Official: Barcelona to take on Real Madrid in USA on this date | OneFootball

Barcelona have finally released the confirmed date and timings of their upcoming games in the pre-season tour to the United States.

The Catalans were confirmed to face familiar European opponents such as Manchester City and AC Milan along with arch-rivals Real Madrid. But the dates and timings were not official until now.

Barcelona to take on Real Madrid on Aug 4

Barcelona are set to open their US tour with a game against Manchester City on July 31, at the Camping World Stadium in Florida.

With an overall capacity of just over 60,000, Camping World Stadium is home to American football team Orlando Guardians. The game will be played at 01:00 CET.

The Man City game will be followed by the highly-awaited El Clasico on August 4, at the Metlife Stadium in New Jersey.

The Metlife Stadium is home to American football team New York Jets, with an overall capacity of about 82,000. The game will be played at 01:00 CET.

This will be the first time new coach Hansi Flick coach will take on Real Madrid after becoming the Barcelona coach.

It will be an exciting opportunity for the German tactician to impose his authority and mastermind Barcelona to a morale-boosting win over their arch-rivals.

Finally, Barcelona will conclude their US tour with an August 7 matchup against AC Milan at M&D Bank Stadium in Baltimore.

M&D Bank Stadium is a 71,000 seater ground, which is home to NFL outfit Baltimore Ravens. The match will be played at 01:30 CET.