Udinese 1-0 Barcelona Player Ratings: Vakou Bayo Proved To Be The Point Of Difference As Le Zebrette Saw Off Barcelona's Reserve Team

Fresh off their friendly against Nottingham Forest, Hansi Flick's Barcelona met Udinese in their second game of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Cup in Udine, Italy. Raphinha's goal was enough to secure a win in the last-minute in the previous game, so the German fielded a relatively young squad, with Andreas Christensen and Wojciech Szczesny being the only senior ones.

Karim Adeyemi, who's one of the marquee signings for FC Barcelona this season, featured in both games and put in a decent shift. 16-year-old Ebrima Tunkara was handed a start in this game, and the teenager has already caught the eyes of the fans in this 45-minute duration.

The Blaugranas played their natural free-flowing football, while Udinese Calcio, being an Italian team, focused more on the defensive side of their game. They kept things tied and didn't let the Blaugrana kids to knock it around the park with ease.

Nevertheless, the Italian outfit were the first to draw blood, as Idrissa Gueye's low cross was tapped home by Vakoun Issouf Bayo to give Udinese the lead just before the full-time whistle.

The goal proved to be decisive, as Udinese picked up a morale-boosting win against one of the best football clubs in the world currently, while the Blaugranas won't be much bothered considering the fact that most of their academy players got ample game time ahead of the new season.

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Man of the Match

Vakoun Issouf Bayo was the best player from Udinese vs Barcelona.

Worst Performer

Oier Zarraga of Udinese was the worst of the lot in this club friendly.