Elche will be FC Barcelona’s rival in the 55th edition of the Joan Gamper Trophy. This friendly football match which will be held at the Camp Nou on Saturday the 19th at 7:00 p.m.
The new First Division team will be the third and last test for Ronald Koeman’s Barça this preseason. Remember that this Saturday Barça beat Nàstic de Tarragona 3-1 in the first preseason test.
It will be the first time that the franjiverde team has participated in this tournament, which has been played uninterruptedly since 1966 and which this year celebrates its 55th edition. Furthermore, it will be the first LaLiga team to be invited since 1994, when Valencia played the match.
Barça and Elche should have met this weekend on the first day of LaLiga Santander, but the duel was postponed as compensation to those clubs that finished last year later than the rest.