Champions League Football News

FC Barcelona beat second division Gimnastic 3-1 in a pre-season friendly on Saturday, with Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele both scoring on their returns. Barcelona will sit out the first two weekends of the new La Liga season which began on Saturday due to participating in the Champions League `Final Eight` tournament last month. Barcelona face Girona next Wednesday in another friendly before making their league bow against Villarreal on September 27.