Barcelona start their 2026–27 preseason preparations when taking over Catalan minnows CE Europa in a behind-closed-doors pleasant on Friday.
Many of Barça’s first-teamers have been busy competing at this summer season’s World Cup and Hansi Flick remains to be with out an array of his star performers, together with the eight world champions who represented Spain in North America. A makeshift lineup will likely be chosen towards CE Europa and a number of La Masia merchandise will likely be handed alternatives to shine.
La Blaugrana will quickly journey to England for a part of their preseason journey, beginning with a fixture towards Tom Brady’s Birmingham City on the finish of the month. First they need to overcome third tier opposition and keep away from an early upset.
Here’s Sports Illustrated’s information to the sport.
Barcelona vs. CE Europa Score Prediction
Barcelona Make Winning Start
Friendlies are all the time wildly unpredictable. Even the world’s soccer behemoths can come up brief towards inferior opposition, however Barça ought to keep away from embarrassment right here.
While it is going to be an unfamiliar lineup comprised largely of younger gamers and rotated all through the match, Flick will demand an intense efficiency that yields victory.
La Masia is the best expertise manufacturing facility round and its main performers ought to placed on a present alongside a handful of regulars.
Prediction: Barcelona 3–1 CE Europa
Barcelona Predicted Lineup vs. CE Europa
Some of Flick’s first-teamers that didn’t symbolize their international locations on the World Cup, comparable to Alejandro Balde, Roony Bardghji and Marc Bernal, will all function in some capability towards Europa, whereas Wojciech Szczęsny, Héctor Fort, Ronald Araújo, Gerard Martín and Marc Casadó are different established names who ought to get a run out.
Fermín López is again in coaching with Barça after lacking the World Cup by means of damage, however won’t be risked throughout Friday’s pleasant, whereas it stays to be seen if the injury-prone Andreas Christensen earns any minutes.
Shane Kluivert, Xavi Espart and Toni Fernández are among the many children who may function prominently.
Barcelona predicted lineup vs CE Europa (4-3-3): Szczęsny; Fort, Araújo, Martín, Balde; Bernal, Casadó, Espart; Kluivert, T. Fernández, Bardghji.
What Time Does Barcelona vs. CE Europa Kick Off?
- Location: Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain
- Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper (Behind closed doorways)
- Date: Friday, May 24
- Kick-off Time: 8 a.m. ET / 5 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. BST
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