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Milan - Barcelona LIVE: Ansu goal has Blaugrana on top, but Leao and Milan pushing for equalizer

Follow all the action as two European giants continue preparations for the season ahead

• JB

Updated 01/08/2023 23:47 CDT

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The preseason is winding down for European soccer teams, but there are still juicy friendlies to be played -- and one of them is taking place Tuesday night in Las Vegas, where AC Milan and FC Barcelona will square off at Allegiant Stadium.

All eyes will be on Barca winger Ousmane Dembele, potentially playing his final match for the club amid heavy interest from PSG. The Blaugrana begin their defense of LaLiga in less than two weeks' time, while Milan will try to launch a title challenge in Serie A when that league season begins Aug. 21.

The action begins at 11 pm Eastern. US viewers can catch the game on ESPN, ESPN+, and the ESPN app.Milan vs. Barcelona: Live updates from the friendly match at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada:

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Substitution, Barcelona. Marc Casadó replaces Oriol Romeu.

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Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ansu Fati.

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Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.

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Foul by Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan).

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Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rafael Leão.

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Substitution, AC Milan. Tommaso Pobega replaces Christian Pulisic.

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Attempt missed. Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ansu Fati.

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Substitution, AC Milan. Simon Kjær replaces Malick Thiaw.

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Substitution, AC Milan. Luka Romero replaces Rade Krunic.

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Substitution, AC Milan. Lorenzo Colombo replaces Olivier Giroud.

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Foul by Sergiño Dest (Barcelona).

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Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).

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Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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Fati and Dembele hug it out

Ansu sought out his teammate after opening the scoring for FCB:

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Substitution, Barcelona. Sergiño Dest replaces Jules Koundé.

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Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.

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Offside, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski tries a through ball, but Ronald Araújo is caught offside.

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Substitution, AC Milan. Pierre Kalulu replaces Alessandro Florenzi.

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Attempt missed. Oriol Romeu (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross following a corner.

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Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.

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Hand ball by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).

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Foul by Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).

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Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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Delay over. They are ready to continue.

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Delay in match because of an injury Christian Pulisic (AC Milan).

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Foul by Alejandro Balde (Barcelona).

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Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.

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Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergi Roberto.

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ANSUUUUUU FATIIIIII! Barcelona lead 1-0!

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Goal! AC Milan 0, Barcelona 1. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box.

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Attempt saved. Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.

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Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

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Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).

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Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box.

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Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).

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Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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Second Half begins AC Milan 0, Barcelona 0.

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Substitution, Barcelona. Alejandro Balde replaces Marcos Alonso.

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Substitution, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong replaces Fermín López.

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Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Abde Ezzalzouli.

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Substitution, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski replaces Ferran Torres.

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Substitution, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto replaces Pedri.

HT

New signing Reijnders came very close indeed to opening the scoring for Milan here!

HT

AC MILAN 0-0 FC BARCELONA

A tight first half at Allegiant Stadium, with nothing to separate the sides through 45 minutes. Barcelona had more possession (66%) and more shots (8 to Milan's 5), but the Blaugrana have yet to find a way past Mike Maignan in the Rossoneri goal.

Can Dembele and Lewandowski make an impact in the second half? We'll soon find out.

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First Half ends, AC Milan 0, Barcelona 0.

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Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Theo Hernández.

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Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Malick Thiaw.

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Foul by Oriol Romeu (Barcelona).

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Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.

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Foul by Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).

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Mike Maignan (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.

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Attempt blocked. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

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Attempt saved. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.

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Attempt missed. Marcos Alonso (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.

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Offside, Barcelona. Fermín López tries a through ball, but Raphinha is caught offside.

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Attempt missed. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.

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Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Theo Hernández.

Even in a friendly, a momentous night for new Barcelona captain Ronald Araujo:

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Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Theo Hernández.

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Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).

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Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.

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Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).

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Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Ronald Araújo.

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Marcos Alonso (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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Foul by Rade Krunic (AC Milan).

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Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan).

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Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Mike Maignan.

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Attempt saved. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ferran Torres.

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Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Ronald Araújo.

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Attempt missed. Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross following a corner.

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Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Iñaki Peña.

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Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.

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Attempt blocked. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi.

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Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

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Jules Koundé (Barcelona) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner.

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USMNT fans just tuning in might be interested to know another American is set for a Milan move...

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Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Theo Hernández.

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Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.

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Marcos Alonso (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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Foul by Marcos Alonso (Barcelona).

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Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.

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Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).

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Oriol Romeu (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

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Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).

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First Half begins.

15 minutes from kickoff, and the stage is getting set...

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Barcelona 11

Fermin Lopez -- the hero of Barca's friendly win over Real Madrid last week -- has been rewarded with another start here. Ousmane Dembele is on the bench.

Milan 11

Theo Hernandez captains AC Milan tonight, with USMNT skipper Christian Pulisic named to the 11 opposite Portuguese star Rafael Leao. New signing Tijjani Reijnders also gets a nod:

Dulam

Milan and Barcelona have a shared history in the UEFA Champions League, combining to win the competition on 12 occasions. They met in the 1994 final -- which Milan won 4-0 -- and remain two of the most prestigious and best-followed clubs in the world. But on Tuesday, they meet in the Soccer Champions Tour at Allegiant Stadium.

Barcelona sweating over Dembele's future

Barca haven't pulled any more infamous "palancas" (financial levers) this summer. The Blaugrana have said "adios" to long-serving leaders Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets, with both players joining Lionel Messi at Inter Miami. The reigning Spanish champions signed Ilkay Gundogan and Inigo Martinez on free transfers, and they added further midfield insurance with the signing of Oriol Romeu from Girona.

However, the playing future of key player Ousmane Dembele appears farther and farther from Estadi Lluis Companys. Reports have conflicted on whether Dembele has accepted an offer to join PSG in his native France, with the clubs still to negotiate a final price for the 26-year-old. Head coach Xavi has frequently stood by the player and believes he could be among the world's best at his position.

Barcelona are coming off a 3-0 win over rivals Real Madrid on Saturday at AT&T Stadium, where Dembele, Ferran Torres, and academy graduate Fermin Lopez provided the goals.

The "Americanization" of AC Milan

Milan have had a busy summer trying to reinforce a squad that reached the Champions League semifinals last season. The Rossoneri's summer outlay is expected to exceed $110 million once they finalize a deal with Valencia to sign United States midfielder Yunus Musah -- who already has personal terms agreed with the 19-time Italian champions.

USMNT captain Christian Pulisic joined Milan from Chelsea earlier this summer, and the club also struck a deal with Villarreal for mercurial but talented winger Samuel Chukwueze. Promising striker Noah Okafor arrived from RB Salzburg to provide competition for Olivier Giroud as the team eyes an improvement on last season's fourth-place finish in the league.

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