Barcelona are back. Well, sort of.Spain’s La Liga champions return to training today, but Hansi Flick’s group will be looking a little short for a while longer yet. Plenty of first-teamers are still away at the World Cup and others are on holiday after elimination from the tournament.All Barcelona players at the World Cup are guaranteed a three-week break before coming back to Catalonia.So what does that mean for pre-season? Who will Barca face in friendlies this month? And when does La Liga restart?Are Barcelona playing any friendlies?Barca’s first friendly of pre-season will be a behind-closed-doors match against CE Europa, a third-tier side from Barcelona, on July 24.Three days later, Flick’s squad begin a training camp at St George’s Park — where the English national team trains near Burton upon Trent. They will be there from July 27 until August 3, and they will also play friendly matches.One has already been confirmed against second-tier Birmingham City at their St Andrew’s home ground on July 31. Barca sources say they are working to schedule a second match in England, which will most likely be played behind closed doors.
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