28.05.2007 13:09
International fixtures
Sergi Nogueras
Next weekend there are no league matches here in Spain but many Barça players will be involved in a total of 16 international commitments.
Players will be thin on the ground in this week’s training sessions with many Barça stars
away on international duty. The international break includes 16 matches involving our players of
which 10 are competitive (9 for EURO 2008 and 1 for the CAF Africa Cup) and the rest friendlies.
Thirteen Barça internationals
Now that Xavi, Iniesta and Puyol have all been confirmed for
the Spain squad, the number of Barça players away on international duty has risen to 13: Deco, Gio,
Ronaldinho, Edmílson, Thuram, Zambrotta, Gudjohnsen, Saviola, Messi and Eto’o, plus the three
called up by Spain coach Luis Aragonés.
Three with injuries
Zambrotta, Deco and Messi have all joined their international squads despite carrying a
variety of knocks. They will all be presenting medical reports to their respective national
coaches.
Five dates
The matches will be played over five days opening with the match between England and Brazil
on Friday 1st. The remaining matches will be played on 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th.
The fixture calendar is as follows:
1st June
England v Brazil Friendly
2nd June
Belgium v Portugal Qualifying match EURO 2008
Latvia v Spain Qualifying match EURO 2008
South Korea v Holland Friendly
France v Ukraine Qualifying match EURO 2008
Faeroe Islands v Italy Qualifying match EURO 2008
Iceland v Liechtenstein Qualifying match EURO 2008
Switzerland v Argentina Friendly
Liberia v Cameroon Qualifying match CAF Africa Cup 2008
5th June
Turkey v Brazil Friendly
Kuwait v Portugal Friendly
Argentina v Algeria Friendly
6th June
Liechtenstein v Spain Qualifying match EURO 2008
France v Georgia Qualifying match EURO 2008
Lithuania v Italy Qualifying match EURO 2008
Sweden v Iceland Qualifying match EURO 2008