Barça Legends in Mexico for first time and face Real Madrid Leyendas

Barça Legends in Mexico for first time and face Real Madrid Leyendas

Blaugranes set to face the all-whites for the fifth time this season in Toluca on April 13

Fans who enjoy all the thrills of games between Barça and Real Madrid are really being treated this season. The Copa del Rey final between the first teams is on the horizon, but the Barça Legends and Real Madrid Leyendas veteran sides are also set to play each other in Toluca on April 13 (kickoff 2.00pm local time, 10.00pm in Barcelona). It will be their fifth encounter this season, but it is also the first time that Barça Legends play in Mexico. The game will be aired live on Barça One.

Coach Albert Chapi Ferrer can use a squad featuring Jesús Angoy, Xavi Guzmán, Juan Carlos, Fernando Navarro, Juan Pablo Sorín, Francesco Coco, Carles Puyol, Rafa Márquez, Frank de Boer, Andrés Iniesta, Philippe Cocu, Marc Crosas, Roger García, Jonathan Soriano, Ricardo Quaresma, Ludovic Giuly, Javier Saviola and Rivaldo.

The Real Madrid Leyendas squad will include several players who have featured regularly in recent games such as Iker Casillas, Luis Figo, Savio, Guti and Amavisca among others.

The game on April 13 is set to be played at the Nemesio Díaz stadium, which has a capacity of 25,850 espectadores, and it will be the fifth time the legends' sides have faced each other this season and the seventh time in history, with one side having the chance to take an overall lead in the head to head, as each have won three times so far.

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