As confirmed by the Spanish outlet, Barcelona are indifferent to the news between Real Madrid and Schlotterbeck and do not even see themselves to be competing for the German defender anymore. "Let [Real] Madrid stick with Schlotterbeck if they want him," is the message heard behind the scenes in Catalonia, making the club's stance clear. It is true that the Borussia Dortmund star was offered to Barcelona and that Hansi Flick's side did hold reasonable interest in him.
Barcelona are reportedly set to finally clinch the signing of highly-rated English youngster Ajay Tavares from Norwich City. According to Diario Sport, Tavares has been given the green light to jet out to Barcelona and understake a medical with the Catalan giants. The deal has been in the works for a little while, and it seems the requisite paperwork has now been completed, FIFA are happy, and Tavares will become a Barcelona player.
Well, we have many things to improve, but not just us. It's very complicated when the rules are different, whether they're in your favor or against you, but if we have to play against everyone to win, so be it... We'll do it. Visca el Barça always.
The Champions League play-offs have kicked off this week and fortunately don't include Barcelona as Hansi Flick's side made it safely through to the knockout stages of the 2025-26 Champions League by finishing fifth in the standings, behind Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Liverpool and Tottenham. Chelsea, Sporting and Manchester City were the three other teams to seal automatic promotion and so have avoided having to go into a two-legged play-off to reach the next round of Europe's top club competition.
While the performance was not at its best, the headlines were dominated by the controversial refereeing once again, as Girona's winner should have been chalked off for a foul on Jules Kounde in the buildup, but was overlooked by the referee and the VAR. Barcelona outraged As such, Mundo Deportivo reports that there is serious anger and indignation within Barcelona over the clear stamp by Claudio Echeverri on Kounde before Girona's decisive goal, especially when compared with similar incidents in the past.
Barcelona were linked with Marcos Senesi in the January transfer window and the Bournemouth star's name has cropped up again ahead of the summer. Reporter Matteo Moretto says that Barcelona are one of several clubs keen on the defender, who is out of contract at the end of the season and expected to move on from the Premier League side. "Senesi is performing very well at Bournemouth and there are Premier League teams preparing offers," he said.
Well, we have many things to improve, but not just us. It's very complicated when the rules are different, whether they're in your favour or against you, but if we have to play against everyone to win, so be it... We'll do it..
The word of the day in Barcelona is frustration. This Girona game should have been put away in the first half, but that of course assumes Barcelona is able to put away their chances. Lamine Yamal alone missed three point blank opportunities in the opening 45 minutes, one of which was a penalty. When Barcelona finally took the lead behind a redemptive goal from Pau Cubarsí, Girona pulled one back within minutes.
Barcelona head to local rivals Girona on Monday looking to regain top spot in La Liga. Real Madrid's 4-1 home win over Real Sociedad on Saturday sent them two points above Barca, who are also looking to recover from their heaviest defeat of the season when they make the 60-mile trip north. Barca lost 4-0 at Atletico Madrid on Thursday in the first leg of their 2025/26 Copa del Rey semi-final.
