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- Barcelona are currently on their preseason tour in the USA with other European sides
- The club will join the Los Angeles preseason tour alongside Spanish rival Real Madrid
- A hilarious clip showed Barcelona players revealing their favourite Hollywood movies
Barcelona have made the headlines for a host of reasons lately.
On the one side of the spectrum is their financial woes, missing out on signing Lionel Messi and Arda Guler, and the resignation of La Masia graduate, Oriol Romeu. The positive side has mostly centred on signings, including the addition of Manchester City’s Ilkay Gundogan.
How the Catalans have made headlines most recently is through the club’s post on its official TikTok page.
In the clip circulating on the app, Barcelona players were asked about their favourite Hollywood movies and many players provided surprising and hilarious answers.
Barcelona’s stars reveal favourite movies
In line with their pre-season tour in Los Angeles, the USA, the reigning Spanish champions decided to resonate with the ever-trending Hollywood fever.
In a video captioned, 'Hollywood, we comin' for you', the club requested a few of their players - including Pedri and Ousmane Dembele - to share their favourite big screen blockbusters.
The young Spanish midfielder revealed his love for the movie Creed while the Frenchman opted for Rush Hour.
Barcelona begin their pre-season tour
Barcelona will start their 2023 pre-season tour on July 23 with a fixture against Italian giants, Juventus, in Santa Clara, California, per Goal.
The Catalan club then travels south to SoFi Stadium in LA to take on Arsenal on July 27, before playing fierce rivals, Real Madrid, on July 29 in Arlington, Texas.
Barcelona will bring the pre-season to a close with a contest against UEFA Champions League semi-finalists, AC Milan, in Las Vegas on August 2.
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FootballBarcelona to play without fans
In news related to the Catalan giants, Sports Brief also reported on Barcelona's first season fixture excluding fans due to the current sanctions against Getafe, following a 2019 clash with Tenerife.
La Blaugrana have been given something of a raw deal - or a good one, depending on how away fans feel about them - with their clash set to happen without crowds at the Getafe home ground.