On the surface, Barcelona’s 3-0 victory over Mallorca to begin the La Liga campaign could be viewed through an encouraging lens, but FCB manager Hansi Flick sees the club’s win in a different light.

Barcelona got their LaLiga title defence up and running with a 3-0 win over nine-man Mallorca in an incident-filled encounter at Estadi Mallorca Son Moix. Ferran Torres' 23rd-minute strike was at the centre of attention in the match, with Mallorca also seeing Manu Morlanes and Vedat Muriqi sent off during a chaotic first-half.