Chelsea Women vs Barcelona Women: Preview, predictions and lineups

  Chelsea host UWCL holders Barcelona at Stamford Bridge on Saturday for the second leg of their semi-final clash. Emma Hayes’ side hold a one-goal advantage heading into the weekend’s fixture after Erin Cuthbert scored the only goal of the first leg in Barcelona last week. However, Chelsea are well aware of the threat their …

Barcelona youngster believes he can convince Xavi during pre-season

Now that Xavi has decided to continue as coach of Barcelona, the club can move on to the other details, like fixing the squad. They have a fair few headaches in regard to the same, with the priority being offloading players. While some players, such as Clement Lenglet, Eric Garcia, and Sergino Dest are expected …

Jorge Mendes to deliver Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal transfer message to PSG

Barcelona are ready to double down on their message that Lamine Yamal will not be sold to Paris Saint-Germain. The 16-year-old has enjoyed a sensational start to life in the Barcelona first team after making his senior debut 12 months ago. Xavi Hernandez has kept him as part of his first team plans throughout the 2023/24 campaign, despite not turning …

Barcelona plan to activate €7 million buyback option for ex-defender whom Xavi admires

With not much left to play for this season, FC Barcelona are already planning things for the next campaign, with the summer transfer window on the horizon. There will be some exits for certain, while there is hope for making some big signings, provided the club reach the 1:1 rule for the summer. At the …

Girona keen on signing Sergi Roberto from Barcelona

Girona have reportedly expressed an interest in signing Barcelona captain Sergi Roberto in the summer transfer window. Roberto is coming to the end of his contract and is facing an uncertain future at the club right now, although Xavi’s decision to stay is likely to be good news for the veteran. Xavi has already said …

Two homegrown solutions Barcelona could consider for the pivot position – report

One of the main objectives for FC Barcelona heading into the summer window is to strengthen the pivot midfield position. Having signed Oriol Romeu to address the departure of Sergio Busquets last summer, Barcelona have seen that manoeuvre fail spectacularly, with the ex-Girona man fully out of favour now. As such, Xavi Hernandez, set to …

Barcelona could look at two experienced stars as ‘low-cost’ options for key position

With the season all but over for Barcelona, the focus has now shifted towards planning for the next campaign and one of the key priorities for the team will be to sign a new No. 6. Sergio Busquets’ exit last summer left a huge hole for Barcelona which summer signing Oriol Romeu has been unable …

Two young Barcelona starlets remain the most efficient forwards

FC Barcelona have been devoid of a lot of efficiency this season in terms of their goal scorers. Robert Lewandowski, for instance, is no longer the prolific ace that he was last season and previously for Bayern as well. Instead, the goals that have ultimately come for Barcelona have come in great divisions. Various goal …

Bradley Barcola opens up on Ronald Araujo’s red card for Barcelona against PSG

Bradley Barcola has been talking about PSG’s Champions League clash with Barcelona and the crucial play that saw Ronald Araujo sent off for a last-man foul on the winger. The red card changed the game entirely and saw PSG recover from going a goal down in the second leg to win and progress to the …

Barcelona fan-favourite midfielder absent from team training this week ahead of Valencia clash

Following the controversial 3-2 loss against Real Madrid last weekend, FC Barcelona return to action on Monday night when they take on Valencia on home turf. The defeat to Real Madrid meant that Barça are now 11 points behind the leaders and the La Liga title race is done and dusted. The Catalans will now …