Barcelona to play Basel in pre-season friendly at St. Jakob-Park on August 16
Barcelona face FC Basel in a pre-season friendly at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland on Sunday, August 16, with kickoff scheduled for 8 p.m. IST; the match is Barcelona's penultimate pre-season friendly.
The game comes as Barcelona prepare to play their first official match of the 2026–27 season in one week. The new La Liga season has already begun, but Barcelona were granted extra time to prepare because so many of its key players were playing in the World Cup final, allowing two additional warm-up fixtures before competitive action. Those extra friendlies begin with tonight's match against Basel and precede Wednesday’s Joan Gamper Trophy encounter against Egyptian team Al Ahly. "Your favourite team is in action today. pic.twitter.com/25aZVIo2wv"
Barcelona's summer schedule has included a behind-closed-doors victory over Catalan minnows CE Europa and a trip to England that produced a 2–2 draw with Tom Brady’s Birmingham City. The side also played Nottingham Forest and Udinese in rapid succession last weekend, defeating Nottingham Forest 1-0 before losing to Udinese 1-0. These results form part of the club's final preparatory matches ahead of the competitive season.
Broadcasters and streaming platforms carrying the match vary by territory: in India the live stream will be available on Barça Play and the FC Barcelona YouTube channel. In the United Kingdom the fixture will be live-streamed on Barça Play and the FC Barcelona YouTube channel, and viewers in the USA can also watch on Barça Play and the FC Barcelona YouTube channel. In Nigeria the game will be televised on SuperSport and streamed on Barça Play and the club’s YouTube channel.
Many Spanish World Cup winners have been welcomed back by Hansi Flick, which is one factor behind Barcelona's extended pre-season programme. The additional preparation time has permitted the club to schedule two extra warm-up games before competitive matches begin. Tonight's fixture at St. Jakob-Park is the first of those supplementary friendlies.
Barcelona's next confirmed fixture after the Basel friendly is the Joan Gamper Trophy encounter against Egyptian team Al Ahly on Wednesday.
