Yes, it was Barca’s first minutes of pre-season, but Vissel Kobe were slap bang in the middle of their league season, and are currently top of the league whilst chasing a three-peat of titles. However, only in the last few minutes of the first half when they scored the equaliser, had the hosts shown anything like the urgency required.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Vissel Kobe 1–3 Barcelona: Player Ratings As Rashford Makes Bow in Friendly Win. Barcelona’s summer got off to a winning start in Japan on Sunday, as they beat Vissel Kobe 3–1.

Flick's Barça kicked off the 2025/26 season with a 1-3 victory on Japanese soil against Vissel Kobe.  The Blaugranas prevailed in a match marked by a slow pace and rotations, in which Flick used a

WELCOME TO THE NOEVIR STADIUM KOBE!!! The beautiful home of Vissel Kobe in Kobe, Japan is the site of the first game of Barcelona’s preseason tour of Asia, as Hansi Flick’s troops begin preparations for the new season.