Barcelona 飛行機で行く out to Doha for friendly with 十分な-strength squad... just days before Catalan derby against Espanyol

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As Real Madrid 準備する for the FIFA Club World Cup 半分-final in Japan, Barcelona have flown to Doha for a friendly against Al-Ahli Saudi on the day they also 発表するd the 拡張 of a 商業の tie.

Barcelona have flown thousands of miles all the way out to Doha, Qatar to play the game, にもかかわらず having a 地元の derby against Catalan 競争相手s Espanyol to 準備する for on Sunday.?

The freindly has been organised through Barca's 現在の shirt sponsors, Qatar 航空路s, who hope to 持続する its 共同 with the club にもかかわらず ending its 契約 to sponsor the Spanish 支持する／優勝者s' shirts, CEO Akbar Al パン職人 has 明らかにする／漏らすd.?

Barcelona have enjoyed plenty of success on and off the field since the 航空機による's 関与

Qatar 航空路s have?featured as the main sponsor for Barcelona since the 2013-14 season

Barca 調印するd the most lucrative shirt 後援 取引，協定 in world サッカー last month by agreeing a four-year を取り引きする Japanese internet retailer Rakuten 価値（がある） ?55million euros (about £46million) a year.

Qatar 航空路s will 中止する to be the club's shirt sponsor from next season and Al パン職人 did not hide his 失望 at losing out to Rakuten.

'It's unfortunate that we were not selected. Our 契約 finishes next June but we are having conversations about 存在 the club's main 航空機による partner,' Al パン職人 told a news 会議／協議会 on Monday ahead of Barcelona's friendly with Al-Ahli Saudi in Doha on Tuesday.

'When we finish discussions and things are clearer we'll decide if we stay together or not. 権利 now we have さまざまな teams that want us to sponsor them so we'll take our time to decide what direction we take.'

Qatar 航空路s' CEO Akbar al-パン職人 (second 権利) hopes the 航空機による remains a partner of Barca

Naymar and Gerard Pique were 伴う／関わるd in a marketing （選挙などの）運動をする 支援する in February 2015

Barca have 指名するd a 十分な-strength squad for the friendly, which was agreed as part of the 後援 取引，協定.

The Catalan club used to be renowned for having no sponsor on their shirts but ended that tradition in 2010 by 調印 a 記録，記録的な／記録する 30 million euro per year を取り引きする the Qatar 創立／基礎.

Barca's 協会 with Qatar, host of the 2022 World Cup, has been criticised by human 権利s groups and some 支持者s, with former 大統領，／社長 Joan Laporta 誓約（する）ing to end 関係 with the 湾 明言する／公表する in his 大統領の （選挙などの）運動をする in 2015.

Although Laporta lost the 選挙 to 現職の Josep Maria Bartomeu, the 関係 between the club and its 主要な／長／主犯 sponsor became more fraught, and the two parties only 延長するd their 協定 by one year last July.?