Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur will meet in Spain on Tuesday in their final preseason match before their respective 2023/24 league campaigns begin.
The two teams face off in the 2023 edition of the Joan Gamper Trophy match hosted by Barcelona, which has long been a staple of the European preseason. It’s a final chance for managers Xavi and Ange Postecoglou to assess their squads, and fine-tune their starting lineups ahead of the big kickoff.
The Estadi Olímpic Lluis Companys wil host the game on Tuesday, with kickoff at 8 p.m. local time in Spain (7 p.m. BST for UK viewers and 2 p.m. ET in USA and Canada).
The Sporting News is following the Barcelona vs. Tottenham match live, providing score updates, commentary, and highlights as they happen.
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Barcelona vs Tottenham live score
1st Half | 2nd Half | Goal scorers | |
Barcelona | 1 | – | Lewandowski |
Tottenham | 2 | – | Skipp (2) |
Confirmed lineups:
Barcelona (4-3-3): Ter Stegen (Pena, 62) — Araujo (Roberto, 33), Kounde, Eric Garcia, Balde (Alonso, 62) — Romeu, De Jong, Pedri (Gundogan, 62) – Raphinha (Abde, 62), Lewandowski (Fati, 62), Gavi (Torres, 62)
Tottenham (4-3-3): Vicario (GK) — Porro, Dier, Sanchez, Reguilon — Skipp (Devine, 72), Lo Celso, Bissouma — Perisic (Spence, 72), Richarlison, Solomon
Barcelona vs Tottenham live updates, highlights, and commentary
72 mins: Lo Celso wins a useful free-kick to alleviate the pressure, as Spurs make their first changes of the night. Perisic and Skipp are both replaced, with young duo Alfie Devine and Djed Spence replacing them.
70 mins: Barca look a bit fresher now, since the changes. They’re pressing Spurs a bit higher than before.
67 mins: Vicaro is called into action as he tips wide from a header. That might have come off Richarlison last. Spurs doing their first prolonged spell of defending since the opening 10 minutes of the game.
65 mins: Some of the Barca subs almost make an instant impact, with Gundogan trying to feed Abe. All he can do is win a corner. The former Man City man is taking them now.
Helloooooo, Ilkay! pic.twitter.com/9fgeqzeNhu
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 8, 2023
61 mins: Changes for Barcelona on the cards. Marcos Alonso, Ferran Torres, Ansu Fati, Ilkay Gundogan, Inaki Pena and Ez Abde are all coming on.
Lewandoski, Gavi, Pedri, Ter Stegen, Balde and Raphinha all go off.
60 mins: Big chances at both ends.
Pedri goes close to levelling up! Worked nicely from the right inside and the young Spaniard is slightly off-balance and therefore rifles it over the bar. Perisic then breaks away and takes it to the byline but his cross evades everyone. The Croat then repeats the trick and Porro gets on the end of this cut-back – saved by Ter Stegen!
57 mins: Richarlison nods wide from the resulting corner. Not an easy chance, that. Time for some substitutions, maybe? The pace has drained from this game a little.
55 mins: Lewandowski lurks at the back post, but Vicaro catches well under a bit of pressure. At the other end, Dier’s free-kick is deflected out for a Tottenham corner. They’ve had a few of those in this game, eight now.
52 mins: Sanchez involved again, staying alert to take the ball off Gavi who was briefly through on the Tottenham goal.
50 mins: A stray arm from Sanchez catches Raphinha in the face and Barcelona have a free-kick just outside the Spurs’ box, just on the far side though, so it’s a crossing chance rather than a shooting one. Raphinha’s ball is well cut out by Reguilon.
47 mins: No substitutions from Xavi for the second half, which might be a message to those players who laboured in the opening 45 minutes. Do better, he says. Spurs have also stayed unchanged, for now.
SECOND HALF: Back under way!
THE SECOND HALF BEGINS pic.twitter.com/cHowrAU8U8
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 8, 2023
HALF TIME: After three minutes of first-half added time, in which Barca push for a goal without a clearcut shot to speak of, the referee signals for the interval.
Not many expected this scoreline, especially with Barcelona – who are fielding a strong side – going ahead inside three minutes. But it’s been the Oliver Skipp show ever since.
