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Celtic manager Neil Lennon, maintained his opinion yesterday that Neymar Jr “maybe exaggerates when he is fouled”, but then clarified that it was “logical” because he is still young and lacks “maturity.” Lennon was still angry about the way his Celtic captain Scott Brown got sent off for the foul on Neymar which in Lennon’s opinion, was exaggerated by the Brazilian. More on Neil Lennon and Celtic
Nobody knows where the new FC Barcelona stadium is going to be but there are two things we do know: it’s going to be bigger, with a capacity for around 105,000 fans and it’s going to be covered. The Barca board are shuffling two options for the stadium. Option one is to move not very far away and build a new stadium or option two is to rebuild the current Camp Nou as a type of progressive, ongoing project. More about the new Camp Nou
Alex Song is enjoying this season with more opportunities in the starting lineup. The Cameroon international is optimistic: “Barcelona is the best team in the world and they always have to improve. Today, our opponents learn and work hard and to win a game before even playing it, is impossible. We have to prove we are the best team in the world . . and we have to win every game,” said Song on the website of the Catalan giants. More on Alex Song
Barca had to comeback from 1 nil down on their visit to Cartagena last night in La Copa del Rey. The local side got ahead of the Catalans on the scoreboard and took the lead with a goal from Fernando, which sounded the alarm bells within Martino’s team. Barca went from less to more and it was Pedro who turned the game around. The man from Tenerife scored two goals in FC Barcelona’s comeback with Dongou and Cesc getting the other two. More on this story
There is good news for Barcelona fans on the horizon. Leo Messi is on the mend and Jordi Alba is back on Tata Martino’s list. Messi is recovering in Argentina and is smiling again after his third day in a row at the Ezeiza sports complex and Jordi Alba is on Martino’s list to face minnows Cartagena in La Copa del Rey tournament. Gerard Piqué is out for footballing reasons and Xavi and Iniesta have niggling problems. More on this story
