Barcelona to take part in triangluar pre-season tournament with Premier League and Serie A clubs | OneFootball

FC Barcelona’s preparations for the new season are almost fully scheduled, with Hansi Flick’s side adding another friendly to an already busy preseason programme.

Alongside matches against CE Europa and Birmingham City, the Catalan club are now set to take part in a triangular tournament featuring Udinese and Nottingham Forest, reports Mundo Deportivo.

Pre-season negins on 13 July

The Barcelona first team will return to work on 13 July at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper in Sant Joan Despi, where players will undergo the traditional medical examinations and physical fitness tests before beginning preseason training.

After approximately two weeks of work at the training complex, Barcelona will play their first friendly of the summer against CE Europa on 24 July, with the match taking place behind closed doors at the club’s training facilities.

Udinese will be one of Barça’s pre-season opponents. (Photo by Timothy Rogers/Getty Images)

Barcelona will then travel to England, where the squad will hold a preseason training camp from 27 July to 2 August.

The club will put up base at England national team’s St. George’s Park facilities during their camp in the country.

During that stay, Flick’s team will face Birmingham City in a pre-season friendly on 31 July at St Andrew’s Stadium.

Triangular tournament confirmed

A third fixture had already been reported earlier, with Barcelona scheduled to face Udinese on 8 August. Now, the plans have now expanded into a triangular tournament.

In addition to Udinese, Nottingham Forest will also participate, with all three clubs taking part in the event in Udine on 8 August.

Barcelona will face Nottingham Forest in pre-season. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Despite the growing schedule, Barcelona could still add further matches before the start of the competitive season.

The club has received proposals to play friendlies in Rabat (Morocco) and Nairobi (Kenya) Neither fixture has been confirmed at this stage.

Meanwhile, Barcelona are also expected to play another behind-closed-doors friendly during their training camp in England. Among the clubs being considered as opponents are Watford and Stoke City.

Joan Gamper Trophy still awaiting an opponent

Barcelona’s pre-season will conclude with the traditional Joan Gamper Trophy, scheduled for 19 August.

However, the opponent has not yet been officially confirmed. One of the clubs linked with the fixture is Al Ahly of Egypt, although no final agreement has been announced.