Simon Dalton presents his prediction for the friendly match.
Manchester City
Despite losses to Celtic (3:4) and Milan (2:3), Manchester City is still confident. In these two matches, only Erling Haaland, who scored in each of them, and Jack Grealish, who might be substituted by newcomer Savio Moreira, played from the main lineup. Even with inexperienced youth players, the English side had more shots than the Italians (9-8). Now Manchester will play their strongest lineup, Ederson, Mateo Kovaćič, Joško Gvardiol and other key players are expected to start.
Barcelona
Many Barcelona players are still recovering from the Euro 2024, while the club’s management is working on signing the star players: Nico Williams and Daniel Olmo. In Hansi Flick's first game as Barcelona's manager, the team beat Olot (1-0), this friendly was played behind closed doors, and only Alejandro Balde and Iñigo Martínez from the main lineup played. During their US tour, the Catalan club wants to make a statement - they will play their strongest team.
Manchester City - Barcelona Prediction
The last friendly between Man City and Barcelona two years ago was full of goals (3-3). This time, these two top teams will again focus on creating more scoring chances and goals.
