Ousmane Dembele, Gerard Pique both on song again as Barcelona earn elusive clean sheet

Gerard Pique scored for the second straight game in Barcelona’s win over Villarreal.
Gerard Pique and Carles Alena were on target as Barcelona beat Villarreal 2-0 to get back to winning ways in La Liga at Camp Nou on Sunday.
Barca took the lead in the first half when Pique headed home Ousmane Dembele’s cross and youngster Alena sealed the three points with a smart finish after the break after coming on as a substitute.

Positives
Considering it was quite an uneventful occasion for large parts of the match, there were several positives for Barca. La Masia graduate Alena’s first…

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Lionel Messi PK miss underlines off night for Argentine, Barcelona

Barcelona had a frustrating day at rivals Espanyol and saw their 29-game unbeaten streak come to an end.
BARCELONA — Lionel Messi missed a second-half penalty as Barcelona’s 29-game unbeaten streak was ended by rivals Espanyol 1-0 in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday.
Substitute Oscar Melendo scored the only goal of the game, firing past Jasper Cillessen in the 87th minute to give Quique Sanchez Flores’ side the advantage going into next week’s quarterfinal second leg at Camp Nou.

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Positives
There were few real pluses for Barcelona on a cold, damp night on the outskirts of the Catalan city. If we’re clutching…

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Vinicius Junior, Carles Alena could star for Madrid, Barca in El Clasico 2020

Steve Nicol shares his thoughts on who will come out on top in the El Clasico showdown between La Liga’s biggest superstars.

Former Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas praises Lionel Messi and gives a prediction of this weekend’s El Clasico.

How do Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s El Clasico stats stack up against each other?
All eyes may be on Saturday’s Clasico at the Bernabeu, but we’ve looked ahead to see who could be the stars of the future for Real Madrid and Barcelona.
With both clubs boasting an enormous pool of young talent, these are the players who could make names for themselves in the first team by Clasico 2020.
Real Madrid
Vinicius Junior
Junior hasn’t even arrived in Madrid yet, but big things are expected of the 17-year-old who made headlines around the world when his £38 million move to the Spanish…

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Five thing about Barca’s ICC win vs. Man Utd: Again, all eyes on Neymar

Toni Collins provides an update on Barcelona’s ongoing Neymar saga and how they’re handling it throughout the ICC.

Steve Nicol feels Pogba has the ability to be one of the world’s best players, but doesn’t agree he’s at a Barca level yet.

LANDOVER, Md. — Barcelona picked up their second straight International Champions Cup win on Wednesday, beating Manchester United 1-0 thanks to another goal from Neymar. Here are five things we can take from Ernesto Valverde’s second game in charge…

1. “Nothing new in relation to Neymar”

On and off the pitch, it’s been all about Neymar during Barca’s tour of the United States. Nothing new there, then, and nothing new in regards to his future and the offer he has from Paris Saint-Germain, either,…

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Carles Alena agrees new three-year contract to stay with Barcelona

The guys respond to your tweets about Barcelona, the Ballon d’Or and the weirdest laugh on the FC panel.
Barcelona have confirmed that an agreement has been reached with midfielder Carles Alena over a new three-year contract with the club.
In the case that Alena, 19, is promoted to the first team, a further two years will be added to the terms and his release clause will increase to €75 million.
Barca will be relieved to have tied down the youngster — who on Tuesday was linked with a move to Tottenham — following the loss of teenage forward Jordi Mboula to Monaco last week.
Reports also suggest…

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