FOOTBALL
This will be the fifth tour of Asia for FC Barcelona, the previous happened in 2004/05, 2005/06, 2007/08 and 2010/11 seasons
The Blaugrana visited China on the previous four tours
FC Barcelona will play three matches this summer in Asia. The team will travel to China on August 3, Thailand on August 7, and Malaysia on August 10, where they will play against three teams that have yet to be announced. This will be Barça’s fifth tour of Asia in the last 10 years. Here’s an overview of the first four:
Summer of 2004 Cities visited: Seoul (South Korea), Tokyo and Shizuoka (Japan)and Shanghai (China) Summer of 2005 Cities visited: Tokyo (Japan) and Macau (China) Summer of 2007 Cities visited: Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan) and Hong Kong (China) Summer of 2010 Cities visited: Seoul (South Korea) and Beijing (China)
Games played: 4
Rivals: Suwon Samsung (1-0), Kashima Antlers (0-5), Jubilo Iwata (0-3) i International Xangai
Record: Three victories and one draw; 11 goals scored and 1 conceded
Games played: 2
Rivals: Yokohama Marinos (1-1) and Shenzhen Jian Li Bao (0-9)
Record: One victory and one draw; 10 goals scored and 1 conceded
Games played: 3
Rivals: Beijing Guoan (0-3), Yokohama Marinos (0-1) and Mission Hills Invitations XI (0-4)
Record: Three victories; 8 goals scored and none conceded
Games played: 2
Rivals: K-League All Star (2-5) and Beijing Guoan (0-3)
Record: Two victories; 8 goals scored and 2 conceded