The possibility of Barcelona and Liverpool playing a pre-season match against South Korea in the upcoming summer has been raised.
Sport, Spain, announced on the 17th (Korea time) "According to sources, Barcelona has already announced that it plans to conduct a pre-season tour in Asia. Barcelona sign deal with South Korean promotion company to play four games in Asia during pre-season," he reported.
Prior to the report, Sport had already announced Barcelona's plans to prepare for the Asian tour. "Barcelona still needs a tour to make a lot of money," Sport said on the 12th. Barcelona has decided to tour Asia next summer. It is to meet with fans in Asia."
Barcelona set up a tour destination in Asia because of the Club World Cup in the United States. FIFA has significantly expanded the size of the tournament from the Club World Cup, which will be held in the summer of 2025. The 2025 Club World Cup will include Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, and Juventus.
Because of the Club World Cup, Barcelona turned to Asia, not the Americans, who visited for the last three consecutive seasons. According to Sport, Barcelona will play a pre-season tour in Asia in 2025. Barcelona, which has planned a total of four games, is believed to have plans to play two games in Japan and two in Korea. It is not 100% confirmed yet.
If Barcelona plays four games during its Asian tour, one of them is likely to become Liverpool. Sport added "The four teams that will face Barcelona on this pre-season tour are not yet known for sure. One of the four games is aimed at playing against Korea's All-Star team. Liverpool is likely to be Barcelona's opponent.
There is no decision yet on whether Barcelona and Liverpool will be held in Japan or Korea, but it is a matchup enough for fans to expect. Recently, Coupang Play has invited famous overseas teams to meet with Korean fans since 2022.
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Tottenham and Sevilla visited Korea in 2022, and Manchester City, Atletico Madrid and PSG in 2023. Tottenham and Bayern Munich visited in 2024. Almost all the games were sold out and the soccer v fans were very enthusiastic.
It has not been revealed whether Coupang Play is involved in Barcelona's Asian tour, but it is expected to be a huge topic if Barcelona visits Korea. Barcelona is one of the best teams in the world and is full of superstars such as Robert Lewandowski, Ramin Yamal and Pedri.
Liverpool is also a team with a lot of Korean fans. It is a team with world-class players such as Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander Arnold.
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