Arsenal-Barça: A Champions League 'test' to start the preseason

After a month and 18 dias, the FC Barcelona takes action. The Barcelona put an end, of definite way, to the holidays of summer with the friendly in front of the Arsenal of this Thursday 27 July, in frame of the Soccer Champions Tour by United States. From the 4:30 hours (CEST), the ones of Xavi Hernández will dress of short, again, to give official beginning to his pre-season.

The start of turns it has been rugged, more than the account. The culés had to contest a party against the Juventus the past Thursday, but a gastroenteritis vírica caused that the club saw in the obligation to suspend the clash. With the staff recovered, ready and with a lot of novelties in the middle of the market of signings, everything is smart to see again to the Barça behind the balloon, 48 days after the friendly against the Vissel Kobe (0-2) with which the Barcelona gave by finalised the season 2022-2023. To continuation, in FCBN review all the details of the party:

When and where see the Arsenal-FC Barcelona of pre-season?

After the fallido attempt to première against the Juventus, in Levi's Stadium, the group culé will displace until the SoFi Stadium of Los Angeles to confront to the Arsenal of Mikel Arteta, from the 4:30 hours in Spain. The party will be televised in direct by the channel M+ Champions Tour (channel 55 and 57 of Movistar), M+ #Go Bar 3 (channel 306) and 'TV3', exclusive for Catalonia, through the operators Movistar and Orange, that will offer the party in Internet and with access from your mobile, tablet, computer or Smart TV.

The party will not be only broadcast in Spain. For example, in United States, country 'host' of the Soccer Champions Tour 2023, will be able to see during the night of 26 July, from the 22:30 hours in the app of ESPN and through ESPN+. In Canada will transmit in DAZN in the same schedule, whereas in Mexico will be able to be still in Star+ from the 20:30, same schedule and platform that in the countries of Centroamérica (Costa Rica, The Saviour, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, among others).

By his part, in Sudamérica the Arsenal vs FC Barcelona also will be able to see live and straight across of the platform Star+. In Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay will begin to the 23:30 hours, whereas in Chile, Bolivia and Venezuela from the 22:30h. Of the same way, in Peru, Ecuador and Colombia will be able to follow from the 21:30 h. In any case, remembers that if in your country does not televise , can follow with us the minute and result here.

Arsenal and Barça confront in moments very 'distinct'

The duel between 'gunners' and Barcelona promises to have sparks. In the past season both groups showed to be in an exceptional level and have like big objective litigate by titles in the 2023/2024. In the SoFI Stadium will contest a party that, perfectly, could be one of the phase of groups of the Champions League or, even, of some eighth of final. Of there that the requirement was maximum for Xavi Hernández and Mikel Arteta. There is not 'opportunity' to fail.

The true is that they will confront in moments very, very different. As we mentioned before, the Barça still has not been able to première in the pre-season and will have in in front of an Arsenal with a lot of shooting. And it is that they began his walk two weeks ago with a tie in front of the Nürnberg German (1-1), gone on down a 'manita' to the team All-Stars of the MLS (0-5) in which they shined players like Gabriel Jesus or Leandro Trossard, but that also served so that Kai Havertz premièred like goleador in the rows of the 'gunners'. They did not have 'luck' in the crash of this morning against the Manchester United, in which they fell in the statutory time (0-2) and also in the batch of penaltis (3-5).

For more 'satisfy', the londinenses are to the doors of the dispute of the Community Shield against the Manchester City and are convinced that they will be able to plant face to the group of Pep Guardiola. They want to 'avenge' after, in the past course, them 'stole' the title of the Premier League. This will cause that they take the party in front of the Barça like a 'final' that prepare them to be to the maximum level of face to the party against the 'citizens' of 6 August, in Wembley.

The possible alignments of the Arsenal-Barça of pre-season

• XI of the Arsenal: Ramsdale; Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Tierney; Partey, Trossard, Odegaard; Saka, Jesus, Martinelli.
• XI of the FC Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Ronald Araújo, Eric García, Marcos Alonso; Oriol Romeu, Franck Kessié, Pedri González; Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres.

In the middle of a pre-season results complicated to have an idea of what can propose the trainers from the start, especially because they are split to test, rotar and 'confirm' feelings. In the Barça, in concrete, Xavi will take in account to the players that more trainings have completed and the 'will mix' with the international that took more in adding to the sessions. In theory, the egarense could give continuity to the 4-3-3 against the Arsenal and reserve a tactical change for the second half.

In this sense, is likely that was Marc-André ter Stegen the one who split under the three sticks accompanied of a defence that would be conformed by Sergi Roberto in the right side, with the option of Sergiño Dest for the second half, depending on how was Jules Koundé. In the axis of the retaguardia could appear the couple of head offices of Ronald Araújo and Eric García, with the option that Andreas Christensen see minutes. In the side, Marcos Alonso aims to be headline until Alejandro Balde receive the high medical.

In the centre of the field is where will begin the variables. If the trainer egarense wants to bet by his system more 'traditional', is likely that Oriol Romeu add his first titularity, like pivote. It will be accompanied of two interiors that have done the complete pre-season, Franck Kessié and Pedri González. The alternatives of Ilkay Gündogan, Frenkie of Jong and Gavi will be present for the second half. Finally, if Xavi wants to play with a trident is predictable that Ferran Torres and Raphinha, that have added all the trainings, split from the extremes to accompany to the goleador Robert Lewandowski.