Angry Hansi Flick claims Barcelona were ‘only at 50%’ in Mallorca win

Hansi Flick enjoyed a routine return to La Liga promotion when Barcelona's title defense began with a 3-0 win in Mallorca.

Barcelona got more than a helping hand from their frustrated opponents with two first half of red cards.

Manu Morlanes earned a first caution for arguing with the officials about the decision to allow Torres' goal and his dropout at Lamine Yamal signaled the end of his night in Palma.

The situation of Vedat Muriqi simply deepened Mallorca's struggle, while he caught Eric Garcia and the hosts effectively left behind without the chance of getting back into the game in the second half.

It is difficult to gauge the level of Barcelona from this result, because they played more than half of the promotion with an advantage of two players, and Flick made that point in his comments after the game.

“I didn't like the game. These are three important points, but after having gone up for 2-0, and with the two red cards I think my team played at 50%.

“That can't happen. I have to talk to the players about this. You can't play with 50% against nine players, that's not what I expect.”

The next for Barcelona are two from the competitions, in Levante and Rayo Vallecano for the end of August, and the return date of Robert Lewandowski is unclear.

Torres of Rashford is the most important call for film for both games, if he chooses to walk back Lewandowski, after a muscle injury.

The nod went to Torres for this draw, as probably expected, despite the strong in season of Rashford.

The sound around the registration of Rashford was the decisive factor, because Flick wanted to prevent him from loading unnecessary pressure on his new husband.

The English star replaced Rashford with 20 minutes to go, and after a Low Key Camee it would be a feeling to start Torres in Levante next weekend.

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