Barcelona’s preseason tour of the United States will be delayed by their match against Arsenal in Los Angeles, which will take place in the wee hours of Thursday morning.
Their program will begin later than expected due to the postponement of last weekend’s game against Juventus. Barcelona will participate in three games as part of the tour, with this weekend’s encounter versus Real Madrid serving as the event’s centerpiece.
🚨 The jersey numbers for the 2023 summer tour in the United States! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/1ZdxJfx1qM
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There are some interesting details to note in Barcelona’s squad statistics for their preseason games. Inigo Martinez, Ilkay Gundogan, and Oriol Romeu, who were just signed, are ranked #5, #14, and #18 respectively. Alejandro Balde is ranked #3.
The numbers #2 and #12 have been assigned to Sergino Dest and Clement Lenglet, who both joined the team again this summer despite being strongly rumored to be leaving once more.
It is yet unclear whether these choices represent the positions these players will hold when the new season, which begins for Barcelona in less than two weeks, begins.