La Liga News

Victor Osimhen rescued Napoli a 1-1 home draw against Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie in his first appearance for the Italian club since December. Osimhen, who had served a ban in Napoli’s previous game after returning from Africa Cup of Nations duty for runners-up Nigeria, stole clear in the […]

Barcelona coach Xavi welcomed the “great news” that goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen is fit to return for Sunday’s must-win LaLiga clash against Granada. Germany international Ter Stegen last played for Barcelona on November 12 after undergoing surgery on a lower back injury. His replacement Inaki Pena has kept just two clean sheets in 10 league […]

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has insisted manager Xavi will not be sacked after announcing his decision to quit at the end of the campaign. The former Barca and Spain midfielder made his shock announcement after last Saturday’s 5-3 home defeat by Villarreal, and Laporta has admitted any other manager might have been shown the door […]

Barcelona left-back Alejandro Balde has undergone surgery on a hamstring injury in Finland. The homegrown 20-year-old talent has played 28 matches in all competitions this season and was forced off 23 minutes into last Wednesday’s Copa del Rey defeat at Athletic Bilbao. Tests showed Balde had sustained an injury to a hamstring tendon that required […]

Barcelona suffered a second defeat in four days as two Villarreal goals in stoppage time saw Xavi’s men beaten 5-3 in a thrilling contest at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys. Trailing 2-0 via efforts either side of the break from Gerard Moreno and Ilias Akhomach, Barca suddenly turned things around with strikes from Ilkay Gundogan, […]

Barcelona have been dealt a double injury blow with the Catalans revealing that Alejandro Balde will undergo hamstring surgery in Finland. Fellow defender Sergio Roberto is also set for a spell on the sidelines with an Achilles problem. “Tests show that first-team player Alejandro Balde has an injury to the tendon in his right hamstring,” […]

Barcelona boss Xavi hopes retaining the Spanish Super Cup can help his side get their season back on track. LaLiga champions Barca face 2022-23 Copa del Rey runners-up Osasuna in the semi-final of the competition on Thursday evening in Riyadh. The Catalan giants travelled to Saudi Arabia sitting third in the league, seven points adrift […]

Barcelona boss Xavi hopes retaining the Spanish Super Cup can help his side get their season back on track. LaLiga champions Barca face 2022-23 Copa del Rey runners-up Osasuna in the semi-final of the competition on Thursday evening in Riyadh. The Catalan giants travelled to Saudi Arabia sitting third in the league, seven points adrift […]

Barcelona defender Inigo Martinez is facing another spell on the sidelines after suffering a fresh injury setback on his return to action at the weekend. The Spain international lasted just 11 minutes as he made his comeback from a hamstring problem as a second-half substitute in Sunday’s Copa del Rey victory at Barbastro. [INJURY NEWS] […]

Barcelona old boy Adria de Mesa is hoping to help pull off one of the biggest upsets in Copa del Rey history. De Mesa played for Barca for two years as a youngster but has plied his senior trade lower down the leagues and now plays for fourth tier Barbastro. The side from the province […]