[ad_1] BARCELONA: Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said Thursday he understood Lionel Messi’s desire to avoid the “pressure” of a return to the Catalan giants this summer. Messi, 35, announced Wednesday he will play at American side Inter Miami in Major League Soccer after ending his two-year spell at Paris Saint-Germain. The Argentine playmaker, a seven-time … Read more
[ad_1] BARCELONA: Barcelona president Joan Laporta said on Monday the club will “do everything possible” to bring Argentine superstar Lionel Messi back in the close season. The Paris Saint-Germain forward is set to leave in the summer when his contract expires and new La Liga champions Barcelona are hoping to lure their all-time top goalscorer … Read more
[ad_1] BARCELONA: Espanyol host Catalan derby rivals Barcelona on Sunday with a dual aim – earning three vital points in the battle for survival and also delaying the visitors’ La Liga title triumph. Xavi Hernandez’s side can win the league for the first time since 2019 if they emerge victorious at the RCDE stadium, an … Read more
[ad_1] BARCELONA: Barcelona thrashed 10-man Real Betis 4-0 on Saturday to move a step closer to winning La Liga for the first time since 2019. Real Madrid beat Almeria 4-2 to cut the gap to eight points earlier on but Barcelona triumphed to restore their 11-point advantage. Andreas Christensen, Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha struck for … Read more
[ad_1] PARIS: Chelsea are hoping to avenge their heavy defeat in the 2021 Women’s Champions League final when they meet Barcelona again in the semi-finals of this season’s competition with the first leg at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Emma Hayes’s side, who lost 4-0 to Barcelona in Gothenburg two years ago, made it through to … Read more
[ad_1] BARCELONA: Real Sociedad visit rivals Athletic Bilbao for a Basque derby battle in La Liga on Saturday, trying to protect their hold on fourth place. Imanol Alguacil’s La Real are aiming to qualify for the Champions League, which they last managed in 2013, although Villarreal are steaming in behind them after beating Real Madrid … Read more
[ad_1] BARCELONA: Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski would love Lionel Messi to return to the Catalan club from Paris Saint-Germain this summer, he said on Tuesday. The 35-year-old Argentine World Cup winner left Barca in 2021 when the club could not afford to renew his contract and his PSG deal expires in June. Amid whistles from … Read more