Barcelona will kick off their La Liga title defense campaign with an away match against Elche next Sunday in the Spanish football league.
Hamza Abdel Karim is training with Barcelona after his impressive performance during the pre-season, having scored four goals in six matches for the first team.
It is customary for training sessions to include special matches between players divided into two different groups, and the Egyptian striker Hamza Abdel Karim was part of one of them.
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The "BarcaTimes" account on "X" reported that Hamza Abdel Karim won this training match and was part of the winning team.
The winning team included Hamza Abdel Karim, Lamine Yamal, Gerard Martin, Eric Garcia, Gavi, Jese Baez, Juan Garcia, Dani Olmo, and Alejandro Balde.
Barcelona's new signings Rodri and Cancelo trained with the team for the first time. Rodri is following a special training program, while Tomy Marquez was absent as he is currently in Braga, awaiting the completion of his transfer procedures to the Portuguese league.
Cancelo participated in the group training session, while Rodri trained separately as he will continue his individual training program to regain match fitness. He has not trained sufficiently since returning from his break, and their status for the Elche match has not yet been determined.
First session. Let's cook, Rodri 👨🍳 pic.twitter.com/RPj5dlTpsl — FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 21, 2026@FCBarcelona
Marc Casado, Hector Fort, Joelly Fernandez, and Tony Fernandez were also absent from Barcelona's training, as they are expected to leave before the transfer window closes.