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Leeds United confirm final high-profile pre-season friendly of the summer

Leeds United have confirmed their sixth and final pre-season friendly of the summer will be against Europa League champions Villarreal.

Marcelo Bielsa's side will take on the La Liga team on Saturday August 7, one week before their Premier League opener at Old Trafford against Manchester United.

The match will be played behind-closed-doors, with Leeds listing it as an 'away' fixture, while the Villarreal website listing the venue as 'to be confirmed'.

Leeds fans will be able to watch a live stream of the action via the LIVENow platform that is broadcasting the rest of Leeds' pre-season friendlies.

Unai Emery's side finished seventh in LaLiga last term, but beat Manchester United on penalties to win the Europa League.

This will be Leeds' second pre-season friendly against top-half LaLiga opposition, with the Whites facing Real Betis at Loughborough University on Saturday.

That comes after Leeds play at Fleetwood Town tonight and follows Wednesday's 1-1 draw at Blackburn Rovers and a 3-2 win at Guiseley on Tuesday evening which kicked off their slate of pre-season fixtures.

Leeds will also face Ajax in Amsterdam on Wednesday evening.

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