First Team squad to travel into Spain and Austria prior to final warm up match at St Mary’s a week before the new campaign. Southampton Football Club is pleased to announce matches against European sides FC Schalke 04, Beşiktaş, Celta Vigo and Real Sociedad as part of its pre-season preparations for the forthcoming Barclays Premier League campaign. The squad returns to Staplewood on Monday 1st July for the start of pre-season training before travelling to Spain for a training camp, which features friendlies against local opposition known well to First Team Manager Mauricio Pochettino. Based in Catalunya, north-eastern Spain, the training camp forms part of a considered approach to building up match fitness after the summer break. The First Team will play their first friendly of pre-season when they travel to Palafrugell to take on UE Llagostera on Wednesday 17th July and then facing Palamós CF on Saturday 20th July. Following those matches, Saints will then travel to the picturesque Wörthersee region of Austria to use the Stadion Lind in Villach to play Bundesliga side FC Schalke 04 on Wednesday 24th July, and Turkish outfit Beşiktaş on Saturday 27th July. After returning to Southampton, the side will again head to Spain on 3rd August to take on La Liga side Celta Vigo. The conclusion of the pre-season schedule will take place on Saturday 10th August as Spanish club Real Sociedad visit St Mary’s for Saints’ final friendly ahead of the 2013/14 campaign, which gets underway the following weekend. Ticket details for all pre-season fixtures will be communicated via saintsfc.co.uk in due course. Full First Team pre-season schedule Monday 1st July First Team squad reports back to Staplewood Wednesday 17th July (7pm local time) UE Llagostera vs Southampton – Estadi Josep Pla i Arbonès, Spain Saturday 20th July (7pm local time) Palamós CF vs Southampton – Nou Estadi Municipal de Palamós, Spain Wednesday 24th July (6pm local time) Southampton vs FC Schalke 04 – Stadion Villach Lind, Austria Saturday 27th July (5pm local time) Southampton vs Beşiktaş J.K. – Stadion Villach Lind, Austria Saturday 3rd August (8pm local time) Celta Vigo vs Southampton – Estadio Municipal de Balaídos Saturday 10th August (3pm BST) Southampton vs Real Sociedad – St Mary’s In Profile – 2013 Pre-Season Opponents
Posted on: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 16:42:04 +0000
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