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EPL Champion Leicester City Set To Play Barcelona In Int'l Champions Cup

Premier League champion Leicester City has "been scheduled to play Barcelona" in its pre-season fixtures, according to SPORTS KEEDA. The English side will be playing the Catalan club in the Int'l Champions Cup at the Friends Arena in Stockholm "before the start of the European season." The newly crowned Premier League champions "will face the La Liga club" on Aug. 3. Leicester’s other opponents "will include" French champions Paris St. Germain and Scottish club Celtic. The Foxes "will be playing in the Champions League for the first time" next season. Manager Claudio Ranieri "believes that the pre-season fixtures will help Leicester prepare mentally for the challenges of the Champions League." He said, "I want their open minds because not many have played in Europe, against big, big teams. It is important because now we are fighting to go through the Champions League." The ICC this season features Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Liverpool, Leicester City, Bayern Munich, Paris St. Germain and Celtic (SPORTS KEEDA, 5/4).

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