Raphinha and Yamal picked up right where they left off. Watching Yamal in Barcelona after Messi is an incredible joy. When Mallorca went down to nine men, Barca slowed the tempo way down. They probably don't even put in that little effort during training. Yamal finished the game with his signature goal at the end of the stoppage time. It was a great start for Barca.
Mallorca's new mascot looks cute. When I saw it on the shirt instead of a sponsor, I looked it up. I'm sure it caught everyone's attention.
This clearly says how Raphinha is the best pair for Yamal. So it's official Rashford's bench is now having seatbelt. I don't see a reason not to always put Raphinha as a starter. So he's clearly irreplaceable even by Rashford.
Rashford was recruited as a backup to maintain team stability in case of problems with the main players. I never thought Rashford would be able to secure a starting spot, as we can see that Rapihna's quality is far superior to Rashford's.
Barcelona won easily in the first week, even though they didn't play too aggressively. After taking control of the game, Barcelona actually slowed down the tempo, which I think is quite reasonable.