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Man City and Barcelona 'are set to meet in a midweek charity match at the Nou Camp three weeks into the new Premier League season'... so how long until Pep Guardiola complains about having to play ANOTHER game amid jam-packed schedule?

Manchester City will reportedly play Barcelona in a midweek charity friendly this summer, three weeks after the start of the new Premier League season.

The match, which is planned to take place at the Nou Camp on August 24, is designed to raise funds and awareness for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

It will pay homage to former Barcelona goalkeeper and assistant Juan Carlos Unzue, who was diagnosed with the condition in 2020 and reportedly holds close connections with Pep Guardiola and Txiki Begiristain at Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola is reportedly set to face his old club Barcelona in a charity match on August 24
Juan Carlos Unzue (left) was an assistant of Luis Enrique's (right) during his spell at Barcelona

According to The Athletic, the charity event was initially supposed to occur last summer, but fans would not have been able to attend the match due to Spain's Covid-19 protocols.