Kick off for Barça's first game of 2023-24 vs. Juventus is revealed
Barça's first game of U.S tour is against Juventus at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara
Xavi's Barcelona start preseason training on 10 July. Nine days later, they will head to the United States. The pre-season tour will take the team to Los Angeles, Santa Clara, Dallas and Las Vegas, with Juventus, Arsenal, Real Madrid and Milan as opponents.
The first match of the tour will be against Juventus at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. The schedule for Ilkay Gündogan's likely debut in a Barça shirt is now known. It will be at 7.30pm in California on Saturday 22 July. In Spain, the match will kick off at 4.30am on Saturday into Sunday.
Iñigo Martínez, the defender who will be announced next week as a new FC Barcelona player, will also be able to make his debut in the match.
El clásico
The kick-off time for the other matches is not yet official, although according to some reports, the clásico in Dallas will kick off at 7.30 p.m. on Saturday 29 July in Spain. In Dallas, it would be 12.30 noon. The heat would not be a problem as the AT&T Stadium, the venue for the match, is covered and has a powerful air conditioning system.
