French Ligue 1 club Nice on Saturday announced that they will host Spanish giants Barcelona in a friendly at their Allianz Riviera stadium on Saturday, August 2.

The match will be played less than three weeks after the end of the World Cup, in which a host of Barcelona players will feature.

The Allianz Riviera, opened last September, will be one of the venues for the 2016 European Championship, which France will host.