Barcelona beat Real Madrid in USA Friendly

July 30: Barcelona continued their pre-season tour of the USA with a 3-0 win over Real Madrid in Arlington, Texas.

Ousmane Dembele's early goal was followed up by late strikes from Fermin Lopez and Ferran Torres.

New signing Jude Bellingham played for Barca's El Clasico rivals Real and the England midfielder's header was one of five Real efforts that struck the woodwork at the AT&T Stadium.

"The result is a bit misleading," said Barca coach Xavi Hernandez.

"We shouldn't be overconfident. The result is very favourable but it doesn't mean we played a super match.

"It was a very even match in which Madrid also had many chances. There are many things to improve."

New Barca signing Oriel Romeu was the first to hit the woodwork at the home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys as he rattled the Real crossbar with a thundering drive in the fourth minute.

But Barca took the lead shortly after as a cleverly worked free-kick resulted in Pedri sliding a diagonal pass into the path of Dembele, who drilled the ball inside the far corner from a tight angle.

(BBC)