Barcelona's 2010 China Tour in Beijing Kicks off on Thursday
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Transtlate Lionel Messi arrived in Beijing early Thursday morning with Barcelona and the team held a press conference at noon to kick off its 2010 China Tour.
The Barcelona forward said at the news conference he was sad to see national coach Diego Maradona leave the team.
[Interview with Messi at the press conference]
The Barcelona superstar also talked about the rumor of Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas's transfer to Barcelona.
[Interview with Messi at the press conference]
Barcelona will play Chinese Super League champions Beijing Guo'an in China's Bird Nest national stadium on August 8th, exactly two years after the opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
The team coach Pep Guardiola has confirmed Messi will definitely get on the pitch in Sunday's friendly.
Although the eight Barcelona players who were part of Spain's World Cup winning squad have been excused from the China tour, Guardiola said it was not just his players that had brought the Cup home to Spain.
[Interview with Guardiola at the press conference]
The team will have further training sessions on Friday and Saturday before Sunday's match, which will be the second game of its Asia tour after a 5-2 victory against the South Korean K-League All Stars team on Wednesday.
The Barcelona forward said at the news conference he was sad to see national coach Diego Maradona leave the team.
[Interview with Messi at the press conference]
The Barcelona superstar also talked about the rumor of Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas's transfer to Barcelona.
[Interview with Messi at the press conference]
Barcelona will play Chinese Super League champions Beijing Guo'an in China's Bird Nest national stadium on August 8th, exactly two years after the opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
The team coach Pep Guardiola has confirmed Messi will definitely get on the pitch in Sunday's friendly.
Although the eight Barcelona players who were part of Spain's World Cup winning squad have been excused from the China tour, Guardiola said it was not just his players that had brought the Cup home to Spain.
[Interview with Guardiola at the press conference]
The team will have further training sessions on Friday and Saturday before Sunday's match, which will be the second game of its Asia tour after a 5-2 victory against the South Korean K-League All Stars team on Wednesday.
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