FC Barcelona will wrap up their Asia preseason tour today with a final friendly against Daegu FC at the DGB Daegu Bank Park, as they chase a third straight victory following their wins over Vissel Kobe and FC Seoul.
The Catalans stormed to a spectacular 7–3 triumph over FC Seoul on July 31 and opened the tour with a confident 3–1 win over Vissel Kobe on July 27 . Under Hansi Flick, Barcelona aim to maintain this attacking form and correct lingering defensive issues, having conceded three goals in Seoul.
Daegu enter the match in woeful form winless in their last 12 outings across competitions and without victory since mid May, with their last league triumph dating to a 2–1 result against FC Anyang. Manager Park Chang hyun is expected to lean on Brazilian veteran Cesinha, who has contributed nine goal involvements in 14 calendar year games, to spark his underperforming attack.
Match details at a glance
Venue: Daegu iM Bank Park (capacity ~12,400)
- Kick off: Monday, 4 August localized at 13:00 Korea Standard Time (7 a.m. ET / 12 p.m. BST)
- Broadcast: Available worldwide for free on Barcelona’s official YouTube channel, with live coverage also on As.com
Predicted line ups
- Daegu (4-4-2): Oh; Woo, Kim J-H, Jo, Jeong; Hwang, Lee, Lamas, Jung; Kim J-G, Cesinha
- Missing due to injury: Kim Jeong hyun, Park Dae hun and Hong Jeongun
- Barcelona (4-2-3-1): Garcia Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Balde, Pedri, de Jong; Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha, Lewandowski
Lamine Yamal impressed with a rode brace in Seoul and will spearhead the attack once more. Dani Olmo is expected to provide creativity behind Robert Lewandowski, who netted his first pre season goal in the previous match .
Meanwhile, rotation is expected after halftime, with summer signings Marcus Rashford and Roony Bardghji likely to earn minutes. However, Inigo Martinez and Fermin Lopez have been ruled out with fitness concerns after hiccups during training sessions in Seoul
Prediction
Given Daegu’s ongoing struggles including conceding 12 goals in their last five outings Barcelona are expected to dominate and potentially eclipse their high octane display from Seoul . A comfortable win appears likely as they prepare to head home and gear up for the Joan Gamper Trophy in mid August.
