Barcelona play their final game of the International Champions Cup against Serie A side Fiorentina on Sunday, with Luis Enrique's side gearing up for their curtain-raising clash against Sevilla in a couple of weeks. They head into the game on the back of defeats to both Manchester United and Chelsea, so the Catalans will look to finish with a confidence-boosting flourish.
Fiorentina vs. Barcelona live stream: Time, TV schedule and how to watch International Champions Cup online
Barcelona’s International Champions Cup campaign comes to a close in Florence on Sunday.
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Fiorentina will look to stop them in their tracks, though Paulo Sousa’s side would be forgiven for being a little more rusty than their Catalan opponents. With the Serie A season not kicking off until late August, they’ve played only two preseason games so far -- a 4-2 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain and a penalty shootout victory over Benfica. They can afford to take things a little easier in this match.
Fun Fiorentina fringe player to watch: Federico Bernardeschi
The departure of Mohamed Salah has been pretty bad news for Fiorentina after his excellent loan spell last season, but great news for their young attacker Federico Bernardeschi. It will likely afford him plenty of game time in Serie A this season, with the youngster having made only one league start in the Italian top flight so far. He looks a bright talent indeed, and gambling on him could bring the Tuscans a big long-term reward.
Fun Barcelona fringe player to watch: Sergi Samper
Reported Arsenal target Sergi Samper is yet to make a La Liga appearance for Barcelona, though one suspects he won’t have long to wait. The defensive midfielder has featured regularly off the bench in preseason so far, and the Catalan native could be the latest in the long line of Barça youth prospects to cross the bridge into the first team.
Compared to other friendlies, is this worth my time?
There won't be many new signings on show (and none in Barcelona's case), but they're two clubs who know what attractive football looks like. 4/10.
Match date/time: Sunday, 3 p.m. ET, 9 p.m. local
Venue: Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy
TV: Fox Sports 1 (U.S. -- English), ESPN Deportes, (U.S. -- Spanish), TSN5 (Canada), Sky Sports 1/HD (U.K.), PremiumSport HD (Italy), Canal+ Liga / HD, TV3 (Spain)
Online: Fox Sports Go, Fox Soccer 2 Go, WatchESPN (U.S.), Sky Go (U.K.)
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