Inter Miami vs Barcelona

DRV PNK Stadium is the venue as Inter Miami and Barcelona go head-to-head in a tasty-looking pre-season friendly.

Inter Miami pulled off a remarkable second-half comeback to turn a 2-0 halftime deficit into a 3-2 home victory over Charlotte in the build-up to this fixture. Phil Neville’s side should show up in high spirits after putting an underwhelming three-game winless Major League Soccer streak firmly to bed (D1, L2). However, Neville will be desperate for his Inter side to improve at the back after failing to keep a single clean sheet across their last eight competitive outings. Yet, the ‘Herons’ can draw confidence from their stellar home form, having won four of their five previous home matches (L1), netting 2+ goals in each triumph.

As for Barcelona, the mega-money signing of Raphinha from Leeds United has been overshadowed by the blockbuster acquisition of former Bayern Munich goal machine Robert Lewandowski. Though the Polish striker won’t make his debut in the ‘Blaugrana’ shirt against Inter, Xavi Hernandez’s side will feel confident about troubling the scoreboard. After drawing a blank in their final two matches of the last La Liga season, Barcelona have scored in both pre-season fixtures, including a 1-1 draw away to Spanish lower-league outfit Olot last time out. But that doesn’t take away the fact they have now failed to keep a clean sheet in seven of their eight previous games.