Following back-to-back defeats to PSG and Real Madrid, Barcelona will be looking to get back to winning ways as they take Valencia at home tomorrow. As the Valencia players, looking to solidify a top-six position, make the trip to Barcelona, Pepelu will be a star in focus. That is because Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez, fresh from reversing his decision to leave Camp Nou at the end of the season, appears to admire the defensive midfielder. Xavi: A huge admirer of Pepelu A recent report from MARCA (h/t Diario SPORT) reveals that Xavi had even approached Pepelu after the first-round game agains ..read more

Barcelona Femeni had an uphill battle on their hands as they took on Chelsea Women in the Champions League semi-finals second-leg. Trailing 1-0 from the first-leg in the Catalan capital, the blaugranes were facing a sold-out crowd at the Stamford Bridge yesterday. And this is when stepped up Aitana Bonmati, more than anyone else. The Ballon d’Or holder and the protagonist of this Barcelona side, she ran the show against Chelsea as the visitors scraped a 0-2 win (1-2 on agg.) and qualified for the Champions League final, with the first goal from Bonmati herself, and the second from Fridolina R ..read more

Barcelona’s economic hardship will force the club to make some tough decisions this coming summer, with multiple first-team stars in contention to leave Camp Nou at the end of the season. At the same time, Barça must also act smart in the transfer market, knowing they are not in a position to offer big money for any star player. To that end, Barça have doubled up their scouting missions across the world, hoping to land young, talented gems, who are yet to establish themselves in European football. One of them could be Franco Mastantuono, the River Plate teenager making waves in Argentine foot ..read more

Heading into the summer transfer window, many Barcelona players face an uncertain future, as the Catalans’ compromising financial situation may compel them to part ways with certain stars. Owing to his age and reported salary rise from next season, one of the players rumored to hit the exit door is Robert Lewandowski. However, the Polish talisman has not yet entertained the possibility of departing Barça, despite chatter on the grapevine suggesting otherwise. Lewandowski has no intention of leaving Barcelona Indeed, according to SPORT Lewandowski is eager to fulfill the two remaining years of ..read more

When Barcelona brought in Vitor Roque in January, very few expected him to become a bench player for next six months. In fact, many hailed Roque as the ideal long-term replacement for Robert Lewandowski – someone who can lead the Barcelona attack in the years to come. However, as we approach the final phase of the campaign, Roque has proven to be a major flop, failing to even establish himself as a first-team regular at Barça. It has come to a point where his future at Camp Nou could be in doubt. Indeed, Barcelona are reportedly considering the idea of loaning out young Roque, who has found i ..read more

Signing a new defensive midfielder will be one of Barcelona’s priorities as the club look to reinforce the squad in the coming summer. Barcelona’s main objective is to find a long-term replacement for Sergio Busquets. While the club have explored options such as Joshua Kimmich and Martin Zubimendi, sporting director Deco is also keeping tabs on Amadou Onana. Onana in high demand According to Mundo Deportivo, Amadou Onana is in high demand as we approach the end of the 2023/24 campaign. Known for his athleticism and work ethic, Onana has made a solid impression in the Premier League, notably b ..read more

Robert Lewandowski was among the best players in the world when Barcelona moved to sign him in 2022. The Polish international was coming off multiple spectacular seasons with Bayern Munich, with his last spell there ending in 35 league goals in 34 games. While absolutely outrageous, that was not his best season at Bayern. During the 2020/21 season, under Hansi Flick, Lewandowski ended up with a whopping 41 goals (and seven assists) in a mere 29 games, averaging a goal every hour. He was also coming into this season on the back of a treble-winning campaign, during which he netted 34 times in t ..read more

The fitness of Pedri has once again become a talking point at Barcelona. After making an effort to feature against PSG earlier this month, the midfielder is now facing the repercussions. Pedri did not train on Sunday, which made headlines in Barcelona. Despite recovering from his knock, the youngster seems far from fit and is unlikely to start tonight against Valencia. Barcelona desperately banking on Pedri According to Diario AS, Barcelona are quite tense about Pedri’s precarious situation at the club. The midfielder has struggled with multiple injuries since 2021. This season, for example ..read more

The rain had settled for a few months at FC Barcelona as the team went on an incredible unbeaten streak across nearly three full months before falling prey to PSG in the Champions League and then losing to Real Madrid in the league. However, the club must put this season behind them, especially after Xavi has announced his decision to continue as the coach three months after resigning in the first place. The focus is now on Valencia, who will visit the Olympic Montjuic Stadium tomorrow night for gameweek 33. On the game, Barça Femeni, and more Xavi spoke to the media ahead of the game for his ..read more

Barcelona’s top priority this summer would be exploring the market to sign a holding midfielder, which has been a problem for the club for the entirety of this season. Oriol Romeu has not been able to adapt to Barcelona’s high level, while others such as Frenkie de Jong and Ilkay Gundogan are much better elsewhere. Andreas Christensen has done a solid job, but is merely a stop-gap. As such, Xavi has requested the signing of a top pivot this summer, with two names coming on top of the list as his favourites in the form of Bayern Munich’s Joshua Kimmich and Real Sociedad’s Martin Zubimendi. The ..read more