Lionel Messi is congratuled by his Barcelona teammate David Villa (Getty Images)
Barcelona will not play the Spanish Super Cup in Beijing next year if they qualify for the season-opener between La Liga's champions and the King's Cup winners.
The Spanish football federation has signed a preliminary seven-year deal with a Chinese promoter worth almost £33m. But Barcelona will not play "far away from the club members... for social and sporting reasons".
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