Barcelona wrap up their pre-season tour of the United States in Baltimore on Tuesday as they face Serie A heavyweights AC Milan.
Hansi Flick's side came out on top 2-1 in a 'friendly' El Clasico against arch-rivals Real Madrid on Saturday. Rising star Pau Victor was the star of the show as the 22-year-old striker bagged a brace in their New York Clasico win against Los Blancos.
Paulo Fonseca's Rossoneri, meanwhile, have so far recorded impressive wins over Manchester City and Real Madrid in the US and will hope to oversee a strong end to their Stateside venture by taking down another giant in Barcelona.
How to watch Barcelona vs. AC Milan
How to watch Barcelona vs. AC Milan live stream
Here's how to watch this pre-season friendly match in the U.S.:
- TV channel: ESPN Deportes, TUDN
- Live stream: Fubo, ESPN+
This game is available for live broadcast on ESPN and in Spanish on ESPN Deportes and TUDN. Streaming options are available on ESPN+ and Fubo with the latter offering a FREE trial to new subscribers.
Barcelona vs. AC Milan: Kickoff time
This pre-season friendly clash takes place at the M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, United States and kicks off on Tuesday, August 6 at 7:30 p.m. local time.
Here's how that time translates across the United States:
- Eastern Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Central Time: 6:30 p.m.
- Mountain Time: 5:30 p.m.
- Pacific Time: 4:30 p.m.
Barcelona vs. AC Milan: Team news
Barcelona will continue to be without their Olympic trio, Fermin Lopez, Pau Cubarsi, and Eric Garcia. Meanwhile, Euro 2024 winners Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres are still enjoying their well-deserved break, and semi-finalist Jules Kounde is back in training.
Barca are currently dealing with several injuries: Ronald Araujo, Pedri, Gavi, Frenkie de Jong and Ansu Fati are all currently sidelined along with young striker Vitor Roque who is recovering from an ankle injury.
Oriol Romeu has left the camp to finalize his return to Girona, however, manager Flick could still bolster the midfield with the return of Ilkay Gundogan.
Barcelona predicted XI (4-2-3-1 right to left): Ter Stegen (GK) — Fort, Christensen, Martinez, Balde — Casado, Gundogan — Victor, Torre, Raphinha — Lewandowski.
Injured: Ronald Araujo, Pedri, Gavi, Frenkie de Jong, Ansu Fati, Vitor Roque.## Suspended: N/A
New signing Strahinja Pavlovic may also miss out on his debut due to fitness concerns, while right-back Alessandro Florenzi recently underwent surgery for an ACL injury and is expected to be out for several months.
Milan have welcomed Euro 2024 stars Tijjani Reijnders, Mike Maignan, and Theo Hernandez back to their training base on, however, the trio will not participate in the match against Barcelona as they continue recover in Italy. Midfielder Ismael Bennacer is reportedly training individually in the USA.
Despite these setbacks, there is good news for manager Fonseca, as Portuguese winger Rafael Leao is expected to return to play on Tuesday.
AC Milan predicted XI (4-2-3-1 right to left): Torriani (GK) — Calabria, Tomori, Thiaw, Jimenez — Loftus-Cheek, Pobega, Musah — Chukwueze, Jovic, Leao.
Injured: Strahinja Pavlovic, Alessandro Florenzi, Ismael Bennacer (doubt)## Suspended: N/A
Barcelona vs. AC Milan: Prediction
With several key absences on both sides, young guns will seize the opportunity to impress and break into the starting lineup, making a thrilling draw a likely result.
