Friendly match: "Barca" lost to the English in penalties, "Sporting" showcased their strength.

2026-08-01 11:39 © scanpix

In friendly matches – the experimental squad of the "Barcelona" team faced defeat.

The Catalan club lost 2:3 to the "Birmingham City" team after an 11-meter penalty shootout.

The regular time of the match ended in a draw at 2:2.

For the "Barcelona" team, two goals were scored by H. Abdelkarim, while the English team shone with A. Priske and J. Solis.

In another friendly match, Lisbon's "Sporting" triumphed 4:1 over the "Nottingham Forest" club.

The Portuguese were the first to concede a goal when I. Jesus scored in the 2nd minute.

Later, "Sporting" launched a real assault on the opponents' goal and scored four times (G. Ignacio 14', I. Doumbia 61', R. Nelas 65' and 84') against M. Sels.