Celta humble Barça and La Liga without the Catalans

Celta Vigo humbled Barça last night at Balaídos by beating the Catalan giants by 4 goals to 1. There wasn’t much Messi and co could do as Celta ran amok and gave Barcelona a lesson in humility. Piqué’s return didn’t go to plan either as the defender committed and awful error which Celta pounced on to make it 2-0 before half time.

Barcelona arrives in Rome for Wednesday’s match

FC Barcelona have arrived in Rome for tomorrow night’s curtain raiser against Italian serie A giants Roma in the first leg of their group stage clash. Luis Enrique has taken 20 players with him including Barça B duo Gerard Gumbau and José Suárez. Messi’s parents along with his brothers have also made the trip.

Barcelona FC: Looking to get back into their groove

Barcelona FC will be back in full force again shortly. Their South American stars, Messi, Neymar, Suarez and Mascherano will return after having figured for their World Cup 2018 qualifying clashes featuring their home nations.

Claudio Bravo injury and who replaces Pedro

FC Barcelona’s 32-year old Chilean goalkeeper, Claudio Bravo, will be out of action for three weeks due to a calf injury. The keeper has been one of the key components of a highly-improved Barca defense that saw the team letting in far less goals than before.

2015 UEFA Super Cup Preview: FC Barcelona vs Sevilla FC

We take a quick look at the 2015 UEFA Super Cup where the Catalan giants take on Sevilla FC in the second straight all-Spanish UEFA Super Cup at the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi on Tuesday 11th August. There’s already a frenzied rush for tickets with reports of scores of fans getting injured in the process.

Barcelona FC: Transfer News, Rumours and Trivia

Barcelona FC has evinced interest in 23-year old Liverpool defender Alberto Moreno. Although it was a mixed season performance-wise for the Seville-born defender at Anfield, there is no doubting his rise as one of the most promising left backs in Europe. Read More here…

FC Barcelona US Tour Recap

FC Barcelona got off to a good start in their US tour with a 2-1 win over Los Angeles Galaxy in the 3rd edition of the International Champions Cup tournament. Despite frontrunners Messi and Neymar being absent, a monstruous crowd of over 93,000 fans turned up at the Pasadena Rose Bowl to watch the European champions in action.

Pedro: From Camp Nou to Old Trafford?

Although Spanish newspapers reported that Barcelona are desperate to hang onto Canary Islands winger Pedro Rodríguez, Manchester United seem poised to trigger his £22million release clause with the Catalan giants this summer.

Strikers Radamel Falcao and Robin van Persie have both left the club, leaving Wayne Rooney as the the only experienced frontman in Van Gaal’s squad.