The squad for Dallas
Next stop Dallas! After beating Almería 3-2, the FC Barcelona squad are now off from a pre-Christmas hop across the Atlantic to take on Club América of Mexico at the Cotton Bowl Stadium.
Coach Xavi Hernández is taking a big squad of 23 with him for this final test of 2023: João Cancelo, Balde, Ferran, Lewandowski, Raphinha, Iñaki Peña, João Félix, Christensen, Romeu, S. Roberto, F. De Jong, Gündoğan, Kounde, Astralaga, Lamine Yamal, Alarcón, M. Casadó, Kochen, Fermín, Cubarsí, Unai, Marc Guiu, H. Fort, Gerard Martín, Mikayil, Mbacke and Pau Prim.
Ronald Araujo is not travelling because he has medical check-ups scheduled regarding the knock he took to his jawbone and which means he has to play games wearing a facemask.
It's just seven months since the Catalans were last in Dallas, where they beat Real Madrid 3-0 during their preseason tour, although on that occasion the venue was the AT&T Stadium.