Liverpool likely to face Spanish giants in Asia in 2025

Barcelona will not participate in next summer’s Club World Cup in the United States, with Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid being the two Spanish representatives. It looks like the Catalan giants will be heading to Asia for their pre-season tour after three consecutive seasons in the United States.

According to Sport, Barcelona have signed a contract to play four friendlies in Asia next summer, and a possible fifth before the Champions League final if the Blaugrana are not involved. They have an agreement to participate in ‘The Tournament’, a preseason tournament, in which two games will probably be played in Japan and another couple in South Korea.

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One of their possible rivals is Liverpool, the Catalan newspaper continues, while another will probably be the K-League XI. The fact that the ‘reds’ do not participate in the Club World Cup makes them candidates to participate in the tour.