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Barcelona’s visit to FC Seoul owes a franchise of fried chicken franchise, according to a report that describes delicacy as “the most Korean of institutions”.
Barça joins the Premier League Giants Tottenham and Newcastle in Seoul this week, with Korea Joongang daily saying that sponsors have even taken care of the tourist bus reign of the Spanish champions.
“In the Korean context, it makes sense,” says the report, painting an image that many fans worldwide could approve. “For most Koreans, football is better enjoyed with fried chicken and beer.”
Seoul is fourth in the first flight of K League 1 and has invited Barcelona to become its first international visitors in 11 years at its World Cup stadium in Seoul, which has a capacity of almost 67,000.
Former England, Jesse Lingard, is his best-known player in Europe, providing 13 goals and six assists in 51 games since he was signed in February 2024 in a move considered by many as the most prominent signing ever made by a Korean club.
Hansi Flick players landed in the southern capital on Tuesday -Coreana and formed at the Goyang Stadium, which is about 15 minutes from the World Cup stadium, at temperatures of more than 40 degrees.
They flew from Japan, where the late 19-year-old goals, Roony Bardghji, and his substitute Pedro Fernandez, 17, completed a 3-1 victory at Vissel Kobe.
The five times European champions come to the city of Daegu, which is almost 200 kilometers south of Seoul, to face the 2018 Korea Cup FC Daegu FC on Monday (12:00 BST / 07:00 ET / 04:00 PT).
Goalkeeper Joan Garcia, Jofre Torrents on the left and striker Marcus Rashford joined Bardghji and Fernandez to make his debut in Barcelona against Kobe.
Goalkeeper Marc Ter Stegen has had more surgery on lower back problems and Marc Bernal is waiting for the recovery of a long -term knee midfielder.
Eric Garcia, who scored the first goal of Barça’s preseason against Kobe, returned to the full training after passing a session working individually due to a muscle problem.
Flick could bring some of the main names on the bench in Kobe, including Ronald Araujo, Rashford, Robert Lewandowski, Dani Olmo, Frenkie de Jong, Jules Kounde, who says he is close to signing an extension of contracts until 2020 – and Wojciech Szczesny.
Lamine Yamal could start over. “It’s an exceptional talent,” Flick said. “It’s amazing and you can decide matches.
“Of course, he will play. We all want to give our best and play our highest level here in South Korea, in Seoul.”
Rashford and Lingard are the products of the Manchester United Academy and have played 152 games together for the Club and England, winning the FA CUP 2015/16 and the EFL Cup 2016/17 and Europa League, as well as helping the three lions to reach the FIFA World Cup 2018.
Seoul has signed Jeong Tae-Wook on loan from Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. The center captured South Korea at the quarterfinals of the 2020 Olympic Games.
Cheon Seong-Hon, a South Korea Joventut International, has also joined the old Celtic, New York Red Bulls and Poland, the Youth Force, Patryk Klimala, as part of the one who calls for an attempt to make his attack “a little sharper and more incisive.”
Brazilian Anderson Oliveira aims to help them in this ambition, after having arrived from Suwon after being named in League 1 of the Ki of 2024.
Anderson played on the right wing on July 20, when striker Lone Lingard scored the only goal of the game from a distance before the pause against the World Cup of the Club also Rans Ulsan.
“It is calm and has a sense of (presence),” said the manager Kim Gi-Dong over Anderson, via road Chosun. “You don’t joke and diligent your job.
“I think, regardless of the position, a far right will be more comfortable for him in my system.”
Kim Gi-Dong underwent the pressure of the fans at the end of last season and Seoul has been unpleasant, the last consecutive league games winners in March and prevalent in three of his last nine games.
Lingard also scored the winner in his last game, marking a penalty in a 1-0 victory in Daejeon Hana Sunday.
Barcelona starting XI: Sours; Araujo, Martinez, Christians, Kounde; Olm, by Jong; Bardghji, Yamal, Rashford; Lewandowksi
Seoul starting XI: Kang Hyun-Moo; Kim Jin-Su, Kim Jin-Sung, Yazan, Choi Jun; Anderson, Seon-Min; Klimala, lingard
The launch is at 12:00 BST / 07:00 ET / 04:00 PT on Thursday. The remaining two Barcelona Games on his Asian tour will be free to broadcast their YouTube channel.
Seoul’s investment on their front line should take the Barcelona test of the type they faced at Kobe, where they were portraits for 35 minutes after the Error of Pau Cubarsi.
The intense heat they have been working on could have a drainage effect, but the quality difference between the teams could lead to a 4-2 victory for the visitors.
July 31: Seoul (A), 12:00 / 07:00 ET / 04:00 PT
August 4: Daegu (A), 12:00 BST / 07:00 ET / 04:00 PT
August 10: Como (Johan Cruyff Stadium), 20:00 BST / 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT
Barça began their season in Mallorca, which ended its 10th season, on Saturday, August 16 at 16:30 BST.
It is expected that at least their first three league games of the season will play while working at their Camp Nou Stadium, which means that they will not play a home game until mid -September as soon as possible.
The first installment of El Classico by 2025/26 will be at Matchweek 10 at the end of October, when Barça travels to Real Madrid.