Barcelona vs Leicester City: Where to watch live, preview, possible XI
Premier League champions out to bounce back after heavy defeat against Paris Saint-Germain.
Leicester City will look to bounce back from a heavy defeat against Paris Saint-Germain when they face Barcelona in the International Champions Cup at the Friends Arena in Solna, Sweden, on 3 August.
Where to watch live
Kick-off is set for 7pm BST. The game will be broadcast live on Sky Sports 1 HD. Scroll down for the list of channels showing the game outside the UK.
Overview
Barcelona kicked off their pre-season by beating Scottish champions Celtic 3-1 in Dublin, with Arda Turan and Munir El Haddadi among the goals. The Catalan giants will face Liverpool at Wembley at the weekend before a Joan Gamper Trophy clash against Sampdoria at Camp Nou on 10 August.
Lionel Messi played 45 minutes of the match against Celtic and is expected to start alongside Luis Suarez in attack. New signings Andre Gomes, Samuel Umtiti and Lucas Digne have not travelled to Sweden and will not feature.
Leicester City began their pre-season by beating Celtic on penalties but were soon brought back down to earth as Paris Saint-Germain thrashed them 4-0 in the United States. The Barcelona match is the Foxes' final pre-season warm-up before their Community Shield curtain-raiser against Manchester United at Wembley on 7 August.
New Foxes signings Ahmed Musa and Nampalys Mendy are yet to play a full 90 minutes in pre-season and could both start at the Friends Arena.
Team news
Barcelona possible XI: Masip; Vidal, Martinez, Mathieu, Camara; Suarez, Roberto, Turan; Messi, Suarez, Munir
Leicester City possible XI: Schmeichel; Simpson, Morgan, Huth, Chilwell; Mahrez, Mendy, Drinkwater, Albrighton; Okazaki, Musa
Market | Broadcast partner |
Argentina | Canal de la Ciudad, TyC Sports |
Australia | Nine Network, Optus Sport |
Czech Republic Latvia Lithuania | Setanta |
Belgium | Belgacom |
Bolivia Paraguay | Tigo Sports |
Brazil | Esporte Interativo |
Canada | TSN |
Central America | ESPN |
China | LeTV + regional channels |
Colombia | RCN |
Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina | Arena Sport |
Eurasia | Setanta |
France | beIN Sports |
Germany Switzerland Austria | Sport 1 (16+ matches) |
Greece | Nova Sports |
Hong Kong | i-Cable |
Iceland | 365 Media |
Indonesia | iNews TV |
Italy | Mediaset Premium |
India | Sony ESPN |
Japan | J Sports |
Malaysia | Telekom Malaysia |
Mexico | ESPN |
Middle East and North Africa | beIN Sports |
Netherlands | Eredivisie |
New Zealand | VDR (3 Aus. matches only) |
Portugal | Sport TV |
Russia | VGTRK |
Singapore | StarHub |
South America (excl. Brazil) | ESPN, DirecTV |
SouthAsia | SonyEspn |
South Korea | JTBC3 Fox sports |
Spain | Atresmedia, Canal+ Liga, TV3 |
Sub Saharan Africa | StarTimes |
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland | Chelsea TV (Chelsea games only) LFC TV (Liverpool games only) MUTV (Manchester United games only) Sky Sports (every game except those including Chelsea and Manchester United.) |
USA Puerto Rico CARICOM | ESPN (English), ESPN Deportes (Spanish) |
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