{"id":2023,"date":"2026-08-20T14:23:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T06:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/?p=2023"},"modified":"2026-08-20T14:23:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T06:23:29","slug":"barcelona-2-1-al-ahly-rodri-takes-centre-stage-as-barca-clinch-gamper-trophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/barcelona-2-1-al-ahly-rodri-takes-centre-stage-as-barca-clinch-gamper-trophy\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona 2-1 Al Ahly: Rodri takes centre stage as Barca clinch Gamper Trophy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-27.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-27.png 1000w, https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-27-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-27-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hansi Flick\u2019s side secured the 2026 Gamper Trophy with a 2-1 victory over Al Ahly, though new arrival Rodri commanded the spotlight despite his absence from the pitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barcelona\u2019s pre-season preparations concluded on a high as they shifted focus toward their league opener against Elche. Hansi Flick\u2019s men hoisted the Gamper Trophy following a 2-1 win over Al Ahly, secured by a strike from rising star Hamza Abdelkarim and a clinical Raphinha penalty. While questions remain as the transfer window enters its final stages, the Camp Nou faithful were primarily preoccupied with the arrival of Rodri. The World Cup MVP was the undisputed star of the Trofeo Joan Gamper festivities, marking the end of a summer campaign as the Catalan giants prepare to hunt for a third successive league title.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barcelona: It was a functional rather than flamboyant display from Flick\u2019s side, designed to integrate fresh talent and sharpen match fitness ahead of the new campaign. The most encouraging takeaway remains the clinical form of Abdelkarim, who has now found the back of the net in three separate matches this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Al Ahly SC: The Egyptian giants refused to be mere extras in Barcelona\u2019s celebration, putting up a spirited resistance that left a lasting impression. They return home with their heads held high after a resilient second-half performance that saw them find the net and push the hosts until the final whistle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hansi Flick\u2019s side secured the 2026 Gamper Trophy with a 2-1 victory over Al Ahly, though new arrival<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2024,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2023"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2025,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2023\/revisions\/2025"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}