Barcelona vs Juventus - Pre-season friendly: TV channel, team news, lineups & prediction
- Barcelona and Juventus meet to kick off the Soccer Champions Tour
- Xavi could hand debuts to Gundogan, Romeu and Martinez
- Juve are looking to part ways with Leonardo Bonucci
By Tom Gott
Barcelona and Juventus will get their pre-season campaigns underway in style with a blockbuster friendly in California.
The reigning La Liga champions are flying and will look to keep standards high, not least because of an upcoming meeting with rivals Real Madrid which will undoubtedly be anything but the friendly it is billed as.
For Juventus, it's the start of a new dawn after a chaotic 12 months both on and off the pitch has left fans desperate for a significant change.
Here's all you need to know about this one.
Where are Barcelona vs Juventus playing?
- Location: California, United States
- Stadium: Levi's Stadium
- Date: Sunday 23 July*
- Kick-off Time: 03:30 BST / 22:30 ET* / 19:30 PT*
*Game will be played on Saturday 22 July local time
Barcelona vs Juventus H2H record (Last Five Games)
- Barcelona: 2 wins
- Juventus: 1 win
- Draws: 2
- Last meeting: Barcelona 0-3 Juventus (8 December 2020 - Champions League)
How to watch Barcelona vs Juventus on TV and live stream
Country | TV channel / Live stream |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | The game is not available to watch |
United States | ESPN+ |
Canada | DAZN |
Barcelona team news
Nico Gonzalez was left out of Barcelona's pre-season squad ahead of a proposed move to Porto but there was a place for new signing Oriol Romeu who, alongside Ilkay Gundogan and Inigo Martinez, could make his unofficial debut here.
Jules Kounde and Alejandro Balde are both in the squad but have not yet trained fully, instead focusing on recovery from injuries in the gym.
There's a lot of youth in the squad as well, with Lamine Yamal headlining a group which also includes Mika Faye, Aleix Garrido, Fermin Lopez, Alex Valle, Marc Casado and Ander Astralaga.
Barcelona predicted lineup vs Juventus
Barcelona predicted lineup vs Juventus (4-3-3): Ter Stegen; R Araujo, Martinez, Christensen, Alonso; Romeu, Gundogan, Pedri; Raphinha, Lewandowski, Gavi
Juventus team news
Leonardo Bonucci is being frozen out and so won't feature here, while Moise Kean and Nicolo Fagioli are both expected to miss out through injury.
There could be a first signing for United States international Tim Weah and fellow American Weston McKennie may also see some minutes after returning from his loan with Leeds United.
Juventus predicted lineup vs Barcelona
Juventus predicted lineup vs Barcelona (3-5-2): Perin; Danilo, Bremer, Gatti; Weah, Miretti, Locatelli, Rabiot, Kostic; Chiesa, Milik
Barcelona vs Juventus score prediction
With both teams getting their summer tours underway here, fans would be wise not to expect too much from either.
Barcelona are the stronger side on paper but that means very little in a game full of rusty legs and 22 substitutions. The focus is not on winning, but on getting back into the swing of things and gelling with the new arrivals, so this probably isn't the classic it could be if it was played a few months from now.
It's got all the ingredients of a low-scoring affair which Barcelona might just edge thanks to their squad depth.