Manchester City to face Barcelona, Chelsea on USA pre-season tour this summer
The Citizens travelled to Texas and Wisconsin to face Club America and Bayern Munich respectively during last summer's tour, a few months after celebrating a historic Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League treble.
Pep Guardiola's side, who are in the hunt to complete an unprecedented double-treble this term, have now confirmed dates for a four-match pre-season tour in the USA between July and August that will be delivered in collaboration with FC Series – an expansion of the Florida Cup.
Man City will kick-start their tour in North Carolina with a clash against Scottish Premiership champions Celtic at Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill on July 23.
This fixture will represent the first time that these two teams have butted heads since the Champions League group stage in 2016, when Celtic played out a 3-3 draw with the Citizens in Glasgow before claiming a point in a 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium.
Man City will then travel to the Yankee Stadium – the home of sister club New York City FC – to take on Serie A giants AC Milan on July 27, with this fixture marking 10 years since the two teams last locked horns in a pre-season friendly in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Man City winning 5-1 on that occasion.
Three days later, Guardiola will renew acquaintances with his former club Barcelona for a pre-season showdown at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.
The two teams last met in August 2022 for a charitable friendly that raised over €4m in support of former Barca goalkeeper and coach Juan Carlos Unzue, who was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, an incurable
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