Pre-season matches

As usual there will be an intensive programme of pre-season matches, this year starting early July and going on to the end of August, when the league season begins again. Many of the big sides will be travelling overseas once again, with Real Madrid announcing the final dates of their international tour taking in the USA, China, Japan and Thailand. Barcelona are still firming up their trip to Asia, and have fixed one match at least in Macao, and Espanyol and Real Sociedad will be in China and South Korea respectively before the end of the month. (01.07.05)