Daegu FC 0-5 Barcelona Player Ratings: Gavi Rated 9/10 as Barcelona Seal Dominant Win in Pre-season Friendly

Barcelona picked up a thrilling 5-0 win over Daegu FC in their final preseason match of the 2025 Asia tour on Monday, 4 August 2025. Gavi, Robert Lewandowski, Marcus Rashford and Antonio Fernandez all got among the goals in a five-star display for Hansi Flick's side.

Barcelona started dominating proceedings from the get-go and needed some time to really tap into their decisive best. After some minor early scares, which included Daegu winger Geovani fluffing a chance, Barcelona took the lead in the 21st minute thanks to a left-footed long-range goal from Gavi. They quickly doubled the lead as Robert Lewandowski finished off a swift move with a close-range finish in the 27th minute. Gavi then completed his brace in the 45th minute by chipping the goalkeeper to make it 3-0!

Hansi Flick made a huge number of changes in the second half, but that didn't impact the Barcelona domination. Substitute Antonio Fernandez scored his side fourth goal to make it 4-0 in the 53th minute after a slick passing move, and Marcus Rashford scored his first Barcelona goal in the 65th minute to seal a dominant win for his side. This win means that Barcelona have won all their matches in the preseason tour of Asia and move into the upcoming Joan Gampar trophy match with momentum on their side.

Here is our Daegu FC vs Barcelona Player Ratings.

Daegu FC Player Ratings

Here are the Daegu FC Player Ratings.

Goalkeeper

Seung-Hoon Oh - 4/10

Seung-Hoon had a pretty forgettable game against Barcelona. He was horribly away from his goalline for Gavi's first and then got embarrassingly chipped by the midfielder for his second.

Defenders

Seong-Won Jang - 5.5/10

Seong-Won Jang was arguably his side's best defender on the night, making some key challenges. However, even he was caught in a bad position for Lewandowski's goal.

Jin-Hyuk Kim -4.5/10

Jin-Hyuk was repeatedly caught in awkward positions, often forcing his side to lose their defensive shape and allowing empty room to be created. Easily outwitted by Gavi for his second gola.

Ju-Sung Woo - 4/10

Woo couldn't deal with the pace of Barcelona's attacks and was into quite a few errors. Struggled to deal with Lewandowski's movement and was caught in bad positions multiple times.

Jae-Won Hwang - 5/10

Jae-Won Hwang had a nightmare in dealing with the tricky Yamal. He was repeatedly dribbled past by the winger and struggled to keep up with him. Worked hard to make some challenges, but was outwitted too many times.

Midfielders

Hyun-Chul Jung - 6/10

Hyun-Chul Kang was arguably one of the better Daegu FC players, as he worked hard to try and keep Barcelona quiet in the central areas. He came up with many key clearances and made a number of key possession recoveries as well.

Jeong-Hyun Kim - 5.5/10

Kim was a bit sloppy with his passing, giving the ball away quite often and succumbing to Barcelona's presses. But he did relatively well in winning the ball back and helping his side defensively on occasions.

Chi-In Jung - 5/10

Jung had a pretty forgettable outing as he was really unable to threat the Barcelona backline. Made a few nice runs, but his final product was awry and he lacked creativity.

Forwards

Geovani - 4/10

Geovani had a huge chance to give his side the lead in the first half, but he somehow managed to divert a shot wide from an open goal situation. Struggled to create much after that.

Cesinha - 5.5/10

Cesinha was a livewire in the Barcelona half, troubling them with his movement and setting up a few innovative attacking moves. Struggled to really add any goal threat.

Bruno Lamas - 6/10

Lamas did well to attract fouls with his physicality and link-up play. However, he barely got any service and wasn't able to create anything for himself.

Substitutes

Tai-Hui Han - 6/10

Tai-Hui proved to be an upgrade over the starting goalkeeper, as he made some impressive saves in the second half to frustrate the Barcelona players.

Woo Jae-Jeong - 5.5/10

Did a decent job in keeping things quiet on the right-wing.

Carlos Jatoba - 5/10

Jatoba was energetic in the midfield, but was unable to stop the Barcelona players' dominance.

Tae-Young Kwon - 6/10

Won quite a few duels, but he failed to create anything.

Yong-Rae Lee - 5.5/10

Yong-Rae Lee looked energetic in the second half, helping his side out defensively with his contribution.

Jae-Sang Jeong - 5/10

Jeong couldn't really threaten the Barcelona defenders on the transitions.

Ju-Gong Kim - 6/10

Kim moved the ball around nicely, but failed to create much.

Caio Marcelo - 5/10

Helped to keep the Barcelona forwards quiet in the late stages.

