Barcelona has stated that their pre-season friendly against Juventus has been canceled due to an illness affecting some of their players.
On Saturday, the game was scheduled to take place in California.
The match was the first of four scheduled by Barcelona on their tour of the United States.
They still have games against Arsenal on July 27, Real Madrid on July 29, and AC Milan on August 2.
“FC Barcelona wishes to inform you that the game against Juventus FC, which was scheduled for today, July 22 at 7:30 p.m. at Levi’s Stadium as part of the Soccer Champions Tour, has been canceled.”
“A significant part of the blaugrana squad has viral gastroenteritis,” the club said in a statement on Saturday.
According to ESPN, at least 14 Barcelona players have been diagnosed with sickness.
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