Sergio Busquets will be out of action for an indefinite period after Barcelona confirmed he sprained his right ankle in Sunday’s 4-0 win over Eibar. The 28-year-old was stretchered off in the eighth minute following a challenge from Gonzalo Escalante, and test results confirmed the midfielder has sprained an external lateral ligament. The timing of … Read more
Luis Suarez scored twice as Barcelona cut Real Madrid’s La Liga lead to two points by thrashing Las Palmas. Suarez turned in an Andre Gomes cut-back for the only goal of the first half, but hosts Barca then scored three quick goals after the break. Lionel Messi tapped in and Suarez then steered a lovely … Read more
Lionel Messi, Neymar, Luis Suarez and their Barcelona team-mates will NOT be attending Monday’s FIFA’s ‘The Best’ awards ceremony. Messi is one of three finalists for the ‘Best Player’ award, joining Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann and favourite and current Ballon d’Or holder Cristiano Ronaldo on the shortlist. Neymar, Suarez and Andres Iniesta were named among … Read more
Lionel Messi scored a sublime last-minute free-kick to salvage a point for Barcelona and deny Villarreal a famous win on Sunday. Messi hit a post and Barca were denied a penalty when Bruno handled a shot by the Argentina forward, before Messi’s brilliant set-piece goal. Barca stay third in the table and trail leaders Real … Read more
Lionel Messi may have finished second to Cristiano Ronaldo for the Ballon d’Or, but Barcelona team-mate Rafinha has no doubt the Argentine is the world’s best. Real Madrid star Ronaldo won the prestigious award ahead of Messi and Atletico’s Antoine Griezmann. But Rafinha, 23, believes Messi deserves to be considered top of the pile of … Read more
Manchester City coach and former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss, Pep Guardiola, has made it clear that there’s no question in his mind who the best footballer in the world is. He may be prejudiced, seeing that one of the two contenders for the world’s best footballers today, Leonel Messi, was part of his winning … Read more
Ronaldinho has claimed that former club Barcelona are watching Philippe Coutinho, and have ‘a lot of admiration’ for the Liverpool star. The Brazilian, who lined out for the Catalan giants between 2003 and 2008 is currently a club ambassador for Barcelona, and believes Luis Enrique’s side are interested in the 24-year-old. Coutinho is currently sidelined … Read more
Suarez joined Barca in 2014 and has since become a key member of the team Suarez is set to sign a new deal with catalan giants Barcalona that will see him stay at the club until 2021. The deal is expected to be done on Friday and the extension is rumored to have a buy-out … Read more
Lionel Messi struck twice as Barcelona recorded their first win in four La Liga games to close to within three points of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga with a 3-0 win at Osasuna. Barca should have killed the game off in the first half as Luis Suarez and Messi missed two big … Read more
Barcelona have not won away at Real Sociedad since 2007, and had lost on their previous four league Barcelona head into next week’s first El Clasico of the season six points behind leaders Real Madrid after scraping a draw at Real Sociedad. The champions – who have now failed to win in their last eight … Read more
Barcelona have been accused of being too dependent on Lionel Messi in recent weeks, but he hit back at the idea his side struggle to be at their best without him. Messi missed last weekend’s goalless draw with Malaga but returned to action to score twice in the win against Celtic on Wednesday. Brendan Rodgers … Read more
Barcelona head coach Luis Enrique says he has no idea if Manchester City could make an offer for Lionel Messi in the near future, but says he is fit to feature against Celtic on Wednesday. The Catalan side are hoping to tie the Argentine star to a new contract, but have to overcome some financial … Read more
Gareth Bale is facing a battle to be fit for Real Madrid’s El Clasico clash with Barcelona after being injured during Tuesday’s 2-1 Champions League victory against Sporting Lisbon in Portugal. Wales forward Bale limped out of the Group F tie on 58 minutes after appearing to injure his right ankle following a challenge with … Read more
Luis Enrique’s men were missing several of their stars but the centre-back insists his lavishly-equipped side cannot use that as an excuse for failing to win Gerard Pique insists the cost to assemble Barcelona’s squad means there can be no excuse for Saturday’s 0-0 draw against Malaga, despite the absence of star duo Lionel Messi … Read more
As talk of Lionel Messi ending his career at boyhood club Newell’s Old Boys continues to grow, Barcelona are hoping to ensure the Argentine sees out the rest of his playing days in Catalunya. However, the Spanish side have frozen their plan to offer the Ballon d’Or holder a new contract due to how expensive … Read more
The Catalans are hoping to ensure their star remains at Camp Nou until the end of his career, but they have a few obstacles to overcome As talk of Lionel Messi ending his career at boyhood club Newell’s Old Boys continues to grow, Barcelona are hoping to ensure the Argentine sees out the rest of … Read more
Andres Iniesta was replaced by Ivan Rakitic at the Mestalla after the injury Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta will be out for six to eight weeks after injuring knee ligaments in the dramatic win over Valencia. The midfielder was injured by an Enzo Perez tackle after 14 minutes of the 3-2 win and left on a … Read more
Messi has been out of action since September after picking up an adductor injury The forward has shaken off an adductor problem sustained in the Blaugrana’s 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid in La Liga back in September ahead of his side’s trip to Estadio Riazor Lionel Messi has been passed fit to return to the … Read more
Gerard Pique netted a second-half winner as Barcelona came from behind to beat Borussia Monchengladbach 2-1 in the Champions League after Arda Turan cancelled out Thorgan Hazard’s opener. Gladbach were thrashed 4-0 by Manchester City in their Group C opener earlier this month, while Barca hammered Celtic 7-0 on matchday one, but the Bundesliga side … Read more