Barcelona’s final preseason friendly of the summer sees them take on Egyptian side Al Ahly in the 61st edition of the Joan Gamper Trophy at the Spotify Camp Nou stadium.
The trophy has been contested since 1966 and allows top sides from across the soccer world to take on the Blaugrana in a one-off friendly match. Most opponents lose, but Al Ahly will hope to buck that trend as Africa’s first ever participant in the event.
Barcelona’s preseason campaign has taken them across Europe ahead of their imminent return to Camp Nou. After a behind-closed-doors win over Catalan side CE Europa, they traveled to England for a draw with Birmingham City, before facing Nottingham Forest and Udinese in a triangular tournament in Italy. Then they journeyed to Switzerland, where they beat Basel 5–2.
Their La Liga title defense commences on Sunday with a trip to Elche, with Hansi Flick’s side given an extra week to prepare for their opener due to the participation of so many of their players at the World Cup.
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