Lionel Messi arrives in Beijing with Barcelona early Thursday morning for the second leg of the Spanish champions's preseason tour of Asia. [Photo: CFP]

Lionel Messi has arrived in Beijing with Barcelona for the second leg of the Spanish champions's preseason tour of Asia.

Barcelona just concluded an exhibition match in Seoul with South Korea's K-league all-star team yesterday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic normalization between Spain and South Korea.

Barcelona will play Chinese Super League champions Beijing Guo'an in China's national stadium, the Bird's Nest at 8:00 on August 8, two years after the opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.