Birmingham City vs Barcelona Highlights - July 31, 2026

Birmingham City and Barcelona drew 2-2 in Club Friendlies on July 31, 2026. The match was played at St. Andrew's Stadium.

August Priske (31'), Jhon Solís (68') scored for Birmingham City. Hamza Abdelkarim (42', 60') scored for Barcelona.

They had won 3, drawn 2 and lost 0 in their previous five. Birmingham City arrived unbeaten in 5.

Their previous five had brought 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats. That run had left Barcelona 2 games without defeat.

Shane Kluivert saw a shot blocked (9'). Soon after, a block denied Jay Stansfield on 12 minutes.

August Priske forced a save for Birmingham City on 16 minutes. Shortly afterwards, Christoph Klarer was booked for Birmingham City (18').

Andreas Christensen shot wide for Barcelona on 29 minutes.

Moments later, Alex Cochrane picked out August Priske, who scored for Birmingham City (31').

Hamza Abdelkarim converted a penalty for Barcelona (42'). Soon after, the referee cautioned Hamza Abdelkarim of Barcelona on 44 minutes.

The keeper had to be alert to keep out Tomoki Iwata’s effort (45'+1').

After the break, Jay Stansfield was booked for Birmingham City (50'). Roony Bardghji tested the goalkeeper for Barcelona (60').

Shortly afterwards, Hamza Abdelkarim found the net for Barcelona (60'). Carlos Vicente saw a shot blocked (66').

Moments later, Jhon Solís could not find the target for Birmingham City (67').

Jhon Solís scored for Birmingham City on 68 minutes after a pass from Christoph Klarer.

Brian Fariñas sent an effort off target for Barcelona (75'). Alex González Yanes forced a save for Barcelona on 88 minutes.

The keeper had to be alert to keep out Roony Bardghji’s effort (90'+3'). Alex González Yanes tested the goalkeeper for Barcelona (90'+3').

Soon after, Scott Wright scored from the spot for Birmingham City on 91 minutes. Álvaro Cortés converted a penalty for Barcelona (91').

Shortly afterwards, Ethan Laird scored from the spot for Birmingham City on 94 minutes.

Guille Fernández converted a penalty for Barcelona (96').

Moments later, Patrick Roberts scored from the spot for Birmingham City on 96 minutes.

Substitutions: Birmingham City 10, Barcelona 11.

Barcelona controlled 67.9% of possession. Birmingham City had 8 shots with 4 on target, while Barcelona had 13 and 6.

Goalkeeper saves: Birmingham City 4, Barcelona 2. Corners: Birmingham City 3, Barcelona 5.

Barcelona completed the most passes, 502 in total at 83.5% accuracy. The referee produced 3 yellow cards.