A year more, the FC Barcelona will participate in the International Champions Cup, playing against teams of big competitive level between which will not find the Real Madrid, like the past year, and neither the Juventus of Turín, new club of Cristiano Ronaldo. Tottenham, AC Milan and Rome will be the rivals of the Barcelona, by what the culés will be able to 'avenge' of the elimination in quarter-finals of the last edition of the Champions League.
After the parties that will take place in front of Tottenham, AC Milan and Rome between finals of July and principles of August, the Barcelona will return to the City Condal to continue there the preparation with the dispute of the Supercopa of Spain against the Seville, that will play in Tangier on 12 August, hardly three days before, the 15 of the same month, play the Gamper in front of Mouth Juniors.
The fact to contest a new turns of pre-season by U.S. is a strategic decision of the FC Barcelona, since, as it announced the spokesman of the club, Josep Live, "there will be a visit to the central headquarters of Nike in Oregon and of the headquarters of Rakuten in EE.UU, and contacts with partners strategic of future in the coast West, where there is a big capacity of growth".
It will be also the first turn mixed of the history of the club, something new and that will serve to diversify even more to the fans culé. In any case, and going back to the first masculine team, the pre-season of the FC Barcelona in United States will have several drops, in concrete the ones of the majority of the players that participated in the World-wide of Russia 2018, and especially those who arrived to final: Dembélé, Umtiti and Rakitic.
Although alternative like preparing friendly by Europe or one turns by Japan -pending in the agreement with Rakuten- also were on the table, the economic questions and of market have finish imposing in the final decision of the club. According to several informations, this yes, the pre-season by the Asian country could be a reality in 2019, a year afterwards. Although this already is another history.
Planning Of the FC Barcelona
TUESDAY, 24 OF JULIO
- 16.30: Exit of the expedition of the FC Barcelona in the flight IB2881 with destination to Portland (Catalan hour).
- 18.30: Arrival of the expedition of the FC Barcelona to Portland. Afterwards, transfer to the Hotel Dossier, Portland.
WEDNESDAY, 25 OF JULIO
- 08.00: Training of the Barça Feminine to Ronaldo Field 2.
- 09.50: Photo of group of the first team and Barça Feminine.
- 10.00: Training of the first team in Ronaldo Field.
- 19.00: Training of the first team in Ronaldo Field.
THURSDAY, 26 OF JULIO
- 10.00: Training of the first team in Ronaldo Field.
- 11.45: Training of the Barça Feminine in Ronaldo Field 2.
- 14.00: Meeting of a group of players of the first team and of players of the Barça Feminine in the shop Nike of Portland.
- 17.30: Exit of the expedition of the FC Barcelona in the flight 5And 8516 with destination to the airport of Los Angeles.
- 20.00: Arrival of the expedition of the FC Barcelona to the airport of Los Angeles. Afterwards, transfer to the Hotel Beverly Wilshire, Los Angeles.
FRIDAY, 27 OF JULIO
- 10.00: Training of the first team in the UCLA North Athletic Field.
- 10.00: institutional Act in the Hotel Beverly Wilshire with the presence of the president Josep Maria Bartomeu.
- 12.00: Training of the Barça Feminine in the UCLA North Athletic Field.
- 17.00: Training of the Barça Feminine in the UCLA North Athletic Field
- 18.15: Press conference of the first team in UCLA.
- 19.00: Training of the first team in the UCLA North Athletic Field.
- 19.00: Barça Welcome Party.
SATURDAY, 28 OF JULIO
- 10.00: FC BARCELONA FEMENÍ – SOCAL FC. Drake Stadium.
- 20.05: FC BARCELONA – TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR. International Champions Cup. Rose Bowl Stadium.
SUNDAY, 29 OF JULIO
- 13.15: Training of the Barça Feminine in the UCLA North Athletic Field.
- 11.45: Clinical of Rakuten with the presence of the players of the Barça Feminine in the UCLA North Athletic Field.
- 15.00: Exit of the expedition of the FC Barcelona in the flight 5And8516 with destination to the airport of Dallas.
- 20.00: Arrival of the expedition of the FC Barcelona in the airport of Dallas. Afterwards, transfer to the Hotel The Joule, Dallas.
MONDAY, 30 OF JULIO
- 18:30: Press conference of the first team in the AT&T Stadium.
- 19.00: Training of the first team in the AT&T Stadium.
- 19.00: Visit to the Crag Blaugrana of Dallas.
TUESDAY, 31 OF JULIO
- 15:00: Tailgate party.
- 21.05: ACE ROME - FC BARCELONA. International Champions Cup. AT&T Stadium.
WEDNESDAY, 1 AUGUST
- 11.00: Exit of the expedition of the FC Barcelona in the flight 5And7762 with destination to the airport of Saint José.
- 12.30: Arrival of the expedition of the FC Barcelona in the airport of Saint José. Afterwards, transfer to the Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco.
- 17:30: Barça Innovation Hub.
- 19.00: Training of the first team in the installations of the Saint Jose Earthquakes.
THURSDAY, 2 AUGUST
- 10:00: Training of the first team in the installations of the Saint Jose Earthquakes.
- 19.00: Training of the first team in the installations of the Saint Jose Earthquakes.
FRIDAY, 3 AUGUST
- 14:30: Visit to the offices of Facebook.
- 19.00: Reception in the Crag of San Francisco.
SATURDAY, 4 AUGUST
- 17.05: FC BARCELONA - AC MILAN. International Champions Cup. LEVI'S Stadium.
- 22.00: Exit of the flight of the expedition of the FC Barcelona with destination to the airport of Barcelona.
SUNDAY, 5 AUGUST
- 20:00: Arrival of the expedition of the FC Barcelona to the City Condal.
*All the schedules show the local hour (Portland, Los Angeles and San Francisco -9 hours; Dallas -7 hours), and no descarta that it can produce some change, especially in the schedules of the trainings.