The match between FC Barcelona and Juventus in Turin, which was to be Xavi’s Barça debut in the 2023-2024 pre-season, has been suspended due to an intestinal virus that has affected the Barça squad
The club has communicated that the match cannot be played
The FC Barcelona has informed that the party between the blaugrana club and the Juventus of Turín has remained suspended due to indisposition of several Barça footballers.
This is the statement from the blaugrana club: “FC Barcelona informs that the match against Juventus FC, scheduled for Today, July 22 at 7:30 p.m. at Levi’s Stadium corresponding to the Soccer Champions Tour, has been suspended. An important part of the Barcelona squad is affected by viral gastroenteritis”.
The team is currently in Los Angeles where they woke up and had to have traveled at 12 o’clock in the morning to Santa Clara, to play the game against Juventus.
It would be a virus that would be affecting about 10 footballers of the blaugrana expedition and they would have tried to reschedule the game but it has finally been cancelled. The next scheduled match is on Thursday 27 at 4:30 in the morning, Spanish time, against Arsenal.