Eight Barcelona youth players will be presented with first team during Gamper Trophy

Eight Barcelona youth players will be presented with first team during Gamper Trophy FC Barcelona will bring their 2026/27 pre-season to an end later tonight with the Joan Gamper Trophy against Al Ahly at Spotify Camp Nou. Although the Barcelona squad is not yet complete and Deco is still working to finalize the search for a No. 9 and potentially strengthen another position, the club will present the players currently making up Hansi Flick’s squad. The German coach and captain Raphinha will address the supporters before officially kicking off the new season with the presentation of the squad. Eight youth players involved According to Jijantes , eight La Masia players will be involved tonight as the Barcelona first-team squad is presented at the Spotify Camp Nou. They are Orian Goren, Hamza Abdelkarim, Xavi Espart , Jordi Pesquer, Alvaro Cortes, Brian Farinas, Iker Rodriguez, and Ebrima Tunkara. Set to face his former club. (Photo by Daniela Porcelli/Getty Images) The World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada, meant that Flick had a large group of first-team stars unavailable in the early parts of the pre-season. As such, he relied on a number of academy players over the past few weeks. The German coach has gradually reduced that group as the senior internationals returned, but seven outfield academy players and a goalkeeper have made it all the way to the end of pre-season and will therefore be at the stadium tonight. It promises to be a special evening for Hamza, in particular, as he will go up against his former club. Double duty for Ebrima, Rodriguez Despite the fact that Ebrima played an hour for Barça Atletic earlier this morning against CE Europa at Estadi Johan Cruyff, he will be involved with the first team today in the Gamper Trophy match. Ebrima Tunkara played for Barça Atletic earlier today. (Photo courtesy: Instagram/@ebrimatunkara10) It remains to be seen whether Ebrima will also get an opportunity to play tonight or whether he will remain on the bench. Meanwhile, goalkeeper Iker Rodriguez will also be pulling double duty on the day. The youngster returned to Barça Atletic less than a week ago and completed the match against Europa earlier today. However, Flick’s coaching staff and the sporting department see him as a strong candidate for the first-team third-goalkeeper role , where he would compete with Eder Aller. As such, his presence in the squad as the players are presented to the fans ahead of the new season will be crucial, irrespective of whether he gets any minutes.