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Barcelona pip Real Madrid to become world's most valuable club

Real Madrid, who have topped the list five times in the past, edged Barcelona 2-1 in 'El Clasico' on Saturday but find themselves second best off the pitch with a valuation of $4.75 billion.
"The pain is far from over, with a worsening decline in matchday revenue during the current season, as most of the teams in Europe's top leagues still permit few fans to attend games," wrote Forbes' assistant managing editor Mike Ozanian.

Published 12 Apr, 2021 08:13pm

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Barca's Dembele back in France squad for World Cup qualifiers

Dembele, who has three goals in 21 La Liga appearances for Barca this season, won the last of his 21 caps in a 2-0 defeat against the Netherlands in the Nations Cup in November 2018.
"He is still a young player. He has not been spared by injuries," coach Didier Deschamps told a news conference after naming the 23-year-old in a 26-man squad.

Published 18 Mar, 2021 07:24pm

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Barca paying the penalty as Messi miss adds to spot kick woes

Lionel Messi scored a stunning equaliser to make it 1-1 on the night in Paris, but his penalty was saved on the stroke of halftime with the scores level, meaning what could have been a blockbuster second half turned into a non-event.
More than the number of misses, it is perhaps the size of the games that they occur in that sets alarm bells ringing.

Updated 11 Mar, 2021 10:01pm

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Anything is possible with Messi, Koeman says as Barca target PSG comeback

Barca were beaten 4-1 at home and no side has ever overturned a three-goal deficit in an away leg of the Champions League.
"If Leo is capable of playing one of his best games, everything is possible. He can decide a game at any moment," Koeman told.

Updated 09 Mar, 2021 09:34pm

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Neymar loses battle to be fit for Barcelona showdown

Neymar has been out of action since mid-February after picking up the thigh injury in PSG's French Cup victory over Caen.

Published 09 Mar, 2021 05:36pm

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Barcelona raise the stakes in Madrid derby after Osasuna win

Garcia deserved an equaliser soon after for his first touch alone, a sumptuous cushioning of a long ball forward, but Ter Stegen was again there to deny the finish.

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:25pm

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Guardiola hails special Man City squad as derby challenge looms

Spaniard Guardiola spent trophy-laden seasons with Barcelona and Bayern Munich before joining City ahead of the 2016-17 season and has since guided them to two league titles, three League Cups and the FA Cup.
"I had incredibly hungry teams in my career, lucky to be together in Barcelona and Bayern. To do what we've done in these four years, still winning ... these guys have something special," Guardiola told reporters.

Published 05 Mar, 2021 08:47pm

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Barcelona, Atletico ordered to further tighten belts by La Liga

The figures, published twice annually following each transfer window, dictate how much teams can spend on players, coaches, support staff and their youth teams.
League leaders Atletico Madrid, meanwhile, must make savings of 35.4 million euros to meet a new budget of 217.3 million.

Published 02 Mar, 2021 09:39pm

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Real Madrid held by Real Sociedad to give Atletico advantage

Madrid's pressure would come but Real Sociedad could have made it two, only for Alexander Isak to fall just short of Mikel Oyarzabal's pass across.

Published 02 Mar, 2021 11:02am

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Former Barcelona president Bartomeu, CEO Grau arrested amid Camp Nou raid

The arrests were made amid the on going investigation into ‘BarcaGate’, in which club officials were accused of launching a smear campaign against current and former players who were critical of the club and then-president Bartomeu.
The club also confirmed the development stating that Mossos d’Esquadra entered Barcelona's stadium in a search and seize operation.

Updated 01 Mar, 2021 10:05pm

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Barcelona hit by late penalty to draw with Cadiz

MADRID: Barcelona compounded their Champions League misery at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain by drawing on Sunday...

Published 22 Feb, 2021 04:25am

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Injured Neymar out of PSG's Champions League clash with Barcelona

The club are hopeful he could return for the second leg in France on March 10.

Published 11 Feb, 2021 09:45pm

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Let PSG talk about Messi, says Koeman

Lyon boss Garcia then got involved by saying it was rich of Koeman to criticise PSG for talking about the prospect of signing Messi after he had spoken openly of Barca's pursuit of Lyon forward Memphis Depay.
I don't know why PSG are doing this (talking about Messi) but if they want to talk about Leo, they can.

Updated 09 Feb, 2021 10:03pm

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Koeman defends Barcelona league rotation in pursuit of Copa glory

"I discussed resting Leo with him yesterday and we agreed we would bring him on if we needed him. He came on and changed the game, he brought life to our play," he said.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 11:42am

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Barcelona to sue over claims Messi contract worth 555m euros

MADRID: Barcelona will take legal action against the Spanish newspaper El Mundo after it published details on Sunday...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:06am

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Koeman expects Eric Garcia to join Barca but says squad still thin

Garcia, 20, came through Barca's academy before leaving for City in 2017 but has run down his contract and has not featured for Pep Guardiola's side in the Premier League since late November.
I'm sure he'll come for next season and if it's not possible in January then we'll accept that and move on.

Published 30 Jan, 2021 08:06pm

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Europe's top clubs face two billion euro coronavirus hit: report

Real Madrid remain second, just 200,000 euros behind Barca's revenue.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 05:15pm

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Messi banned for two matches after historic Barca red

Messi had twice been sent off playing for Argentina, including at the 2019 Copa America, but never in 16 years and 753 matches with Barcelona's first team.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 07:46pm

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Barca edge Sociedad in shootout to reach Super Cup final

Sociedad, who made a blistering start to the La Liga season but have since faded, ran their hearts out to keep Barca at bay in a tight match before the game opened up in extra time, when both sides came close to finding a winner.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 12:45pm

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Barca earn narrow win over Huesca

He made amends with an clever piece of play for the only goal of the game, however, picking out De Jong with a sensational, curling cross.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 11:03am

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Messi dragged ill feeling from failed Barca exit into this season

Messi caused consternation at Barca when he sent the club a burofax (official notice) that he wanted to leave in August.
Everything that happened before the summer, how the season ended, then the burofax and everything else... I dragged everything into the start of the season a bit.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 08:00pm

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Resurgent Barca and Real set to ramp up title challenge

The Catalans have endured an inconsistent season so far, losing four times already in the league, and sit six points off pacesetters Atletico Madrid, Real Sociedad and Real Madrid.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 05:07pm

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Spain's Reig Jofre to manufacture J&J's COVID-19 vaccine in Barcelona

Under the terms of the agreement, Reig Jofre said it will be responsible for the formulation, filling and packaging of the vaccine, while Janssen will handle distribution.
Shares in the Spanish group surged 17% in early trade to 4.41 euros ($5.35) a share.

Published 15 Dec, 2020 03:30pm

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Blaze in squat in suburb of Spain's Barcelona kills at least two

"There could have been about 200 people (in the warehouse)," La Vanguardia quoted the mayor as saying, adding the number of people who stayed there fluctuated from day to day.

Published 10 Dec, 2020 12:39pm

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Ronaldo gets the better of old foe Messi

His game was perhaps best summed up when, into the final 10 minutes with his team comfortably leading, Ronaldo tracked back and dispossessed Messi inside the Juve box before leading the charge on a counter-attack.

Published 09 Dec, 2020 11:17am