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Messi was dealt the suspension and a fine of 10,000 Swiss francs ($10,069.48) by FIFA’s disciplinary panel and is due to miss three more of Argentina’s remaining four World Cup qualifiers after sitting out Tuesday’s 2-0 loss to Bolivia. “FC Barcelona expresses its surprise and indignation at the decision by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee to suspend Leo Messi following the FIFA World Cup qualifying fixture between Argentina and Chile,” the club said....

According to AS, Barcelona are looking to re-sign Alejandro Grimaldo as they want to replace Jordi Alba for the long term. Alejandro Grimaldo spent four years with Barcelona’s La Masia academy and three years with Barcelona B before joining Benfica. Grimaldo struggled to break into the Portuguese club’s starting line-up in his first two seasons. He became a regular member of Benfica’s starting XI during the 2017-18 season. Since then he has scored 13 goals and provided an impressive 41 assists in over 200 appearances in all competitions for the club....

Date: 25 April 2021 Tournament: Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell 2021 Round: Final Venue: Barcelona, Spain Category: ATP 500 Surface: Red clay Prize money: €1,565,480 Match timing: 4 pm local time, 7.30 pm IST Rafael Nadal vs Stefanos Tsitsipas preview The ‘King of Clay’ Rafael Nadal will take on a red-hot Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of the 2021 Barcelona Open on Sunday. Nadal made short work of compatriot Pablo Carreno Busta in his semifinal match on Saturday....

Reports are circulating that there is a fracture in the relationship between Barcelona’s players and manager Quique Setien. A video went viral in which Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi was seen ignoring the instructions of Setien’s assistant Eder Sarabia during a match against Celta Vigo. Barcelona players irked with assistant’s behaviour This is not the first Sarabia has been caught in the eye of the storm. The 39-year old Barcelona assistant manager was seen admonishing his players during a match against Real Madrid....

Today we have some sensational rumours that caught many an eye. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the top Barcelona transfer news, rumours and updates that made headlines today. Also See: La Liga News Philippe Coutinho set to hold crisis talks with Ernesto Valverde Philippe Coutinho secured a dream move to Barcelona in the January of 2018 for a reported £142 million and touched down at the Camp Nou amid huge fanfare....

Barca host Eibar on Sunday and will still have hopes of retaining their La Liga title at the expense of bitter rivals Real Madrid. They might do so with a depleted defence after Mascherano withdrew during the warm-up ahead of the 4-1 win at Las Palmas last time out. Barcelona have confirmed the Argentina international sustained “a small lesion in the biceps femoris of the right leg” and his condition will be monitored this week....

Now, Philippe Coutinho, who played with Salah for the first half of this season before joining Barcelona, has recommended the wing wizard to the Blaugrana hierarchy, as per Spanish news outlet, Don Balon. The Brazilian is aware of Barcelona’s interest to bring in another top attacker such as Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann but any deal for the Frenchman looks difficult at the moment. Thus, Coutinho believes Salah is an apt alternative and is confident that the Egyptian will suit Ernesto Valverde’s system....

Coutinho insists that he will try to succeed with Barcelona but he also admits that he does not know what will happen in the future. In case you didn’t know… Coutinho arrived at the Nou Camp with high hopes in the winter transfer window of 2018 as he became Barcelona’s record signing. Barcelona paid around €142 million for the 27-year-old to sign him from Liverpool. The Brazilian midfielder made an immediate impact with powerful performances in the second half of 2017/18 season....

Barcelona were drawn into the “Group of Death” in the 2022/23 Champions League alongside Bayern Munich and Inter Milan. The Blaugrana, therefore, will look to improve form quickly before the group stage begins in early September. The Catalan club was held to a scoreless draw in the season’s opening match before improving marginally in the subsequent 4-1 win over Real Sociedad. The first half against La Real served to further highlight Barcelona’s deficiencies, but the introduction of Ansu Fati early in the second-half proved vital to a turnaround....

