Barcelona 3-1 Gimnàstic: Coutinho, Dembele and Griezmann hands Koeman first Barca victory as Lionel looked happy

Ronald Koeman has recorded his first win in a friendly game following his appointment as manager of Barcelona. It was a 3-1 comfortable win against Gimnàstic on Saturday.

Lionel Messi who has been voted captain by his other team members lead the team out.

Three goals came from players who have been unfairly criticized by fans due to their performance.

Ousmane Dembele scored early in the sixth minutes  before Antione Griezmann and Philippe Coutinho scored penalties.

Barcelona XI: Messi, Pique, Alba, Busquets, Neto, Griezmann, Roberto, Lenglet, Alena, Dembele, Pedri

Subs: Coutinho, Braithwaite, Semedo, Firpo, Pena, De Jong, Trincão, R. Araújo, Jorge Cuenca, Juan Miranda, Arnau Tenas, Riqui Puig, Ilaix Moriba, K. De La Fuente

Gimnàstic de Tarragona XI: Jesús Rueda, Joan Oriol, Marc Trilles, Wilfred, Fausto Tienza, Gerard Oliva, Javier Bonilla, Carlos Albarrán, Javi Ribelles, T. Amang , Brugui

Subs: Fran Miranda, Pedro Martín, Fran Carbià, Gonzi, L. Prudhomme, Pol Ballesteros, Pol Prats, Firas Al-Ghamdi, Óscar Sanz, Joel Lasso, Bernat Guiu