Barça squad named for El Clásico

Photo by Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images Quique Setién has called up 18 players for Sunday’s trip to the Bernabéu The next Barcelona match is upon us! The Blaugrana travel to the Spanish capital for a potential title-deciding El Clásico against Real Madrid, and Quique Setién has called up the following 18 players for Sunday’s match: Goalkeepers: 1. Marc-André ter Stegen,...

Read More

El Clásico: Preview

Photo by Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images The biggest game of the La Liga year is here. Can Barça make it six wins in a row at the Bernabéu and end Real Madrid’s season? Real Madrid CF (2nd, 53pts) vs FC Barcelona (1st, 55pts) Competition/Round: 2019-20 La Liga, Matchday 26 Barcelona Outs & Doubts: Luis Suárez, Sergi Roberto, Ousmane Dembélé (out) Real...

Read More

Rumors: Barca deciding between Lautaro and Werner

Photo by Claudio Villa - Inter/Inter via Getty Images More gossip about the club’s striker search Barcelona’s lack of planning has been rightly criticised this season but they are already reportedly thinking about attacking options for next season. Mundo Deportivo report the club are weighing up whether to try and sign Lautaro Martinez from Inter Milan for €110 million or...

Read More

Barcelona’s five best Bernabeu wins

Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images A look back at some classic Clasicos It’s the 53rd minute. Barça have just scored through Andres Iniesta. 3-0. That game finished 4-0. A Messi-less Barça managed to down Real Madrid at the Bernabeu, encapsulating a trend of dominance for the Catalan club at Madrid’s home. Barça have won eight of the previous eleven meetings between the two...

Read More

Setien talks injuries, Pep meeting & Messi before El Clasico

Photo by PAU BARRENA/AFP via Getty Images The latest from the Barcelona boss Quique Setien was back in front of the press on Saturday to talk about the eagerly-anticipated La Liga clash with Real Madrid at the Bernabeu. The Barcelona boss was asked about the fitness of Jordi Alba and Gerard Pique, Real Madrid, his meeting with Pep Guardiola and captain Lionel Messi. Here...

Read More

Jordi Alba passed fit for El Clasico

Photo by Alejandro/DeFodi Images via Getty Images The left-back is in the squad to face Real Madrid Jordi Alba has been declared fit to return to action and has been included in Barcelona’s squad for Sunday’s La Liga match against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu. The left-back has been out of action since picking up an adductor injury in the win over Getafe and has missed the...

Read More

Courtois risks the wrath of Messi ahead of El Clasico

We study him ‘like a player from Celta Vigo or Levante’ Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has risked angering Lionel Messi ahead of Sunday’s Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu. The Belgium goalkeeper has given an interview where he asked about the Barcelona captain and was pretty disparaging in his reply. “Do I think of Messi before this Clasico? No, not really. It was...

Read More

FC Barcelona News: 29 February 2020

Photo by Max Maiwald/DeFodi Images via Getty Images A round-up of the latest Barcelona news and transfer rumors Roma confirm the signing of Barça's Carles Perez after clauses met - SPORT Carles Perez is now, definitively, an AS Roma player. The Italian club published an official statement to that effect on Friday. Luis Suárez: 'I'm working every day on my recovery' - FC Barcelona In...

Read More

Suarez determined to return to action before end of season

Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images The striker is working hard on his recovery Luis Suarez has said he was shocked to hear from doctors he would be out for four months after undergoing knee surgery in January and is determined to be back before the end of the season. The Barcelona striker’s season appeared to be over after he was forced to go under the knife, but...

Read More

How will Barcelona line up against Real Madrid?

Photo by Pablo Morano/MB Media/Getty Images The two teams meet at the Bernabeu on Sunday Barcelona take on Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu in La Liga on Sunday in a game that could go some way to deciding the title. The champions have enjoyed themselves in the Spanish capital over recent seasons and will go five points clear with another win. Here’s a look at who might...

Read More

Clasico not at risk of being postponed due to coronavirus

Photo by Burak Akbulut/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The game should take place as scheduled La Liga president Javier Tebas has said Sunday’s Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu is not at risk of being postponed due to coronavirus. Barcelona reportedly received an informative talk about coronavirus during Friday’s training session about prevention methods after the virus spread...

Read More

Did De Jong help Getafe beat Ajax in Europe League?

