Thank you all.
Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you. See you all again!
END OF THE MATCH: VICTORY FOR FC BARCELONA
⏱️ 90'
The referee has added three minutes of time;
⏱️ 89'
Raphinha's shot is saved by the Vissel Kobe goalkeeper;
87' 🔄
Vissel Kobe exhausts the changes, changes the goalkeeper in these last minutes.
⏱️ 82'
Pass to the hole from Gavi to Ferrán that goes over the goalkeepería
80' 🔄
Andrés Iniesta leaves to a standing ovation
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⏱️ 79'
Unai Hernandez's shot, but the Vissel Kobe goalkeeper saves the ball;
⏱️ 73'
Marc Guiui's shot after a good maneuver and there will be a corner for the azulgrana team;
⏱️ 70'
A committed pass back to the Vissel Kobe goalkeeper was almost stolen by Raphinha;
⏱️ 62'
Jean Patric's shot narrowly misses the target
60' 🔄
Two more changes in FC Barcelona: Arnau Tenas enters for Iñaki Peña in goal and Pablo Torre leaves and is replaced by Unai Hernández
⏱️ 58'
Raphinha's back pass to Ferr & aacute; n Torres, but the shot touches a ball and there will be a corner kick for Barcelona & nbsp;;
⏱️ 49'
Raphinha's cross, but the Vissel Kobe defense clears danger;
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De Jong, Marcos Alonso, Kessie, Dani Rodríguez, Ansu, Lewandowski have left Barcelona, while Kounde, Héctor Fort, Gavi, Ferran, Raphinha, Marc Guiu, Kounde, Héctor Fort, Gavi, Ferran, Raphinha and Marc Guiu have joined Barcelona.
⏱️ 46'
The second half starts with several changes
HALF TIME
End of the first half, Barcelona is two goals ahead
⏱️ 45'
Iniesta's shot is caught by the Barcelona goalkeeper and there will be one more minute of added time;
⏱️ 42'
Double save by Iñaki Peña after Koya Yuruki's shot, a corner for the Japanese team.
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⏱️ 39'
Daiju Sasaki arrived at the far post, but the attacker did not arrive well;
⏱️ 35'
Lincoln's header is caught by goalkeeper Iñaki Peña
⏱️ 30'
Iniesta almost scored to reduce the deficit for Vissel Kobe with a shot from the edge of the area that went into the side netting.
These were FC Barcelona's two goals
⚽ GOOOOAAALL
FC Barcelona's second goal came from a corner kick taken by Pablo Torre and headed in by Eric García.
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⚽ GOOOAAALL
FC Barcelona takes the lead after Pablo Torre's through ball set up Kessie for the first goal
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⏱️ 11'
Pablo Torre's shot goes wide
⏱️ 6'
Daiju Sasaki's shot goes wide in Vissel Kobe's first chance;
⏱️ 2'
The first one is for Barca with Pablo Torre's shot that crashes against the post;
⏱️ 1'
The match begins, the first possession of the match goes to Vissel Kobe;
Players jump
The protagonists take the field, Andrés Iniesta comes out with his baby.
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Ansu Fati called up for the Spanish National Team
The FC Barcelona player who was not included in Luis de la Fuente's Spanish National Team list, has finally been called up after Nico Williams' injury. The striker has been called up to play in the UEFA Nations League where Spain will face Italy in the semifinals next Thursday and on Sunday will have to play the final or third place.
Vissel Kobe warm up
The Japanese team is led by Andres Iniesta
This is how the protagonist of the day, Andrés Iniesta, arrived at the stadium.
The Spanish midfielder played for FC Barcelona and today he will be reunited with his teammates, and today he will say goodbye to Vissel Kobe.
XI Vissel Kobe
Andres Iniesta leads the Japanese team and will captain the team
XI FC Barcelona
Many rotations by Xavi for this friendly match, although Lewandowski will be in the starting line-up.
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What time is the Vissel Kobe vs FC Barcelona Friendly Match?
This is the kick-off time of the match in several countries:
Argentina: 06:30 hrs.
Bolivia: 04:30 hrs.
Brazil: 05:30 hrs.
Chile: 04:30 hrs.
Colombia: 04:30 hrs.
Ecuador: 04:30 hrs.
Spain: 12:30 hrs.
Mexico: 4:30 hrs.
Paraguay: 05:30 hrs.
Peru: 04:30 hrs.
Uruguay: 06:30 hrs.
France: 11:30 hrs.
Sweden: 11:30 hrs.
Andrés Iniesta
A special match for Iniesta, who will say goodbye to Vissel Kobe this season and will face FC Barcelona, where he played 674 matches and scored 57 goals, in addition to providing 103 assists. The scorer of the goal that won the World Cup for the Spanish national team announced a few days ago that he will leave Vissel Kobe this season, although the man from La Mancha confirmed that he will not retire yet.
FC Barcelona had asked Andrés Iniesta to play each half with each team, but Vissel Kobe has refused and he will play the whole match with the Japanese team.
Watch out for this player at FC Barcelona
Robert Lewandowski finished as top scorer in LaLiga Santander with 23 goals and seven assists. He has also scored five goals in the Champions League, one in the Europa League, two in the Copa del Rey and another two in the Spanish Super Cup. The Polish striker last scored on May 24 against Valladolid.
Watch out for this player at Vissel Kobe
Yuya Osako is the Japan League's top scorer after tallying 11 goals and four assists. The 33-year-old Japanese striker has scored five goals in the last five games he has fired.
How is FC Barcelona coming along?
Barcelona, who have been crowned champions in LaLiga Santander this season. Although after being proclaimed champions of the Spanish league, they have only won one of their last matches. In their last match they lost 2-1 against Celta Vigo. They finished at the top of LaLiga with 88 points, ten points ahead of second-placed Real Madrid;
How is Vissel Kobe coming along?
They are coming off a 3-2 win over Tokyo. They have seven straight matches without losing, the last time they lost was last April 22 against Yokohama. They currently lead the J.League with 33 points, tied on points against Yokohama;
Background
This will be the second time that Vissel Kobe and FC Barcelona meet. In their only duel was in the year 2019 where the azulgrana team won 0-2 in the friendly tournament of the Raketun Cup. FC Barcelona has already played several friendlies against Japanese teams, the first was in 1990 , to play two matches against a J-League All Star team, drawing 1-1 in Hiroshima and winning 4-2 in Tokyo. In 2004 they played an Asian tour in which they beat Kashima Antlers 5-0 and Jubilo Iwata 3-0. Three years later to play two more matches. They drew with Yokohama Marinos (3-3) and beat Urawa Red Diamonds (3-0). The most recent was four years ago against Vissal Kobe, where they won 2-0. Meanwhile, Vissel Kobe has not faced any Spanish team except FC Barcelona;
The Stadium
The match will be played at the National Stadium of Japan, a stadium that was inaugurated on December 21, 2019 and has a capacity of 68089 spectators. It is located in the city of Tokyo. The stadium serves as the main stadium for the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the venue for athletics events at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Preview of the match
Vissel Kobe and Barcelona meet in a friendly match
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