La Liga champions Barcelona travel to St Andrew's on Friday 31 July for a pre-season friendly against Birmingham City, with kick-off scheduled for 19:45 BST.

The match is available to watch via two club-specific streaming platforms. Birmingham City are broadcasting the game through Blues+, the club's official streaming service, at a one-off cost of £8. Barcelona fans can follow the action on Barça Play, which is available for €39.99 per year. Neither option is free, as both clubs are operating under pre-season broadcasting arrangements.

Barça Play will offer worldwide coverage — except in the United Kingdom.

Barcelona's squad for the trip

Manager Hansi Flick has assembled a 30-man squad for the journey to Birmingham. Lamine Yamal, Pedri, and Gavi are all absent, having featured for Spain during the 2026 World Cup. Robert Lewandowski is no longer at the club.

The full travelling party is: Ter Stegen, Fort, Balde, Araujo, Cortes, Guille Fernandez, Toni Fernandez, Farinas, Abdelkarim, Tommy, Xavi Espart, Yaakobishvili, Adeyemi, Christensen, Fermin, M Casado, Gerard Martin, Roony, Tunkara, Torrents, Bernal, Gonzalez, Kluivert, Szczesny, Goren, Gistau, Diarra, Pesquer, Rodriguez, De Jong.

Birmingham City's summer business

The hosts arrive at this fixture in solid shape. Manager Paul Davies, who took charge in 2024 following a coaching stint at Tottenham, guided Birmingham City to promotion from League One to the Championship in the 2024–25 season — setting an EFL record of 111 points along the way.

After finishing 10th in their first Championship season back, nine points outside the play-off places, the club have pressed ahead with fresh investment led by Tom Wagner. This summer, goalkeeper James Beadle has joined on loan from Brighton, defender Dael Fry has signed on a free transfer from Middlesbrough, and 21-year-old midfielder Jhon Solís — who spent last season on loan at the club — has completed a permanent move from Girona.

What to expect

Despite the absentees, Barcelona arrive as heavy favourites. FourFourTwo predict a comfortable 0-3 win for the Spanish champions.