OFFICIAL: Barça confirms Tottenham as a rival in the Gamper

Published:12/07/2023 - 11:20h

Updated:12/07/2023 - 11:45h

Barça's social networks have revealed Tottenham as their rival for the next Joan Gamper Trophy. The date and time of the commitment has also been confirmed for the month of August

It is official. The social networks of the FC Barcelona have desvelado that the Tottenham Hotspur will participate in the edition number 58 of the Trophy Joan Gamper. The English will be the invited of the Barcelona party and also 'will inaugurate' to the Olympic Stadium Lluís Companys as new headquarters of the culés for the commitments of the season 2023/24.

Xavi Hernández will see the face with Ange Postecoglou, new trainer of the 'spurs', the Tuesday 8 August from the 20.00 hours. It will be the fifth rival of the Barça before the start of LaLiga the Sunday 13 August in front of the Getafe to enclosed door. The Coliseum Alfonso Pérez will have to fulfil a day of sanction after the facts occurred on 24 June 2017 in front of the Tenerife.

The Tottenham returns to the Gamper

This will be the second time that the group londinense contests the Gamper but the first that will measure to the Barça. In 1986 it participated in the event beside the PSV Eindhoven and AC Milan, falling in front of the Dutch in the 'semis' from the shots penaltis. By his part, the blaugrana won to the Italians (3-1) and attained to do with the title in the final (1-0).

Like curious data, will be the third time that will carry finish in Montjuïc, since so much in 1990 as in 1996 move the commitment to Lluís Companys because of the changes of lawn that were making in the Camp Nou. In the two editions the trophy remain in Barcelona and the ones of Xavi expect to repeat the feat the next month of August.