LONDON, July 24 (Xinhua) -- European champions Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw by English premier league side Tottenham Spurs in their pre-season friendly match in the Wembley Cup on Friday.
It was the first time Barcelona back in action after their victory in the European Champions League, Spanish first division league and the King's Cup but star playmaker Lionel Messi, Thierry Henry, Xavi and Andres Iniesta were on the bench.
The Spanish side of reduced force took the lead in the 32nd minute as Bojan Krkic sent a low shot into the bottom corner.
Barcelona almost made it 2-0 minutes later but Pedro Rodriguez's finish was ruled out for offside.
Spurs substituted teenage midfielder Jake Livermore in the 80th minute and the latter headed home three minutes later.
In the other match of the four-team event, Celtic thrashed Al-Ahly of Egypt 5-0.
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