Overview
- Barcelona traveled to Udine on Saturday, August 8 to play the inaugural Friuli Venezia Giulia Cup, a three-team tournament where each match lasts 45 minutes and draws go straight to penalties.
- The club published a confirmed starting XI for the Barcelona–Nottingham Forest 45-minute match that mixes senior signings and La Masia prospects, showing Flick is rotating the squad for evaluation.
- Hansi Flick left Roony Bardghji and Marc Casado out of the traveling squad as a clear signal they should find new clubs, and sporting director Deco met Bardghji’s agent to advance exit plans.
- Multiple Catalan reports say centre-back Ronald Araujo is on the verge of a season-long loan to Liverpool with an announcement expected imminently, and Araujo collected his belongings at Barça’s training base before departing.
- The return of the triangular format revives a once-common preseason test and fits Barcelona’s local preparation this summer while the matches are streamed on club platforms such as Barça One and ForestTV for global fans.