❌ Preston cancel friendly against Barça over lack of players | OneFootball

FC Barcelona will not play the final friendly of their British tour following the cancellation of the scheduled match against Preston North End.

The match, which was due to be played behind closed doors this Monday, has been called off by the English club because they did not have enough players available.

According to radio network SER, Preston proposed completing the squad with reserve-team players, but Barça refused to play under those new conditions.

The only match played on the tour was last Friday’s 2-2 draw against Birmingham City, settled by a brace from Hamza Abdelkarim. Hansi Flick’s side will return to Barcelona several hours earlier than planned.

The next fixture will come on Saturday, August 8, with a triangular tournament against Nottingham Forest (9:00pm) and Udinese (10:00pm). Before their league opener, the Blaugrana will also play the Joan Gamper Trophy against Al Ahly on August 19.

LaLiga will begin for Barça on August 23 against Elche. 

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