Birmingham Metropolis and Barcelona have confirmed their beginning groups for his or her pleasant at St Andrew’s on Friday.
Barca have travelled with out their World Cup stars, together with Spain gamers and newly-crowned world champions Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres, Joan Garcia, Eric Garcia, Pau Cubarsi, Gavi, Dani Olmo and Pedri.
Half-owned by NFL legend Tom Brady, Birmingham have made a number of recent signings to strengthen their promotion ambitions within the English second tier.
Listed here are the line-ups as the perimeters construct in direction of the 2026/27 season in La Liga and the Championship, plus full particulars on watch the motion reside.
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Birmingham confirmed beginning crew vs Barcelona
Midfielder Jhon Solis, who joined Birmingham completely from Girona for £6 million in June, begins for the hosts.
Centre-back Dael Fry arrived from Middlesbrough a month earlier and is on the bench. Goalkeeper James Beadle has once more joined on mortgage from Brighton & Hove Albion for the marketing campaign.
Argentinian striker Luis Vazquez signed from Anderlecht this week, as did Denmark-born former USA worldwide full-back Kristoffer Lund from Palermo. Vazquez is on the bench.
Birmingham beginning XI: James Beadle, Shiny Osayi-Samuel, Phil Neumann, Christoph Klarer, Alex Cochrane, Tomoki Iwata, Jhon Solis, Carlos Vicente, Kanya Fujimoto, Jay Stansfield, August Priske
Substitutes: Ryan Allsop, Ethan Laird, Lee Buchanan, Jack Robinson, Scott Wright, Patrick Roberts, Dael Fry, Menzi Mazwi, William Burrell, Bradley Mayo, Cobi Maddox, Luis Vazquez, Briar Bateman
Barcelona full line up vs Birmingham Metropolis
Karim Adeyemi – an £18.8m signing from Borussia Dortmund final week – begins for Barcelona.
Alejandro Balde is on the bench because the left-back continues his harm comeback and winger Raphinha has taken half in particular person periods this week following an injury-hit 2025/26 and World Cup with Brazil.
Frenkie de Jong just isn’t concerned however has travelled with Barcelona and labored within the health club because the midfielder continues his restoration from a critical knee harm.
Barcelona beginning XI: Wojciech Szczesny, Xavi Espart, Andreas Christensen, Gerard Martin, Jofre Torrents, Marc Casado, Ebrima Tunkara, Marc Bernal, Karim Adeyemi, Hamza Abdelkarim, Shane Kluivert
Barcelona substitutes: Hector Fort, Alejandro Balde, Ronald Araujo, Alvaro Cortes, Guille Fernandez, Brian Farinas, Tommy Marques, Raphinha, Roony Bardghji, Toni Fernandez, Fermin Lopez, Jordi Pesquer, Iker Rodriguez, Ibrahim Diarra, Oscar Gistau, Orian Goren, Aron Yaakobishvili, Alex Gonzalez
The place to look at Birmingham vs Barcelona: TV and on-line streams
Kick-off on Friday is at 19:45 BST (14:45 ET / 11:45 PT). Within the UK, reside protection is on Blues+, which expenses £8.99 for a Match Go.
Barcelona’s official channel can also be displaying the match in some territories exterior of the UK. For full particulars, go to Barca Play.
Birmingham Metropolis vs Barcelona stats
- Whereas Barcelona received La Liga final season, Birmingham completed tenth within the Championship and had been 9 factors off the final place for a play-off marketing campaign to achieve the Premier League
- Barcelona had been beforehand based mostly at St George’s Park in 2014 – earlier than profitable La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League – and in 2016
- Their final go to to an English membership was a 1-1 draw in opposition to Newcastle at St James’ Park within the Champions League final 16 final season, profitable the return match 7-2
- The Spanish facet’s document in opposition to English golf equipment in aggressive fixtures is W38 D23 L21
- Since a 1-0 win at Manchester United within the Champions League in 2019, Barcelona have received win in 5 aggressive matches in England
- That victory got here at Newcastle in September 2025, when England worldwide Marcus Rashford scored twice and present Barcelona winger Anthony Gordon replied for the Magpies
- Birmingham are winless in 4 conferences with Barcelona, with all 5 earlier matches between the perimeters going down within the now-defunct Gala’s Cup between 1957 and 1960
- Their win was at residence within the first of these matches, prevailing 4-3 in October 1957 earlier than shedding the return match 1-0 on the Camp Nou the next month
- The tie due to this fact went to a one-legged replay in Basel, which Barcelona received 2-1
- Solely promoted Coventry Metropolis and Ipswich City bettered Birmingham’s whole of 44 factors at residence in final season’s Championship
- These groups had been the one sides to lose fewer residence video games than the three defeats Davies’ crew suffered at St Andrew’s within the division
