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Barcelona does not have much time for rest before its December friendly against Club America in Dallas. The club’s game at the Cotton Bowl is the day after Barcelona had a LaLiga win over Almeria. Knowing that, the Spanish side scheduled this match, nonetheless. It is a quick return for Barcelona in more ways than one, too. The Catalan side was in the United States this past summer during its preseason tour. It played teams from Spain, Italy and England in its four games.
In the summer’s El Clasico, Barcelona played in Dallas and defeated Real Madrid 3-0. They have already confirmed a game with a short turnaround twice this year. They departed for Japan on June 6 for a match against Vissel Kobe, which began only two days after their last game of the 2022-23 season in which they won the league title.
How much will Barcelona earn from Club America friendly?
Following its Dec. 20 LaLiga match against Almeria, Barca immediately took a flight to the United States for the friendly. It will not be an easy game for Barcelona, though, even if the players are mentally ready for their holiday break. Club America won the Liga MX title last weekend with a 4-1 aggregate win over Tigres.
Barcelona manager Xavi praised Club America for its domestic achievements. The Spaniard named one of America’s players as a former target of his at a previous club.
“First, I want to congratulate Club America. They are a big rival, it will be an opportunity to get everyone playing. Jonathan Dos Santos, I wanted to sign him at Al Saad, but it wasn’t possible. He didn’t succeed here because he was in the best Barca in history,” Xavi said after defeating Almeria.
The club’s finances are expected to get a boost of about $5.5 million from the game, ESPN says. Meanwhile, as per Catalan newspaper SPORT, a portion of the match’s earnings will be allocated toward aid operations for Hurricane Otis, which just made landfall in Mexico.
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Author : Martina Alcheva
Publish date : 2023-12-21 15:15:18
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