 Teams play to exciting draw to conclude charity friendly at Camp Nou

The European season started half a month prior, yet goliaths FC Barcelona and Manchester City parted from their cutthroa

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The clubs played to a 3-3 attract front of 91,000 fans, with Barcelona need aways Frenkie de Jong, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

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The groups got together at the Camp Nou to help Juan Carlos Unzue, a previous partner and collaborator mentor of Pep Guardiola's,

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, with the groups expected to highlight top players on the side of ALS research.

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, as Champions League bunch stage games are not booked for two or three weeks.

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The hour and a half were a triumph, with a monstrous crowd to carry openness to a reason essential to many.

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The Sporting News will be following the match live and giving score updates, analysis and features as they occur.

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