This article was originally published on www.si.com as Vissel Kobe 1–3 Barcelona: Player Ratings As Rashford Makes Bow in Friendly Win. Barcelona’s summer got off to a winning start in Japan on Sunday, as they beat Vissel Kobe 3–1.

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.

Roony Bardghji was one of the standout performers for Barcelona as they secured a comfortable 3-1 victory over Vissel Kobe, in what was the team’s friendly of the pre-season.After a relatively

As for Vissel Kobe, they have a bit of a break before returning to J1 League action. After Sunday’s friendly, the Japanese league leaders face Toyo University in the Emperor’s Cup on August 6 before resuming their league campaign against Machida Zelvia four days later.

WELCOME TO THE NOEVIR STADIUM KOBE!!! The beautiful home of Vissel Kobe in Kobe, Japan is the site of the first game of Barcelona’s preseason tour of Asia, as Hansi Flick’s troops begin preparations for the new season.

Pedro Fernandez, better known as ‘Dro’, stole the spotlight during Barcelona’s 3-1 win over Vissel Kobe in their first pre-season game. The 17-year-old winger, a product of La Masia, made his