Barcelona went into the game with some fresh wounds from the weekend after blowing a 2-0 lead to a 2-2 draw with Celta Vigo in La Liga. Here they faced Champions League surprise team Brest, a team that won 4-0 away at RB Salzburg and beat Bayer Leverkusen in a 1-1 draw.

But Barca put in a controlled, professional performance, dominating possession and allowing Robert Lewandowski to add to his Champions League century, while also seeing the best summer signing Dani Olmo has to offer.

It was Lewandowski who scored the first goal for Barcelona, ​​converting the penalty after Marco Bizot fouled him in the penalty area.

Barca dominated the pitch throughout the half, but Bizot saved his chances well and parried Fermin Lopez’s header particularly well before half-time.

After the restart, Dani Olmo’s effort was cleared off the line and Bizot continued to impress in goal, despite his indiscretion in awarding Barcelona a penalty.

And it took some magic from Olmo to finally find a way through and score Barca’s second goal, as he dribbled around his own scorer and calmly finished after a fine cutback from Gerard Martin. It was extraordinary for the former RB Leipzig player that he finished the ball with one fluid movement.

Barcelona should have scored a third six minutes from time when a loose ball from defense found Pablo Torre on the edge of the Brest penalty area, but his resulting shot was wild and did not bother the goalkeeper. Instead, it was Lewandowski who added the finishing touch in stoppage time with a beautiful shot into the bottom corner.

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