The LA Galaxy have announced the club will play an international friendly against FC Barcelona, one of the world's most popular and successful clubs - and the current UEFA Champions League and Copa del Rey finalists - on Saturday, August 1 at 8 p.m. at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.
Tickets to see the Spanish giant, whose honors include 18 La Liga trophies, a record-setting 24 Copa del Rey championships and two UEFA Champions League titles, will go on sale to the general public in the coming weeks.
This international match will be included in the Galaxy full season seat plan as Bonus Game Four (4).
"We are thrilled to have the opportunity to play one of the best clubs in the world, FC Barcelona. It is not often that you are able to take on a Champions League Finalist," said Galaxy President of Business Operations Tom Payne. "This summer is shaping up to be an exciting one for Galaxy fans with AC Milan and Barcelona coming to Los Angeles, in addition to our continued quest for a third MLS Cup championship."
With The Home Depot Center unavailable for this game as a result of the X Games, the Galaxy will be returning to the Rose Bowl for the first time since 2002. During the club's seven years at the iconic Pasadena venue, the Galaxy boasted an impressive 72-27-8 home record.
"We are looking forward to returning to our first home at the Rose Bowl, a world class venue which will forever hold a special place in our club's history," added Payne.
FC Barcelona, whose heralded roster of international superstars currently includes Lionel Messi, Rafa Marquez, Xavi, Carles Puyol, Thierry Henry and Andres Iniesta - who scored the goal that propelled Barca into the Champions League Final - will look to secure its third UEFA Champions League crown on Wednesday, May 27 against Manchester United, at Rome's Stadio Olimpico.
Barca is in the midst of one of their best campaigns in recent history, and are in position to win all three of their major tournaments: Spain's La Liga, the UEFA Champions League and the Copa del Rey. After defeating Real Madrid 6-2 in La Liga's Clasico this past weekend, Barcelona is at the top of its league's standings with 85 points, and within range of conquering their 19th domestic title. The club also advanced to the final of the prestigious Copa del Rey, where they will face Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday, May 13.
For more information, please contact the Galaxy by calling 1-877-3GALAXY (342-5299) or by visiting www.lagalaxy.com.
About LA Galaxy
One of Major League Soccer's (MLS) original clubs, the Los Angeles Galaxy were founded on June 15, 1994 and play all of the club's home games at The Home Depot Center on the campus of California State University - Dominguez Hills in Carson, Calif. The LA Galaxy are one of the premier teams in MLS featuring many top national and international stars and boasting five championships including the MLS Cup (2002, 2005), U.S. Open Cup (2001, 2005) and CONCACAF Champions' Cup (2000). The 15 teams that comprise MLS are: the Chicago Fire, Club Deportivo Chivas USA, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, D.C. United, FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, Kansas City Wizards, Galaxy, New England Revolution, Real Salt Lake, Red Bull New York, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders FC and Toronto FC. For more information or to order tickets, please call the Galaxy ticket office toll-free at 1-877-3GALAXY or visit the official website at www.lagalaxy.com.
About FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona is a private sports association which was founded 108 years ago. It has more than 160,000 members from all around the world and its goal is to promote sport practice as well as social, cultural and philanthropic initiatives. On the sporting front, FCB is one of the most honored clubs in Europe. Apart from football, FCB has four other professional sports -basketball, handball, roller hockey and five a side football - and eight non-professional sports such as volleyball, athletics and ice hockey. The club channels all activities related to FC Barcelona's social identity through the FC Barcelona Foundation.
