Barcelona, May 11 (IANS) FC Barcelona crowned La Liga champion for the 2025-26 season after a 2-0 home win over Real Madrid.The win leaves Barcelona 14 points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the table, confirming its domination over the opponent for the second consecutive year.Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe was sidelined with a hamstring problem and with Federico Valverde also sidelined after his well-published fight with Aurelien Tchouameni, Dean Huijsen was a late scratch as he suffered …
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Barcelona, May 10 (IANS) FC Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick has announced a 23-man squad for Sunday’s crucial El Clásico against Real Madrid, with teenage sensation Lamine Yamal ruled out due to a hamstring injury.Barcelona head into the highly anticipated clash at Camp Nou knowing that a draw or victory would be enough to secure the La Liga title with four games still left in the season. Flick’s men currently hold an 11-point lead over Madrid and are now within touching distance of reclai…
Madrid, May 9 (IANS) FC Barcelona entertains Real Madrid in the Camp Nou on Sunday night in a game that could decide this season’s title race, but where a great deal more is on the agenda.Barcelona welcomes its historical rival with an 11-point lead over Real Madrid and with just 12 points left to play for this season, so a draw in front of its own fans would see Hansi Flick’s side confirmed as La Liga winners for the second consecutive year.However, recent events at Real Madrid have almost serv…
Madrid, May 4 (IANS) Vinicius Junior scored twice as Real Madrid won 2-0 away to Espanyol, delaying FC Barcelona’s La Liga title celebrations.Anything other than a Madrid win at the RCDE Stadium would have confirmed Barcelona as champion with four games remaining, but the title race now looks set to be decided in next weekend’s Clasico.Madrid remains 11 points behind Barcelona with 12 points still to play for, meaning a draw for Barcelona at Camp Nou next week would secure a second title in two …
Madrid, May 3 (IANS) FC Barcelona moved to the brink of the La Liga title with a tense 2-1 win away to Osasuna.The win means Barca are 14 points clear of Real Madrid, who travel to RCD Espanyol on Sunday. Should the Madrid fail to win that, Barca will be mathematically confirmed as champions. Should Madrid win, then Barca’s next chance to clinch the trophy will be next weekend, in nothing other than El Clasico.After struggling to break down a disciplined home side, Barca finally struck in the …
Barcelona, April 15 (IANS) FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta launches a scathing attack on referee Clement Turpin following his side’s UEFA Champions League quarterfinal elimination against Atletico Madrid.Despite securing a 2-1 win on the night, Barcelona exits the competition with a 3-2 aggregate defeat, with Laporta attributing part of the loss to what he describes as poor officiating during Tuesday’s clash at the Metropolitano Stadium.“I congratulate Atletico Madrid on reaching the s…
Madrid, April 15 (IANS) Ademola Lookman answered FC Barcelona’s early fightback to send Atletico Madrid through to their first UEFA Champions League semifinal since 2017.Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres scored in an early Barcelona resurgence, but Lookman’s finish proved the decisive goal as Atleti earned 3-2 aggregate win to progress.Barcelona made an electric start with Yamal weaving his magic to test Juan Musso within a minute and had their reward in the fourth minute when their No. 10 rolled…
Madrid, April 12 (IANS) FC Barcelona moved nine points clear at the top of La Liga after a 4-1 home win over Espanyol in a Catalan derby and Real Madrid’s 1-1 draw at home to Girona.Ferran Torres scored the opening goal for Barcelona, who looked to recover from its UEFA Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid, with a header from a corner after just nine minutes to end his scoring drought dating back to January 31. He then doubled the lead after Lamine Yamal delivered an audacious pass with th…
Madrid, April 1 (IANS) Spain completed its preparations for this summer’s FIFA World Cup finals with a 0-0 draw against Egypt in a friendly at Espanyol’s RCDE Stadium.Coach Luis de la Fuente made sweeping changes to the side that beat Serbia 3-0 on Friday, with David Raya in goal, Ferran Torres leading the attack, Carlos Soler starting in central midfield and Real Sociedad winger Ander Barrenetxea making his international debut, reports Xinhua.Spain produced a disjointed display and Egypt came c…
Madrid, Feb 4 (IANS) Reigning Copa del Rey holder FC Barcelona became the first team to reach the semifinals with a 2-1 win away to second division side Albacete.It is the 16th time in the last 20 years that Barca have reached this stage of the competition and it is now the 62nd time in total, a reflection of the consistency of the club in the knockout competition. Of the 43 Copa del Rey finals they have played in, the blaugranes have won 32, making them the most successful club in the history o…