For the first time since December 2007, the Spanish rivals – winners of 13 of the last 14 domestic league titles – will lock horns without Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi on the field
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Barcelona, the defending La Liga champions, host eternal rivals, Real Madrid, at the Camp Nou on October 28, 2018.
Midfielder Rafinha opened the scoring against the club where he spent the latter half of last season, bursting through the middle and finding Luis Suarez, then turning the Uruguayan’s cross in on the volley in the 32nd minute
Ousmane Dembele replaced Messi in the 25th minute after the Argentine was examined by club doctors on the sidelines following a challenge by Sevilla’s Franco Vazquez
FC Barcelona have no plans to re-sign Neymar from Paris St Germain, the club’s vice-president Jordi Cardoner said on Friday.
Scholes has been a frequent and vocal critic of his old club, who are languishing in eighth place in the Premier League — five points adrift of any other member of the “Big Six”.
Antoine Griezmann is fixated on winning the Ballon d’Or because he believes it would fulfil his “dream” of ranking among Atletico Madrid’s all-time greats.
FC Barcelona plan to offer a new deal to Argentina forward Lionel Messi, Mundo Deportivo reported.
Former Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli believes Lionel Messi can still realise his dream of lifting the World Cup in 2022 if the country doesn’t veer from “the process.”
Lionel Messi lifted Barcelona out of their recent malaise with a magical display as his side beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-2 in a thrilling Champions’ League Group B clash at Wembley on Wednesday.
Messi ran amok at Wembley Stadium, slicing Spurs apart with incisive passes from deep, such as the one that allowed Philippe Coutinho to open the scoring.
Just 92 seconds were needed for the visitors to edge in front
Messi, who last year signed a new contract to last until 2021, has been friends with Pique since the pair were part of Barcelona’s youth set-up La Masia.
Messi claimed that three articles in Spanish daily newspaper ABC had damaged his honour and demanded €202,786 in compensation.
The 25-year-old, who lifted the World Cup with France in the summer, looks to be on the exit trail at Old Trafford due to an ongoing feud with manager Jose Mourinho.
As part of the Chevrolet Brasil Global Tour, La Albiceleste will face their eternal rivals in Jeddah on October 16, but Messi will not be present
Competition favourites Barcelona have kicked off their Champions League campaign in emphatic style by seeing off PSV 4-0 at Camp Nou, courtesy of a Lionel Messi hat-trick.
Despite an entertaining first half at MetLife Stadium, the two understrength South American sides were unable to find a breakthrough.
FIFPro and its affiliated player associations asked professional footballers to pick a team from the best players in world football last season
World champions France had eight players, one less than former holders Spain in international players’ association FIFPro’s 55-name shortlist for its World XI of 2018 award.