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Barça’s First Test of the Season .

Barça is off to a great start to their season. Following their surprising goalless draw at home to Rayo Vallecano, the Blaugrana have been on a five-game winning streak with impressive wins on the road against Real Sociedad and Sevilla. Today, they kick off their second group stage match of their Champions League group stage, where they face their rivals for the trophy, Bayern Munich. Today will show us if Barça are back where they belong or still have work …

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Lewandowski limps out of Barca’s UCL tie with Porto

Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski has added to Xavi’s injury problems after limping out of Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Porto. The Poland international appeared to pick up a problem after being hit by a heavy challenge from David Carmo. Lewandowski did continue for a few minutes but eventually had to be replaced by Ferran Torres before the half-time interval. The striker was then spotted sitting on the bench with an ice pack on his shin which perhaps suggests it’s not …

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Lamine Yamal makes Champions League history with Barcelona

Lamine Yamal had made more history by becoming the youngest player ever to start a Champions League match. The Barcelona wonderkid took to the pitch against Porto at the tender age of 16 years and 83 days, meaning he beats the record previously held by Celestine Babayaro. Lamine has also made his first start in Europe’s top competition ahead of a couple of other familiar faces, with Ansu Fati and Gavi both making the top 10, as shown by Opta. …

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Porto vs Barça: Live Thread

WELCOME TO THE ESTÁDIO DO DRAGÃO!!! The spectacular home of FC Porto in one of Portugal’s most beautiful cities is the site of a giant Champions League group stage clash between the hosts and Barcelona, who come into this one unbeaten after the first two months of the season and looking for a big European away win and make a statement about their chances in continental play. But it won’t be easy against the toughest opponent in the group that …

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Araujo ‘will be best defender in the world’ – Luuk de Jong

Former Barcelona striker Luuk de Jong has had some kind words for Ronald Araujo this week The Dutchman has revealed he knew instantly that Araujo would become a great player and thinks he’s gone on to become the best in the world in his position. “When I played at Sevilla, he made his debut for Barcelona in a game against us. I immediately thought: this is a world-class player in the making,” he said. “He was just 20 at the …

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FC Barcelona News: 4 October 2023

Training at the Estádio do Dragão – FC BarcelonaFirst contact with Estadio do Dragão. The FC Barcelona players trained on the Porto pitch prior to the Champions League matchday two game on 4 October (9pm CEST). PREVIEW | FC Porto v FC Barcelona – FC BarcelonaAfter a comfortable 5-0 win over Royal Antwerp at the Estadi Olimpic in the opening game of Champions League Group H, FC Barcelona now go on the road for the first time in this year’s …

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Barcelona need at least one more year to return to financial normalcy – report

FC Barcelona’s accountants are warning that the club needs at least one more year, if not more, to return to financial normalcy, according to a new report. The club needs one big sale to be able to have some margin to plan things calmly. This season, Barcelona managed to build a strong squad through the use of loans and free transfers. Even then, money was tight and the various deals were approved with very little margin in terms of La …

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Barça squad named for Porto

The next Barcelona match is upon us! The Blaugrana travel to Portugal for a big Champions League group stage game against FC Porto at the Estádio do Dragão, and Xavi Hernández has called up the following 20 players for Wednesday’s clash: Goalkeepers: 1. Marc-André ter Stegen, 13. Iñaki Peña, 26. Ander Astralaga Defenders: 2. João Cancelo, 3. Alejandro Balde, 4. Ronald Araujo, 5. Iñigo Martínez, 15. Andreas Christensen, 17. Marcos Alonso, 23. Jules Kounde Midfielders: 6. Gavi, 18. Oriol Romeu, …

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Porto vs Barça: Preview

FC Porto (2nd, 3pts) vs FC Barcelona (1st, 3pts)* *Standings at the time of writing on Tuesday Competition/Round: 2023-24 Champions League, Group H, Matchday 2 Barcelona Outs & Doubts: Frenkie de Jong, Pedri, Raphinha (out) Date/Time: Wednesday, October 4, 2023, 9pm CET (Barcelona), 8pm BST/WAT (UK & Nigeria), 3pm ET, 12pm PT (USA), 12.30am IST (India, Thursday) Venue: Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal Referee: Anthony Taylor (ENG) VAR: Stuart Attwell (ENG) How to watch on TV: TUDN (USA), TNT Sports …

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Ex-Barca president on Negreira: ‘I remember a league title that was stolen from us’

Former FC Barcelona president Sandro Rosell has vehemently denied all accusations relating to the “Negreira case,” insisting that referees did not favor Barcelona during his presidency. The case stems from payments made to the former vice-president of the Referees’ Committee, José María Enríquez Negreira. Rosell said that statistics showed that Barcelona were more likely to be hurt by referees than helped in La Liga. “I remember a league title that was stolen from us, that the referee made a mistake …

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Nacho Fernández to miss el Clásico after horror challenge

In a recent decision by the Competitions Committee of the Spanish Football Federation, Real Madrid’s defender Nacho Fernández has been handed a three-match suspension due to a harsh tackle on Portu during their 3-0 win against Girona. The committee cited Article 122 of the regulations in their resolution, penalizing Nacho for “employing dangerous play causing harm that impairs the abilities of the offended party,” along with imposing fines on both the player and the club. Real Madrid submitted arguments to …

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