Barcelona will face Vissel Kobe as friends despite “serious contractual violations”

Barcelona will play a pre-season friend in Japan on Sunday as expected, the side of the J-League Vissel Kobe said, despite the fact that the Spanish club initially cancels the match, citing “serious contractual violations” unpertified.

The announcement comes after Barcelona said this week that she had to “suspend her participation in the game” in Japan “Due to serious contractual violations on behalf of the promoter.”

The Spanish giants had to play Vissel Kobe on Sunday before going to South Korea to face FC Seoul on July 31 and the Daegu FC on August 4.

The Japanese team said in a statement on Friday that “After meticulous discussions with the parties concerned, the match scheduled for Sunday … will be held as planned.”

Vissel Kobe, for whom Barcelona and Spain Great Andres Iniesta played at the end of his career, said that there were “contractual problems” and that they had worked with their owner “to coordinate with the parties concerned, including Barcelona, in order to make the match”.

Barcelona shared a video of the team leaving an airplane on Saturday on X, with the legend “Konnichiwa, Japan!”

“We are really delighted to be in Japan,” They said in another post.

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