Arsenal vs Barcelona

Arsenal's last season was a positive one, but their late-season slump cost them dearly. They will be looking to put their best foot forward if they are to get back into contention for the title they missed out on.

Barcelona will give their all in the friendlies they will play on US soil. The team will make their debut in the first friendly against Arsenal and will try to be the best team to defend the title they recently won in the Santander League.

Arsenal managed to impose good soccer throughout last season, staying at the top of the Premier League table for several games. However, in the last few games of the tournament, the Gunners dropped considerably in performance, being overtaken by Manchester City and falling to second place.

Still, the team managed to maintain the second best offensive record, averaging more than two goals per game, and managed to stay in second place in the standings, earning a place in the next Champions League.

The pre-season on North American soil started in the best possible way, achieving an important 0-5 victory against a set of MLS stars, while in the second game played, they were defeated by Manchester United with a 0-2 result.

For this game, the dt should put into practice what will be the bases of the next season's team, with the brand new entries of Rice, Havertz and Timbers on the field.

With a total of 28 wins from 38 games played, Barcelona managed to win the Liga Santander title much earlier than expected. In fact, in their last four games, they won only one, losing the other three.

Despite this, it had the best defense of the tournament, averaging less than one goal per game, while in attack it had the second best average, behind Real Madrid and tied with Atlético de Madrid.

The team's pre-season got off to the best possible start with a 2-0 win over Vissel Kobe, thanks to goals from Kessie and Garcia.