BARCELONA

The first set of Matchday 1 fixtures in the Champions League saw victories for Manchester City, Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain.

The cases of the virus have been reported in Barcelona.

Barcelona is one of the most-visited cities across Spain, especially during the summer time.

FC Barcelona were hit by the Barcagate scandal in 2021 when Josep Maria Bartomeu was the president of the club.

FC Barcelona was desperate to finally secure a trophy after a tumultuous period marred by debt and controversies.

Ousmane Dembele, who is valued at €100m, is not interested in leaving the Camp Nou with Paris Saint-Germain interested.

Barcelona have no intention of letting Ousmane Dembele leave and have told suitors, namely PSG that they will have to fork out €100m to sign him.

Numerous people are actually open to voting for the football superstar.

Barcelona have publicly stated that they have no desire to sell Frenkie de Jong, but sources close to the player feel like they could again attempt to offload him in January.

This is the first Christmas since the former couple decided to go their separate ways.

Barcelona have decided not to pursue a left-sided central defender in January after Marcos Alonso showed that he can provide cover following his move from Chelsea last summer.

Gerard Pique was sent off at half-time during Barcelona's 2-1 win over Osasuna on Tuesday night. The central defender was on the bench, and did not get the opportunity to play.

Gerard Pique shocked football fans on Thursday after announcing that he will retire from football after Barcelona's game against Almeria on Saturday.

Barcelona are making no secret of their financial problems with sporting director Matheu Alemany confirming that they will keep looking for free transfers in 2023.

Barcelona on Thursday forecast profits of 274 million euros (270.7 million dollars) this season and record revenues of 1.255 billion euros.

Erling Haaland had more than five options when he decided to leave Borussia Dortmund this summer, and Manchester City were top of the list.

Xavi Hernandez is ready to make Frenkie de Jong the long-term successor to Sergio Busquets after using him in the defensive midfield role this season.

Manchester United will not be able to sign Frenkie de Jong after deciding to prioritise a move for Ajax forward Antony valued at £84.5 million.

Barcelona want Bernardo Silva but Manchester City are unsure of the stance with Guardiola opening the door while CEO Ferran Soriano shuts down talk of a summer move.

Chelsea want to sign Wesley Fofana, Anthony Gordon and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang this summer but are unable to agree deals with their respective clubs.

Barcelona's chances of signing Bernardo Silva have been shut down by Manchester City CEO Ferran Soriano. Xavi was keen to take the midfielder to the Camp Nou this summer.