Arsenal vs Barcelona pre-season finale: How to watch live online and UK kick-off time

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Arsenal will conclude their pre-season tour against Barcelona in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Arsenal have just one stop left on their pre-season tour of the US before they shift their attention to the fast approaching start of the 2023/24 Premier League campaign. The Gunners will take on Barcelona in Los Angeles before they head back home in time for the Emirates Cup clash vs Monaco.

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Mikel Arteta has had time to integrate new signings Declan Rice, Jurrien Timber and Kai Havertz and they will be hoping to sign off their time in the States with a win. They opened up their pre-season portfolio with a strong 5-0 victory over MLS All-Stars, but lost out to Manchester United in the second fixture.

Here’s all the information you need for Arsenal’s last friendly on tour before the Premier League starts.

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What time does Arsenal vs Barcelona start UK time?

The Gunners will take on Barca at the SoFi Stadium in LA, with kick-off scheduled for 7.30pm local time. It’s a late night for UK-based fans though, who will need to stay up until 3.30am BST to catch the action.

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How to watch Arsenal vs Barcelona stream online in the UK

The final match on Arsenal’s US tour will be available to watch live online via Arsenal.com on both mobile and desktop devices, and on the club’s official app for UK viewers. The entire 90 minutes, plus the build-up action will be streamed — to view, you will need to purchase a Match Pass. These are available for £4.99 on the day before the game, or for £6.99 closer to kick-off time. For local audiences, ESPN+ will be showing the clash.

Arsenal team news

Timber, Rice and Havertz all started against Man United last time out, giving them chance to gel with their new teammates and show their qualities to the manager.

In his latest press conference, Arteta gave praise Kieran Tierney for his performance on Saturday and confirmed he is “in our plans” moving forwards. The boss believes the clash against Barcelona will be a “very competitive” one.

Gabriel Jesus also said that he is “working hard to get fitness and come back strong” after suffering an injury during pre-season training.

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