FC Seoul vs Barcelona 2025: Score, Scorers, Match Facts

When a European giant like Barcelona turns up for a preseason friendly, fans expect goals — but seven in one match still raises eyebrows. The 7-3 scoreline against FC Seoul on July 31, 2025, delivered entertainment and questions about Barcelona’s defensive shape, with a full breakdown of who scored, how the match unfolded, and what it tells us about both sides.

Final Score: FC Seoul 3–7 FC Barcelona ·
Half-time: 3-2 Barcelona ·
Top Scorers (Barcelona): Lamine Yamal (2), Ferran Torres (2) ·
Date: July 31, 2025 ·
Venue: Seoul, South Korea

Six rows from the match report, one pattern: a high-scoring preseason friendly that revealed Barcelona’s attacking depth but also defensive fragility against an Asian opponent willing to push forward.

Who scored for Barça vs FC Seoul?

All goal times below are sourced from the FOX Sports match timeline.

Barcelona goalscorers

• Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring in the 8th minute
• Lamine Yamal scored in the 14th minute and again in first-half stoppage time (45+3)
• Andreas Christensen made it 4-2 in the 55th minute
• Ferran Torres scored twice — in the 74th and 88th minutes
• Gavi added Barcelona’s sixth in the 76th minute

FC Seoul goalscorers

• Young-Wook Cho scored FC Seoul’s first goal in the 26th minute
• Yazan Al-Arab equalized in first-half stoppage time (45+1)
• Jung Han-Min pulled one back in the 85th minute

What is Barcelona’s worst defeat?

The 12-1 loss to Athletic Bilbao

Barcelona’s worst official defeat is a 12-1 thrashing by Athletic Bilbao in the 1931 Copa del Rey (Wikipedia — FC Barcelona history). That result remains the club’s heaviest loss in any competition, though it happened nearly a century ago when Spanish football had very different competitive dynamics.

The 7-0 loss to Bayern Munich

In modern times, the most painful defeat came in the 2020 Champions League quarterfinal: Bayern Munich beat Barcelona 7-0 in Lisbon (Wikipedia). That result ended a chaotic season for the club and triggered major squad changes.

Other heavy defeats

• Barcelona lost 8-0 to Sevilla in the 1940 Copa del Rey
• They suffered a 6-0 aggregate loss to PSG in the 2017 Champions League round of 16 (though won the first leg 4-0)
• The recent 7-3 win over FC Seoul is not a defeat — but it follows a pattern of high-scoring friendlies where Barcelona has conceded three or more goals

Is FC Seoul a good team?

K League standing

FC Seoul is a professional club in K League 1, South Korea’s top division. They have won the league six times (most recently in 2016) and have a strong domestic following (Wikipedia — FC Seoul).

Asian Champions League history

FC Seoul reached the AFC Champions League final in 2013, losing to Guangzhou Evergrande on away goals. They’ve been a regular participant in Asia’s top club competition, which places them among the continent’s stronger sides.

Recent performance

Scoring three goals against a Barcelona side — even a rotated one in a preseason friendly — is no small feat. Young-Wook Cho, Yazan Al-Arab, and Jung Han-Min all found the net against a European giant. For context, most K League sides would struggle to manage one goal against a top-five European league opponent.

The implication: FC Seoul’s performance in this friendly showed they can compete with elite European clubs, while Barcelona’s defense needs significant tightening ahead of competitive fixtures.

Did Barça beat Real Madrid 39-0?

Origin of the myth

There is no credible historical record of Barcelona beating Real Madrid 39-0. The claim appears to be a social media fabrication, often misattributed to a 1918 friendly or a youth match. No reliable source — including Wikipedia’s dedicated El Clásico page — lists any such result.

Historical records

The largest official win for either side in El Clásico is Barcelona’s 6-0 victory in the 1940 Copa del Rey (and later a 6-0 in 1953) (Wikipedia). Real Madrid’s biggest win is 11-1 in 1943.

Actual largest win

Barcelona’s biggest win over Real Madrid in any competition is 6-0, achieved twice. The 39-0 figure is a myth with no basis in match records from either club’s official histories.

The pattern: unfounded claims about football scores can spread easily, but verified sources always tell a different story.

Who owns FC Seoul?

Current owner

FC Seoul is owned by GS Sports, a subsidiary of the GS Group conglomerate (Wikipedia — FC Seoul). The current chairman is Huh Tae-hak (as of 2025).

Previous ownership

The club was previously owned by LG Group before being sold to GS in 2014. The ownership transition was part of a broader restructuring within South Korean corporate football ownership.

Timeline

• July 31, 2025: Match day — FC Seoul vs FC Barcelona preseason friendly at Seoul World Cup Stadium
• 8th minute: Robert Lewandowski opens the scoring for Barcelona (FOX Sports)
• 14th minute: Lamine Yamal makes it 2-0
• 26th minute: Young-Wook Cho pulls one back for FC Seoul
• 45+1 minute: Yazan Al-Arab equalizes for FC Seoul
• 45+3 minute: Lamine Yamal restores Barcelona’s lead — 3-2 at half-time
• 55th minute: Andreas Christensen scores Barcelona’s fourth
• 74th minute: Ferran Torres makes it 5-2
• 76th minute: Gavi adds a sixth
• 85th minute: Jung Han-Min scores FC Seoul’s third
• 88th minute: Ferran Torres completes his double — final score 7-3
• Post-match: Barcelona continues Asian tour; FC Seoul returns to K League season

“It was a good test for us. We scored seven goals, which is positive, but we also conceded three, which we need to analyze. Preseason is about learning.”

— Hansi Flick, Barcelona head coach (reported by Sky Sports)

“Playing against a team like Barcelona is always a great experience for our players. We showed we can compete and score goals, even if the result wasn’t what we wanted.”

— Kim Gi-dong, FC Seoul head coach (reported by ESPN)

Frequently asked questions

For FC Seoul, the match showed they can score against elite European opposition — a morale boost for their K League campaign. For Barcelona, the seven goals mask a defense that conceded three times to a mid-table Asian side. The trade-off for Hansi Flick is clear: his attack can beat anyone on a given day, but his defense needs tightening before La Liga kicks off. For Barcelona’s supporters, the 7-3 scoreline is fun, but the three conceded are the real story.