Le Hung Dung VFF deputy chairman confirms that U-19 Barcelona has agreed to play in Nutifood Cup in HCM City in early 2014.

U-19 Barcelona

Nutifood Cup is a test for U-19 Viet Nam in the lead up to U-19 AFC Cup 2014, therefore leadership decided to invite top 10 ten world strong teams. Invitations have been sent to famous clubs as Barcelona, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Bayer Munich, Chelsea…

Yesterday, November 8th, U-19 Barcelona accepted VFF’s invitation. Mr Dung said that Spain Club would send the strongest line-up to this event. Now the VFF is completing the procedures to sign a contract with the … team.

At the present, U-19 Barcelona is playing at UEFA Youth League. This is tournament for U-19 teams from 32 clubs who are playing at Champions League. U-19 Barca stays in the same group H with U-19 AC Milan, U-19 Ajax Amsterdam and U-19 Celtic. After 4 rounds, U-19 Barca is still leading with 10 points. Specially, U-19 Barca has just smashed 6-2 U-19 AC Milan which is leading by Filippo Inzaghi. Inzaghi has said that “U-19 Barcelona is the strongest youth team at the present”

Organizers of Nutifood Cup is awaiting response from other clubs: It is probably that U-19 Arsenal and U-19 Japan will also agree to play in Viet Nam.

Truc Phuong