Arsenal vs Barcelona: Gunners take on Spanish champions in HUGE pre-season friendly – stream, TV, team news

ARSENAL will continue their pre-season tour of the USA with a friendly against Barcelona in Los Angeles.

The Gunners lost 2-0 in their last outing against Premier League rivals Manchester United.

Arsenal suffered a 2-0 defeat to their Premier League rivals Manchester United last weekendGETTY

New signings Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and Jurrien Timber all sorted together for the first time against the Red Devils.

Barcelona will get their preparations for next season underway against Arsenal.

The Spanish giants were forced to cancel their opening pre-season friendly against Juventus due to a virus outbreak affecting some of their players.

When is Arsenal vs Barcelona?

• Arsenal vs Barcelona will take place on Wednesday, July 26.
• Kick-off will be at 7:30pm local team, meaning the game will start at 3:30am BST on Thursday, July 27 in the UK.
• The SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles will play host.

What channel is Arsenal vs Barcelona on and can it be live streamed?

• Arsenal vs Barcelona will be available to watch on Arsenal.com and the Arsenal app.
• You can purchase an early bird match pass for £4.99 or pay £6.99 on the day of the match.
• Alternatively, you can keep up to date with all the action by following SunSport’s live blog.

Team news

Mikel Arteta will still be without first-choice left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko and winger Reiss Nelson as they continue to recover from injury.

The Gunners welcomed back Thomas Partey, Emile Smith-Rowe and Leandro Trossard to the fold for their pre-season clash with Manchester United last time out.

Barcelona have been subject to a stomach bug outbreak with the likes of Jules Kounde, Eric Garcia, Alejandro Balde and Oriol Romeu all affected.

Former Manchester City star Ilkay Gundogan could make his debut for the Spanish giants against Arsenal in Los Angeles.

Arsenal pre-season fixtures and results

• July 8: Arsenal 1-1 Watford (London Colney)
• July 13: Nurnberg 1-1 Arsenal (Max-Morlock-Stadion)
• July 20: MLS All Stars 0-5 Arsenal (Audi Field, Washington DC)
• July 22: Arsenal vs Man Utd (MetLife Stadium, New Jersey) – 10pm
• July 26: Arsenal vs Barcelona (SoFi Stadium, LA) – 3:30am
• July 27: Arsenal vs Monaco – Emirates Cup (Emirates Stadium) – 6pm
• August 6: Man City vs Arsenal – Community Shield (Wembley) – 4pm