Overview
- Barcelona beat FC Basel 5-2 at St. Jakob-Park on Sunday, August 16, 2026, with goals from Karim Adeyemi, Hamza Abdelkarim, Lamine Yamal and a late brace by Jesse Bisiwu.
- Karim Adeyemi scored his first goal for the club and praised life at Barcelona after the game.
- Eighteen-year-old Hamza Abdelkarim added his third goal of preseason and has pushed into first-team consideration with his finishing and movement inside the box.
- New signing Jesse Bisiwu finished with two quick goals at the end of the match, underlining Barcelona's depth among recent recruits and academy graduates.
- Manager Hansi Flick said the squad 'could still be missing something,' keeping transfer questions open, and one lone report claiming a Basel win has been contradicted by multiple mainstream match accounts.