Ernesto Valverde’s dismissal on Monday felt long overdue, but how will Barcelona players – first-team regulars and those eager to impress – respond under new manager Quique Setién as they enter the business months of 2019-20 and beyond? Continue reading
Barcelona snapped an eight-match winless run away against Italian sides, as goals from Carles Perez and substitute Ansu Fati helped Ernesto Valverde’s men to an impressive victory – while confining Inter Milan to the Europa League knockout stages in 2020. Continue reading
Barcelona booked their place in this season’s Champions League knockout stages following a 3-1 home win over Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund. Goals from Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann was enough for Barca to prevail against an underwhelming BVB display – Jadon Sancho came off the bench to score a well-taken consolation strike late on. Continue reading
Having endured a frustrating hour at the Nou Camp, Luis Suarez netted two brilliant strikes to complete a second-half comeback, sinking a valiant Inter effort while presenting Barcelona with their first Champions League win of the 2019-20 campaign.
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Newly-promoted Granada were surprise 2-0 winners over defending La Liga champions Barcelona on Saturday evening, confining Barca to their worst season start for 25 years in the process. Continue reading
Here’s a look at how the La Liga table can change this weekend from top to bottom, as two of the league’s top four go head-to-head while there’s plenty of movement potential across Spain’s top-flight. Continue reading
Despite conceding early to Nabil Fekir after 15 minutes, a depleted Barcelona side recovered to defiantly emerge as emphatic 5-2 winners over Real Betis at the Nou Camp following their frustrating 1-0 away defeat by Athletic Bilbao on La Liga’s opening night last Friday. Continue reading
