Barcelona

Barcelona

Barcelona forward Raphinha responded to being left on the bench after arriving late for an activation session by scoring a brace in Sunday's thumping 6-0 win over Valencia in LaLiga. Fermín López and Robert Lewandowski also scored two goals each as Barça made it 10 points from 12 in the league this season, while Marc Bernal made his return to action after 383 days sidelined with a torn ACL.

Barcelona's opponents in the league phase include Greek title holders Olympiacos, reigning Czech champions Slavia Prague and Danish Superliga winners Copenhagen. Brugge finished second in Belgium and Eintracht Frankfurt were third in Germany, while Chelsea were fourth in England and Newcastle were fifth. Barca have won three and lost one of their games against the Magpies, while their meeting with the Blues resumes a Champions League rivalry that has spanned 14 matches, with four wins apiece and six draws.

Such was the demand, there were over 110,000 users in an online queue as remaining seats for next week's hotly anticipated opening group match at St James' Park went on sale on Tuesday. But it has emerged that 45 tickets for the 18 September fixture had already been claimed by the High School of Dundee, which purchased them after being "approached by an approved provider".

The club had been given permission to play their first three fixtures away from home in order to complete the first phase of construction work at their stadium, and that was followed by the international break. But they were still unable to fulfil the requirements needed to get the permits in time, leaving a public deadline unmet for the third time having originally set an opening date of November 2024.

A coach carrying approximately 60 passengers overturned near Santa Susanna, Barcelona, on Sunday, September 7resulting in 10 injuries, two of which were serious. Of the passengers, 53 were attended by emergency services, with the remainder unharmed or suffering only minor injuries. The vehicle, which was travelling from Lloret de Mar to Barcelona-El Prat Airport, left the road and descended a slope, coming to rest in an area covered with dense vegetation.

Marcus Rashford may be earning a reported 12m while on loan at Barcelona for the 2025/26 season, but his furniture choices show he's keeping things surprisingly down-to-earth. Despite the salary that would allow him to deck out his new apartment with luxury Spanish design, Rashford was recently spotted making a very ordinary shopping trip to IKEA. The Manchester United loanee was seen wandering the aisles of the Swedish furniture giant in the city centre, slider-clad and carrying one of IKEA's trademark blue bags.

BARCELONA lifeguards have called off an extended 27-day strike on Thursday, August 28, after finally reaching an agreement with the Barcelona City Council. The lifeguards had been protesting in a strike organised by the CGT Union to secure a more beneficial labour agreement and to obtain more job stability. The nearly month-long strike reached an end after the lifeguards were able to reach an agreement with the Council that landed them improvements to their working conditions and action to meet their most important demands.

Positive signs. Things are moving and developing in a good way at the moment. Until it's done I can't confirm anything but fingers crossed. I don't think that is going to be possible [for Woltemade to play against Leeds tomorrow] due to lots of reasons I don't understand. The most important thing is we try to bring a centre-forward in that's what we've been working hard to do all summer. Share

THE CATALAN capital of Barcelona has been named one of the world's top five destinations for a so-called 'work holiday,' a lifestyle that fuses working remotely with travelling. According to a global ranking reported by the International Workplace Group, or IWG, Barcelona, which has famously been a magnet for digital nomads, ranks in the highly competitive fifth position, under global tourism hotspots like Japan and Brazil.

Barcelona is engaged in conversations regarding Ibrahima Konate, a centre-back at Liverpool, who is in the final year of his contract and faces uncertainty about his future.

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