Barcelona will take to the field for the first time under their new head coach Hansi Flick when they face Manchester City in Orlando on Tuesday.
In the opposite dugout at Camping World Stadium will be arguably Barca's greatest ever boss, with Pep Guardiola looking to restore the Premier League champions to winning ways.
City have lost two goal-laden affairs on their tour of the United States so far, going down 4-3 to Celtic in Chapel Hill before being beaten 3-2 by AC Milan at Yankee Stadium.
Guardiola is operating with a largely youthful squad alongside a smattering of big names, including Erling Haaland and Jack Grealish. Haaland has scored in both games of the tour so far as the majority of his team-mates recover from their exploits at Euro 2024.
Barca have a similarly scratch squad on account of commitment for international players at the Euros and Copa America . However, like City, they also have some big names ready to take to the field.
The Sporting News looks at the latest team news and possible lineups for this match.
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Barcelona vs. Man City predicted lineups, starting 11, team news
Alejandro Balde missed out on probable involvement in Spain's run to Euro 2024 glory but is in Barcelona's touring squad after his serious hamstring injury.
Pedri, Frenkie de Jong, Gavi, Ronald Araujo and Ansu Fati all remain on Flick's weighty inherited injury list.
Robert Lewandowski's group-stage exit at Euro 2024 means there are likely to be two superstar centre-forwards on display, while City's treble-winning captain Ilkay Gundogan has travelled despite making the Euros semifinals with hosts Germany.
Barcelona predicted XI (4-3-3 right to left): Ter Stegen (GK) — J. Araujo, Martinez, Christensen, Fort— Romeu, Gundogan, Torre — Roque, Lewandowski, Victor.
Injured: Pedri, De Jong, Gavi, R. Araujo, Fati
Suspended:
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Josko Gvardiol and Mateo Kovacic joined up with City's squad for the Milan game following their group-stage elimination at Euro 2024 with Croatia.
Gvardiol featured as a second-half substitute last time out and both are likely to start to add some experience to the City lineup.
Stefan Ortega was an unused substitute in New York after he and Ederson shared goalkeeping duties against Celtic, so the German might be in line to start once more.
Perhaps out of necessity, Guardiola has named a fairly settled starting XI in the States, with Erling Haaland, Jack Grealish, James McAtee and tour standout Oscar Bobb all set to feature from kickoff once again.
Man City predicted XI (4-3-3 right to left): Ortega (GK) — Lewis, Phillips, Gvardiol, Wilson-Esbrand — Kovacic, Perrone, McAtee — Bobb, Haaland, Grealish.
Barcelona tour squad for 2024 preseason
Flick named a 31-man roster for their preseason tour ahead of the 2024/25 season. Jules Kounde will join up with the squad on August 1 after his run to the semifinals of Euro 2024 with France.
Spain hero Lamine Yamal is among those who will have longer to recover from their summer exploits. Fermin Lopez, Pau Cubarsi and Eric Garcia are all in action for La Roja at the Olympic Games.
Goalkeepers: Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Inaki Pena, Ander Astralga, Diego Kochen
Defenders: Alejandro Balde, Inigo. Martinez, Andreas Christensen, Jules Kounde, Julian Araujo, Clement Lenglet, Hector Font, Alex Valle, Mika Faye, Gerard Martin, Andres Cuenca, Sergi Domínguez, Alexis Olmedo
Midfielders: Ilkay Gundogan, Pablo Torre, Marc Casado, Unai Hernandez, Marc Bernal, Noah Darvich, Guille Fernandez, Quim Junyen.
Forwards: Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Vitor Roque, Pau Víctor, Toni Fernandez.
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Man City tour squad for 2024 preseason
None of the City players who competed in the quarterfinals or later at Euro 2024 or the Copa America are involved yet. The likes of Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden and new signing Savio will join up with their new team-mates back in Manchester ahead of the Community Shield clash with rivals Manchester United at Wembley on August 10.
Goalkeepers: Ederson, Stefan Ortega, Scott Carson
Defenders: Josko Gvardiol, Rico Lewis, Lakyle Samuel, Stephen Mfuni, Luke Mbete, Jadel Katongo, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Tom Galvez, Callum Doyle, Josh Wilson-Esbrand.
Midfielders: Mateo Kovacic, Mahamadou Susoho, Jacob Wright, Maximo Perrone, Kalvin Phillips, Nico O'Reilly, Justin Oboavwoduo, James McAtee.
Forwards: Erling Haaland, Jack Grealish, Amar Fatah, Jaden Heskey, Oscar Bobb, Joel Ndala, Micah Hamilton, Ben Knight.
Barcelona vs. Man City live stream, TV channel
Here's how to watch this friendly match across selected areas of the world's major regions:
| Region | TV | Streaming |
| USA | ESPN, ESPN Deportes | ESPN+, Fubo |
| Canada | — | Fubo , CITY+ |
| UK | Premier Sports 1 | Premier Sports Player, CITY+ |
| Australia | — | Paramount+, CITY+ |
| India | — | CITY+ |
USA: This game is available for live broadcast on ESPN and in Spanish on ESPN Deportes. Streaming options are available on ESPN+ and Fubo with the latter offering a FREE trial to new subscribers.
Canada: Man City vs. Barcelona is live streaming via Fubo in Canada.
UK: This game is available for broadcast on Premier Sports 1 and can be streamed on the Premier Sports Player. It's also an option through Man City's club channel CITY+
Australia: This game is available for streaming on Paramount+ and Man City's club channel CITY+.
India: This game is available via FanCode and CITY+.
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