Barcelona won the Juan Gamper Trophy friendly tournament after defeating Egypt’s Al Ahly 2–1, thus securing a victory over Al Ahly.
The match was part of both teams’ preparations for the start of the new season.
Young Egyptian forward Hamza Abdelkarim opened the scoring for Barcelona in the 30th minute, following a pass from Alejandro Balde.
The player declined to celebrate the goal out of respect for his former team, Al Ahly, which he left last February to join the Catalan club.
Hamza Abdelkarim continued his stellar performance in the preseason matches.
He brought his tally to four goals, solidifying his position as Barcelona’s top scorer during the preseason.
He had previously scored two goals against Birmingham City and one against Basel.
Before the end of the first half, Brazilian Raphinha added Barcelona’s second goal in the 45th minute from a penalty kick, which he sent to the left of Mustafa Shubair.
In the second half, Al Ahly managed to narrow the gap through Ahmed Mostafa “Zizo” in the 52nd minute.
Following a pass from Algerian Moncef Bakkari.
Barcelona nearly added a third goal in stoppage time.
However, Mohamed El Shenawy saved a penalty kick taken by Anthony Gordon in the 91st minute.
With this victory, Barcelona concludes its preparations ahead of its La Liga match against Elche.
Meanwhile, Al Ahly is preparing to begin its campaign in the Egyptian Premier League.
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