Barcelona Youth out perform the the senior players, 5 more brief takeaways from first preseason under Koeman

Just like expected, Ronald Koeman has gone for the 4-2-3-1 formation which seems to fit our squad quite well.

The team looks like they've improved their pressing game and are trying to play quicker in possession, with every player getting only a few touches.

The youngster have stolen the show against Gimnastic, with Riqui Puig, Pedri and Francisco Trincao outperforming everyone on the pitch.

Ousmane Dembele has put in a good performance despite playing his first match in ten months.

Barcelona looked weak defensively in the first half but improved significantly after the break, with the coach introducing Araujo, Cuenca, Semedo and Firpo.

It was evident that some players still lack match fitness, as not everyone started the pre-season at the same time.