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he barcelona and real Madrid They will see their faces this Saturday Preseason Classic at AT&T Stadium Home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, one of the most spectacular stadiums in America.
AT&T Stadium in Arlington, one of the Dallas metropolitan areas, has a capacity of 80,000 fans but has capacity for 100,000 and will host the match between the Whites and the Red and Blues starting at 4:00pm (21:00GMT). of this showdown.
The stadium is home to the Dallas Cowboys, a team beloved by fans in the NFL but despised by its rivals, but is expected to be packed with Madrid and Barcelona jerseys for the season this Saturday. The most important event.this football champions tour, This program brings the best teams in Europe to the United States during the summer.
AT&T Stadium can be closed and air-conditioned so games won’t be affected by Dallas’ expected near-40-degree temperatures this Saturday, but the state of its artificial turf is worrisome, something that has happened at other stadiums this time around the U.S. line time.
Measured Madrid and Barcelona last year In Las Vegas, their first post-pandemic friendly on U.S. soil, and Xavi Hernandez’s side won 1-0 thanks to a superb goal from Rafinha.
Ancelotti’s side will seek revenge in these pre-season classics They have two victories in two friendlies on this tour: 3-2 against Milan and 2-0 against Manchester United, and they come here with a good feeling.
In the last game against the Red Devils, two players Signed Meringue, Jude Bellingham and Joselu, They scored two wonderful goals.
On the contrary, the Turks Ardagul Due to physical discomfort, he has not been able to make an appearance so far.
Unlike Madrid, who arrived in Dallas on Thursday, Barcelona waited until Friday to leave Los Angeles for the Texas city.
Coules got off to a poor start on the tour, with a friendly against Juventus called off after gastroenteritis affected a large part of the squad.
They played their first friendly on Wednesday, but lost 5-3 to stronger Arsenal.
Gundogan and Auriol Romeu, two of Barcelona’s signings Their new season debut against Arsenal Inigo Martinez -another addition to this course-, Gavi and Clemente Lenglet They were unable to participate in the competition due to physical discomfort.
In Madrid, they already have a very contoured squad aside from Kylian Mbappe’s “soap opera”, while in Barcelona they still have quite a few chapters to work out about arrivals and departures.
After the classic, Barcelona face Milan in Las Vegas on Aug. 1 before leaving for the United States, while Madrid end their tour with Juventus in Orlando on Aug. 2.
Possible permutations:
Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Araujo, Christensen, Balder; Romeu, Pedri, Gundogan; Dembele, Lewandowski, Abud . Head Coach: Xavi Hernandez.
real Madrid: Lunin; Carvajal, Rudiger, Alaba, Mendy; Camavinga, Modric, Valverde, Bellingham; Rodrygo and Vinicius Jr. Coach: Carlo Ann Cellotti.
stadium: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Hour: 16,000 locals (21:00 GMT).