Luis Suarez's late volley saw Barcelona to a 2-1 win in the Joan Gamper
Trophy friendly in front of a bumper crowd at the Camp Nou, as Antoine
Griezmann made his home debut following his big money move from Atletico
Madrid.
Suarez flashed home Sergi Roberto's lofted pass in the 89th minute in
front of nearly 99,000 people, who packed the stands to see new signings
Griezmann and Frenckie De Jong, with his strike and Ainsley
Maitland-Niles' comical own goal cancelling out Pierre-Emerick
Aubameyang's fine first half opener.
"It was an entertaining game, the atmosphere was great and it was a
privilege to reunite with our fans," said Barcelona coach Ernesto
Valverde.
"I think we did well, but perhaps in the first half we lacked a bit of rhythm."
Barca are aiming for European glory this campaign after suffering
Champions League humiliations against Roma and Liverpool the last two
seasons.
Before the match captain Lionel Messi addressed those defeats -- which
saw Barca throw away comfortable first-leg leads before being dumped out
-- in a speech to the crowd.
However Messi didn't take the field and it was left to his long-time
strike partner rather than the new boys to see off the Gunners after a
powerful second half display.
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