Barcelona vs Arsenal LIVE
Joan Gamper Trophy 2019
Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona
Kick-off time: 7pm BST
Arsenal complete their pre-season preparations with a trip to face Barcelona in the 2019 edition of the Joan Gamper Trophy today.
The Gunners followed up their disappointing Emirates Cup loss to Lyon on home soil last weekend with a trip to western France, where they drew 1-1 with Angers SCO courtesy of Reiss Nelson's effort before Emiliano Martinez denied former Gunner Jeff Reine-Adelaide to ensure a 4-3 penalty shootout victory.
Arsenal fans will not get a first glimpse of record signing Nicolas Pepe, with the £72million winger missing out on Unai Emery's 21-man squad.
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TV channel and live stream information
The match will be shown live on Premier Sports 1.
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Barcelona vs Arsenal team news and predicted lineups
Nicolas Pepe will not make his Arsenal debut after being left out of Emery's 21-man squad. Arsenal take on Barca at Camp Nou on Sunday evening, but £72million signing Pepe will play no part against the Spanish champions.
While Arsenal fans may be disappointed not to see their new winger in full flight at Camp Nou, there was better news elsewhere as Lucas Torreira made the trip along with Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac.
Uruguay midfielder Torreira is yet to feature in pre-season after having an extended break following the Copa America, but is available tonight.
Ozil and Kolasinac are also available for selection having been granted time off following a recent attempting car-jacking in north London.
Alexandre Lacazette misses out as expected, although Arsenal are confident the striker will be fit for the club's first game of the Premier League season against Newcastle next weekend.
Arsenal squad in full: Leno, Martinez, Maitland-Niles, Chambers, Sokratis, Mustafi, Monreal, Kolasinac, Thompson, Ceballos, Guendouzi, Torreira, Xhaka, Willock, Mkhitaryan, Nelson, Ozil, Martinelli, Saka, Aubameyang, Nketiah
Barcelona XI: Ter Stegen, Semedo, Pique, Umtiti, Alba, Roberto, Busquets, Rakitic, Dembele, Griezmann, Suarez
Arsenal XI: Leno, Maitland-Niles, Sokratis, Chambers, Monreal, Guendouzi, Xhaka, Ceballos, Mkhitaryan, Aubameyang, Nketiah
Prediction: Barcelona 2-2 Arsenal
The Emirates Cup loss and underwhelming draw in Angers has just begun to take the shine off what had otherwise been a promising pre-season campaign for Arsenal that included wins over Bayern Munich and Fiorentina and an enthralling tussle with Real Madrid.
However, finally getting the Pepe deal over the line should provide a nice boost to supporters and players alike, while Lacazette's quick return is also very positive news with the 2019-20 season now just around the corner.
Barcelona were bested by top-flight English opposition in Japan and are still likely to be without Messi, though Suarez will look to play some part against the team who so famously bid £40m plus £1 for his services back in 2013.
Another entertaining encounter features no shortage of goalmouth action and ends all square.
