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More chaos for Barcelona! Why La Liga giants have been forced to CANCEL Japan leg of pre-season plans one day before flight with entire Asia tour thrown into doubt

Barcelona have officially announced the cancellation of their pre-season friendly against Japanese club Vissel Kobe, which was scheduled to take place this Sunday, July 27. The Catalan giants were set to fly out to Japan on Thursday morning at 11am local time, but that plan has now been abandoned following what the club has described as a “serious contractual breach” by the promoter responsible for organising the fixture.

VIDEO: 'Just one minute!' – Lamine Yamal shares 60-second clip going behind the scenes of Barcelona wonderkid's secretive 18th birthday party including blackjack, roulette & lots of dancing

Lamine Yamal gave a sneak peek at what happened at his secretive 18th birthday party as he shared a one-minute video of the celebrations. The Barcelona sensation turned 18 on Monday and celebrated the milestone birthday with 200 guests attending the gala. His Barca team-mates Pau Victor, Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski, Pau Cubarsi and Marc Casado were among the attendees.