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Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, during the Barça-Juventus in the Camp Nou

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OFFICIAL: The Juventus, rival of the Barça in the Trophy Joan Gamper

Published:23/07/2021 - 17:11h

Updated:23/07/2021 - 17:11h

It repeats one of the 'classical' of the European football: The Barça has announced that the Juventus will be his rival in the trophy Joan Gamper of the pre-season

Calendar of FC Barcelona

The FC Barcelona has given to know all the details of the edition number 56 of the Trophy Joan Gamper, that will celebrate the next 8 August in the Camp Nou, in front of the Juventus of Turín. It will be the first time in the history that the Barcelona team will participate with his two teams of football: the masculine and feminine.

The club has announced through his social networks that will confront to the ones of Massimiliano Allegri in the last 'proof' before the beginning of LaLiga Santander, the Sunday 15 August. The culés will return, finally, to his house and will do it accompanied of his public in the terracings, after more than a year without fans in the Camp Nou.

Like this then , the party of the Trophy Joan Gamper will initiate to the 18:00 hours (in Spain) with the party of the combined feminine of the Barça and Juventus. To the 21:30 hours, the directed by Ronald Koeman will jump to the action to confront again to the 'Vecchia Signora'. In the middle of the clashes, also will take place the presentation to the fans of the staff culés.

The more resaltante of Joan Gamper is the return of the fans. The Barça has confirmed that the party will have 20% of the total capacity of the Barcelona enclosure. 19.869 viewers will have the opportunity see to his team contest both parties, leaving backwards the rumours that the party went to be without public by the increase of cases of Covid-19.

A new Barça-Juve

It will be the second time that the FC Barcelona contest Joan Gamper with the ones of Turín. 16 years ago, in 2005, lyou 'bianconeri' carried the trophy after winning to the Barça in batch of penaltis. In that party, remembered by the exhibition of Leo Messi, the marker remained empatado by 2-2, with goals of Iniesta and Gio Go Bronckhorst for the culés, and Of Piero and Trezeguet for the visitors. In the penaltis, the 'Vecchia Signora' achieved the victory by 2-4.