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Champions League not guaranteed yet – but Girona (and their ground) are ready
It is 8pm on a Tuesday in Girona and fans are already congregating outside the Estadi Montilivi. Villarreal are in town, and nobody wants to miss a game in this remarkable season.Girona hope this midweek crowd will be a common sight next…
Barcelona brush aside lowly Almeria thanks to Fermin Lopez brace
Barcelona moved four points clear in the race for second place in LaLiga EA SPORTS after a 2-0 win over Almeria at the Power Horse Stadium on Thursday night.Fermin Lopez was the star man for the Blaugrana, opening the scoring in the…
Ask Ornstein Q&A: Our football insider answers your questions
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Barcelona’s €130m hole in their accounts – and why a June 30 deadline is key
It has been a tough few weeks for everyone at Barcelona — with elimination from the Champions League quarter-finals by Paris Saint-Germain quickly followed by a Clasico defeat to Real Madrid that ended any chance of retaining their La…
Xavi stayed at Barcelona – now what?
Any fan of La Liga has the right to feel this is a meaningless end to the season. Real Madrid have celebrated their league title, the relegation battle is pretty much sorted and only the last European spot is to be decided.But…
FIFA moves step closer to allowing domestic club matches to take place abroad
The prospect of domestic football matches taking place abroad has moved another step closer after world governing body FIFA approved a working group to look into potential changes to its rules.Regular-season league matches in overseas…
Lamine Yamal is Barcelona’s leader right now – and it’s a joy to watch
Lamine Yamal was the last to leave the pitch, but nobody was really in any rush.Several of the Barcelona and Real Sociedad players fell into deep conversation on the final whistle; it was a friendly and relaxed atmosphere despite the…
Barcelona reclaim second after downing Real Sociedad
Goals from Lamine Yamal and Raphinha gave Barcelona a crucial, but uninspiring, 2-0 victory over Real Sociedad as they moved back above Girona in the race to finish behind Real Madrid in LaLiga.The opening goal of the game came when the…
Pedri is being doubted at Barcelona like never before – he needs a reset
Xavi has not delivered the kind of attacking play Barcelona fans would have expected since he returned to the club as coach in 2021.But at the end of last season, when Barca lifted their first league title since Lionel Messi’s departure,…
Pedri is being doubted at Barcelona like never before – he needs a reset
Xavi has not delivered the kind of attacking play Barcelona fans would have expected since he returned to the club as coach in 2021.But at the end of last season, when Barca lifted their first league title since Lionel Messi’s departure,…