{"id":41188,"date":"2025-07-24T13:29:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T11:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/incredible-barca-will-travel-to-japan-and-maintain-the-friendly-against-vissel-kobe_313696_102\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:35:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:35:39","slug":"incredible-barca-will-travel-to-japan-and-maintain-the-friendly-against-vissel-kobe_313696_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football\/preseason\/incredible-barca-will-travel-to-japan-and-maintain-the-friendly-against-vissel-kobe_313696_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Bar\u00e7a confirms its trip to Japan and will play against Vissel Kobe on Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"

A last-minute change of course changes the script: FC Barcelona, which yesterday canceled its trip to Japan, is packing its bags today.<\/h2> \r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n Calendar of FC Barcelona <\/a>\r\n<\/div>

FC Barcelona<\/strong> has finally decided to undertake its Asian tour<\/strong> and will travel to Japan this afternoon to play the friendly match against Vissel Kobe<\/strong>, scheduled for this Sunday at 12:00 Spanish time.<\/strong> The decision comes after a day of tensions and unforeseen twists that border on the tragicomic.<\/p>

This Wednesday, the Blaugrana club announced that it was suspending the first stage of its tour of Asia due to a serious breach of contract<\/strong> by the Japanese promoter of the match. According to internal sources, the agreed payment had not been completed, which led the club to cancel the flight and cast doubt on the entire initial schedule.<\/p>

\ud83d\udd34\ud83d\udd35\ud83d\udea8 Last minute! Bar\u00e7a will resume the trip to Japan to face Vissel Kobe \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5. Rakuten, a key sponsor of the tour, has assumed the cost that the promoter had failed to pay. Unexpected twist in the Blaugrana pre-season!#fcbarcelona<\/a> #Bar\u00e7a<\/a> #fcbn<\/a> #Barcelona<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/oMTN29q5hB<\/a><\/p> \u2014 FC BARCELONA NOTICIAS (@FCBNOTICIAS) July 24, 2025<\/a> <\/blockquote> <\/div>

However, Bar\u00e7a’s ultimatum seems to have worked. This morning, the promoter paid the remaining amount and the pressure has done its job: even Rakuten<\/strong>, the former commercial partner of the Catalan club, would have intervened to facilitate the agreement and avoid an international embarrassment.<\/p>

As if it were a drama with a happy ending \u2014although somewhat disorganized\u2014, the team will finally board the plane to Japan, with only a few hours of delay on the original plan. And with that, the duel against Vissel Kobe, where former Blaugrana player Andr\u00e9s Iniesta plays, remains standing<\/strong>.<\/p>