On Thursday Spanish club Barcelona invited Brazilian side Chapecoense to play in next season's Joan Gamper Trophy match at the Camp Nou to honor the 71 people who lost their lives in last week's tragic plane crash in Colombia, which included nearly the entire Brazilian team.

The match, Barcelona's big preseason contest where it unveils its team before the season, has welcomed sides in the past from South America like Santos, Boca Juniors, River Plate and Flamengo. Usually the team invites a European club, but

It's a kind gesture by the Spanish club to have the club head to Spain and play, and they said the goal is to help the team reconstruct and help return to the competitive level that they had before the accident, which included a spot in the Copa Sudamericana final.

If Chape accepts, the match will likely take place in early August.

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