One of our own pic.twitter.com/z5D8X2birB
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 8, 2023
45 mins: A fantastic chance to make it 3-1 goes begging as Solomon gets played through but drills it too close to Ter Stegen. That’s a waste.
43 mins: Tottenham won’t want half-time at this rate, with the momentum they’re building up. Good signs ahead of Postecoglou’s first proper match in charge against Brentford in the league this weekend.
41 mins: The crosses are raining into the Barca box now, either through set-pieces or open play. Bissouma is snuffed out following a dart down the left. Perisic’s corner just about evades Ter Stegen’s back post.
38 mins: Xavi and Barcelona have some thinking to do right now.
GOAL | Barcelona 1-2 Tottenham | Skipp (2)pic.twitter.com/KfxgzouFj5
— VAR Tático (@vartatico) August 8, 2023
36 mins: GOAL! Oliver Skipp has two, incredible stuff! It’s just rewards for Tottenham who have disrupted Barcelona’s rhythm in the past 10 minutes or so. Skipp met Perisic’s cross with an excellent header. 2-1 Spurs!
33 mins: Sergi Roberto is replacing Araujo at right-back. Looks like he picked up a knock and is removed by Xavi as a precaution. Solomon shoots wide after a Spurs set-piece bounces around in the box. He wants a handball but won’t get one.
31 mins: Araujo sped down the Barca right there and Sanchez did well to keep pace with him and slide in with a nicely-timed tackle. There’s been a few meaty challenges already in this game.
29 mins: We sure haven’t been short of entertainment and action in this game so far. Both teams are going for it. Perisic has been a big threat down the Spurs left in the last few minutes. Ter Stegen sharply comes out to catch the Croatian’s cross.
GOAL | Barcelona 1-1 Tottenham | Skipppic.twitter.com/A83pm8JTOJ
— VAR Tático (@vartatico) August 8, 2023
27 mins: You suspect Postecoglou will be delighted with that goal. It was quick back-to-front football and Barcelona were pulled apart. Vicaro then pulls off a great jumping stop to keep it at 1-1… he was in danger of being lobbed, caught way off his line.
24 mins: GOAL! A bit ragged from the Tottenham back four under pressure on the ball. It’s not neaty and tidy back there. At the end other, they’ve scored! Virtually out of nothing, but swept brilliantly into the bottom corner by Skipp on the rebound after a flowing move down the left, with Lo Celso initially hitting the post.
The scorer of the first goal at the Estadi Olímpic pic.twitter.com/PdKKb04PeR
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 8, 2023
22 mins: Spurs have been a bit better in the past few minutes, winning a succession of corners, which are whipped under the crossbar, testing Ter Stegen’s glovework. He’s up to the task.
19 mins: Vicaro does well to parry a blockbuster effort from Lewandowski. He was given way too much space on the edge of the box, there. Doesn’t need a second invitation to shoot.
16 mins: Gavi is full of apologies after a poor challenge on Solomon. That would’ve been a booking in a competitive match. Sanchez then gets his head on a Spurs corner but it’s easy for Ter Stegen to gather. Then Spurs win it back but Richarlison cannot direct his effort on goal, tackled by Garcia.
13 mins: It very much seems like a pattern has been established already in this match. And it comprises Barcelona having the ball for long periods and Spurs relying on the counter. The Blaugrana are working it around the white shirts nicely.
10 mins: A rare Spurs foray forward through Perisic quickly fizzles out. This hasn’t been the ideal start for the London club, in their final preseason match.
– Lewandowski’s goal vs Spurs, Romeu brilliant.pic.twitter.com/6z5V7yPC78
— Barça Buzz (@Barca_Buzz) August 8, 2023
7 mins: Oliver Skipp takes a heavy challenge there from Garcia and both players stay down for a while. Naughty one from the Barca centre-back, really.
5 mins: Postecoglou is angry as Spurs are opened up again, this time Raphinha getting on the end of Lewandowski’s deflected ball, but the former Leeds man can only fire over the bar. It should be two.
3 mins: GOAL! Barcelona lead through their first attack. Great play from Raphinha down the right flank and an inch-perfect cross that picks out Lewandowski at the back post. He blasts it beyond Vicario and it’s all smiles for the Barca players already. 1-0.
2 mins: Spurs, all in white this evening, dominate the early possession. Their high-pres almost carves out a chance for Richarlison but he’s snuffed out in the end.
