Yamal VS Lingard Barcelona is likely to face Seoul in Korea this summer
Feb 15, 2025
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FC Barcelona's visit to Korea is outlined. The news of Barcelona's visit to Korea was first reported in December last year. Catalan radio said 'Barcelona is planning a tour of Korea, Japan, China, and East Asia with a summer tour in 2025' Barcelona spent the last few years in the U.S. preseason. In particular, Real Madrid and El Clasico were steadily held in the United States. However, the U.S. tour has become virtually impossible due to the hosting of the Club World Cup in the summer of 2025.
FIFA is scheduled to host the Club World Cup, which has been expanded to 32 countries, from June to July next year. Top clubs from all over the world, including prestigious European clubs such as Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Manchester City, and Chelsea, will participate. The games will be played in LA, Charlotte, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Washington and Miami.
The Asian tour has emerged as an alternative. According to Catalan radio, Barcelona has planned to play a total of three games, one each in South Korea, Japan and China.
However, according to Roger Toreyo of Mundo Deportivo on the 14th (Korea time), Barcelona is likely to play two games in Korea. He said 'Barcelona began to shape its pre-season schedule. He said he is preparing for two friendly matches in South Korea, adding that it will make up to $10 million (about 14.4 billion won) in profits.
According to Toreyo, it seems like a team has already been decided. It's FC Seoul. He said, `One of the two games will be against Seoul, where Lingard is from Manchester United. The venue is Seoul World Cup Stadium. The other game has yet to be decided. Reporter Torreyo said, "'Jeonbuk Hyundai, led by head coach Gus Foyet, is the leading candidate. The reason why it has not been confirmed yet is that it can play against the K-League All-Star. We are negotiating with other organizations for the K-League All-Star. Barcelona reportedly wants to play both games in Seoul.
If Barcelona comes to Korea this summer, it will be its third visit to Korea. Barcelona played a friendly match against Suwon Samsung in the summer of 2004. Barcelona, led by head coach Franck Leicard at the time, mobilized all key members, including Ronaldinho and Xavi Hernandez, but lost 0-1 after collapsing with Urmov's powerful left-footed free-kick.
He then stepped on Korean soil once again in the summer of 2010. Barcelona, led by Pep Guardiola at the time, played against the K-League All-Star team. There was confusion over whether Lionel Messi would play or not, and there was a lot of backbiting. At the start of the second half, Messi scored two goals, and the game ended with Barcelona's 5-2 victory.
Barcelona also sought to visit Korea last year, but failed to achieve its goal due to date issues. At that time, he pushed for a game against Jeonbuk, but he couldn't fly to Korea due to the schedule of the final league match at that time. Barcelona is one of the best clubs in the world that need no explanation. Superstars such as Ramin Yamal, Roberto Lewandowski, Pedri and Hafinha are currently playing.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
