Anthony Gordons first appearance for Barcelona produced a commanding win at Basel as the reigning La Liga champions played their final friendly before the start of the season at St. Jakob-Park. England forward Gordon, who joined Barca from Newcastle for �69.3 million in May, set up a fine chance for Eric Garcia in the third minute before fellow new signing Karim Adeyemi scored his first goal for the club by firing in following Raphinhas cross in the 34th minute.Jean Doucoure blasted Basel level from inside the box nine minutes later but Egypt prodigy Hamza Abdelkarim slid in to restore the Spanish sides lead four minutes after half-time.Lamine Yamal convered an 81st-minute penalty following Nicolas Vouillozs foul on Jules Kounde to increase the margin to 3-1, with Kazeem Olaigbe following suit as a consequence of Brian Farinas impeding Kevin Ruegg.Winger Jesse Bisiwu, 18, showed why he joined Barca from Belgian club Brugge in July by curling in their fourth in the 89th minute, then completed the scoring with a finish from inside the box two minutes later.Table of ContentsBasel team vs BarcelonaBarcelona team vs BaselBasel vs Barcelona friendly statsBasel team vs BarcelonaBasel starting XI: Renato, Kevin Ruegg, Becir Omeragic, Nicolas Vouilloz, Evann Senaya, Jonas Harder, Metinho, Jean Doucoure, Aaron Malouda, Philip Otele, Albian AjeteBasel substitutes: Mirko Salvi, Keigo Tsunemoto, Ludwig Malachowski, Zan Celar, Xherdan Shaqiri, Kazeem Olaigbe, Andrej Bacanin, Asane Sow, Flavius Daniliuc, Moussa Cisse, Giacomo Koloto, Noah Kakor, Victory Akpe, Leon White, Moyo-Ola Uruejoma, Cyrill EmchBarcelona team vs BaselBarcelona starting XI: Joan Garcia, Xavi Espart, Gerard Martin, Andreas Christensen, Alejandro Balde, Eric Garcia, Marc Bernal, Karim Adeyemi, Fermin Lopez, Raphinha, Anthony GordonBarcelona substitutes: Wojciech Szczesny, Pau Cubarsi, Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Jules Kounde, Eder Aller, Alvaro Cortes, Ebrima Tunkara, Jesse Bisiwu, Jordi Pesquer, Brian Farinas, Orian Goren, Hamza AbdelkarimBasel vs Barcelona friendly statsBasels friendly against a Spanish side last season was a 3-3 draw with Villarreal in Altach, taking the lead three times through Xherdan Shaqiri, Albian Ajeti and Kevin CarlosThat was their first meeting with a Spanish club since 2019, beating Getafe 1-0 away and 2-1 at home during the Europa League group stage, including goals in each game by Fabian FreiAgainst Spanish teams in competitive fixtures, Basels record is W4 D5 L11, including a five-match winless run (L4 D1) before those victories over GetafeTheir most frequent opponents from Spain are Real Madrid, losing 2-1 home and away in the 1971/72 UEFA Cup and 1-0 at home and 5-1 away during the 2014/15 Champions League group stageLast season, Basel had the worst goal difference (-3) of any team in the championship round of the Swiss Super League by 14 goals, behind Young Boys, who were the only club to finish below them in the sectionBarcelonas defeat at Udinese on August 4 was their first pre-season loss since Monaco beat them at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys to win the Joan Gamper Trophy in August 2024Their last encounter with a Swiss club was a 5-0 home win over Young Boys during the league phase of the Champions League in October 2024, including a Raphinha goalBarcas competitive record against Swiss clubs is W4 D1, with Basel the only such side to avoid defeat thanks to Eren Derdiyoks equaliser after Lionel Messi had put Pep Guardiolas team ahead during the second half at Camp Nou during the Champions League group stage in November 2008The previous month, Messi scored after four minutes and Sergio Busquets and Xavi netted either side of Bojan Krkics double as Barcelona won 5-0 in BaselBoth of Barcelonas previous meetings with Swiss clubs came during the 1968/69 Cup Winners Cup, scoring all of their goals after the 74th minute in a 1-0 away win and 3-0 home victory over Lugano Topics FC Barcelona FC Basel LaLiga Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Schalke vs Madrid: Confirmed teams, full line ups for pre season friendly Jon Fisher 16th August, 2026 Basel vs Barcelona: Confirmed teams, full line ups as Gordon makes Barca bow Jon Fisher 16th August, 2026 Schalke v Real Madrid: Line-ups, stats and preview Ben Miller 16th August, 2026 Chelsea 3-1 Sociedad: Report, result, goals from friendly Ben Miller 15th August, 2026 Chelsea vs Sociedad: Morgan Rogers scores first home goal of Alonso era Ben Miller 15th August, 2026 Chelsea vs Sociedad: Confirmed teams, full line ups for pre season friendly Ben Miller 15th August, 2026
