Dhaka, July 27 -- Barcelona will play a pre-season friendly in Japan on Sunday as scheduled, J-League side Vissel Kobe said, despite the Spanish club initially cancelling the match, citing unspecified "serious contractual breaches".

The announcement comes after Barcelona said this week it had to "suspend its participation in the game" in Japan "due to serious contractual breaches on behalf of the promoter".

The Spanish giants were scheduled to play Vissel Kobe on Sunday before travelling to South Korea to face FC Seoul on July 31 and Daegu FC on August 4. The Japanese team said in a statement on Friday that "following careful discussions with the relevant parties, the match scheduled for Sunday. will be held as planned."

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