Birmingham City vs Barcelona: Shock Team Selections Unveiled Ahead of Pre-Season Clash!

Birmingham City vs Barcelona stats

• While Barcelona won La Liga last season, Birmingham finished 10th in the Championship and were nine points off the last place for a play-off campaign to reach the Premier League
• Barcelona were previously based at St George’s Park in 2014 – before winning La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League – and in 2016
• Their last visit to an English club was a 1-1 draw against Newcastle at St James’ Park in the Champions League last 16 last season, winning the return match 7-2
• The Spanish side’s record against English clubs in competitive fixtures is W38 D23 L21
• Since a 1-0 win at Manchester United in the Champions League in 2019, Barcelona have won win in five competitive matches in England
• That victory came at Newcastle in September 2025, when England international Marcus Rashford scored twice and current Barcelona winger Anthony Gordon replied for the Magpies
• Birmingham are winless in four meetings with Barcelona, with all five previous matches between the sides taking place in the now-defunct Fairs Cup between 1957 and 1960
• Their win was at home in the first of those matches, prevailing 4-3 in October 1957 before losing the return match 1-0 at the Camp Nou the following month
• The tie therefore went to a one-legged replay in Basel, which Barcelona won 2-1
• Only promoted Coventry City and Ipswich Town bettered Birmingham’s total of 44 points at home in last season’s Championship
• Those teams were the only sides to lose fewer home games than the three defeats Davies’ team suffered at St Andrew’s in the division

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