Andes Talleres 1-9 Barça: Big win to kick off
Ricard Ares' Barça side started their 2025 World Club Cup campaign with a win in Argentina in the Aldo Cantoni de San Juan court. The 9-1 win over Andes Talleres from Mendoza came in the first of three matches in the group stage of the competition.
A hat-trick from Pablo Álvarez, braces from Eloi Cervera and Marc Grau and goals from Sergi Aragonés and Ignacio Alabart got the blaugranes off to a fantastic start out in Argentina. The blaugranes led 5-1 at half time and in the second half they consolidated their advantage to take a commanding victory.
Barça are back in action on Thursday, early hours of Friday morning in Europe, in South America when they face Olimpia PC in their second group game.
MATCH STATS
ANDES TALLERES, 1
BARÇA, 9
Andes Talleres: Walter Fernández, Exequiel Tamborindegui, Matías Fernandez, Enrique Muzzio, Juan Cruz Tamborindegui -starting five- Valentino Rossignoli, Juan Orosito, Fausto Innella, Nahuel Silvestri, Pablo Morón (gk).
Barça: Sergi Fernández, Ignacio Alabart, Ferran Font, Xavi Barroso, Marc Grau -starting five- Pablo Álvarez, Sergi Llorca, Sergi Aragonés, Eloi Cervera.
Goals: 0-1, Pablo Álvarez (min 8). 0-2, Eloi Cervera (min 10). 0-3, Pablo Álvarez (min 11). 0-4, Pablo Álvarez (min 14), 0-5, Aragonés (min 17). 1-5, Nahuel Silvestri (min 23). 1-6, Marc Grau (min 34). 1-7, Alabart (min 41). 1-8, Marc Grau (min 43). 1-9, Eloi Cervera (min 45).