FC Barcelona go bring dia 2026/27 pre-season to end tonight wit di Joan Gamper Trophy match against Al Ahly for Spotify Camp Nou. Di squad no complete yet, as Deco still dey work hard to finalize di search for a proper No. 9 and possibly strengten anoda position. But di club go still present di players wey dey make up Hansi Flick squad for dis period.
Before di kickoff, di German coach and captain Raphinha go address di supporters as di new season officially start wit di presentation of di squad. According to Jijantes, eight La Masia players go dey involved tonight as di first-team squad dey presented to di fans for Spotify Camp Nou.
Di eight young players na Orian Goren, Hamza Abdelkarim, Xavi Espart, Jordi Pesquer, Alvaro Cortes, Brian Farinas, Iker Rodriguez, and Ebrima Tunkara. Dem all don make am to di end of pre-season, even as di senior internationals don dey return.
Di World Cup for United States, Mexico and Canada bin make plenty first-team stars no dey available for di early part of pre-season. So Flick bin rely on many academy players over di past few weeks. But as di senior boys don come back, di group bin don reduce. Still, seven outfield academy players plus one goalkeeper don make am all di way to di end, and dem go dey di stadium tonight.
E go be special evening for Hamza Abdelkarim, especially, as e go face im former club. Di young player go dey eye di game wit extra motivation, no doubt.
For Ebrima Tunkara, e just play one hour for Barça Atletic dis morning against CE Europa at Estadi Johan Cruyff. But despite dat, e still dey involved wit di first team today for di Gamper Trophy match. Whether e go get chance to play tonight or e go remain for bench, na wetin we go see later.
Goalkeeper Iker Rodriguez also dey do double duty today. Di youngster don return to Barça Atletic less dan one week ago and finish di match against Europa earlier today. However, Flick coaching staff and di sporting department see am as strong candidate for di first-team third-goalkeeper role, where e go compete wit Eder Aller.
So im presence for di squad as di players dey presented to di fans ahead of di new season go be crucial, even if e no get any minutes.
