Fort.
However, that was about as good as it got for Barca. Quiñones bagged his second of the game just after half-time to make it 2-2.
The second half saw a raft of substitutions as Xavi sent on the likes of Ferran Torres, Oriol Romeu, Joao Cancelo and Robert Lewandowski.
But it was Club America who found a winner late on in the game. Striker Henry Martin headed past Diego Kochen in the Barcelona goal to score to seal a 3-2 victory.
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