Birmingham City and Barcelona have confirmed their starting teams for their friendly at St Andrews on Friday. Barca have travelled without their World Cup stars, including Spain players and newly-crowned world champions Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres, Joan Garcia, Eric Garcia, Pau Cubarsi, Gavi, Dani Olmo and Pedri.Part-owned by NFL legend Tom Brady, Birmingham have made a host of new signings to strengthen their promotion ambitions in the English second tier.Here are the line-ups as the sides build towards the 2026/27 season in La Liga and the Championship, plus full details on how to watch the action live. Table of ContentsBirmingham confirmed starting team vs BarcelonaBarcelona full line up vs Birmingham CityWhere to watch Birmingham vs Barcelona: TV and online streamsBirmingham City vs Barcelona statsBirmingham confirmed starting team vs BarcelonaBirmingham starting XI: James Beadle, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Phil Neumann, Christoph Klarer, Alex Cochrane, Tomoki Iwata, Jhon Solis, Carlos Vicente, Kanya Fujimoto, Jay Stansfield, August PriskeSubstitutes: Ryan Allsop, Ethan Laird, Lee Buchanan, Jack Robinson, Scott Wright, Patrick Roberts, Dael Fry, Menzi Mazwi, William Burrell, Bradley Mayo, Cobi Maddox, Luis Vazquez, Briar BatemanBarcelona full line up vs Birmingham CityBarcelona starting XI: Wojciech Szczesny, Xavi Espart, Andreas Christensen, Gerard Martin, Jofre Torrents, Marc Casado, Ebrima Tunkara, Marc Bernal, Karim Adeyemi, Hamza Abdelkarim, Shane KluivertBarcelona substitutes: Hector Fort, Alejandro Balde, Ronald Araujo, Alvaro Cortes, Guille Fernandez, Brian Farinas, Tommy Marques, Raphinha, Arijon Ibrahimovic, Roony Bardghji, Alex Gonzalez, Orian Goren, Oscar Gistau, Ibrahim Diarra, Jordi Pesquer, Iker RodriguezWhere to watch Birmingham vs Barcelona: TV and online streamsKick-off on Friday is at 19:45 BST (14:45 ET / 11:45 PT). In the UK, live coverage is on Blues+, which charges �8.99 for a Match Pass.Barcelonas official channel is also showing the match in some territories outside of the UK. For full details, visit Barca Play.Birmingham City vs Barcelona statsWhile Barcelona won La Liga last season, Birmingham finished 10th in the Championship and were nine points off the last place for a play-off campaign to reach the Premier LeagueBarcelona were previously based at St Georges Park in 2014 before winning La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League and in 2016Their last visit to an English club was a 1-1 draw against Newcastle at St James Park in the Champions League last 16 last season, winning the return match 7-2The Spanish sides record against English clubs in competitive fixtures is W38 D23 L21Since a 1-0 win at Manchester United in the Champions League in 2019, Barcelona have won win in five competitive matches in EnglandThat victory came at Newcastle in September 2025, when England international Marcus Rashford scored twice and current Barcelona winger Anthony Gordon replied for the MagpiesBirmingham are winless in four meetings with Barcelona, with all five previous matches between the sides taking place in the now-defunct Fairs Cup between 1957 and 1960Their win was at home in the first of those matches, prevailing 4-3 in October 1957 before losing the return match 1-0 at the Camp Nou the following monthThe tie therefore went to a one-legged replay in Basel, which Barcelona won 2-1Only promoted Coventry City and Ipswich Town bettered Birminghams total of 44 points at home in last seasons ChampionshipThose teams were the only sides to lose fewer home games than the three defeats Davies team suffered at St Andrews in the division Topics Birmingham City F.C. EFL Championship FC Barcelona Hansi Flick Karim Adeyemi LaLiga Lamine Yamal Raphinha Tom Brady Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Birmingham City vs Barcelona: Line-ups, stats and preview Ben Miller 31st July, 2026 Rashford posts emotional farewell to Barcelona with return officially ruled out Mitch Fretton 30th July, 2026 Newcastle suffer friendly defeat at Bristol City as defensive issues laid bare Nicholas McGee 29th July, 2026 Neymar hits back at malicious fake news: I wont accept that total lie Ben Miller 27th July, 2026 Pre season friendly matches today: Reports, results, goals from across Europe Ben Miller 26th July, 2026 Neymar: Watch goals video as Brazil icon cops ban on Santos return in strikers first match since World Cup 2026 Ben Miller 26th July, 2026
