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United drawn with Barcelona in Europa League play-off

Manchester United have been drawn against Barcelona in the Europa League knockout play-off round.

Barcelona set to rebrand Nou Camp stadium

Barcelona's famous Nou Camp will be rebranded as the Spotify Camp Nou as part of a four-year deal agreed between the LaLiga giants and the Swedish streaming platform.

Soccer • 15 Mar 22

Pep backs Xavi as Barca confirm they've made contact

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he has no doubt that Xavi will be a fine manager if given the job at his former club Barcelona following the departure of Dutchman Ronald Koeman earlier this week.

Soccer • 29 Oct 21

Barca may have to play away from Nou Camp for a year

Barcelona will have to move out of the Nou Camp for a year to allow for extensive redevelopment scheduled to begin in the summer of 2022.

Soccer • 08 Oct 21

Granada dent Barca's title hopes with rare Nou Camp win

Barcelona's title hopes suffered a shock setback as Granada hit back from a half-time deficit to win 2-1 and end a run of 24 successive league defeats against the Catalan giants at the Nou Camp.

Soccer • 29 Apr 21

Barcelona and Tottenham's clash at the Camp Nou was marred by accusations of over-zealous stewarding

Spurs concerned by UEFA's lenient Barcelona fine

Tottenham have "grave concerns" over the suitability of UEFA's punishment to Barcelona after stewards attacked their fans during a Champions League match at the Nou Camp.

Soccer • 18 May 19

Barcelona defender Jordi Alba scored the winning goal

Barca put one hand on title after edging past Sociedad

Barcelona took a step closer to the La Liga title after earning a hard-fought 2-1 win over Real Sociedad at the Nou Camp.

Soccer • 20 Apr 19

Philippe Coutinho hasn't found his top form while at Barcelona

Barcelona president insists Coutinho is staying put

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu is adamant that Philippe Coutinho will not be leaving the Nou Camp this summer despite rumoured interest from Manchester United and Chelsea.

Soccer • 16 Apr 19

Messi has been battling a leg injury suffered in Saturday's La Liga win over Valencia - a game in which the 31-year-old scored his 12th goal in his last nine games.

Messi winning fitness battle for El Clasico cup clash

Lionel Messi trained for Barcelona ahead of their Copa del Rey semi-final first-leg meeting with rivals Real Madrid as he looks to prove his fitness.

Soccer • 05 Feb 19

Juan Brandariz Chumi (L) in action against Borja Mayoral of Levante

Barca cleared after player eligibility complaint

Barcelona will remain in the Copa del Rey after the Spanish football federation (RFEF) confirmed it had rejected Levante's complaint against the Catalan side for fielding an ineligible player in last week's last-16, first-leg game.

Soccer • 18 Jan 19

Leo Messi registered his 400th La Liga goal in his 435th appearance in the competition

Valverde hails 'unbelievable' Messi after landmark goal

Ernesto Valverde hailed the "unbelievable" Lionel Messi after the Barcelona star chalked up yet another landmark in Sunday's defeat of Eibar.

Soccer • 14 Jan 19

Lionel Messi score his 400th Barcelona goal

LaLiga round-up: Messi hits 400, Atletico and Real win

Lionel Messi became the first player to score 400 LaLiga goals as leaders Barcelona claimed a comfortable 3-0 victory over Eibar at the Nou Camp.

Soccer • 13 Jan 19

Luis Suarez's daughter runs to congratulate her father

Suarez fires hat-trick as Barca leave Real in turmoil

Barcelona forward Luis Suarez scored a hat-trick as his side thrashed arch-rivals Real Madrid 5-1 on Sunday in a highly entertaining El Clasico which surely will signal the end of hapless coach Julen Lopetegui's spell in charge of Real.

Soccer • 28 Oct 18

Barcelona insist they don't want to re-sign Neymar

Barcelona deny they want to bring Neymar back

Barcelona have no plans to re-sign Neymar from Paris St Germain, the club's vice-president Jordi Cardoner said, knocking down media reports the La Liga champions were ready to tempt the Brazilian forward back to the Nou Camp.

Soccer • 19 Oct 18

The Nou Camp says farewell to Andres Iniesta

Barca say emotional goodbye to favourite son Iniesta

Andres Iniesta's final Barcelona appearance ended in victory on an emotional evening at the Nou Camp.

Soccer • 21 May 18

Iniesta was on target for Barcelona in their Copa del Rey final victory.

Barca's Iniesta to decide on future this week

Andres Iniesta revealed he will make an announcement about his future in the coming week after scoring in Barcelona's emphatic Copa del Rey final victory.

Soccer • 22 Apr 18

Lionel Messi is challenged by N'Golo Kante and Antonio Rudiger

Messi hits his ton as Barcelona dump Chelsea out

Lionel Messi bagged his 100th Champions League goal as Barcelona eased into the quarter-final stages with a 3-0 victory over Chelsea.

Soccer • 14 Mar 18

Messi was in sublime form at the Camp Nou

Four-goal Messi stars as Barcelona crush Eibar

Lionel Messi turned on the style once again with four goals as Barcelona maintained their 100 per cent start in LaLiga with a crushing 6-1 win over Eibar at the Nou Camp.

Soccer • 19 Sep 17

Barcelona squad hold minute silence tribute for victims

Barcelona's players and coaching staff held a minute's silence before training on Friday in tribute to the victims of the terror attack in the city.

Soccer • 18 Aug 17

Cristiano Ronaldo scores, gets sent off and pushes ref

Cristiano Ronaldo went from hero to villain in the space of two minutes as Real Madrid won the first El Clasico of the season with a 3-1 victory over Barcelona at the Nou Camp.

Soccer • 13 Aug 17

Messi ban lifted by FIFA after appeal

Lionel Messi is free to represent Argentina in their forthcoming World Cup qualifiers after his suspension for allegedly abusing an assistant referee was overturned on appeal.

Soccer • 05 May 17

Ronald Koeman: 'In football, as in life, as in business, everything can be talked about and discussed.'

Koeman admits he dreams of managing Barcelona

Everton manager Ronald Koeman dreams of coaching former club Barcelona but insists he is committed to the challenge of getting the Toffees into the Champions League first.

Soccer • 04 May 17

Luis Enrique: 'We need Camp Nou to bounce to experience another special evening.'

Enrique believes in another Nou Camp miracle

Barcelona boss Luis Enrique believes his side can pull off another stunning comeback to advance in the Champions League.

Soccer • 18 Apr 17

Luis Enrique to take year-long sabbatical post-Barca

Barcelona manager Luis Enrique has revealed plans to take a year-long sabbatical from football at the end of the season.

Soccer • 04 Apr 17

Lionel Messi strokes the ball home to put Barcelona 1-0 up

Guardiola humbled on return to Barcelona

Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as Manchester City were thrashed 4-0 in the Champions League on a nightmare return to Barcelona for Pep Guardiola and Claudio Bravo.

Soccer • 20 Oct 16