Swansea City's pre-season schedule complete as final friendly against Euro side confirmed
The Swans have confirmed their final pre-season friendly of the summer
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Swansea City have confirmed they will take on French side Lorient in the final fixture of their pre-season schedule this summer.
The Ligue 2 champions will visit the Swansea.com Stadium on August 2 for a 3pm kick-off, in what will be their final outing before the upcoming Championship season.
The club had initially hoped to welcome Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven to south Wales, but were forced into a rethink following the Dutch side's league triumph.
PSV pipped rivals Ajax to the Eredivisie title during a thrilling end to the season, coming out on top by just one point.
That put the buffers on the proposed fixture at the Swansea.com Stadium, with PSV instead set to be involved in the Johan Cruyff Shield, which is the Dutch equivalent of the Community Shield, where they will meet Go Ahead Eagles.
However, the club has now confirmed European opponents, with Lorient preparing for life back in Ligue 1 after winning promotion back to the top flight at the first time of asking.
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The move completes Swansea's pre-season schedule, which starts out in Spain against League One side Stevenage on July 19. Kick-off for that one is at 11am.
The club then travel to Cheltenham Town four days later for a 7pm kick-off, before heading to Exeter City the following Saturday at 1pm.
The Championship season gets under way on the weekend of August 8, with fixtures for the upcoming campaign released at 12pm on June 26. Sign up to our Swansea City newsletter here.
Swansea's pre-season schedule in full
Stevenage - July 19, Pinatar Arena, Murcia, Spain, 11am BST
Cheltenham Town - July 23, EV Charger Points Stadium, 7pm BST
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Exeter City - July 26, St James Park, 1pm BST
Lorient - August 2, Swansea.com Stadium, 3pm BST
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