Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang opens the scoring but a comical own goal from Ainsley Maitland-Niles and a Luis Suarez strike give the hosts the win
2019 Trofeo Joan Gamper
2-1
Match Report
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang opened the scoring for the visitors, and another Arsenal player scored in the second half, albeit at the wrong end. Ainsley Maitland-Niles scored a comical own goal in what should have been a routine back-pass to Bernd Leno.
Big money signing Antoine Griezmann had the ball in the back of Arsenal's net, but it was ruled out for offside, and he was unable to get on the score sheet on his Nou Camp debut.
It looked like going to penalties, but a fantastic strike from Luis Suarez at the death gave the hosts the win.
Match Events
26' CHANCE! Puig's shot saved
The first shot on target comes from Barca youngster Riqui Puig, hit low and hard from about 25 yards but Bernd Leno shovels it clear.
36' GOAL! Barcelona 0-1 Arsenal (Aubameyang)
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with a beauty, pirouetting around a defender, taming the ball into his feet with one touch and then lashing a drive past Neto and into the top corner from the edge of the area.
43' DISALLOWED GOAL! Griezmann's shot offside
Lovely ball from Ivan Rakitic to find Antoine Griezmann - but the poodle haired rocker is offside before he bundles the ball past Bernd Leno.
69' OWN GOAL! Barcelona 1-1 Arsenal (Maitland-Niles)
A no-look finish from Ainsley Maitland-Niles, who passes beyond his own keeper without looking and slides in an own goal from about 16 yards out.
90' GOAL! Barcelona 2-1 Arsenal (Suarez)
Sergi Roberto lofts a ball over the top from right-back, Luis Suarez gets between two defenders and flicks a volley into the far corner.
Line-ups
Barcelona XI: Piqué, I. Rakitić, Jordi Alba, Neto, A. Griezmann, S. Umtiti, Semedo, O. Dembélé, Carles Pérez, F. de Jong, Riqui Puig
Subs: L. Messi, L. Suárez, Vidal, Sergio Busquets, Philippe Coutinho, M. ter Stegen, S.Roberto, Rafinha, Lenglet, Arthur, Aleñà, Junior Firpo, M. Wagué, Abel Ruiz, Juan Miranda, Álex Collado, J. Todibo
Arsenal XI: M. Özil, Nacho Monreal, Sokratis, Aubameyang, Mkhitaryan, B. Leno, G. Xhaka, Chambers, Maitland-Niles, Nelson, Willock
Subs: Mustafi, E. Martínez, Kolasinac, Ceballos, L. Torreira, M. Guendouzi, Nketiah, Gabriel Martinelli, D. Thompson, B. Saka