Udinese to host Barcelona and Nottingham Forest in new tournament on August 8 | OneFootball

Udinese have announced they are hosting Barcelona and Nottingham Forest in a new tournament on August 8 at the Bluenergy Stadium.

This is one of the most modern arenas in Italian football and was already chosen as the venue for the 2025 edition of the UEFA Super Cup.

Now it will light up again for a new tournament, called the Friuli Venezia Giulia Cup.

Udinese launch new tournament

UDINE, ITALY – MAY 02: Kingsley Ehizibue of Udinese (#19) celebrates scoring his team’s first goal in front of fans during the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio and Torino FC at Stadio Friuli on May 02, 2026 in Udine, Italy. (Photo by Timothy Rogers/Getty Images)

Barcelona already played here in a Champions League match against Udinese in December 2005, but it will be the first time Nottingham Forest have been on this soil.

The competition will be made up of three 45-minute games to decide a winner of the trophy.

It begins with Udinese vs. Nottingham Forest at 20.00 local time (19.00 in the UK), then Barcelona vs. Nottingham Forest, and finally the hosts vs. Barcelona.

If they are tied at the final whistle, it goes directly to a penalty shoot-out.

Whoever wins on the field gets three points, on penalties it is divided into two points for the winner and one for the losing side.