Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Trevor Noah Rub Shoulders With Barcelona Stars During Preseason Tour of America

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Trevor Noah Rub Shoulders With Barcelona Stars During Preseason Tour of America

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:08 PM
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  • Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was one of the big-named stars spotted at FC Barcelona's final game of pre-season
  • The Daily Show host Trevor Noah got to pose with Barcelona president Joan Laporta and Thierry Henry
  • NBA stars were also spotted at the Barcelona and New York Red Bulls pre-season friendly game

FC Barcelona concluded their pre-season tour of America with a victory over the New York Red Bulls but the game was remembered for the famous faces spotted over the weekend.

A host of stars, some of them professional athletes, were spotted with Barcelona stars past and present, as the Blaugrana cruised to a win.

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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Trevor Noah got to rub shoulders with some past and present Barcelona stars as the celebrities came out to watch the game. Image: Chris Ryan/ Mark Ralston
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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was one of the big names to be seen at the game, first spotted at the stadium and then again posing with Ferran Torres and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for a photo.

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The Daily Show host, Trevor Noah, also got to rub shoulders with some big names, as he was spotted with Thierry Henry and Barcelona president, Joan Laporta.

Henry, who played for both the Red Bulls and Barca, was spotted in a special T-shirt designed for the occasion, Marca reported. Each half of the shirt belonged to each team.

Henry was also in charge of the coin toss before the game. The NBA was also represented at the friendly game. Brooklyn Nets star, Royce O'Neale, was also spotted at the game.

Barcelona won the match 2-0, thanks to goals from Ousmane Dembélé in the first half and Memphis Depay in the second half.

Barcelona fans praise Ousmane Dembélé and Raphinha as the duo produce an amazing display against New York Red Bulls

Barcelona fans are brimming with confidence ahead of the new La Liga season.

Blaugrana supporters are particularly impressed with Ousmane Dembélé and Raphinha and believe that the duo can lead them to titles this season.

Fans have been raving over the duo after another impressive performance against the New York Red Bulls in their final pre-season friendly. Dembélé and Memphis Depay got onto the scoresheet for Barca as they beat the Red Bulls 2-0, ESPN reported.

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Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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