KICK OFF: Let’s go then. A little bit delayed, after the usual prematch shenanigans but we’re finally under way.
5 mins before KO: Here come the players and we’re all set for kickoff in these two clubs’ final preseason games of summer 2023.
15 mins before KO: There’s no Ousmane Dembele for Barca tonight, as the Catalan club try and resolve his future. Their vice-president Rafa Yuste has been quoted as saying: “We’re on the verge of resolving Dembélé deal with Paris Saint-Germain as all parties want to seal it as soon as possible. Dembele is not with us tonight as we hope to settle the matter soon. We are on it.”
30 mins before KO: Counting down to kickoff now at the Montjuic Stadium, AKA the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barca’s temporary home for this season.
50 mins before KO: Well, Barca have fielded a very strong side indeed. It includes Robert Lewandowski up front, Frenkie de Jong pulling the strings in midfield, as well as the likes of Pedri, Gavi and Raphinha providing some flair between the lines. Spurs might have their work cut out.
Barça XI for the Gamper Trophy#GamperBarça pic.twitter.com/PUbVxSajrd
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 8, 2023
1 hr before KO: The Spurs lineup is confirmed. Richarlison starts up front, flanked by new boy Manor Solomon and older boy Ivan Perisic. Eric Dier skippers the side, while the likes of Lo Celso, Reguilon and Bissouma all get chances to impress. Barca team to follow.
Our team to take on Barcelona!
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 8, 2023
1 hr 10 mins before KO: Official team news has not yet landed with us, but the word is that both Harry Kane and James Maddison have been left at home by Spurs today. Kane, whose future continues to be subject to lots of speculation, played 80 minutes against Shakhtar Donetsk on Sunday. It’s understood that the quick turnaround between games, rather than anything transfer-related, is the reason for his absence. It looks likely now that Kane will remain with Spurs this coming season, in any case.
1 hr 30 mins before KO: Tottenham announced two signings today, in the shape of Dutch defender Micky van de Ven from Wolfsburg and Alejo Véliz, a teenage striker from Argentinian club Rosario Central.
Neither are expected to play today, which will probably be a bit frustrating for Postecoglou given this is Spurs’ final preseason friendly before their Premier League opener versus Brentford on Sunday afternoon. Many of the starting XI for that clash with the Bees will be already penned in by Postecoglou, so might get rests tonight given the league fixture is so close.
2 hours before kickoff: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of this preseason friendly match between Barcelona and Tottenham. Below you can find all the details about how to watch the match, the expected team news for both sides, as well as the odds.
MATCHDAY
@FCBarcelona
Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys
7pm (BST)
SPURSPLAY pic.twitter.com/LuGvANBHBK
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 8, 2023
Barcelona vs Spurs live stream, TV channel
TV channel | Streaming | |
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USA |
FS2 (English), Fox Deportes (Spainish) |
Fubo, Fox Sports site/app |
Canada | — | SpursPlay |
UK | — | SpursPlay |
Australia | — | SpursPlay |
India | — | SpursPlay |
Hong Kong | — | SpursPlay |
Malaysia | — | SpursPlay |
New Zealand | — | SpursPlay |
Singapore | — | SpursPlay |
The match will be televised in the USA on Fox Deportes, which is streaming on Fubo and available to new users on a free trial. The Fox Sports site and app will carry the stream for cable, satellite, or telco subscribers.
Fans in most other regions of the world wanting to watch the game on SpursPlay can sign up for £35 per year with a discount of £10 for Tottenham season ticket holders.
Barcelona vs Spurs betting odds
Barcelona win (90 mins) | Draw (90 mins) | Tottenham win (90 mins) |
Both teams to score Y / N |
Over / Under 2.5 goals |
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BetMGM (USA) |
-210 | +320 | +470 | -154, +122 | -176, +126 |
Sports Interaction (Canada) |
-186 | +331 | +421 | -159, +102 | -169, +133 |
Top Betting Sites (UK) |
11/20 | 7/2 | 19/4 | 13/20, 13/10 | 4/7, 29/20 |
Unibet (Australia) |
1.5 | 4.15 | 5.15 | 1.57, 2.28 | 1.52, 2.45 |
Dafabet (India) |
1.52 | 4.10 | 5.00 | 1.62, 2.15 | 1.53, 2.35 |
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