According to reports, the Catalan giants are preparing a swoop for Arsenal forward Alexandre Lacazette. They are convinced they will find solutions to lure the Frenchman to Camp Nou before the transfer window shuts at the end of the month. The report mentions that Barcelona have made the signing of a new forward a necessity not just due to Messi’s absence, but also because of Sergio Aguero’s recent injury....

Mumps is a viral disease that causes fever, muscle pain and headaches. It can also lead to the swelling of one or both parotid glands (salivary gland) which can be very painful. The medical staff at the Catalan club decided that he was to be given two weeks to recuperate. This will come as a big blow for the Champions League winners as they are scheduled to play the Europa League winners Sevilla in the European Super Cup final....

Barcelona salvaged the draw in the away match here on Sunday in what was perhaps their worst performance of the season, reports Xinhua. Real Sociedad totally dominated the first half against a below par Barcelona, but despite six chances, failed to score until the second half when Willian Jose headed home after good work from Carlos Vela. The lead barely lasted five minutes before Barcelona’s superstar Lionel Messi equalised in a rare chance....

In that match, Diego Costa was shown a direct red card by the match referee, Jesus Gil Manzano. According to the reports, the Spanish forward abused the referee by saying, “I s*** on your wh*** mother” as Manzano immediately showed him a red card. In case you didn’t know… Atletico started the match very well as Simeone’s men showed their domination over Barcelona. Atletico down to ten men as their main striker was shown a direct red card....

Adeyemi has quickly emerged as one of the best young forwards. The 19-year-old has been on fire for Salzburg this season, having netted 15 times in 22 games already. Adeyemi also excelled for the Austrian club in the 2020-21 campaign, scoring nine goals and providing 11 assists in 39 matches. According to a report from Sport (via International Business Times), Barcelona will look to sign Adeyemi during the winter transfer window....

Head coach Luis Enrique deserves much of the credit for the turnaround here on Wednesday, as his decision to insert Rafinha for Paco Alcacer and Arda Turan for Ivan Rakitic early in the second half shifted the momentum decisively, reports Efe. Forced to make do without injured superstar Lionel Messi at Borussia-Park here, Barcelona slotted Neymar into the role of attacking midfielder and charged him with orchestrating plays for Suarez and Alcacer....

Just about a week ago, Barcelona had tweeted an image with the remaining fixtures in La Liga for the top three sides. At that point, six games remained for all three sides and Barcelona felt they had the “easiest remaining schedule” among the top three. While the article was pretty much straightforward with only a mention of how Barcelona lost a huge lead and how many home and away matches each team had, the tweet seemed cocky on the social media team’s part....

Neymar, Coutinho & Mbappe all to leave - 7/4 Griezmann is the latest player linked to Barca as the Liga giants seemingly prepare to replace Neymar, who is set to join Paris Saint-Germain in a world-record transfer. The France international extended his contract at Atletico in June, signing on for an additional year to take his deal through to 2022. After his side edged Napoli 2-1 at the Audi Cup on Tuesday, Juanfran played down suggestions Griezmann would move....

He also raised the issue of extracting compensation from the Catalan club for their prodding for the Frenchman throughout the season. Club try to tie down Samuel Umtiti amidst interest from United Samuel Umtiti, who has had a decent season for the Catalan club this season, has been linked with a move to English giants, Manchester United, this summer. However, Barcelona President, Josep Maria Bartomeu, has revealed that he is trying everything possible to keep the 24-year-old at Camp Nou for the next season....

In case you didn’t know Neymar, who appears to have become wary of his position at the Parc des Princes, has long been associated with a return to Camp Nou. Following recent warnings meted out to him by PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, reports of a possible exit have been further refuelled. A number of publications had recently claimed that the Brazil international was willing to publicly declare his move to PSG a mistake in a bid to force a move out of the Ligue 1 outfit....

The French giants have reportedly rejected the proposal on financial grounds as well as on the principles of respect. In case you didn’t know… Neymar has been linked with a move back to Barcelona this summer, with the Brazilian hoping to re-join the Catalan giants after moving to PSG for a world record fee two years ago. Barcelona had offered Philippe Coutinho and Ivan Rakitic along with a rumoured fee of €40 million in July for the Brazilian superstar....