Barcelona vs Al Ahly: Confirmed Joan Gamper Trophy teams and line ups

Barcelona and Al-Ahly have named their starting sides for their meeting at Camp Nou on Wednesday.

The showdown represents the 61st edition of the Spanish side’s annual Joan Gamper Trophy match, returning to the iconic stadium after four seasons away.

Reigning Spanish champions Barca’s competitive season begins away to Elche in La Liga on August 23 (20:30 BST).

Al-Ahly start their Egyptian Premier League campaign at home to Eastern Enppi on the same day (18:00).

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Barcelona confirmed starting team vs Al Ahly

Former Al-Ahly forward Hamza Abdelkarim starts again for Barcelona, the 18-year-old having scored three goals so far in pre-season.

New signings including forwards Anthony Gordon, Karim Adeyemi and Jesse Bisiwu could make their Joan Gamper debuts from the bench.

Barcelona starting XI: Joan Garcia, Jules Kounde, Eric Garcia, Gerard Martin, Alejandro Balde, Xavi Espart, Marc Bernal, Lamine Yamal, Fermin Lopez, Raphinha, Hamza Abdelkarim

Al Ahly full Joan Gamper Cup line up vs Barcelona

Several players who helped Egypt on their memorable run to the last 16 of the World Cup – spurning a lead late against eventual champions Argentina in a thriller – feature for Al-Ahly.

Mostafa Shobeir, Mohamed Hany, Marwen Attia and Zizo are among the star to have taken part in the finals.

Al Ahly starting XI: Mostafa Shobeir, Mohamed Hany, Hady Reyad, Amr El Gazar, Karim Fouad, Marwan Attia, Ahmed Nabil Koka, Zizo, Taher Mohamed, Achraf Bencharki, Soufiane Benjdida

Where to watch Barca vs Al Ahly: TV channel, live online streams

Kick-off on Wednesday is at 19:00 BST (14:00 ET / 11:00 PT). The match is being shown on Barcelona’s YouTube channel.

Barcelona vs Al Ahly Joan Gamper Trophy stats

• These teams met in pre-season tournament the Wembley Cup at London’s Wembley Stadium on July 26 2009, when Barcelona won 4-1 through goals from Brojan, Jose Rueda, Jeffren and Pedro
• Hany El Agazy replied with Al-Ahly’s only goal of the events, his side finishing without a point from their two matches, behind Tottenham and Barca (4 each) and winners Celtic (6)
• Barcelona had won 12 consecutive editions of the Joan Gamper Trophy match before their 3-0 defeat to Monaco in 2024
• They recovered to beat Como 5-0 in 2025, with Fermin Lopez and Lamine Yamal scoring twice each other side of a Raphinha goal
• With one win each, Monaco, Juventus, Sampdoria and Manchester City are the only teams to have stopped Barca from lifting the cup since the contest switched from four teams to two in 1997
• Lionel Messi’s nine goals in the showpiece put Barcelona’s all-time top scorer two ahead of any other player in the history of the match
• Now at Inter Miami, Messi is the only player in Joan Gamper Trophy history to have netted in six consecutive editions (2013-2018)
• No Egyptian Premier League team scored more goals last season than Al-Ahly, whose tally of 34 put them one ahead of Pyramids
• Despite that, Al-Ahly finished immediately behind Pyramids during the regular season (by three points) and play-offs (by one point)
• Al-Ahly finished three points behind first-placed Zamalek overall, although their goal difference was three better than the champions during the play-offs and two superior to Pyramids
• National Bank of Egypt’s Ahmed Yasser Rayyan (11) was the only player to outscore Al-Ahly’s Mahmoud Trezeguet (9) in the 2025/26 Egyptian Premier League