This Wednesday July 21 the FC Barcelona He will play his first friendly of the 2021/22 preseason. Those of Koeman will receive a visit from Gymnastics of Tarragona at Estadi Johan Cruyff (7:00 p.m.) to play the first preparatory match for the start of the League on August 15.
Curiously, the first friendly of the preseason will be against Tarragona, as in the last preseason. Then, the culés won 3-1 thanks to the goals of Dembélé, Griezmann and Coutinho. Here are the highlights of that match:
If we review the rest of the pre-season starts, we see that the Catalans usually start the summer with very different results. In the 2019 preseason, the Catalans lost the first game against him Chelsea (1-2), in a match where the Barça goal was the work of Rakitic. In the previous summer, in 2018, a draw against the Tottenham (2-2) with goals from Munir y Arthur, and in 2017, victory against Juventus with doublet of Neymar Jr.
If we go further back, in 2016 the preseason began with a victory against Celtic 3-1, with goals from Arda Turan, Munir and Ambrose in own goal. In 2015, again victory, this time against Los Angeles Galaxand (2-1), with goals from Luis Suárez and Sergi Roberto, and in 2014, victory 0-1 against Recreativo de Huelva with a goal from Joan Roman.
Thus, next Wednesday a new preseason for the Catalans will begin. Who will be the first scorer? Will they repeat the triumph of last year against Nàstic? Follow it on July 21 at 7 p.m., exclusively on Barça TV +.
