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Merson thinks Ole Gunnar Solskjær might lose his job Manchester United have been on a torrid run ever since they offered the permanent deal to Ole Gunnar Solskjær. The Red Devils are out of the running for the Champions League places and will be playing in the Europa League next season. They travel to Cardiff on the final day and Paul Merson believes that a loss would result in United sacking Ole:...

He doesn’t spread the play to commence attacks. He doesn’t become involved in intricate passing triangles. He doesn’t have to, even in one of the greatest teams of them all. He’s a defender. 'The Wall', as Barcelona fans call him. That’s all he’s ever needed to be, and there have been few better in this discipline. It’s somewhat ironic that his partner-in-success for Barca’s recent glory years, Gerard Pique, in many ways defines the modern, fully-formed center back; graceful, fashionable, completely comfortable in possession....

The Blaugrana returned from their United States pre-season tour. With the new La Liga campaign approaching, manager Xavi wants to speed up the squad clearout process. He wants the club to hasten the exit of players not in his plans so that he doesn’t have an oversized squad in training. Among the players who could leave is Braithwaite, whose chances of cutting it in the first team are almost over following new arrivals....

Barcelona stars Gerard Pique and Cesc Fabregas revealed their delight at being drawn against German side Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League last 16. The Catalans finished top of their group, which included AC Milan, and will now face Bayer Leverkusen, who finished behind Chelsea in their group. For the Catalans, the fact that they avoided any Russian team seems to be a big relief. Fabregas expressed his views on Twitter saying, “Well, we have to travel to Germany....

Although Alena has been tipped to be the future of the Catalans’ midfield, the 21-year-old has only featured in 5 games for Barcelona this season, racking up 260 minutes of football in Catalunya. He is up against the likes of Frenkie de Jong, Arthur Melo, Ivan Rakitic and many other established midfielders for a spot in the La Liga champions’ midfield. Betis would be delighted to add a player of Alena’s potential to their ranks and would logically push for a permanent move should the Blaugrana allow it, although it is highly unlikely that they would lose out on one of their prized assets in the future....

According to SPORT, the Blues are monitoring the Brazilian’s situation at Barcelona very closely and will like to replace their talisman, if they are able to lift their ban that is. In case you didn’t know…. Since joining the Catalan giants in the winter of 2018, Coutinho endured the worst spell in his career. Despite being a regular starter in Valverde’s line-up, the midfield sensation took a lot of stick from the fans and failed to make an impact for the Blaugranas....

In case you didn’t know… The 30-year old Dutch international was earlier reported to be outside the ERESA Clinic in Valencia along with the club’s head of medical services Pascual Casan. The Dutch goalkeeper had been expected to move out of the Nou Camp after expressing his desire for first-team football in an interview with Netherlands channel Ziggo Sport. The heart of the matter Valencia have officially confirmed the signing of Jasper Cillessen from Barcelona through their official Twitter account....

Without further ado, let us take a look at the top transfer news and rumours of the day surrounding the Catalan giants: Jasper Cillessen confirms that he will be looking for a move away Since his arrival at Barcelona from Ajax in 2016, the 30-year old has the second fiddle and has been used as a backup to Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Despite his impressive performances in Copa del Rey, Cillessen has only featured for the Catalan giants 28 times in over two years with the club....

Muller has scored more UEFA Champions League goals against Barcelona than any other player in history and he got his German side ahead on a 34th minute shot that was deflected on its way to goal. Lewandowski added to Barcelona’s misery in the second half with two goals off rebounds from shots by teammates that struck the woodwork. Barcelona was rarely threatening, coming closest on a set-piece header by defender Ronald Araujo....

Ramos: We were lucky to get a point Suarez’s header gave Barca the lead after 53 minutes but, in the last minute of normal time, Ramos powered in from a Luka Modric set-piece to claim a point for the La Liga leaders. The Catalan giants had missed a string of chances to extend their lead and close out the game, but the Uruguay international believes his side did enough to win the match....

