Champions League Barcelona vs Tottenham (4-2)

Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur will face off in the Joan Gamper Trophy on Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at 11.30 pm Indian Standard Time at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys (Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium) in Barcelona. The match is the traditional curtain-raiser for the new La Liga and Premier League seasons. In the United States a fortnight ago, Barcelona were soundly beaten by Arsenal 5-3 in Los Angeles with Xavi Hernandez complaining that his opposite number Mikel Arteta had approached the meeting like a match in Europe's elite competition.

Sure half of Xavi's squad had been wiped out by a virus further north in Santa Clara causing their first game of the tour against Juventus to be canceled. And granted, these are just friendlies.

Barcelona won La Liga, beating competition from Real Madrid and Tottenham finished eighth in the Premier League last season. Both teams have made significant signings in the summer transfer window, with Barcelona bringing in Ilkay Gundogan and Tottenham signing James Maddison.

Tottenham will be looking to make a statement with a win against Barcelona. They have a good mix of youth and experience in their team, and they will be hoping that Harry Kane, who has been tipped to depart the club soon, continues to add to his pre-season tally after scoring four times in a friendly match against Shakhtar Donetsk on Sunday.

This match is sure to be a close one, and it could go either way. It will be a great opportunity for both teams to test themselves against each other ahead of the start of the new season. Here GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.

Postecolgou's side soon responded when Skipp fired home following Giovani Lo Celso's shot, which hit the woodwork.

That move had started with some dogged play from Ivan Perisic down the Spurs left. And the Croatian was also involved in Skipp's second, as the English midfielder nodded home an inch-perfect Perisic cross to make it 2-1.

Spurs looked in control. But it was 16-year-old substitute Lamine Yamal who turned the game after coming on in the final 10 minutes; first picking out the onrushing Ferran Torres to turn home from close-range to make it 2-2, and then dazzling with a phenomenal turn before feeding Fati, who fired the winner beyond goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario in the Spurs goal.

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