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Hang time: Jonathan dos Santos and Miguel Ponce clash during Barca's loss to Chivas. J Pat Carter/AP/Press Association Images

Goal of the (pre-)season! Fabian sees Barca off in style (video)

Barcelona lost for the second time in quick succession during their pre-season tour of the United States, this time at the hands of Mexican side Chivas Guadalajara.

It would be foolish to put too much faith in the pre-season friendlies as an indicator of team form heading into the new season, but Barcelona’s defeat last night at the hands of Chivas Guadalajara nonetheless came as a shock.

With ten minutes of the second half gone, Barcelona led the Mexican side by a goal to nil. It’s at that point that Chivas’ 22-year-old midfielder, Marco Fabian, entered a fifeen-minute spell of game-changing, possibly career-changing, form.

Picking the ball up about thirty yards from goal, Fabian fired a dipping shot over the head of Barcelona reserve ‘keeper Pinto to draw the scores level. Stunning though that effort was, it was eclipsed by his second goal of the night, a gravity-defying bicycle kick, less than five minutes later. Enjoy.

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