Barcelona’s opening friendly of their preseason tour will go ahead as planned, with Vissel Kobe their first opponents of the summer on Sunday.
The fixture, which the club confirmed in June, had been thrust into doubt just before Barcelona were due to fly to Japan. The La Liga champions said on Wednesday that Sunday’s clash would not go ahead due to a row with promoters, but the issues, believed to be financial, were resolved by Thursday, and the club flew out on Friday.
