⚪⚫ Udinese 0-0 FC Barcelona 🔵🔴

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FC Barcelona comes close! Andreas Christensen rises above the defense and connects with a dangerous header that flashes just wide of the Udinese post. Barça finally turns its possession into a serious scoring opportunity.

⚪⚫ Udinese 0-0 FC Barcelona 🔵🔴

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FC Barcelona is dominating possession and moving the ball from side to side, but Barça has yet to turn that control into a truly dangerous opportunity. Udinese remains well organized, allows the Catalans to take the initiative and waits for the right moment to strike on the counterattack. Plenty of patience in the opening minutes of this title decider.

⚪⚫ Udinese 0-0 FC Barcelona 🔵🔴

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We're underway between Udinese and FC Barcelona! Everything comes down to these 45 minutes. After both teams defeated Nottingham Forest, the Italian hosts and Barça now go head-to-head for the Friuli Venezia Giulia Cup title. There is no room for error in Udine!

⚪⚫ Udinese 0-0 FC Barcelona 🔵🔴

🔵🔴 FC Barcelona vs Nottingham Forest 🌳

Full Time | 🔵🔴 1-0 🌳

It's all over! After 45 minutes, FC Barcelona defeats Nottingham Forest 1-0 thanks to Raphinha's penalty virtually at the death. The English side ends its participation with two defeats after also losing to Udinese in the opening match of the day.

Now everything is set for the decider: FC Barcelona will face host Udinese in the final match of the triangular tournament. Just 45 minutes will determine the champion of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Cup!

🔵🔴 FC Barcelona 1-0 Nottingham Forest 🌳

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GOOOOOOAL FOR FC BARCELONA!!! Raphinha makes no mistake from the penalty spot! The Brazilian steps up with authority and fires a perfectly placed shot across goal and right next to the post, giving the goalkeeper no chance. Just when this match appeared destined for a penalty shootout, Barcelona finds the goal that could secure all three points at the death.

🔵🔴 FC Barcelona 1-0 Nottingham Forest 🌳

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PENALTY FOR FC BARCELONA! A handball inside the box and the referee immediately points to the spot. Just when it looked like this 45-minute clash was heading to a penalty shootout, Barça gets a golden opportunity to snatch all three points at the death. A potentially decisive moment!

🔵🔴 FC Barcelona 0-0 Nottingham Forest 🌳

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Now Nottingham Forest survives! Brian Fariñas unleashes a powerful strike that crashes off the post, and Hamza Abdelkarim gets a golden opportunity on the rebound, but sends his effort straight into the goalkeeper’s hands. FC Barcelona comes extremely close to breaking the deadlock!

🔵🔴 FC Barcelona 0-0 Nottingham Forest 🌳

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FC Barcelona survives! Morgan Gibbs-White gets past the Barça defense, finds the space and unleashes a powerful strike that crashes off the post! The clearest opportunity of the match falls to Nottingham Forest, which comes inches away from breaking the deadlock.

🔵🔴 FC Barcelona 0-0 Nottingham Forest 🌳

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The match has become a tactical battle. Nottingham Forest is preventing FC Barcelona from building out comfortably from the back, pressing every attempt to play out. However, the English side has offered little attacking threat as well. Plenty of caution, very few chances, and long spells of possession without much end product.

🔵🔴 FC Barcelona 0-0 Nottingham Forest 🌳

It's worth remembering that Udinese struck first in the Friuli Venezia Giulia Cup, defeating Nottingham Forest in the opening match of the day. Now, the English side looks to bounce back against FC Barcelona, while the Catalans aim to begin the triangular tournament with a victory that would move them closer to lifting the trophy.

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We're underway in Udine! The first 45-minute match for FC Barcelona in the inaugural Friuli Venezia Giulia Cup is officially underway. Hansi Flick's side faces Nottingham Forest in a unique preseason format where every minute matters and a victory would be a major step toward winning the triangular tournament.

🔵🔴 FC Barcelona 0-0 Nottingham Forest 🌳

A touching minute of silence is observed at the Stadio Friuli in memory of Jorge Messi, father of Lionel Messi and one of the key figures behind the Argentine star's career. Players, match officials and supporters pay their respects before kickoff.

FC Barcelona faces one of the most unique tests of its preseason this Saturday by taking part in the inaugural Friuli Venezia Giulia Cup, a triangular tournament that also features Nottingham Forest and Udinese.

The competition, which will be held in the Italian city of Udine, brings back a format rarely seen in modern football. Nottingham Forest and Udinese will open the tournament with a 45-minute match before Hansi Flick's side takes the field for two additional 45-minute games, first against the English club and then against the Italian hosts.

In total, Barcelona will play 90 minutes split across two separate matches, a format the club has not experienced in more than two decades.

A Format Returning After 24 Years

Although triangular tournaments were common during the 1980s and 1990s, FC Barcelona has not participated in one since 2001. The club's last true triangular was the tribute tournament honoring Urruti, while in the 2002 preseason the Blaugrana played two matches in the traditional Amsterdam Tournament.

Now, the Friuli Venezia Giulia Cup revives that format, allowing three clubs to compete on the same day while giving coaches an excellent opportunity to distribute playing time throughout their squads.

Flick Continues Fine-Tuning Barcelona

Beyond the results, Hansi Flick's primary objective will be to continue shaping his team's playing style ahead of the official start of the season.

The German manager is expected to use the triangular tournament to evaluate several players, test different tactical systems, and continue building a squad capable of competing for every major trophy.

There is also considerable anticipation surrounding the potential debuts of some of the club's newest signings, as well as the continued development of several young talents hoping to earn a place in the first team.

Line Up Barcelona

Line Up Nottingham

A Demanding Test Before the Season Begins

Both Nottingham Forest and Udinese will provide challenging opposition as Barcelona enters the final stretch of its preseason preparations.

With two matches scheduled on the same day, the coaching staff will have the opportunity to evaluate nearly the entire squad before the Joan Gamper Trophy and the beginning of the official campaign.

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