Tokyo: Barcelona will travel to Japan to play pre-season games against Chelsea and Andres Iniesta’s J-League club Vissel Kobe in July, the Spanish giants announced Thursday.
The runaway La Liga leaders take on English side Chelsea in Saitama on July 23 and on July 27 face Kobe, the club Barca legend Iniesta joined last year after helping the Catalans scoop 32 trophies in a glittering career.
Barcelona have not played in Japan since they beat Argentina’s River Plate 3-0 in the 2015 Club World Cup final at Yokohama.
Chelsea, beaten finalists at the 2012 Club World Cup, are also scheduled to play J-League side Kawasaki
