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With 90,000 fans looking forward to being presented with the prestigious La Liga trophy at the Camp Nou on Sunday, one would think that these are peaceful times at the Camp Nou -- the general feeling in the streets of the Catalan capital is not as bl...

After an incredibly euphoric evening when the Blaugranas shared the well-deserved Liga trophy with more than 500,000 Cules around the streets of the Catalan capital, it was back to the drawing board for president Sandro Rosell, sporting director Ando...

Barcelona achieved a courageous 1-2 win against Atletico de Madrid at the Vicente Calderon in Matchday 35 of La Liga. Alexis Sanchez and Gabi (own goal) scored for the Catalans, who enjoyed 58 percent of possession, created 12 goal-scoring chances an...

The past few weeks have been full of Barcelona's players and staff emphasising that any feeling that the title victory isn't all that impressive, that it doesn't need to be properly celebrated or appreciated is false. They have taken turns, Andres...

Unfortunately, and as it perhaps was to be expected, the humiliating 7-0 aggregate defeat against Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-finals unlocked a dangerous spiral of disagreements between the board, the coach and players, allowed endless...

Barcelona achieved a valuable 4-2 win over Real Betis at the Camp Nou in Matchday 34 of La Liga on Sunday. Alexis Sanchez, David Villa and Lionel Messi (brace) scored for the Blaugrana, who enjoyed 69 percent of possession, created 19 goal-scoring ch...

Spend enough time in American soccer circles, and a casual fan will inevitably ask why the United States hasn't produced its own Lionel Messi. Which, of course, is an absurd question. The little Argentine followed a truly unique path to his otherworl...

Lionel Messi started -- and finished, as well -- watching Barcelona from the bench as Bayern shamed the Nou Camp, the Argentinian striker looking glum through 90 minutes of camera breakaways on Wednesday to focus on one man who didn't matter at all. ...

Barcelona were defeated 3-0 by Bayern Munich at the Camp Nou in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals. The Blaugrana, who enjoyed 58 percent of possession, created 15 goalscoring chances and attempted 10 shots, five of them on target. Th...

While last week's Champions League fixtures were an unabashed delight to watch if you're a supporter of Bundesliga football, the mood in Germany quickly turned pragmatic. Typically German. With the rest of the footballing world fawning over Bayern Mu...

Barcelona achieved another point in their quest for the domestic title after drawing 2-2 on Saturday against Athletic Bilbao at the San Mames in Matchday 33 of La Liga. Lionel Messi and Alexis Sanchez scored for the Blaugrana, who enjoyed 58 percent ...

Barcelona's Andres Iniesta said Thursday it is too early to speak of the end of an era in Spanish football.

Barcelona were defeated 4-0 by Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in the away leg of the Champions League semifinals. The Blaugrana enjoyed 62 percent of possession, created four goal-scoring chances and attempted three shots, only one of them on tar...

So it isn't just the initials FCB that Barca and Bayern share. On this evidence, the Bavarians have broken into not only the Camp Nou but La Masia and extracted Barca DNA, pinched the blueprint documents and, just for good measure, handed these c...

There will be no repeat of Man City's dramatic final-day clinch of the league title this year, but the Champions League semifinals show promise to make up for that. Our experts weighed in on which players might lead their teams to the European crown

Amid all of the respect and platitudes of the past week, there was one slightly more revealing statement from Javi Martinez on Sunday. Much like his Bayern Munich teammates, the midfielder had made a point of praising the quality of this Barcelona...