Catalonia Storm: Barcelona beat Como five goals, last dance before the 2025-26 season

Barcelona brought a perfect end to the 2025/26 La Liga tournament with a hearty 5-0 victory in the Gambel Cup.

Goals: Lopez 21 ', 35 ', Rafinia 38 ', Yamal 42 ', 49 '

Only 21 minutes into the game, Barcelona's high-pressing received a reward: Femine Lopez calmly pushed the far corner after stealing at the front of the opponent's penalty area, setting the team's first record. Ten minutes later, Lopez scored another goal after heavy artillery outside the penalty area. In the 38th minute, Rashford made a quick move from the right and made a cross, and Rafinia easily pushed the empty goal and scored. Before the end of the first half, Rafinia reciprocated and assisted Yamal to shoot in front of the goal, and the score reached 4-0.

The change of sides and the fight came again, Ferran Torres replaced Rashford. In just 4 minutes, he and Yamal completed two-for-one cooperation, and the latter scored twice and set the final score at 5-0. Although Cuomo occasionally counterattacks, it is difficult to stop Barcelona's offensive frenzy. Next week, Barcelona will go to Majorca to start the league journey; Como will face South Tyrol in the Italian Cup.

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If the game is written as a melody, then Gambel Cup Night is the prelude to "Fate" played by Barcelona in the late summer of 2025.

The opening whistle sounded like a heavy drum, and Lopez dialed the first high notch with his left foot in the 21st minute. 14 minutes later, he shot again from a long distance, and the ball drew a silver arc, as if telling the world: This Barcelona team will sing rock in the new season. Rafinia's goal was the saxophone in the interlude, light and agile, while Yamal's two combos were the high note C in the chorus, so clear that the night sky of Camp Nou was trembling slightly.

Como coach Fabregas stood on the sidelines, like a commander who tried to hold the strings but was eventually washed away by the sound waves. His team is not without rhythm, but Barcelona's metronome tonight - Gundogan, Pedri, De Jong - turns every pass into a drum beat.

The final whistle sounded, and the score of 5-0 was written on the scoreboard, which was also written into the fans' memories. In the stands, the children waved their scarves, and the red and blue stripes on them surging like waves. Tomorrow, the team will fly to Majorca to officially kick off the curtain of the new season; and tonight, they only need to enjoy this winning encore.