Laporta 'convinced' Messi will sign Barca deal
Barcelona president Joan Laporta has said he is convinced Lionel Messi will stay, but sources told ESPN he hasn't yet offered him a new deal.
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Barcelona president Joan Laporta has said he is convinced Lionel Messi will stay, but sources told ESPN he hasn't yet offered him a new deal.
Barcelona's Gerard Pique will not be punished by the Spanish Football Federation for comments he made that suggested referees favour Real Madrid.
Barcelona have leapfrogged Real Madrid to become the world's most valuable club with a valuation of $4.76 billion, according to Forbes.
Real Madrid's Clasico win was won long before a ball was kicked, with Zinedine Zidane setting up his team to easily exploit Barca's inexperience.
Ronald Koeman was left exasperated that Barcelona weren't awarded a late penalty as they were beaten 2-1 by Real Madrid.
Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 2-1 to leap their 'Clasico' foes, as well as city rivals Atletico Madrid, to go top of the table.
Ronald Koeman has said Jurgen Klopp's complaints about playing at the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium in midweek discredited Real Madrid.
Saturday's epic clash isn't just a battle between two rivals and title hopefuls. It may be the last Clasico for two stars who embody this fixture.
Zinedine Zidane has said he hopes Lionel Messi stays at Barcelona, saying his presence is "good for La Liga".
Barcelona will listen to offers for Konrad de la Fuente with clubs in Spain and Germany interested in the United States winger, sources told ESPN.
Barcelona forward Antoine Griezmann is a World Cup winner with France, but he is clearly also a world-class family planner.
Man City, who got a good look at Erling Haaland, are still waiting for Lionel Messi to make his decision. Transfer Talk is LIVE with the latest.
Ousmane Dembele's late brilliant finish gave Barcelona a huge win over Valladolid and cut the gap to just one point with Atletico Madrid.
Ousmane Dembele scored late to hand Barcelona all three points against Real Valladolid at the Camp Nou on Monday.
TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atletico Madrid | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | +32 | 67 |
Real Madrid | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | +29 | 66 |
Barcelona | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | +43 | 65 |
Sevilla FC | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | +20 | 61 |
Real Sociedad | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | +16 | 47 |
Real Betis | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 47 |
Villarreal | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | +10 | 46 |
Granada | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | -14 | 39 |
Levante | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | -2 | 38 |
Celta Vigo | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | -7 | 37 |
Athletic Bilbao | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | +6 | 37 |
CƔdiz | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | -18 | 35 |
Valencia | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 34 |
Osasuna | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | -11 | 34 |
Getafe | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -12 | 30 |
Huesca | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -14 | 27 |
Real Valladolid | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -14 | 27 |
Elche | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -19 | 26 |
AlavƩs | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -23 | 24 |
Eibar | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -14 | 23 |