The Croatian midfielder will rejoin Sevilla, from FC Barcelona for a 4 year deal,where he won the UEFA Europa cup in 2014 just before joining the Catalan giants. Rakitic,who weared number 4 jersey in blaugrana colours won every possible club trophies in his six years spell with the club. The Swiss born Croatian midfielder got straight to the Barca starting XI in his first season and had been integral part of the Treble winning squad in 2015. He has 36 goals and 36 assists in his name including a goal in Champions League Final goal against Juventus in Berlin. He was just superb,fl ..read more

When a player possesses so much power, he becomes more significant than the club. His vanity, however latent it is, maybe so unequivocally accepted, it could easily go overlooked. The attachment will drain the club, destroy the fan-club modality, degrade youths’ potential, and future of the club at large. Such toxicity is also contagious among other teammates, as is evident now for FC Barcelona. A club like ours needs to move on from a transitory subject irrespective of the time he invested in the same jersey. The problem remains with the presidency and decision making entities of the club f ..read more

While the collective hope of this fandom is a victory today, it is important to weigh in possible scenarios our playing eleven could go through. We are not at our mighty best but the team on the other side of the pitch seem to be. Mathematically speaking, they have better chances, but, as long as we have Leo Messi, nothing is unachievable. Threats are not only there for Barcelona, they are pace-packed and conscientious. Having Joshua Kimmich on their side gives them a versatile, quick thinker and highly adaptable secretary of multiple affairs. Very close to him is Xavi 2.0 – Thiago Alcantara ..read more

La Liga is over, and Real Madrid are the Champions. Despite not being at their best, Los Blancos managed to snatch the title off their arch-rivals’ reach, thanks to the ongoing tensions at the Catalan capital. Here are the five things that went wrong with Barcelona in La Liga 2019/20. Board’s Policy The board decided to continue with Ernesto Valverde at the start of the season. After Liverpool and Roma nightmares, it was shocking to see Bartomeu’s confidence over the Basque manager. The sporting team lead by Abidal has also been sluggish over their project and hence the signings. Barca’s tra ..read more

FC Barcelona face Deportivo Alavés tonight at 20:45 NST in a not-so-important fixture, especially after a slip against Osasuna that officially landed the league title to arch-rivals Real Madrid. Alavés, currently 15th on the table, will look to repeat a performance similar to Osasuna tonight at Mendizorrotza Stadium.  Juan Ramón López Muñiz’s side come into this fixture following a 1-2 win away at Betis. Set to finish at the lowest position after they arrived at the top tier four seasons ago, the side will look to seal off a disappointing campaign with a win too.  Team News Followi ..read more

The Sun is setting on another sanctious La Liga campaign full of dramas, halts, frustration, and many off the field antics that made this league season one of a kind. As we’re approaching the game week that can potentially be a title decider, the excitement and anxiety levels remain at the very peak. As the whistles blow at the Alfredo de Stefano stadium at Valdebebas in Madrid and at our very own Camp Nou on Thursday evening, there’s bound to be drama, either initiation of a glimmer of hope, or disappointment at the final kick of the ball, one for sure. After a narrow escape, at the Estadio ..read more

Bishal Dhakal for La Revista   After the hard-fought narrow 1-0 victory against Espanyol at Camp Nou, Barcelona sent their city rivals to Segunda Division. Los Blancos are comfortably leading the League with four points with last night win against relegation battling side Alaves. Even in the absence of crucial figures like Ramos, Carvajal and Marcelo, goals from Benzema and Asensio secured three points for real Madrid. On the other hand, Barcelona playing to catch-up league leader Madrid. With three games left to be played, there is no margin of error for Blaugrana even though the fate ..read more

It has been a disappointing footballing season for Catalonia so far, with city leaders Barcelona trailing Real Madrid for the title and RCD Espanyol foiling at the bottom of the table. Tonight, Camp Nou will host the city rivals for what promises to be a deciding fixture – Espanyol will officially be relegated while Barcelona will call adios to their glimmer of still emerging out as domestic champions as the upmost.  Team News  Barcelona come to this fixture after a confidence-boosting 4-1 victory over Villarreal at El Madrigal. After discombobulating off-the pitch rumors circulati ..read more

To survive another disaster season, Barcelona will strive to emerge victorious against the yellow haunted submarine, where ghosts of Paco Alcacer, Santi Cazorla and Gerard Moreno will easily scare the already low morale, coachless, Messi-dependent senile Barcelona. Villareal are more dangerous than they look on papers, and certainly more dangerous than Barcelona (without Messi). According to Statsbomb, Villarreal boast second-best xG (expected goals) in laliga (despite their games against laliga giants Real Madrid and Barcelona.) To put it into perspective, here is a snippet from Statsbomb.c ..read more

Bishal Dhakal for La Revista  Barcelona face biggest test against Cholo Simeone’s Atletico Madrid in their clumsy title race against league leaders Real Madrid. After the Catalans faced a disappointing 2-2 draw against Celta de Vigo at Balaidos, Real Madrid grabbed a narrow win against the relegation treating side Espaynol and managed to extend the lead up to two points. It’s a must-win match for the Catalan giants – a loss against Atletico could be fatal and technically hand the title to Real Madrid. Things are not easy at the Capital of Catalonia with too much fuss inside the club, fo ..read more