Barcelona will play Tottenham Hotspur in the Joan Gamper Trophy – report

Barcelona began their pre-season training today with several players returning to the club’s Ciutat Esportiva complex for medical and fitness tests and light training.

Things will kick up a notch as the week progresses before the Blaugrana fly off to the United States of America where they will several friendly encounters against high-level oppositions like Real Madrid, AC Milan, Arsenal, and Juventus in preparation for the next season.

Once they return from the tour of the US, Barcelona will have the final chance to prepare for the new campaign in the Joan Gamper Trophy game.

And according to Laia Tudel on Tot Costa, Barcelona will face off against Premier League outfit Tottenham Hotspur in the Joan Gamper Trophy.

The traditional curtain-raiser of a new season for the Catalan giants, the Joan Gamper Trophy encounter will be taking place on August 9, Wednesday, only a few days before they take on Getafe in their opening game of the 2023/24 La Liga campaign.

It was previously reported that Lazio could be Barcelona’s opponent for the Joan Gamper Trophy match. Maurizio Sarri’s side would have been a good test for Xavi Hernandez & co. before they begin the defence of their La Liga crown.

However, Lazio have now seemingly been replaced by Tottenham Hotspur as the Blaugrana’s opponent for the game.

The Lilywhites, who are in talks with Barcelona to sign Clement Lenglet, have a new manager at the helm in the form of Ange Postecoglou and will pose an interesting challenge with quality players like Harry Kane, Son Heung-min, and Dejan Kulusevski in their ranks.