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Bad night for FC Barcelona. Five days before the start of La Liga and a trip to Valencia, the Catalan club showed a less than reassuring face against AS Monaco this Monday. Swept away by a much more consistent Monegasques, the Blaugranas lost heavily in the Joan-Gamper Trophy final (0-3). A symbolic defeat while the Culés had not lost in this friendly tournament since 2012 and a setback against Sampdoria.
In addition to this worrying defeat for Hansi Flick’s gang, the German coach will also face two hard blows with two of his favorites. Indeed, Robert Lewandowski and Ilkay Gundogan were injured during the match. While the Polish striker landed badly on his wrist after a hard tackle in the first half, the German midfielder had to be carried off on a stretcher in the 67th minute for a cut to the head. Barça has still not communicated on the state of their injuries.
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