While it would be still be classified as a friendly, it would be interesting to watch as I think both clubs may very well bring out some/all of their big guns in order to win the game.
The statistics on their 5 last games played showed Barcelona winning 4 matches of the 5. Ordinarily, I wouldn’t have second guessed Barcelona to go ahead and win the upcoming friendly game but Arsenal showed a lot of spirit last season and also with their new signings, they’re now a force to reckon with. It would surely be interesting to see who would come out on top in this friendly.
Well, even though it's just a pre-season match, the excitement of the match will definitely be felt. And I'm really looking forward to this match. Arsenal have always struggled when facing Barcelona in previous meetings. But Arsenal's condition at the previous meeting was completely different from Arsenal's current condition. Well, we know that last season Arsenal has proven that they have returned to their best performance which they had lost in the previous few seasons. So the fight this time might be even more fierce than we thought. I personally favor Barcelona but I don't want to underestimate Arsenal either.
This match may not show the best performance from each team. Because the two coaches of the two teams will definitely not show their best strategy before the season starts. But testing new players who are brought in and trying out some new formulas will indeed be an interesting thing in this fight. I personally am curious whether Gundogan will be played by Barcelona in that match or not.
These type of friendlies do not mean anything and never meant anything for the rest of the season. Any team can win or lose these and it will not mean anything on the long run. We can see Arsenal win and them losing the title while Barcelona becomes champions in theirs, or we can see Barcelona win and vice versa.
These are just things that teams make a little bit of money because they can sell seats to a friendly game this way and they can end up doing as best as they possibly could. This is what I imagine to be a bit different and that's going to be the key factor, they could just try new things and get the players to match shape and get them ready for the league games as well and make that work for them.