Barcelona to play Japan friendly
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The men's first team return to Asia for preseason in 2025/26 six years after their last preseason tour in the region. Hansi Flick’s team will start their preparations for the upcoming season with a tour that will take them to Japan and South Korea to face Vissel Kobe on July 27, FC Seoul on July 31 and Daegu FC on August 4.
Barcelona have kickstarted their pre-season trip, having arrived in Japan earlier this morning.The team landed in Osaka before making their way to the team hotel in Kobe, where around 50 Barça fans
FC Barcelona will travel to Japan after all to face Vissel Kobe on Sunday. Find out how everything changed in a matter of hours—and who saved Barça’s Asian tour.
The tour is well and truly under way as FC Barcelona have arrived in Japan, the first stop on their preseason trip which will also take in South Korea. The plane landed in Kansai airport before the party made the 90 minute journey to Kobe by road.
The soap opera surrounding FC Barcelona’s pre-season tour to Asia continues to take fresh twists and turns with each passing hour.Last evening, Barcelona cancelled the friendly against Vissel Kobe,
Barcelona has announced it will not play its schedule preseason game in Japan due to “serious contractual breaches” by the promoter.
A gesture that did not go unnoticed: the Barça coach was filmed in an awkward scene with the club president during the tour of Asia.
With Marcus Rashford’s signing now official, few would have expected that this week’s main drama at FC Barcelona would involve the trip to Japan. On Wednesday afternoon, the club announced that