First preseason under Ernesto Valverde set to start on July 12 | FC Barcelona
The Ernesto Valverde era at FC Barcelona truly gets under way on July 12, when the bulk of the first team are due back at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper training ground to start preparing for the 2017/18 season. The players that had international matches in June will be getting an extra couple of days’ holiday and won’t be reporting for work until Friday 14.
2017 Confederations Cup opens; two FC Barcelona players taking part | FC Barcelona
When the 2017 Confederations Cup commences on Saturday with an opening match between Group A sides Russia — this year’s hosts — and New Zealand in Saint Petersburg, there will be two FC Barcelona players eagerly awaiting their first matches, which are slated for the following two days.