Photo by Pedro Salado/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images The Spanish side used his criticism as motivation Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong may have inadvertently played a role in former team Ajax’s Europa League exit at the hands of Getafe on Thursday. The Dutch champions won the second leg 2-1 in Amsterdam but went out 3-2 on aggregate, with Getafe reportedly using criticism...

Read More

Luis Suarez says his Barcelona contract contains automatic renewal clause

Photo by Quality Sport Images/Getty Images The striker’s contract expires next summer Barcelona striker Luis Suarez has been talking about his future and revealed there is a clause in his current deal that means his contract will be renewed if he features in 60 per cent of the team’s games next season. Suarez’s current deal expires next summer by which time he will be 34. There...

Read More

Lucas Perez says he turned down January move to Barca

Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images The forward didn’t want to leave Alaves Lucas Perez was one of the names that kept popping up in Barcelona transfer rumors over the last couple months. The Alaves attacker became a name that Barcelona were pretty keen on signing. He was an early player in the minds in power at Barca to replace the production that an injured Luis Suarez...

Read More

Jordi Alba returns to Barcelona training

Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images Gerard Pique also featured after an ankle knock Jordi Alba has given Barcelona a fitness boost by returning to first-team training on Friday after recovering from an adductor injury. The left-back took part in some of the session although it’s not expected he will be fit enough to face Real Madrid on Sunday. Gerard Pique also took...

Read More

Three questions for Barcelona ahead of El Clasico

Photo by Xavier Bonilla/NurPhoto via Getty Images The champions play Real Madrid on Sunday How will Barcelona’s injury-hit defence cope? Barcelona have injuries in defence with full-backs Sergi Roberto and Jordi Alba definitely out. Gerard Pique is a bit of a doubt with an ankle problem but it’s hoped he will play. If Pique does make it then Quique Setien still has to make...

Read More

FC Barcelona News: 28 February 2020

Photo by Xavier Bonilla/NurPhoto via Getty Images A round-up of the latest Barcelona news and transfer rumors Neymar to take Barcelona to court again, this time for 6.5 million euros | AS Neymar has filed a third legal claim against Barcelona and is seeking 6.5 million euros from his former club, according to El Mundo. The Brazilian wants compensation for contingency payments,...

Read More

Ter Stegen: Winning El Clasico would mean everything

Photo by Harry Langer/DeFodi Images via Getty Images The champions are at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen has been talking about El Clasico and says victory on Sunday against Real Madrid would “mean everything” to his team. Quique Setien’s side can move five points clear with a win at the Santiago Bernabeu and have an excellent recent...

Read More

Braithwaite: If football were a religion, Messi might be God

Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images The striker is loving playing with the GOAT New Barcelona signing Martin Braithwaite has been talking about captain Lionel Messi and has made his admiration for the Argentinian clear. Braithwaite laid on a goal for Messi in the weekend’s big win over Eibar and joked afterwards he wouldn’t wash his shirt after receiving a...

Read More

Braithwaite gets excited about El Clasico

Photo by Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images The striker is keen to play but will he feature? Martin Braithwaite has been talking about Sunday’s Clasico against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu and made it pretty clear how much he’d love to play in the game. The new arrival from Leganes made an impact off the bench against Eibar last weekend and travelled...

Read More

Barcelona were allowed to sign a player by the rules, Leganés were not

Photo by Pedro Salado/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images The rule may be unfair, but it was already in place To hear some commentators, you’d think La Liga gave special permission for Barcelona to sign Martin Braithwaite from Leganés, then rejected giving that permission to Leganés to sign a replacement. I think people are genuinely confused about this, while others are conveniently...

Read More

Barcelona manager Quique Setién met with Pep Guardiola

Photo by Alex Livesey - Danehouse/Getty Images Trying to get some tips before el clásico Barcelona manager Quique Setién met with Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola in a Madrid hotel following the Citizens’ 2-1 win over Real Madrid, according to a new report. Setién and his assistant, Eder Sarabia, were said to be at the Santiago Bernabéu as City overturned a 1-0 deficit....

Read More

BB podcast: Talking Napoli, El Clasico and more

Photo by Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images Join us as we talk another frantic week at Barca. This week on the Barca Blaugranes podcast, Renato and I discuss Barcelona’s 1-1 draw with Napoli in the Champions League. Then we move on to discuss El Clasico, what Barcelona can do to win, and Real Madrid’s poor form. You can checkout the podcast on Apple Podcasts,...

