All about the Clásico on the 2024 US Tour
FC Barcelona and Real Madrid are once again going to be playing each other in the United States, this time on Saturday 3 August at a time to be confirmed. This game will come after the one with Manchester City, with another to come against AC Milan before heading back to Europe.
The venue
The stage will be the MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, which holds 82,500 spectators. Opened in 2010, it is where the New York Giants and New York Jets play in the NFL, and will also be hosting games in the Copa America this summer and in the World Cup in 2026. Barça are returning here after beating Juventus 2-1 at the same place on 22 July 2017.
The MetLife Stadium is built on the same site as its predecessor, the Giants Stadium, where Barça played no fewer than four times, losing to New York Cosmos (5-3), drawing with Fluminense (2-2) and twice beating the New York Red Bulls (4-1 and 6-2).
Previous friendlies with Real Madrid
The sides have played 34 friendly matches over the years, and Barça have won an amazing 21 of those, with 9 draws and just four defeats, with an 85-41 goal differential. These include 22 games (14 in Barcelona and 8 in Madrid) played between 1906 and 1943, as well as those in the Champion Clubs Tournament (1928), Historic Clubs Tournament (1948), the Ramón de Carranza (1969) and the Venezuelan President's Cup (1982).
This is the fourth time the two sides have met in the US and Barça won the previous three. The first on 30 July 2017 in Miami was a 3-2 victory with the winner scored by Gerard Piqué. Then on 23 July 2022 Raphinha got the only goal in a 1-0 win in Vegas, and last summer in Texas, Dembélé, Ferran Torres and Fermín López scored the goals in a 3-0 win.
Star attractions
Clásicos are synonymous with some of the biggest names in the football world, and this one will be no exception. Real Madrid, masterminded by Carlo Ancelotti, have the luxury of such extraordinary talents as Bellingham, Vinicius, Militao and Courtois.
