The Hansi Flick Era is off to a successful start as Barcelona began the 2024-25 La Liga season with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Valencia at the Mestalla Stadium on Saturday night. Barça fell behind but equalized almost immediately in a wild sequence late in the first half, and took the lead early in the second to claim all three points thanks to two Robert Lewandowski goals and a solid team performance.
FIRST HALF
The opening period started very slowly, with Barça having more of the ball and doing a solid job of progressing it through the lines but unable to break down Valencia’s low block.