Real Madrid, Barcelona To Meet In Las Vegas During US Tour
Jun 10, 2022, 10:09 AM
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Barcelona battles for possession with Casemiro of Real Madrid during the LaLiga Santander match between Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 20, 2022 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)
(Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Real Madrid and Barcelona will meet in an exhibition July 23 in Las Vegas in just the second edition of the El Clásico rivalry on U.S. soil.
The Spanish superpowers will visit Allegiant Stadium, the 2-year-old home of the NFL’s Raiders just off the Las Vegas Strip, as part of a summer tour also featuring Juventus and Mexican powers Chivas and Club América across five U.S. cities.
Soccer Champions Tour is coming!
@realmadrid, @FCBarcelona, @juventusfc, and @Chivas make their way to Las Vegas to headline two matches at Allegiant Stadium this July. 🎟️ On sale to the public on June 17.Sign up to get your exclusive pre-sale codes at the link in our bio. pic.twitter.com/2Cuj1rsPki
— Allegiant Stadium (@AllegiantStadm) June 10, 2022
Barcelona and Juventus will meet at Dallas’ Cotton Bowl Stadium on July 26, while UEFA Champions League winners Real will face Juventus at the famed Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on July 30.
The three European giants are traveling to the U.S. as part of the inaugural Soccer Champions Tour formally launched Friday by sports entertainment conglomerate AEG.
Welcome to the fabulous El Clásico 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/iGg75fs5EC
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) June 10, 2022
Juventus also will play Chivas in Las Vegas on July 22, while Madrid will face América at Oracle Park in San Francisco on July 26.
Summer tours of the lucrative U.S. market for foreign teams are back in full force after a two-year slowdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Most of the teams in the Soccer Champions Tour also have scheduled additional exhibitions, while Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich and Premier League champs Manchester City are among several other major European clubs playing in the U.S. next month.
🇺🇸🙌 We're going back to the USA!
⚽ Soccer Champions Tour
1️⃣ 23/07 vs @FCBarcelona (Las Vegas)
2️⃣ 26/07 vs @ClubAmerica_EN (San Francisco)
3️⃣ 30/07 vs @juventusfcen (Los Angeles) pic.twitter.com/AgGxLuwRa4— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) June 10, 2022
Barcelona and Madrid met on U.S. soil for the first time in the summer of 2017, and over 66,000 fans paid hefty ticket prices to pack Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium for Barca’s 3-2 victory. The archrivals hadn’t met outside Spain in 35 years before that exhibition as part of the International Champions Cup.
Barcelona is also scheduled to face David Beckham’s Inter Miami MLS club on July 19 before wrapping up its summer tour against MLS’ New York Red Bulls on July 30.