Read More

Busquets nominated for UCL Player of the Week Award

Photo by Giuseppe Maffia/NurPhoto via Getty Images The Barcelona midfielder shone in the draw with Napoli Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets is one of four players to be nominated for the Champions League Player of the Week award. The 31-year-old was named man of the match against Napoli in the 1-1 draw at the Stadio San Paolo after an impressive display for Quique Setien’s...

Read More

El Clasico is a ‘race of the lame,’ says Valdano

Photo by Pablo Morano/MB Media/Getty Images He says both ‘lame’ teams are going through a tough time Real Madrid’s former general manager Jorge Valdano isn’t impressed by the La Liga title race. The two sides fighting for the top spot at the moment, Real Madrid and Barcelona, haven’t been their usual swashbuckling selves this season. Both have struggled to gain consistent...

Read More

Beckham believes Inter Miami could sign Ronaldo and Messi

Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images The former England captain has been talking transfers Inter Miami are kicking off their inaugural season this weekend. The owner and face of the club is of course David Beckham. Miami’s owner hasn’t been shy about discussing his club’s relationship with the footballing superstars of the world. One might say that Beckham is even leveraging...

Read More

FC Barcelona News: 27 February 2020

Photo by Matteo Ciambelli/NurPhoto via Getty Images A round-up of the latest Barcelona news and transfer rumors Griezmann opens the door for Barça - FC Barcelona The French striker has scored the first goal of the game on nine occasions this season 1-1: Traditionally positive - FC Barcelona In 14 previous European first legs away from home that ended one apiece, Barça have...

Read More

Pique expected to be fit for El Clasico

Photo by Harry Langer/DeFodi Images via Getty Images The defender picked up an ankle injury against Napoli Gerard Pique gave Barcelona a scare at the end of Tuesday’s Champions League last 16 clash against Napoli at the Stadio San Paolo by picking up an ankle problem. The centre-back looked in real pain as he hobbled off in stoppage time and was replaced by Clement Lenglet...

Read More

Barcelona still is switching off before corners

Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images They haven’t learned their lesson Pictures and video from Barcelona’s 1-1 draw with Napoli shows the Catalans have yet to learn their lesson. Liverpool famously scored from a quick corner against Barça last season in the UEFA Champions League, but that catastrophe hasn’t been enough to clue them in. A picture from the 85th minute showed...

Read More

Is Antoine Griezmann the clutch forward Barcelona were missing?

Photo by Matteo Ciambelli/NurPhoto via Getty Images Barcelona have needed another option to help Lionel Messi for a while now Antoine Griezmann hasn’t had the monster season some expected of him. His scoring stats are respectable, but many were hoping that, as one of the world’s best players, Griezmann would absolutely light it up every week. Still, there’s one thing the...

Read More

Gattuso says ‘helmets and armor’ will be used at Camp Nou

Photo by MB Media/Getty Images The Italian is ready for the second leg Napoli came away with a clearly impressive 1-1 draw with Barcelona at home on Wednesday. The Champions League matchup saw an impressive start by Napoli that ended up earning them a draw. Napoli’s manager Gennaro Gattuso made it clear that despite the draw held at home, his side would be well prepared to...

Read More

Three things we learned from Napoli 1-1 Barcelona

Photo by Pedro Salado/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images The teams head to Camp Nou after a first-leg draw Setien’s short of options for return Barcelona went into Tuesday’s match without Luis Suarez, Ousmane Dembele, Jordi Alba and Sergi Roberto due to injury and then lost Sergio Busquets and Arturo Vidal to suspension. Their lack of strength in depth has already been shown...

Read More

Tactics: Why Barcelona struggled to break down Napoli

The teams played out a 1-1 draw in the Champions League There’s no two ways about it. Barcelona were quite insipid last night. Tasked with breaking down a conservative Napoli side, the Blaugrana failed to create anything of substance, finishing with only one shot on target. While there were glimpses of brilliance from both sides, with Lionel Messi repeatedly dribbling past...

Read More

FC Barcelona News: 26 February 2020

Photo by Pedro Salado/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images A round-up of the latest Barcelona news and transfer rumors Napoli 1-1 Barça: All to be decided at Camp Nou - FC Barcelona Griezmann goal cancels out Mertens' opener and everything is left to play for in the second leg in three week's time Griezmann opens the door for Barça - FC Barcelona The French striker has opened...

Read More