Barcelona will have a first next month. The women’s team of the Catalan superpower will also participate during the annual battle for the Joan Gamper Trophy, it was announced on Friday afternoon. It is the first time in club history that this will take place. Opponent Juventus will also compete with both the men’s and women’s teams during the 56th edition of the prestigious tournament.
The women’s team of Barcelona, including Lieke Martens in the ranks, will play against Juventus on August 8, with 6 p.m. as the starting time. The formation of trainer Ronald Koeman will start the meeting with 21 that same day at 9.30 pm La Vecchia Signora. A maximum of 19,869 spectators will attend the two Joan Gamper Trophy matches at the Camp Nou, Barcelona said in a statement on Friday.
The last time Juventus took part in the tournament in Barcelona was in 2005. A then only eighteen-year-old Lionel Messi made a big impression with his performance against the Italian superpower, which Barcelona managed to hold at 2-2. On behalf of the home club, Andrés Iniesta and Giovanni van Bronckhorst were accurate, while Alessandro Del Piero and David Trezeguet managed to find the net for Juventus. The visitors eventually triumphed by taking the penalty kicks better: 2-4.
The women’s team of Barcelona has been supreme in Spain for some time. In both 2020 and 2021, the championship and the national cup were won. In May of this year, the Champions League was won for the first time in club history. In the final battle on Swedish soil, Chelsea was settled with clear figures: 4-0.
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