Barcelona to face Bayern Munich in a Charity Friendly

Uli Hoeness with the Club’s Manager Jupp Heynckes

As part of a preseason friendly, FC Barcelona will to travel to the Allianz Arena and face FC Bayern Munich on July 24.

The two clubs signed the deal on Wednesday, following a long time discussion of the possibility of the two clubs facing each other. The deal signing was part of the ECA general assembly that is being held in Doha (Qatar). The two clubs have agreed that the proceeds will go to charity.

The Uli Hoeness Cup is what the teams will be competing for, as a tribute to Uli Hoeness, the current club president of Bayern Munich and also a former player of the club. Uli Hoeness will be celebrating his 60th birthday on the day of the match.

Source- Official FC Barcelona website