Barcelona to Face Arsenal in Joan Gamper Trophy

New Delhi [India], Jun 21 (ANI): Spanish football club FC Barcelona on Friday announced that they would be taking on English club Arsenal in a one-off match for the Joan Gamper trophy."Barca to host @Arsenal in Gamper match on August 4!," FC Barcelona tweeted."@FCBarcelona, We'll head to the Nou Camp to compete in the Joan Gamper Trophy on Sunday, August 4," Arsenal tweeted.This match will serve as a pre-season friendly for the Spanish club ahead of LA Liga.Arsenal will be making their first-ever appearance in the Gamper trophy.Barcelona will be playing two matches in Japan which will act as friendlies -- against Chelsea in Tokyo on July 23 and versus Vissel Kobe in Kobe on July 27 before the La Liga is set to open in mid-August.The La Liga will begin from August.Barcelona was able to lift the La Liga title for 2018/19 season as they had 87 points from 38 matches.The team was knocked out in the Champions League semi-final by Liverpool FC.On the other hand, Arsenal finished at the fifth position in the Premier League standings with 70 points from 38 matches. (ANI)

(The above story is verified and authored by ANI staff, ANI is South Asia's leading multimedia news agency with over 100 bureaus in India, South Asia and across the globe. ANI brings the latest news on Politics and Current Affairs in India & around the World, Sports, Health, Fitness, Entertainment, & News. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)