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2 Feb
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez complained Friday rivals Real Madrid are influencing referees "every week" and said it meant La Liga was "completely adulterated".
1 Feb
Spain's northeastern Catalonia region declared a drought emergency Thursday for Barcelona and the surrounding area, which will now face tighter water restrictions following three years without significant rain.
31 Jan
Barcelona ground out a 1-0 win over Osasuna to move third in La Liga on Wednesday as Xavi Hernandez started his long farewell as coach of the champions.
20 Jan
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said Saturday he is convinced his team can fight back and defend their league title despite the negativity around the club.
5 Jan
Ilkay Gundogan stroked home a stoppage time penalty to grab champions Barcelona a barely deserved 2-1 win at Las Palmas on Thursday.
20 Dec
Barcelona ground out an unconvincing 3-2 home win against basement club Almeria on Wednesday thanks to a late Sergi Roberto goal, moving them up to third in La Liga.
18 Dec
Victor Osimhen and his Napoli teammates have a tough Champions League round of 16 draw as they will take on Barcelona. The draw for the round of 16 took place on Monday, 18 December 2023. Barcelona have had the upper hand against Napoli having never lost to the reigning Serie A champions. In the six…
8 Dec
Spanish and Barcelona fullback, Alejandro Balde has picked his most listen to songs over the year, with Nigeria’s afrobeat stars, Burnaboy, and Davido among his too five hits. Spotify’s analysis shows the Barcelona defender listen to five songs for over 20,264 minutes all year round. The other songs on the top five includes, Lil Baby,…
25 Nov
Spanish champions Barcelona slipped up in a 1-1 draw at Rayo Vallecano on Saturday in La Liga, continuing a worrying run of underwhelming performances.
7 Nov
Barcelona slumped to a 1-0 defeat by Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday, spurning the chance to seal early qualification to the Champions League knock-out stages. Danylo Sikan's dipping header in the 40th minute secured Shakhtar a famous victory as Xavi Hernandez's flat Spanish champions failed to trouble their Ukrainian opponents. Barcelona still lead Group H ahead…
9 Oct 2023
Barcelona centre-back Jules Kounde is set to miss the Clasico according to Spanish media reports, after the club confirmed Monday he sprained a knee ligament.
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