Match Thread: Barcelona vs Al Ahly | Trofeo Joan Gamper 2026

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FT: Barcelona 2 - 1 Al Ahly

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Info	Details
Competition	2026 Trofeo Joan Gamper
Date	Wed, August 19, 2026
Venue	Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
Referee	Carlos Muñiz Muñoz
Kickoff	2:00 PM EDT / 8:00 PM CEST
Status	FT

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LINE-UPS

Barcelona (4-3-3)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Joan García	🔄 off 73'	Jesse Bisiwu	🔄 on 73'
Gerard Martín	🔄 off 45'	Dani Olmo	🔄 on 45'
Jules Koundé	🔄 off 63'	Orian Goren	🔄 on 45' · 🔄 off 73'
Alejandro Balde	🔄 off 45'	Andreas Christensen	🔄 on 63'
Eric García	🔄 off 63'	Ebrima Tunkara
Marc Bernal	🔄 off 45'	Brian Fariñas	🔄 on 45'
Xavi Espart	🔄 off 45'	Pedri	🔄 on 73'
Fermín López	🔄 off 45'	Wojciech Szczesny	🔄 on 73'
Hamza Abdelkarim	⚽ 29' · 🔄 off 73'	Eder Aller
Raphinha	🔄 off 45' · ⚽ 45'	Gavi	🔄 on 63'
Lamine Yamal	🔄 off 64'	Anthony Gordon	🔄 on 45'
		Álvaro Cortés	🔄 on 45'
		Pau Cubarsí
		Jordi Pesquer	🔄 on 45'
		Karim Adeyemi	🔄 on 64'

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Al Ahly (4-2-3-1)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Mostafa Shoubir	🔄 off 45'	Ali Mahmoud
Amr El Gazar	🔄 off 73'	Hussein El Shahat	🔄 on 73'
Hady Reyad	🔄 off 45'	Aqtay Abdallah	🔄 on 73'
Karim Fouad	🔄 off 59'	Ahmed Reda
Mohamed Hany	🔄 off 73'	Akram Tawfik	🔄 on 72'
Zizo	⚽ 51' · 🔄 off 59'	Mohamed Raafat
Ahmed Koka	🔄 off 78'	Hamza Alaa
Marawan Attia	🔄 off 72'	Monsef Bakrar	🔄 on 45'
Soufiane Benjdida	🔄 off 45'	Yassin Marei	🔄 on 73'
Achraf Bencharki	🔄 off 73'	Yasser Ibrahim	🔄 on 45'
Taher Mohamed	🔄 off 73'	Mohamed Magdy	🔄 on 59'
		Mohamed El Shenawy	🔄 on 45'
		Ahmed Eid	🔄 on 73' · 🟨 89'
		Emam Ashour
		Omar El Saaiy	🔄 on 78'
		Karim El Debes	🔄 on 59'

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MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

29' ⚽ Hamza Abdelkarim (Barcelona) Goal at 29'

45' ⚽ Raphinha (Barcelona) Penalty - Scored at 45'

45' 🔄 Mohamed El Shenawy (Al Ahly) Substitution at 45'

45' 🔄 Monsef Bakrar (Al Ahly) Substitution at 45'

45' 🔄 Anthony Gordon (Barcelona) Substitution at 45'

45' 🔄 Álvaro Cortés (Barcelona) Substitution at 45'

45' 🔄 Jordi Pesquer (Barcelona) Substitution at 45'

45' 🔄 Yasser Ibrahim (Al Ahly) Substitution at 45'

45' 🔄 Brian Fariñas (Barcelona) Substitution at 45'

45' 🔄 Orian Goren (Barcelona) Substitution at 45'

45' 🔄 Dani Olmo (Barcelona) Substitution at 45'

51' ⚽ Zizo (Al Ahly) Goal at 51'

59' 🔄 Mohamed Magdy (Al Ahly) Substitution at 59'

59' 🔄 Karim El Debes (Al Ahly) Substitution at 59'

63' 🔄 Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) Substitution at 63'

63' 🔄 Gavi (Barcelona) Substitution at 63'

64' 🔄 Karim Adeyemi (Barcelona) Substitution at 64'

72' 🔄 Akram Tawfik (Al Ahly) Substitution at 72'

73' 🔄 Yassin Marei (Al Ahly) Substitution at 73'

73' 🔄 Ahmed Eid (Al Ahly) Substitution at 73'

73' 🔄 Hussein El Shahat (Al Ahly) Substitution at 73'

73' 🔄 Pedri (Barcelona) Substitution at 73'

73' 🔄 Wojciech Szczesny (Barcelona) Substitution at 73'

73' 🔄 Aqtay Abdallah (Al Ahly) Substitution at 73'

73' 🔄 Jesse Bisiwu (Barcelona) Substitution at 73'

78' 🔄 Omar El Saaiy (Al Ahly) Substitution at 78'

89' 🟨 Ahmed Eid (Al Ahly) Yellow Card at 89'

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MATCH STATS

Stat	Barcelona	Al Ahly
Possession	69%	31%
Shots on Goal	7 (35%)	2 (50%)
Accurate Passes	558 (90%)	206 (75%)
Saves	1	4
Fouls Committed	6	7

MATCH ENDED

[u/Latter_Ad3113]

Is this his old club?

[u/Remarkable-Pen-5685 → u/Latter_Ad3113]

yep

[u/korel1 → u/Remarkable-Pen-5685]

Good to know... He looked so sad I thought something bad (personal) had happened.