Expert recap and game analysis of the Barcelona vs. Mallorca Spanish Laliga game from August 16, 2025 on ESPN.

Barcelona opened their La Liga campaign with a 3-0 win against nine-man Mallorca as Marcus Rashford made his competitive debut.

Barcelona began the 2025–26 La Liga season with a win, and Raphinha matched a Ronaldinho milestone that not even Neymar managed to reach. This Saturday, Barcelona kicked off the 2025–26 La Liga season with a dominant 3–0 win over Mallorca.

As Morey received the ball close to the touchline, Raphinha lunged into a wild tackle on him that left the Mallorca defender writhing around on the floor in agony. The Barcelona forward was shown a yellow card for the challenge and it's left fans outraged on social media, with some claiming the tackle was a potential 'career-ender'.

Ferran Torres then made it two in the first half, but it wasn't without controversy as Mallorca captain Antonio Raíllo went down with an apparent head injury and everyone thought

Barcelona cruised to a 3-0 win at nine-man Mallorca in their opening LaLiga game of the season on Saturday as England forward Marcus Rashford made his debut off the bench.

Barcelona's Pau Victor, right, celebrates with Raphinha after scoring his side's fifth goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Mallorca and Barcelona at the Son Moix stadium in Palma de ...

It's been a nightmare start to the La Liga season for Mallorca as they trail against Barcelona in their opening game. Having already gone two goals down in the opening 30 minutes following goals from Raphinha and Ferran Torres, the hosts were then reduced to nine men in the space of a rather chaotic six minutes.

Barcelona began their LaLiga season with a controversial win over Mallorca, in a match that featured two red cards and two goals that arguably should have been disallowed.