Setien Starts with Win as Barca Coach

Quique Setien kicked off his reign as the new coach of FC Barcelona with a 1-0 win at home to Granada, thanks to a goal from Leo Messi 15 minutes from time.

Barca controlled 80 percent of possession, but struggled to break down a well-organized Granada and it was not until the visitors were reduced to 10 men after Gabriel Sanchez was shown a second yellow card with just over 20 minutes to go that Messi scored the vital goal.

Granada hit the post in the 65th minute from Yan Brice, but apart from that they posed little threat in attack.

Although Sunday's game was far from the revolution that some may have expected after Setien replaced Ernesto Valverde on the Barca bench.

Source: BBC Sports