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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
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: 4:30am
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 YouTube
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 (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
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