Barcelona invite Chapecoense to play in Joan Gamper Trophy in 2017
Barcelona have invited Brazilian side Chapecoense to play in next summer's Joan Gamper Trophy match at Camp Nou in homage to the 71 people who died in an airplane accident in Colombia last month.
Nineteen of Chapecoense's players were among those killed in the crash just outside Medellin as the side travelled to the first of two matches against Atletico Nacional to determine the champion of the Copa Sudamericana.
CONMEBOL, the South America governing body for football, have since officially given the Copa Sudamericana title to Chapecoense, at the request of Atletico Nacional.
Barca have not yet confirmed a date for next year's instalment of the annual friendly match which usually takes place in early-to-mid August, while they also say they want to help Chapecoense with both their "institutional and sporting reconstruction."
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