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The state of the pitch at the Estadio Metropolitano, home of Atlético Madrid, where Barcelona will play twice in the next 10 days, has been a talking point for several weeks and Barça’s coach is fully aware. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Hansi Flick was asked about the playing surface at Atlético’s home, […]
Barcelona begin on Saturday against Atlético Madrid an absolutely crucial stretch of games in La Liga and the Champions League over the next month, and they have to do it all without Raphinha as the Brazilian suffered a hamstring injury with Brazil and has been ruled out for at least five weeks. It’s a massive […]
Joao Cancelo has spoken about his future and admits he’s not sure where he will play his football next season. The defender is currently on loan at Barcelona from Al-Hilal and, as things stand, is due to return to the Saudi Pro League side in the summer. Barcelona would like to keep Cancelo but it […]
Session with the internationals – FC BarcelonaAll of the players apart from Raphinha were back for the Thursday training session. When and where to watch Atlético Madrid v FC Barcelona – FC BarcelonaOur guide to the worldwide kick-off times and channels for upcoming La Liga match at the Metropolitano Stadium. FC Barcelona 6-0 Real Madrid: […]
Barcelona target Alessandro Bastoni has been told to find a new club abroad in the wake of his red card for Italy in midweek. The Azzurri were reduced to 10 men against Bosnia and Herzegovina and ultimately lost their play-off final on penalties Italy legend Giuseppe Bergomi feels that the best thing that Bastoni can […]
Barcelona return from the international break and begin a crucial stretch of games in April with a trip to the Spanish capital for the first of three meetings in 10 days against Atlético Madrid, this one in La Liga as the Catalans look to maintain their healthy advantage at the top of the table. Here’s […]
Former Barcelona star Ivan Rakitic has spoken of his delight at seeing Lamine Yamal starring for the Catalan giants alongside a host of other academy graduates. La Masia continues to deliver the goods with Yamal joined by players such as Marc Bernal, Pau Cubarsi, Alejandro Balde, and Eric Garcia in the starting XI at Barca. […]
Barcelona have reportedly made Alessandro Bastoni one of their top transfer targets for the summer window and are eager to bring the Italy international to Camp Nou. The club are in talks with the player’s management over a deal, and the defender is believed to be interested in swapping San Siro for Camp Nou. However, […]
Barcelona’s decision to extend Frenkie de Jong’s contract at the club until 2029 gave the club much-needed clarity over his long-term future. The Netherlands international has repeatedly been linked with moves elsewhere, but will now stay with the club during his peak years. De Jong is often underrated because he does his job with the […]
Barcelona are being linked with a move to bring back Ez Abde in the summer transfer window in place of Marcus Rashford. According to ESPN, Barcelona “have added Abde to their list of attacking targets” and think that he “perfectly fits” what they are looking for as he has “pace but also the ability and […]
Barcelona president Joan Laporta has expressed his frustrations at seeing Raphinha ruled out for five weeks after picking up an injury on international duty with Brazil. Raphinha will now miss some key games for Barcelona, including La Liga and Champions League fixtures against Atletico, and Laporta is angry at the scheduling. “It’s really frustrating when […]
Lamine Yamal is back at Barcelona after returning from international duty with Spain and has been having some fun with team-mate Gavi. The youngster seemed in good spirits as he poked fun at Gavi in a post on social media. Yamal showed Gavi trying to do some pull-ups and added the caption: “Gavi, it’s better […]
Robert Lewandowski’s future keeps on making headlines as the Barcelona striker heads to the end of his contract at the Camp Nou. There’s been talk that Barcelona will offer a one-year extension to the veteran, although he will have to accept a significant pay cut to stay on for another 12 months. Lewandowski is also […]
What’s the old wives’ tale? It’s no use crying over spilt milk… That’s essentially the position Barcelona find themselves in at present, after Raphinha’s injury while on international duty with Brazil. I, for one, have never really understood the value of having an international break at this point in any season, for precisely that reason. […]
An exciting April ahead – FC BarcelonaThe trio of matches against Atlético, the derby against Espanyol are just some of the mouth-watering fixtures that await the Culers this month. How many FC Barcelona players could go to the World Cup? – FC BarcelonaThere could be as many as 18 different Barça players representing their countries […]
Barcelona president Joan Laporta has been talking transfers amid ongoing speculation that the club want to sign Julian Alvarez and Alessandro Bastoni this summer. The club chief has once again sounded fairly cautious when it comes to summer signings and insists Barcelona won’t buy players “for the sake of it.” “I understand that we will […]
Another international break is over and Barcelona are now free to concentrate on the rest of the campaign as they continue to push for success in La Liga and the Champions League. Here’s a look at what we learned from the latest round of international fixtures. FIFA virus strikes again The FIFA virus struck Barcelona […]
Roony Bardghji has endured more frustration over the international break with Sweden. The Barcelona star complained about his lack of minutes at Camp Nou after being called up but didn’t feature in either of his country’s games against Poland and Ukraine. The Barcelona forward wasn’t even in the match-day squad for the vital game against […]
Alessandro Bastoni is in the midst of a tough week after being sent off for Italy in their World Cup play-off final against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday night. The red card proved extremely costly as the Azzurri ended up seeing their World Cup dreams go up in smoke yet again after losing a penalty […]
Spain’s friendly with Egypt over the international break was marred by racist chanting, leading to Lamine Yamal to issue a strong statement condemning the “disrespectful” and “intolerable” situation. Former Liverpool and Levante midfielder Momo Sissoko says the chants were a “disgrace” and believe that if he were in Yamal’s shoes he would be having doubts […]
Jules Kounde’s future is once again the subject of speculation amid claims that Premier League giants are sniffing around the Barcelona star ahead of the summer transfer window. Interest in Kounde is nothing new, even though he has signed a contract until 2030, with the latest update claiming Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea are all […]
Alessandro Bastoni is thought to be one of Barcelona’s top transfer targets ahead of the summer window but the Italy defender is in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons, currently. The center-back was sent off in Italy’s World Cup play-off against Bosnia and Herzegovina which ended in defeat and means the Azzurri will miss […]
Barcelona star Lamine Yamal has been offered suport in the wake of the deplorable chanting that was heard during Spain’s friendly with Egypt on Tuesday night at the RCDE Stadium. Yamal has put out a statement to condemn the “disrespectful and intolerable” chants that were heard in the first half of the game. Berni Álvarez, […]
Marcus Rashford’s future at Barcelona appears to be growing more complicated amid conflicting speculation about the buy option in his loan deal with the Catalan giants. Cadena SER reported earlier today that Rashford’s €30 million purchase option expired at the end of March and is no longer valid. More updates have now followed which claim […]
Lamine Yamal has issued a statement in response to racist chants that were heard during Spain’s friendly with Egypt on Tuesday night at the RCDE Stadium in Barcelona. Spanish police have confirmed they are investigating “Islamophobic and xenophobic” chants that were heard during the first half of the draw. Yamal has now issued a statement […]