Barcelona to play friendlies against Leicester, Liverpool in August

Barcelona will play friendlies against newly-crowned Premier League champions Leicester and Liverpool in August, the La Liga giants announced on Monday.

Barcelona will play friendlies against newly-crowned Premier League champions Leicester and Liverpool in August, the La Liga giants announced on Monday.

Barcelona will play Premier League winners Leicester City at Stockholm’s Friends Arena on August 3.(AP)

The current La Liga leaders will play Leicester at Stockholm’s Friends Arena on August 3 and Liverpool three days later at a venue to be decided, Barca said.

Barcelona will play a first pre-season game on July 30 against Celtic in Dublin as part of the International Champions Cup.

The Catalan giants will also have a July 25-30 training camp at St George’s Park, the English Football Association’s national football centre in the central English town of Burton-upon-Trent.