Barcelona 1-0 Nottingham Forest: Highlights, man of the match as Raphinha hits winner in 45-minute friendly

By Matt Law | 08 Aug 2026 21:05

Barcelona recorded a 1-0 triumph implicit Nottingham Forest successful the 2nd lucifer of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Cup on Saturday night.

The contention consists of 3 45-minute matches, with Forest opening up the contention with a 1-0 nonaccomplishment to Udinese.

Barcelona volition decorativeness the tourney against Udinese, with the victor being decided by a league format, and Hansi Flick's broadside person moved onto 3 points courtesy of their occurrence implicit Forest, earned by a punishment from Raphinha.

SPORTS MOLE'S VERDICT

This was a hard lucifer to justice fixed the quality of the tourney fixture, which lone lasted 45 minutes, but successful fairness, rather a batch was packed in.

Forest came closest aboriginal connected done their skipper Morgan Gibbs-White, who deed the post, portion Brian Farinas besides struck the woodwork for Barcelona.

It was an important lucifer for Fermin Lopez, arsenic the Barcelona midfielder made his comeback from the wounded that forced him to miss the 2026 World Cup.

Raphinha scored a punishment for Barcelona precocious successful the fractional to unafraid the win, with the spot footwear being awarded pursuing a handball from Nikola Milenkovic.

Forest person ended the mini-tournament with zeroi points from their 2 matches, but plentifulness of positives tin beryllium taken from their 2nd crippled with Barcelona.

Hansi Flick's side, meanwhile, volition proceed to invited important players backmost into their squad successful the coming days, arsenic the commencement of the caller run draws ever closer.

BARCELONA VS. NOTTINGHAM FOREST HIGHLIGHTS

46th min: Barcelona 1-0 Nottingham Forest (Raphinha)

Barcelona people the victor successful the 45-minute penalty, arsenic Raphinha registers from the punishment spot pursuing a handball from Forest defender Milenkovic.

MAN OF THE MATCH - FERMIN LOPEZ

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Fermin was precise agleam for Barcelona connected his instrumentality to action, with the Spaniard awesome successful possession of the ball, portion helium was the subordinate driving his squad forward.

The 23-year-old could again beryllium a captious subordinate for Flick's broadside successful the coming season.

WHAT NEXT?

As mentioned, Barcelona, Forest and Udinese are competing successful a first-ever Friuli Venezia Giulia Cup; Barcelona volition present decorativeness against the Italian team, with the crippled kicking disconnected astatine 9pm UK time.

Forest, meanwhile, person 2 much friendlies against Bayer Leverkusen and Brest connected August 12 and August 16 respectively earlier opening their caller Premier League run against Leeds United connected August 22.