Barcelona vs. Tottenham: game time, open thread, and how to watch the Gamper Trophy friendly

Tottenham Hotspur are playing the club’s final preseason tune-up match today, and it’s the most real pretend match that doesn’t matter Spurs have been in since the 2019 Audi Cup final. Spurs are in Spain to take on Barcelona in their annual Joan Gamper Trophy match. It’s perhaps the first REAL team Spurs have played all preseason, with apologies to West H... actually, scratch that, never apologize to West Ham.

At any rate, Barcelona seems to actually take this seriously so this should be a real test for Ange Postecoglou’s newly-revamped Tottenham team. But who will we see? It’s unclear, but we know it won’t include Harry Kane who remained in London and did not travel. Postecoglou hinted that he would give the lion’s share of the match minutes to players who did not feature heavily in Sunday’s friendly win over Shakhtar — so Richarlison for sure, but also players like Yves Bissouma, Eric Dier, Pedro Porro, Ivan Perisic, and Oliver Skipp. But we won’t know until the lineups come out.

Remember, this is a friendly. It’s meaningless. That said, if Spurs take what could be a mixed A-B side and play decently against a real Barcelona squad, I’m gonna start getting irrationally excited about this season.

Lineups

How to Watch

Barcelona vs. Tottenham Hotspur (friendly - Joan Gamper Trophy)
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Time: 2 p.m. USA, 7 p.m. UK
TV: Fox Sports 2 (USA - English), Fox Deportes (USA - Spanish), not televised (UK). Check international listings at livesoccertv.com
Streaming: SpursPLAY

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