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6:15pm – Barca in the USA
Barcelona’s excellent Twitter account has just tweeted some intriguing footage featuring all the action around the 1-0 friendly defeat to AC Milan at Levi’s Stadium.
🎬 [BEHIND THE SCENES]
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 5, 2018
😍Once again, All of you Barça fans were amazing!
👀 See what went on behind-the-scenes!
🔵🔴 #TheMagiciansOfTheBall pic.twitter.com/vfVuvGfMeR
4:30pm – Valverde plays down Puig hype
It’s been a while since a Barca-made youth product has lit up the world, and there’s evidence that Riqui Puig might be the player to fill that gap.
He has put in a series of great displays in pre-season – not least in defeat to AC Milan on Saturday. Read what Ernesto Valverde and Gennaro Gattuso had to say about the 18-year-old here.
3:30pm – Cillessen is noncommittal
Barcelona’s No2 goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen refused to commit his future to the club when quizzed during the pre-season tour to the United States.
1:50pm – Valverde wants to double up
Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde is pressing the club to land two more summer signings, according to reports.
