Iniesta says goodbye to old friends at Barcelona in friendly in Tokyo

TOKYO (AP) — Andres Iniesta mentioned goodbye to previous mates as he performed for his Japanese membership Vissel Kobe in opposition to his former membership Barcelona in a pleasant on the National Stadium on Tuesday.

Barcelona received the match 2-0. Iniesta performed 674 video games for Barcelona from 2002-18, profitable 30 trophies. He additionally scored the profitable objective for Spain within the 2010 World Cup remaining.

Last month, he introduced he was leaving the Japanese membership after his remaining match on July 1 within the western metropolis of Kobe.

Iniesta performed 5 seasons with Vissel Kobe and has not introduced his plans. The 39-year-old midfielder says he needs to maintain enjoying, which he has not been doing a lot of this season.

Spanish champion Barcelona flew on to Japan after its final Liga match on Sunday, and was anticipated to return by constitution after the Kobe pleasant.

Japanese on-line retailer Rakuten owns Kobe Vissel and can also be its shirt sponsor. Rakuten was Barcelona’s shirt sponsor till a number of years in the past. Rakuten is run by Japanese billionaire Hiroshi Mikitani.