Yes, it was Barca’s first minutes of pre-season, but Vissel Kobe were slap bang in the middle of their league season, and are currently top of the league whilst chasing a three-peat of titles. However, only in the last few minutes of the first half when they scored the equaliser, had the hosts shown anything like the urgency required.

A member of the defensive ranks at La Liga has early this week been tipped for a potential departure from the club.The player in question? Héctor Fort.Full-back Fort has found himself at the centre

Where to watch the Club Friendlies match online between Vissel Kobe and Barcelona, including live streams, TV channels, kick-off time and more.

WELCOME TO THE NOEVIR STADIUM KOBE!!! The beautiful home of Vissel Kobe in Kobe, Japan is the site of the first game of Barcelona’s preseason tour of Asia, as Hansi Flick’s troops begin preparations for the new season.

Roony Bardghji was one of the standout performers for Barcelona as they secured a comfortable 3-1 victory over Vissel Kobe, in what was the team’s friendly of the pre-season.After a relatively

J-League football club Vissel Kobe said their friendly against Spanish champions Barcelona will go ahead on Sunday as originally sche