Hyeong-Jun Kim - N/R

Jin-Woo Jo - N/R

Edgar - N/R

Manager

Park Chang-Hyun -

Park Chang-Hyun tried his best to shape up his side to sustain Barcelona's pressure, but the difference in quality seperated the two teams. His side started the game in encouraging fashion, but being unable to take up their chances and lapses in concentration defensively cost them.

Barcelona Player Ratings

Here are the Barcelona Player Ratings.

Goalkeeper

Joan Garcia - 6/10

Garcia had a slight shaky moment in the first half by misreading a cross and almost conceding a goal. Passed the ball around well and kept a clean sheet in the first half.

Defenders

Jules Kounde - 7/10

Kounde was energetic on the right, but was outwitted by the opposition players on a few occasions. Produced a lovely pass to set up Gavi's second goal.

Ronald Araujo - 6.5/10

Araujo held together a pretty mobile defensive line, timing his runs perfectly to cause a lot of offsides. Did well to win a few duels and keep the hosts quiet.

Gerard Martin - 7/10

Martin was outwitted by the opposition players for their big chance in the first, but was fortunate to see that wasted. Provided a great cross to assist Lewandowski's goal.

Alejandro Balde - 6/10

Balde put in a pretty efficient performance as he was quite energetic in the left-back position. He made some excellent forward runs, but wasn't able to get among the goals.

Midfielders

Frenkie de Jong - 6.5/10

De Jong was cool and composed in the midfield, dictating his side's play with his passing. He moved the ball around really efficiently, creating a few chances and helped recover posession many times.

Gavi - 9/10

Gavi continues his impressive form in preseason. He thrived in the empty areas in midfield and freedom to make forward runs at will. Won the ball back quite a few times, but really stood out with his brilliant left-footed long range goal and then by chipping over the goalkeeper for his second.

Pedro Fernandez - 6.5/10

Dro was an energetic presence in the attacking midfield role, linking up really nicely and getting the ball forward very quickly. He set up some nice chances for teammates, but couldn't get at the end of anything himself.

Forwards

Lamine Yamal - 8.5/10

Yamal was an absolute nightmare for the Daegu defenders with his brilliant dribbles and forward runs. He dribbled past players at will, getting himself in some great chances but seeing his shots blocked. At least grabbed an assist by setting up Gavi's first goal.

Raphinha - 5/10

Raphinha was actually a bit sloppy on the night, despite getting in some lively areas. He missed a huge scoring chance from close range in the first half and failed to create anything big.

Robert Lewandowski - 7/10

Lewandowski used his experience to link-up nicely with his teammates. He was in the right place at the right time to score a slick close-range goal and looked sharp in the danger areas again.

Substitutes

Wojciech Szcznesny - 6/10

Szczesny made a few nice clearances as a sweeper keeper after coming on, but wasn't really forced into any major saves.

Eric Garcia - 7/10

Garcia was a proactive figure on the right, being defensively pretty strong and also providing a perfect cross for Rashford's goal.

Andreas Christensen - 6/10

Christensen did well in moving the ball forward and defending against any transitions created by the the hosts.

Pau Cubarsi - 6/10

Cubarsi partnered himself nicely with Christensen to hold together a sturdy defensive line.

Jofre Torrents - 5.5/10

Torrents was an energetic presence in the second half, covering quite a lot of ground and helping move the ball forward nicely.

Marc Casado - 6/10

Casado helped his side maintain control of the possession with his slick passes and composure in midfield.

Pedri - 6.5/10

Pedri continued being a reliable midfield maverick, efficiently moving the ball forward and creating a few nice chances.

Dani Olmo - 7/10

Olmo linked up with his teammates really well, moved nicely in the empty spaces and set up the goal for Fernandez perfectly.

Antonio Fernandez - 7.5/10

Fernandez was a threatening figure with his fiery movement. He linked up really nicely with teammates for his goal.

Marcus Rashford - 7.5/10

Rashford looked sharp with his movement, getting psat the defenders very easily. Scored his first goal for Barcelona with a slick close-range finish.

Roony Bardghji - 5.5/10

Roony made a few nice runs in the second half, but wans't really able to get at the end of anything major.

Diego Kochen - N/R

Kochen came on for a short cameo, but was barely tested.

Hector Fort - N/R

Manager

Hans-Dieter Flick -

Flick motivated his side to put up a thrilling display and be patient with their attacking style. His offside trap worked to perfection as Barcelona's defenders caught Daegu's forwards offside so many times. His players executed his attacking patterns perfectly to score many goals and get a big win.

Sportsdunia's Man of the Match goes to Gavi.