Barcelona began their title defence with a 3-0 win over 9-man Real Mallorca on Saturday at Son Moix but manager Hansi Flick wasn’t too happy with the result or the performance. The Barcelona boss spoke about the game and says he wants a word with his players because he wasn’t happy with what he saw, particularly in the second half.

A favorable verdict this week from La Liga’s medical commission on Marc-André ter Stegen, allowing Barça to offload his salary during what is confirmed to be a long-term injury, means that new goalkeeper Joan García can be registered. But the club wants Rashford available for Saturday too.

There are expressions or half-smiles that sometimes say more than words.  For Hansi Flick, every time the topic of Barcelona’s player registrations came up