A recent report from AS has revealed a serious breach within FC Barcelona's ticketing system ahead of the high-risk Champions League clash against Eintracht Frankfurt. According to the outlet, the Catalan club has identified around 500 cases of illegal ticket resales carried out by their own members. As such, this issue that immediately triggered cancellations and could lead to some of the harshest disciplinary measures available, including expulsion from membership.
However, Alvarez's performance against Barça was less than ideal as he barely made any impact in the final third, with the Catalans ending up securing a comfortable 3-1 victory. According to SPORT, Alvarez's timid performance against Barcelona did not really impress president Joan Laporta. However, that hasn't deterred Laporta, who still remains interested in the services of Alvarez and harbours the hope of signing him in the near future.
Two seasons ago, Eric Garcia arrived at Montilivi on loan from Barcelona, a move that significantly boosted his development while also strengthening Girona's defensive structure. His improvement during that spell earned praise across La Liga and has since been considered a model example of how a young Barça player can grow when given consistent responsibility in a competitive environment. Girona believe that Bernal, still at the early stages of his top-flight career, could benefit in much the same way.
Flick opted for a novel system against Real Betis with Marcus Rashford and Roony Bardghji starting on the wings and Lamine Yamal playing in a central role behind Ferran Torres. The positive performances of Torres and Bardghji, in particular, make them contenders to start midweek. It is almost taken for granted that Raphinha will replace Rashford tomorrow, but the manager has two key dilemmas to solve in attack - the striker and the position of Yamal.
FC Barcelona held their final training session on Monday, ahead of Tuesday's match against Eintracht Frankfurt at the Spotify Camp Nou in the sixth round of the UEFA Champions League's league phase. The Catalans aim to return to winning ways after a 3-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea in their last European outing. The training session at the Ciutat Esportiva brought positive news for Hansi Flick and Barça as they get set to face the Bundesliga outfit.
The 18-year-old is back to full fitness this season after a long spell out injured but has been used carefully by Hansi Flick so far in the 2025-26 campaign. His situation has sparked talk of a move but Mundo Deportivo report that Barcelona have "completedly ruled out" the possibility of Bernal going out on loan. Barcelona are instead hoping that Bernal can play more of a role in the second half of the season
We made some significant defensive errors. They finished off the area very easily. We had a bad day. You can't have a bad day defensively against Barcelona.
