Barcelona vs Vissel Kobe live stream: How to watch pre-season friendly online and on TV
The Spanish champions take on two club legends in Andres Iniesta and David Villa in Japan
Barcelona line-up against two club legends in their pre-season friendly versus Vissel Kobe on Saturday.
Andres Iniesta and David Villa are both winding down their careers in Japan, while Sergi Samper has also recently moved to the club.
It will be another chance for Barcelona to show off new signings Antoine Griezmann and Frenkie De Jong, while Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez are still unavailable after their efforts at the Copa America.
After the fixture, Barcelona will continue their pre-season tour against Arsenal, before back-to-back games against Napoli ahead of their La Liga defence.
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Show all 12What time is kick-off in the UK?
The game kicks off in Kobe on 27 July at 10.00am BST.
Can I watch it online?
The match is being broadcast live on Freesports UK.
Likely line-ups
Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Semedo, Pique, Lenglet, Alba; Busquets, De Jong, Rakitic; Malcom, Griezmann, Dembele
Vissel Kobe: Maekawa; Nishi, Osaki, Miya, Hatsuse; Yamaguchi, Yasui; Villa, Iniesta, Furuhashi; Wellington
Odds
Barcelona 1/4
Draw 9/2
Vissel Kobe 13/2
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