Barcelona opened the new La Liga season with a convincing 3-0 victory against Mallorca in the Balearic Islands.
The reigning champion took the lead in the seventh minute with a goal from Rafinha, who headed in from the far post after an assist from Lamine Jamal.
Ferran Torres doubled the lead in the 23rd minute. That goal also brought controversy, with many considering the Catalan team to have failed in terms of fair play - the Mallorca player was lying on the grass after being hit in the head by the ball, the referee also made a mistake by not stopping the game, and just when it seemed that he would do so, Torres scored a Euro goal.
Everyone was confused about what was called, the referee had to concede a goal because he didn't stop the game...
The match was decided in the 39th minute when Mallorca striker Vedad Murić received a red card, after a VAR check, for raising his leg high and fouling the Barça goalkeeper.
As Morlanes was also sent off for the home team six minutes earlier due to two yellow cards, Mallorca faced disaster with nine men.
However, Barça showed mercy in the second half, conceding only one more goal, through the new number ten, Lamin Jamal, in stoppage time - 0:3.
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