Vissel Kobe Vs Barcelona Live Score, Club Friendlies: VIS 1-3 BAR; Pedro Wins It For Blaugrana; Rashford Debuts

And Rashford's replacement makes an instant impact! Pedro Fernandez Sarmiento scores from the edge of the box in the 87th minute and victory is almost certainly Barcelona's now.

Rashford's debut comes to an end, meanwhile, as he is substituted after around 30 minutes on the pitch. Pedro Fernandez replaces him.

And there comes Barcelona's second goal. Substitute Robert Lewandowski lines up an assist for Roony Bardghji, whose left-footed strike zooms into the bottom left corner. The Blaugrana go ahead in the 77th minute.

Marcus Rashford is in the act right from the get go. The English forward makes a lively start for Barcelona and nearly claims an assist in the 68th minute. His ball to Roony Bardghji inside the box leads to the latter taking a crack that flies over the bar.

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The substitutions continue as Vissel Kobe make three more changes to the six they already had rolled out earlier in the second half. It's almost as of both sides are playing two fresh outfits for the second 45-minute stretch.

The players are back from the second half and Barcelona make a sea of changes to give the players on bench some crucial game time. That includes English star Marcus Rashford, who makes his debut for Blaugrana, coming in for Raphinha.

And so we stand at 1-1 at the end of the first half. Barcelona did not look too dangerous in the initial period, but Eric Garcia scored in the 33rd to draw first blood but Kobe struck right back via Miyashiro at the stroke of half-time.

Vissel Kobe draw level in the 42nd minute! Rikuto Hirose sets up Taisei Miyashiro nicely following a fast break, and the latter's right-footer zooms into the bottom left corner.

After scoring, Eric Garcia tries to turn provider. He lays up an assist for Lamine Yamal, but the 18-year-old winger's shot is blocked.

Eric Garcia opens the floodgates! He drives in the ball from his left foot, following a 33rd-minute corner and resultant scrapping in the box to put Barcelona ahead.

Raphinha has a chance now, and misses out. Pedri lines it up for the Brazilian in the 21st minute, but his left-footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

Lamine Yamal once again, making things happen. The teen sensation latches on to Fermin Lopez's assist, taking a left-footed shot from outside the box in the 12th minute, but it goes wide.

It is Vissel Kobe's turn to create a chance. Goalkeeper Joan Garcia makes his first save as a Barcelona player to thwart the Japanese side and the scoreline remains nil-nil.

Play gets underway at the Noevir Stadium in Kobe. Barcelona attacking from left to right and Vissel Kobe from right to left in the first half. Lamine Yamal is in the thick of it for the Blaugrana in the early exchanges, and helps create a chance too, but it amounts to nothing.

While this is just the start of FC Barcelona's pre-season, Vissel Kobe have been in smashing form in the J1 League and elsewhere. They have won five of their last six games across competitions, with the remaining game drawn.

And here is Japanese club Vissel Kobe's line-up for the challenging clash against FC Barcelona:

Lamine Yamal starts, and so do Pedri and Raphinha, but new recruit Marcus Rashford is in the substitutes. Check out Barcelona's line-up for today's encounter:

The match begins at 3:30pm IST. The Vissel Kobe vs Barcelona, pre-season club friendly will be live streamed on FC Barcelona's official YouTube channel (premium subscription needed), or their website membership program called Culers Premium in India. The match will not be telecast on any TV channel in the country.

Welcome and good afternoon to everyone joining us this Sunday. The pre-season friendlies continue, and this time, it's the Catalan giants in action, kicking off their Asia tour with a clash against J1 League giants Vissel Kobe.