Barcelona vs. Man City live score, updates, highlights from charity friendly

Abraham Smith

The European Cup season got underway a few weeks ago but giants FC Barcelona and Manchester City are breaking away from their competitive efforts as they face off at the Camp Nou in a charity match benefiting both organisations.

The teams come together at the Camp Nou to support Juan Carlos Unzue, a former Pep Guardiola teammate and assistant coach, in a game dubbed ‘A Great Game for a Greater Cause’. Each manager has named a strong squad for the event, with teams expecting top players to support ALS research.

Despite the game being set in the middle of the league season, it’s still early enough in the campaign that it shouldn’t pose too much of a problem for either of them as the Champions League group stage games are only a few weeks away.

Both clubs are expected to be battling for their respective domestic titles this season, with Man City already at the top of the Premier League table. Barcelona are also unbeaten in their first two La Liga games.

The Sporting News will be following the game live, providing updated scores, commentary and highlights as they take place.

Barcelona vs Man City Live Score

1H 2H final
Barcelona – – –
man city – – –

Goals:
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Barcelona vs Man City live updates, highlights, comments

Pre-Match: Barcelona vs Man City (kick-off at 21:30 CET)

110 minutes to kick: While the game itself will benefit ALS research, Barcelona are also promoting another cause with their third kit set to debut in this game. The Catalan club announced that its third kit features a design inspired by the Cross of Saint Jordi, which is the second highest civil award bestowed by the government of Catalonia after the Generalitat Gold Medal.

“It demonstrates Barça’s commitment to social causes, diversity and inclusion, core values ​​that underpin its motto of being ‘more than a club’,” the club said in its official announcement.

The award was first presented 30 years ago, with FC Barcelona being one of those first recipients, and the club celebrates the anniversary with the third kit design. Lionel Messi also received the award in early 2022, becoming the second footballer to receive the award after Johann Cruyff.

120 minutes to kick: Today’s game focuses on Juan Carlos Unzue, who was diagnosed with ALS in February 2020. Game proceeds from Camp Nou benefit ALS research.

Barcelona vs. Man City Lineups & Team News

Barcelona struggled to face a resolute Real Sociedad side in the first half last weekend, however Ansu Fatis The early introduction in the second period changed the game and led the Blaugrana to a 4-1 win.

Robert Lewandowski scored his first two Barcelona goals in that bounce-back win, including his first 44 seconds in the game. Xavi has a plethora of attacking options to back up the Poland striker and every game will be a dice roll to determine which trio he will play with that day.

There are currently no injuries that the Barca coach could avoid despite the status of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is up in the air given the possibility of his Chelsea departure. Although not yet registered for La Liga games, defender Jules Kounde could represent. Sergio Busquets was suspended for the game against La Real but was able to return in his place in midfield Frenkie deJong.

Below is the club’s latest starting line-up for this weekend’s LaLiga game against Real Sociedad:

Barcelona’s last starting line-up (4-3-3): Ter Stegen (TG) – Balde, Christensen, Garcia, Araujo – Gavi, De Jong, Pedri – Dembele, Lewandowski, Torres.

Barcelona substitutions (12): (Line-ups will be published one hour before kick-off)

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola assured fans the club would field a strong starting line-up, telling reporters when announcing the game: “We’ll bring all the big guns, don’t worry.”

However, there are some injuries that the Premier League side are struggling with. Above all, Nathan Ake developed an early groin problem against Newcastle on Sunday and did not travel to Barcelona with the squad. The Dutchman was replaced by Ruben Dias on Tyneside.

Aymeric Laporte He is reportedly close to returning after knee surgery but is not yet available. Jack Grealish missed the Newcastle game in one fell swoop and while he traveled to Spain for the game his status is unclear.

Below is the club’s latest starting line-up for the weekend’s Premier League game against Newcastle which resulted in a 3-3 draw:

Man City’s most recent starting line-up (4-3-3): Ederson (GK) – Cancelo, Ake, Stones, Walker – Gundogan, Rodri, Silva – Foden, Haaland, De Bruyne.

Man City substitutes (12): (Line-ups will be published one hour before kick-off)

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How to watch Barcelona vs Man City

date time TV channel stream
Australia Thu, 08/25 05:30 CET — BarcaTV+, City+, Man City Recast
Canada Wed, 08/24 15:30 ET — BarcaTV+, City+, Man City Recast
Hong Kong Thu, 08/25 03:30 CET — BarcaTV+, City+, Man City Recast
India Thu, 08/24 01:00 IST — BarcaTV+, City+, Man City Recast
Malaysia Thu, 08/25 03:30 CET — BarcaTV+, City+, Man City Recast
New Zealand Thu, 08/25 07:30 NZST — BarcaTV+, City+, Man City Recast
Singapore Thu, 08/25 03:30 SST — BarcaTV+, City+, Man City Recast
United Kingdom Wed, 08/24 20:30 CET — BarcaTV+, City+, Man City Recast
United States of America Wed, 08/24 15:30 ET CBS sports network fuboTV

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Champions League broadcaster CBS Sports Network will broadcast the game in the US, with this channel available to stream on fuboTV.

International: The friendly will be streamed across the globe via both clubs’ premium streaming services.

Barcelona will make the game available via BarcaTV+, while Man City will make the game available on both of the club’s streaming services, City+ and Man City Recast.

City+ is a seasonal subscription service for access to all Man City content, similar to BarcaTV+, while Recast is a cheaper pay-per-view subscription service offered by the Premier League.

Why are Barcelona and Manchester City playing a benefit game?

The match was set up to support ALS research on behalf of former Pep Guardiola assistant coach Juan Carlos Unzue, who was diagnosed with the disease in early 2020.

Unzue, a former goalkeeper who briefly played for Barcelona (1988-1990), was assistant coach at Barcelona from 2003-2010 and again from 2014-2017. He overlapped with Guardiola at the club from 2007 to 2010 before being hired to manage Numancia.

Unzue then took over Racing Santander before joining Celta Vigo as an assistant and then returning to Barcelona under Luis Enrique. The 55-year-old also took charge of Celta Vigo and Girona before ill health forced him to resign.

All ticket sales and proceeds from games at the stadium go towards ALS research, with the game benefiting the Luzon Foundation.

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