BARCELONA IS READY TO SHINE IN THE USA
Matches, events, dates, times: All the details of Barcelona's tour in the United States
FC Barcelona is already in the United States ready to start its usual summer tour once again. The Blaugrana team will play three friendly matches against Manchester City, Real Madrid and AC Milan. The 'planning' is completely defined, we review the dates and times
FC Barcelona is ready to triumph on its pre-season tour of the United States, even though it cannot yet enjoy its full squad. Hansi Flick has been affected by the lack of players due to the Euro Cup, the Copa América and the Olympic Games, but little by little he will recover the rest of the team. For this reason, the list of the new Barcelona coach for this trip has been marked by the presence of a large number of La Masia youth players, who are not part of the first team. The manager has called up a total of 31 players, of those available the absences due to injury of Gavi, Pedri, Ronald Araújo, Ansu Fati and Frenkie De Jong stand out.
On Monday, Ilkay Gündogan and Raphinha will join the team, having travelled directly to the United States, and Koundé will also do so, joining on the 1st. The tour of the USA will allow Hansi Flick to start testing all options for the 2024/25 season in friendlies against Manchester City, Real Madrid and AC Milan. The team hopes to return to Barcelona feeling good on 7 August.
- Call from FC Barcelona for the tour:
- Ter Stegen, Alejandro Balde, I. Martinez, Lewandowski, Raphinha, Iñaki Peña, Christensen, Romeu, Vitor Roque, Gündoğan, Kounde, Julián Araujo, Lenglet, Pablo Torre, M. Casadó, H. Fort, A. Valle, Pau Víctor, Astralaga, Kochen, Unai, Mika Faye, Marc Bernal, Gerard Martín, Noah Darvich, Guille Fernández, Andrés Cuenca, Toni Fernández, Sergi Domínguez, Quim Junyent and Alexis Olmedo
- Withdrawal due to injury n: Gavi, Pedri, Ronald Araújo, Ansu Fati and Frenkie De Jong
- Out for Euro Cup and Olympic Games: Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres, Fermín López , Pau Cubarsí and Eric García
Barcelona's friendlies in the United States
The Blaugrana team's debut will be against Manchester City at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando. The match against the English team will take place in the early hours of Tuesday 30th to Wednesday 31st at 01:00, Spanish time. The pre-season Clásico will be in New Jersey at the MetLife Stadium, in the early hours of Saturday 3rd to Sunday 4th August at 01:00, Spanish time. Ancelotti's Real Madrid will also have many casualties, but will be able to count on Endrick, a brand new signing.
Barça's last match will be against AC Milan. The Italians also changed coach and Paulo Fonseca will be in charge of leading his team to a good end in the match that will be played at the M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. This match will be played in the early hours of Tuesday 6th to Wednesday 7th August at 01:30, Spanish time.
Soccer Champions Tour 2024 Tickets
PARTIDO | FECHA | TICKETS |
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FC Barcelona vs Manchester City Soccer Champions Tour |
Wednesday July 31, 2024, 1:00 PM (Spanish time) Tuesday July 30, 7:00 PM (local time) Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL, US |
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Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona Soccer Champions Tour |
Sunday, August 4, 1:00 PM (Spanish time) Saturday, August 3, 7:00 PM (local time) Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL, US |
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FC Barcelona vs AC Milan Soccer Champions Tour |
Wednesday, August 7, 1:30 PM (Spanish time) Tuesday, August 6, 7:30 PM (local time) M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MD, US |
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The president of the Barça club, Joan Laporta, will lead the team's delegation. The sporting director, Deco, will remain in Barcelona for at least another week to continue working on the signings of Nico Williams and Dani Olmo, in addition to negotiations for the players who are leaving.
Upon arriving in Orlando, Barça will stay at the Hotel The Alfond Inn and will begin training on Monday at the facilities of the University of Central Florida (UCF). Flick has several double training sessions scheduled before leaving for Baltimore and New York. In addition, the players will also participate in several institutional events.
Barcelona's planning in the United States
Sunday, July 28
4:00 p.m.: FC Barcelona departs on charter flight CX8787 to Orlando.
8:00 p.m.: Arrival of the squad at Orlando airport and subsequent transfer to The Alfond Inn Hotel.
Monday, July 29
9:30 a.m.: First team training session at the University of Central Florida (UCF) facilities. Open to media for the first 15 minutes.
Visit to the training of the children's group from the Give Kids the World Village program.
18:00h: First team training at the UCF facilities.
19:45h: Reception dinner hosted by the promoter at the Isleworth Golf & Country Clubhouse.
Tuesday, July 30
19.00h: FC Barcelona-Manchester City at Camping World Stadium.
Wednesday, July 31
10.30h: Charter flight EA 3501 Orlando-Baltimore.
12.40h: Arrival at Baltimore airport and transfer to The Westin Annapolis hotel.
18.00h: First team training at the Naval Academy US facilities.
Thursday, August 1
9.30h: First team training at the Naval Academy US facilities US.
18.00h: First team training at the Naval Academy US facilities.
Friday, August 2
9.30h: First team training at the Naval Academy US facilities.
18.00h: First team training at the Naval Academy US facilities.
Saturday, August 3
10.30h: Charter flight EA 3502 Baltimore-New York.
11:35h: Arrival at Newark International Airport and transfer to the Teanek Marriot at Glenpointe hotel.
18.30h: Institutional event de Accion, Agency for the Competitiveness of Business of the Generalitat de Catalunya, at the MetLife Stadium with the presence of representatives of the Board of Directors.
18.30h: Institutional event of the Catalan Tourism Agency with representatives of the tourism sector at the MetLife Stadium and with the presence of representatives of the Board of Directors.
19.00 h FC Barcelona-Real Madrid at the Metlife Stadium.
Sunday 4th August
9.30h: Commemorative Event of the 1937 Tour at the Hamilton-Metz Field in Brooklyn with the presence of the Board of Directors.
12.00h: Visit to the South Bronx United project of the Barça Foundation with the presence of the Board Board.
19:30h: Departure from Newark International Airport (EWR) on charter flight EA3503 to Baltimore.
20:35h: Arrival at Baltimore International Airport and transfer to The Westin Annapolis hotel.
Monday, August 5
9:30h: First team training at the Naval Academy US facilities.
18:00h: First team training at the Naval Academy US facilities.
Tuesday, August 6
19:30h: FC Barcelona-AC Milan at the M&T Bank Stadium.
23:00h: Departure from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) from charter flight CXB787 to Barcelona.
Wednesday 7 August
12:50pm: Arrival at Terminal 2 of Barcelona airport.
After finishing the match against the Milanese team, the FC Barcelona expedition will return to Barcelona, with the landing scheduled for Wednesday 7 August in the afternoon. Five days later, on 12 August, the Catalans will face AS Monaco in the Joan Gamper Trophy, before the league debut of Hansi Flick's team on 17 August at Mestalla against Valencia.