Barcelona, La Liga
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Barcelona, Hansi Flick and Girona
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The brass at La Liga giants Barcelona intend to send a formal appeal the way of La Liga this coming week.That’s according to RAC1, who point towards Hansi Flick’s latest red card as the reason
Barcelona find themselves knocking on the door for top spot in La Liga and will stride to the summit, however briefly, with victory over Girona. Their visitors are languishing in the relegation zone at present and are merely aiming to avoid humiliation at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys.
With Girona desperately trying to hold on for a draw, a final lunge from Barça ended with Frenkie de Jong threading the ball into the danger area and Ronald Araujo getting a foot on it to secure a 2-1 victory that, at least for now, puts the team back on top of the league table.
At the same time, some of Barca’s injuries, including Gavi and goalkeeper Joan Garcia’s meniscus tears, can be put down to bad luck. Four players — Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Ferran Torres and Robert Lewandowski — have returned from international duty injured (Yamal suffered his groin problem with Spain in the previous break before this one).
Barça looked lost in last week's defeats to PSG and Sevilla, but it's not a recent development: the Spanish champs have been in disarray all season.
Al-Nassr defender Inigo Martinez admits he felt he was letting down Hansi Flick when deciding to leave Barcelona this season.
The player was handed his debut by Pep Guardiola at the age of 20 before helping Barca win the 2011-12 Copa del Rey
FC Barcelona revealed Tuesday the Ed Sheeran-inspired kit they will wear during their El Clásico clash with Real Madrid on Oct. 26.
A logo from Ed Sheeran's new album will be displayed on a limited-edition Barcelona football kit. 'Play' will be emblazoned across the blue and garnet-striped jersey, as part of a sponsorship deal, temporarily replacing the club's usual Spotify logo.
Barcelona are once again operating without much certainty on their spending power for the coming transfer windows, after their €100m lease of VIP seats was removed from their accounts for the time