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Several arrested during raid at FC Barcelona: police
Spain's Cadena Ser radio said one of those arrested was former club president Josep Maria Bartomeu, who resigned in October, along with CEO Oscar Grau and the...
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Spain looks to Real Madrid and Atletico to halt La Liga decline
If there is a need for perspective - that the speed of the fall is in part due to the heights previously reached - Spain's dominance in Europe has also been receding for some time.
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Mbappe hat-trick stuns Barca to put PSG in sight of quarterfinals
The 22-year-old eclipsed Barca's Lionel Messi, whose opening goal from the penalty spot had been reduced to nothing more than a footnote by the final whistle.
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Deprived of Neymar, PSG look to Pochettino to take down old foe Barcelona
Tuesday's game at the Camp Nou will be the ninth between the sides in the competition in eight years. History is on Barcelona's side, and in the era of the super club, going out in the first knockout round of Europe's elite competition is potentially disastrous.
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Messi sees red as Bilbao stun Barca to win Spanish Super Cup
Moments before Bilbao's momentous triumph was confirmed, Messi threw an arm at Asier Villalibre, who had earlier scored a 90th-minute equaliser in normal time to deny Barca victory.
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Messi's record untouchable, predicts Lineker
Messi beat Pele's record of 643 goals for one club when he scored Barcelona's third goal, and the 644th of his Barca career, in the 3-0 win against Valladolid on Tuesday.
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PSG face Barcelona in Champions League knockout phase
Bayern Munich, who beat PSG in the 2020 final, play Lazio in the knockout phase while 2012 winners Chelsea have a tough task against Atletico Madrid.
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Barcelona, Juventus join Chelsea and Sevilla in Champions League last 16
They are the first teams to make it out of the group stage, doing so with two games to spare, on a night which saw Erling Braut Haaland, Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes all get among the goals.
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Barcelona coach Koeman rests Messi, De Jong for Dynamo Kiev clash
Barca travel to Ukraine on top of Group G with a perfect nine points after three games, three points ahead of second-placed Juventus, but they are a lowly 12th in La Liga after losing 1-0 to Atletico Madrid on Saturday.
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Barca, Juve win in Champions League as woeful Man Utd beaten
Making his 150th appearance in European competition, Lionel Messi dispatched an early penalty at Camp Nou after he was fouled in the area and Gerard Pique headed in Ansu Fati's cross on the hour.
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New era to bring hope but no quick fix for Barcelona and Messi
Among the fans, the biggest hope will be change at the top brings a change of heart for Lionel Messi.
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Uefa reiterates 'strong opposition' to European Super League
The notion of a splinter league for the continent's high rollers first surfaced through a series of leaked emails and documents in November 2018 claiming that a host of Europe's biggest clubs were working on plans for a 16-team Super League to kick-off as early as 2021.
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Bartomeu resigns as Barcelona president, drops European Super League bombshell
Bartomeu's departure comes following mounting pressure from fans and his public falling out with Lionel Messi.
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Ronaldo still positive for coronavirus before Barcelona game
Portuguese TVI reported that Ronaldo "has once against tested positive for Covid-19" following a swab carried out by Juventus.
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'Worst time to resign' says under-fire Barca president
Bartomeu faces a vote of no confidence after turbulent times at the Camp Nou, not least the standoff with club legend Lionel Messi who was blocked from leaving this summer.
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Real Madrid bounce back with rousing 3-1 win over Barca
Madrid's win earns them a six-point lead over the Catalans in the table, albeit having played one game more.
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Defiant Zidane urges Real Madrid to come out fighting against Barcelona
Madrid and their coach head to Camp Nou under pressure after consecutive defeats to Cadiz in La Liga and Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League.
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Messi v Ronaldo in Champions League group stage, Man Utd to face PSG
The two heavyweights were drawn in Group G along with Dynamo Kiev of Ukraine and Ferencvaros, the Hungarian club returning to the group stage for the first time in quarter of a century.
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'Nothing surprises me anymore,' says Messi lamenting Suarez departure
Messi tried to force his exit from Barcelona but finally accepted that he would have to see out the final year of his contract. Meanwhile, two of his closest friends on the team, Suarez and the Chilean Arturo Vidal have left.