What Bariatric Surgery Is The term “bariatric surgery” applies to a number of surgical procedures that have been developed to surgically induce weight loss. These include gastric bypass, gastric banding, and gastric sleeve (sleeve gastrectomy) procedures, among others. Candidates for Bariatric Surgery According to the obesity guidelines released by the American Heart Association (AHA), the American College of Cardiology (ACC), and The Obesity Society (TOS), bariatric surgery may be an option for adult patients who meet certain criteria....

Animals with human genes aren’t a novelty. Over the last few years gene splicers have, for instance, created sheep with human growth hormone and pigs with insulin in their blood. But harvesting the drugs requires killing the animals–a waste of the effort and expense it takes to engineer them. So when, in 1987, researchers slipped a human gene into mice so that they produced a human protein in their milk, “molecular pharmers” saw their chance:...

The Nigeria international registered his eighth goal in seven league appearances to help Erwin van de Looi’s men share the spoils with their hosts. The forward got the curtain raiser in the 13th minute after being fed by Fernando Lewis but ten minutes later, Slovenia international, Tim Matavz levelled proceedings as they both went into the break with a goal apiece. In the 58th minute, Ben Rienstra restored the lead to the Tricolores after an assist from Fran Sol but with two minutes left to play, Bryan Linssen netted to secure a point for Henk Fraser’s side....

The two sides will face each other for the 13th time in the Champions League when Barca visit Stamford Bridge for the first leg of their round-of-16 tie on Tuesday. Chelsea are unbeaten in their last seven games against Barca in UEFA’s elite club competition. But it is LaLiga’s leaders who have fared better beyond the group stage, having won three knockout ties compared to Chelsea’s two when the teams have met....

Granero tweeted a picture of Arbeloa holding up 10 fingers while posing with Real Madrid’s Champions League trophy, signifying La Decima. In the same tweet, Granero also mentioned ‘Pique, please, put your inferiority complex to one side and respect your superiors’, which coupled with the image, was an obvious reference to Real Madrid’s superior European record than Barcelona. The war of words between the two players all came about from a rather innocuous looking tweet from Gerard Pique....

The 30-year-old arrived at Camp Nou from Valencia during the close season in a deal worth up to €35million. With Jasper Cillessen moving the opposite way, Neto was brought in to provide competition for Marc-Andre ter Stegen. But Ernesto Valverde now faces being without his back-up keeper for the opening stages of the season as he picked up an injury in the final training session ahead of Saturday’s friendly against Napoli....

Speculation surrounding the forward’s future continues to grow as Spanish outlet Sport reported on Saturday that the France international has reached an agreement with the Catalan side that will see him move to Camp Nou at the end of the season. The deal is said to include financial penalties should either side back out before it goes through, as Griezmann also being linked to teams in the Premier League....

This victory owed more to graft than grace for Barcelona, their first two strikes untidy own-goals from Aday Benitez (a wicked deflection from a Jordi Alba shot) and goalkeeper Gorka Iraizoz (who turned an Aleix Vidal cross into his own net), before Luis Suarez added a third. Barcelona 9/1 to beat Sporting 1-0 Nevertheless, it was another extremely effective display from Valverde’s men and another clean sheet as well. Barca have conceded only twice so far in La Liga in 2017-18 and that record matches their start from 2001-02....

Without further ado, let’s take at the top stories involving Barcelona from 3 November 2020. Victor Font asked who he will sign Barcelona presidential candidate Victor Font has provided his opinion on who the club would rather sign: Erling Haaland or Kylian Mbappe. Font is the frontrunner to succeed Josep Maria Bartomeu and in his response, he drew everyone’s attention to the the club’s financial structure. He said, Joaquin slams Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman Real Betis legend Joaquin has slammed Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman ahead of the Real Betis-Barcelona matchup....

Their latest meeting on Wednesday saw Barca take a first-half lead which was cancelled out by Angel Correa in the second half. Probably the worst outcome of the game for Barca was not the 2 points dropped, but the injury to their golden boy Leo Messi. Also read: Luis Suarez blasts Filipe Luis over Instagram post Messi’s recurring groin injury took centre stage yet again as he was forced off in the second half just moments before Atletico’s equaliser....