Marcus Rashford made his debut as Barcelona started their La Liga title defence with a controversial victory at nine-man Mallorca.
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Match Report
Raphinha nodded in the opener following a fine right-wing cross from Lamine Yamal.
Ferran Torres smashed in their second goal, while Mallorca captain Antonio Raillo was lying on the ground in the box with a head injury after blocking a Yamal shot.
Manu Morlanes, who was booked for dissent in the aftermath of that incident, was shown a second yellow card soon after for a foul on Yamal.
And Vedat Muriqi was sent off for a high boot on debutant Barcelona goalkeeper Joan Garcia, a decision upgraded from a yellow card after a video assistant referee (VAR) review.
It took Barcelona 60 minutes including stoppage time to score past the nine men, Yamal hammering in their third goal with almost the last kick.
Rashford came on in the 69th minute for his Barcelona debut, becoming the first English player to feature for the first team in a competitive game since Gary Lineker in 1989.
The 27-year-old, on a season-long loan from Manchester United, played as a centre-forward but did not have any chances to score.
Rashford and fellow summer recruit Garcia had only been registered with La Liga on the morning of the game because of Barcelona's financial issues.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
2' Yamal cuts a cross back from the byline, but the ball is cleared
8' GOAL! Yamal assists Raphinha to net season opener! RCD Mallorca 0-1 Barcelona
25' GOAL! Yamal's shot headed away & Ferran has a strike! RCD Mallorca 0-2 Barcelona
30' Red Card! Manu Morlanes is shown a second yellow card for a challenge on Yamal
39' Muriqi sent off for a high challenge on Garcia & Mallorca are down to 9 players
46' Yamal ripples the side netting with a brutal half volley from distance
50' Yamal looks for the far bottom corner with a curling strike, which is just wide
51' Yellow Card! Raphinha flies in with a wild challenge and takes out Mateu Morey
57' Super save from Mallorca goalkeeper Leo Roman, who claws Dani Olmo's header
60' Raphinha grazes the foot of the post with a low curling strike
68' Rashford, Gavi & Torrents come on to replace Ferran, Cubarsi and Balde
68' Raphinha races in down the right, squares across the box but Olmo hits the post!
83' Highlight from RCD Mallorca vs Barcelona
88' Rashford can't sort his feet out in time to latch onto a smart through ball
90' Rashford takes on a defender inside box but forgets to take the ball with him
90+4' GOAL! Yamal cuts inside past defenders and curls in! RCD Mallorca 0-3 Barcelona
Line-ups
RCD Mallorca XI: Mojica, Darder, Antonio Raíllo, Vedat Muriqi, Asano, Martin Valjent, Manu Morlanes, Morey, Leo Román, Antonio Sánchez, Pablo Torre
Subs: Dani Rodríguez, Abdón Prats, Mascarell, T.Lato, Bergstrom, Daniel Luna, Javi Llabrés, David López, Mateo Joseph, Jan Salas, Iliesse Salhi, Marc Domènech
Barcelona XI: De Jong, Ferran Torres, Raphinha, Araujo, Eric Garcia, Pedri, Joan García, Balde, Fermín López, Yamal, Cubarsi
Subs: Christensen, Olmo, Pena, Rashford, Kounde, Casado, Gavi, Diego Kochen, Dro Fernández, Toni Fernández, Guille Fernández, Jofre Torrents