Barcelona to play Manchester United at Levi’s Stadium

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The Premier League is coming to North America, and two of Europe’s best teams are headed for Levi’s Stadium.

Storied English team Manchester United will play the Earthquakes in the second leg of the 2015 International Champions Cup North America, with the Quakes, along with the Los Angeles Galaxy and New York Red Bulls, representing the MLS in the series of exhibition matches.

The 20-time Premier League champions will play the Quakes on July 21 at a site to be announced.

Barcelona will take on Manchester United at Levi’s Stadium on July 25.

Barcelona could be without the services of standout forwards Lionel Messi and Neymar during the tournament’s early stages, however, as the duo could be on vacation following the Copa America, which ends July 4.

• Messi scored twice to raise his season total to 49 goals in 49 games, and Barcelona routed Getafe 6-0 to open a five-point La Liga lead over second-place Real Madrid.

Luis Suarez also had two goals for Barcelona, and Neymar and Xavi Hernandez scored one each.

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