Flick opens his Barcelona tenure with win over Man City

New Barcelona director Hansi Flick made a victorious beginning to his residency on Tuesday as the Spanish goliaths beat Manchester City on punishments after their pre-season well disposed at Orlando completed 2-2 at full-time. Toni Fernandez, who endorsed with Barca recently in the wake of turning 16, flicked in a left-footed shot past hold City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega to give the German chief's side a 4-1 win on punishments. Barcelona started off their US visit in the pre-season challenge against the four-time ruling Chief Association champions, directed by previous Barcelona player and mentor Kick Guardiola. A sellout horde of 63,237 observers were despondent right on time as a tempest deferred the beginning by 80 minutes, yet were more than happy with a solid early speed, before the two groups gave hold players plentiful time on the pitch. Barcelona got out ahead 3-0 on extra shots because of a left-footed shot by Alejandro Balde before Amar Ahmed kept City in it by beating hold Barca goalkeeper Ander Astralaga, making way for the youngster rookie's heroics. Pau Victor had opened the scoring in open play for Barcelona in the 24th moment, taking a speedy through ball pass from Marc Casado and terminating a right-footed impact from the right side into the objective. Nico O'Riley dealt with serious consequences regarding Manchester City in the 39th moment, shooting in a left-footed shot from the left side off a pass from Josko Gvardiol, the Croatian global making his most memorable US visit start. Pablo Torre's objective in the second moment of first-half stoppage time gave Barcelona a 2-1 half-time lead. The 21-year-old Spanish midfielder took a focusing pass from Gerard Martin at the left wing, pushed the ball on his right side, then impacted a right-footed shot past Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson and inside the left post. Jack Grealish leveled for City in the 60th moment off an amazing quick break. Croatian global Mateo Kovacic, making his initial beginning on City's US visit, accumulated a free ball just past the City box, split two protectors and dashed upfield with the ball prior to passing to English left winger Grealish, who outraced a safeguard and got done with a remarkable left-footed shot from a precarious point high into the objective. Barcelona will proceed with their US visit with pre-season matches against Genuine Madrid and AC Milan. City, who lost prior US matches to Celtic and AC Milan, will close the US visit by confronting Chelsea on Saturday at Columbus, Ohio.