Barcelona Femení will return to the United States this summer as part of their preparations for the new season, with friendlies scheduled against Bay FC and Dallas Trinity FC in August.
The European champions will kick off their mini-tour against National Women’s Soccer League side Bay FC at Paypal Park in San José, California, on Aug. 27.
They will then head to Texas where they will play Dallas Trinity, who will compete in the brand new USL Super League, at the Cotton Bowl Stadium on Aug. 30.
It is the third time Barça’s women have been to the U.S. In 2018, they travelled alongside the men’s team, beating SoCal FC 5-0 in a friendly played in Los Angeles.
They returned in 2021 as part of the Women’s International Champions Cup, losing to Lyon in the semifinal before winning 3-2 against Houston Dash in the third-place playoff.
Barça head to America as the dominant team in European football after winning a second successive Champions League earlier this year, beating Lyon in the final and recording a first-ever win over the French side in the process.
A series of changes have followed that success, though, which…
