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Barcelona 2023 USA pre-season tour: Where is Barça playing this summer in the US?

The LaLiga club has confirmed dates for its tour of the United States. A clash with El Clásico rivals Real Madrid is in the schedule.

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Barcelona will be back stateside this summer for their pre-season tour, the club has confirmed.

On Friday it was announced that BARÇA ON TOUR: US 2023 will see the first team squad play four games against European teams in the United States. For the third time, Barcelona will face El Clásico rivals Real Madrid on the other side of the Atlantic.

They will face other tough opponents in the form of Arsenal, AC Milan and Juventus.

This year’s visit will be the 14th time that the club has toured the States, with the first occasion coming in 1937. In recent years US trips have become increasingly popular amongst the top European sides and Barça toured there in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022.

Here’s the full list of Barcelona’s US tour fixtures…

When is Barcelona vs Juventus?

The tour will take Xavi Hernandez’ side to the West Coast, where they will face Italian giants Juventus on 22 July. For the third time in its history, Barcelona will play at the Levis Stadium, Santa Clara in San Francisco.

Levis Stadium is usually the home of NFL side San Francisco 49ers and the home crowd is sure to make themselves heard in the 68,000-capacity stadium.

When is Barcelona vs Arsenal?

Former Barcelona academy player Mikel Arteta will bring his Arsenal side to the States this summer and he will face the Blaugrana in Los Angeles on 26 July. The game will be played at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, which opened in 2020 and is usually shared between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Los Angeles Rams.

Barcelona and Arsenal last met in the 2015/16 edition of the Champions League, with Barça running out 5-1 aggregate winners. The Gunners will be out for revenge this time around.

When is Barcelona vs Real Madrid?

For Barça fans, the biggest game scheduled for this summer will be the Clásico fixtures against old rivals Real Madrid. On 29 July the two sides will meet at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

The stadium, home to the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, has a capacity of 80,000 and is almost certain to be sold out for the match.

When is Barcelona vs AC Milan?

The final stop on Barcelona’s US tour 2023 will take them to Las Vegas, where they also played against Real Madrid last year. This time the Blaugrana will face Champions League semi-finalists AC Milan in the Allegiant Stadium.

Xavi’s team will wrap up the tour in the 65,000-seat stadium before heading back to Spain to continue their preparations for the 2023/24 season.

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