Live Blog! Barcelona vs. Al Ahly - Joan Gamper Trophy

90+4 FINAL

90' Gordon misses the penalty! The English forward, who won the foul himself, took the spot-kick by placing it way too close to the post, and El Shenawy guessed his intentions to save it.

88' Another penalty for Barcelona! The referee points to the spot for a push by Eid on Gordon inside the box.

81' Adeyemi comes so close! What a thunderous left-footed strike from the edge of the area by the German Barcelona winger, whistling just over the crossbar.

79' Adeyemi runs out of space! The German made another dangerous run into the box, but after a great initial dummy, a defender and the opposing goalkeeper collapsed on him to shut down his space.

70' Al Ahly is pushing! A shot from inside the box by Bakrar is cleared away by Cortés. The visitors are going all out in search of the equalizer.

67' Gordon comes so close to his first goal! The Englishman controlled the ball brilliantly inside the box and unleashed a powerful shot to the near post, but he was denied by El Shenawy's fine diving save down low.

66' Barça appeals for a penalty! Following a run into the box by Adeyemi trying to shake off his marker, the ball hit an Egyptian player's hand, but the referee ruled that there was nothing in it.

64' Gordon's goal is disallowed! The Englishman had put away a rebound inside the box, but the play was ruled out due to an earlier offside by Abdelkarim.

55' Gordon's backheel trick gets away from him. The English attacker tried to link up with Pesquer using a backheel near the edge of the box, but put too much power on the ball.

51' Zizo scores for Al Ahly! A real bucket of cold water for the Camp Nou right at the start of the second half. The Egyptian side put together a lightning-fast counterattack, Zizo slipped completely unmarked behind the defense and beat Joan García with a low shot, right back into the fight.

45+2 HALF TIME

44' Raphinha scores from the penalty spot! The Barcelona captain won the foul and made no mistake from twelve yards out. His precise left-footed shot beat Shobeir's stretch, even though the goalkeeper guessed the right way.

43' Penalty for Barcelona! Raphinha anticipated Hady inside the box, and the defender ended up tripping him while trying to clear the ball.

38' Al Ahly tries to react. The Egyptian side is trying to string together longer possessions to push into the Blaugrana half, though without much success so far.

35' Cleared off the line! Xavi Espart's point-blank shot was cleared away by Fouad just in time. The play started from a great move by Fermín, whose initial shot was blocked by goalkeeper Shobeir and fell straight to the academy player.

29´Barcelona goal! Abdelkarim scores the opening goal of the match!

23' Raphinha almost scores the opener! A powerful, low left-footed shot from outside the box by the Barcelona captain flashes just past the post.

21' Abdelkarim almost scores! Eric García's low cross at the near post narrowly missed the Barcelona Egyptian forward, who came inches away from tapping it in.

17' Raphinha lets fly with a left-footed shot that goes wide! Fermín set up the Barcelona captain inside the box, who went for goal with a cross-shot, but El Gazar managed to step in and block it.

12' Benjdida is caught offside. The Al Ahly forward jumped the gun while making a run for a long ball in the Blaugrana half.

8' Fermín took the corner, but Barça's new number '7' sent a hanging cross into the box that Shobeir punched clear.

2' Achraf Bencharki (Al-Ahly) is fouled in his own half.

KICK-OFF

 Al Ahly Line Up

BARCELONA Line UP

The match will also be Barcelona's final warm-up before officially kicking off their participation in the 2026/27 La Liga season. Therefore, Hansi Flick will have an important opportunity to fine-tune the final tactical details and assess the state of his squad ahead of the start of the official competition.

Facing them will be Al Ahly, who arrive with pre-season match fitness and represent one of the most important clubs in African football. The Egyptian side comes into this after defeating Badalona 3-0 on European soil and will look to take advantage of the historic setting to compete toe-to-toe against one of the giants of world football.

The event represents the 61st edition of the traditional tournament and will serve as the official presentation of the Barcelona squad for the 2026/27 season. But beyond the sporting preparation, the match will have a historical component: it will be the first time an African club participates in the Joan Gamper Trophy.

The match will be played at the Spotify Camp Nou, a venue that welcomes the first team back following remodeling work. The celebration will allow fans to reunite with their stadium and meet the new faces that will be part of the project led by Hansi Flick.

FC Barcelona returns this Wednesday, August 19, 2026, to its renovated stadium to play a new edition of the Joan Gamper Trophy. The Blaugrana squad will face Egypt's Al Ahly in a match that will have special significance for the club and its fans.

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