Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said his team is in a state of “flow” after they thrashed Real Madrid 4-0 on Saturday, moving six points clear at the top of La Liga. The Catalan giants triumphed at the Santiago Bernabeu, snapping Madrid’s 42-match unbeaten run and continuing their own revival under the German coach, who arrived this summer. “We started the …

Barcelona fell to a 2-1 defeat at Monaco on Thursday in their Champions League opener, hindered by an early red card shown to Eric Garcia. Hansi Flick’s side had started the season with a perfect record after five La Liga matches but struggled to find their best form against the Ligue 1 side. After Garcia was sent off for pulling …

Spain’s teenage prodigy Lamine Yamal said Thursday in a televised interview that he hopes “never” to leave Barcelona because he wants to be “a legend” at the club. Yamal made his Barcelona debut aged 15 in April 2023 and burst into the limelight last season, becoming a key player for the Catalan giants. “I hope I never leave (Barcelona), I …

Barcelona have reached an agreement with Spain midfielder Dani Olmo over a transfer to the Catalan club this summer. According to Fabrizio Romano, the deal Barcelona offered to Olmo is a six-year contract that will expire in June 2030. The LaLiga giants will pay RB Leipzig a €55 million guaranteed fee plus €4 million add-ons for Olmo’s signature. Why Euro …

Holders Barcelona booked their place in the Women’s Champions League final with a controversial 2-0 win against Chelsea in the semi-final second leg on Saturday. Trailing 1-0 from the first leg, Jonatan Giraldez’s side took the lead through Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmati at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea’s Kadeisha Buchanan was sent off in the second half for a contentious second …

Xavi’s rejigged Barcelona side thrashed Getafe 4-0 on Saturday to climb to second in Spanish La Liga with recalled duo Joao Felix and Raphinha getting on the scoresheet. The defending champions climbed above Girona and have 57 points from 26 games. Leaders Real Madrid have 62 points and play their game in hand at home to Sevilla on Sunday. Real …

Victor Osimhen made a special return to action for Napoli on Wednesday after his goal gave the Italian champions a 1-1 draw with Barcelona in the last 16 of the Champions League. Nigeria forward Osimhen rolled home the leveller with 15 minutes left of the first leg at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in his first match since returning from …

Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said he will quit his “cruel and unpleasant” job at the end of the season after his struggling team were beaten 5-3 by Villarreal on Saturday in La Liga. “On 30 June I will leave the club, it’s a decision I have taken with the president, with the staff”, Xavi told reporters. Champions Barcelona, third in …

Barcelona have included Nigerian strikers Victor Osimhen and Victor Boniface on their list of candidates to replace Robert Lewandowski. Lewandowski, 35, scored 23 times in the league last season but has been tipped to be phased out as Barca look for a suitable heir to the No.9 shirt. Other players shortlisted by Diario Sport to replace Lewandowski are Anthony Martial, …

Barcelona said they would investigate the alleged racist abuse of Vinicius Junior in their 2-1 Classico defeat by Real Madrid on Saturday. A video published by Spanish media outlets appeared to show a home supporter calling the Brazilian winger a “monkey”, while an object that looks like a banana skin also appears to be thrown from elsewhere. “FC Barcelona will …