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Barcelona Team News vs Athletic Club: Yamal, Raphinha, Garcia, Casado

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Four of the seven injured FC Barcelona players, (Lamine Yamal, Raphina, Joan Garcia and Marc Casado) could all return to action on Saturday when Athletic Club comes to Catalonia. And how fitting that would be, as this is a game that is already defined by the word "return." Yes, FINALLY! After more than two years away at Montjuïc, Barcelona are back at home. No more "home away … [Read more...] about Barcelona Team News vs Athletic Club: Yamal, Raphinha, Garcia, Casado

Barcelona Injury Updates: Lamine Yamal, Pedri, Raphinha, Joan Garcia

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The Catalan club certainly have no shortage of injury concerns this international break. When you consider all the key players (Lamine Yamal, Pedri, Raphinha, Joan Garcia, Gavi, Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Marc Casado) who have been out, or could be missing out on the next match, it's simply surprising to see Barca where they are right now … [Read more...] about Barcelona Injury Updates: Lamine Yamal, Pedri, Raphinha, Joan Garcia

Barcelona Team News, Predicted Starting XI at Celta Vigo

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The midweek result brought both insult and injury for FC Barcelona. The Blaugranes played Club Brugge to a 3-3 stalemate on Wednesday night, an outcome that felt like a loss to much of Barca's supporter base. They'll move on quickly, with a trip to Celta Vigo next on the docket, in the La Liga competition. So that's the insult portion. As for the injury component, well, Eric … [Read more...] about Barcelona Team News, Predicted Starting XI at Celta Vigo

Barcelona Team News at Club Brugge: Raphinha, Christensen, Cubarsi

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The FC Barcelona travel squad, for tomorrow's Champions League group stage match at Club Brugge, came out a few hours ago and it is quite newsworthy. Pau Cubarsi is back available again, but Andreas Christensen (still suffering muscular discomfort) is not. It had been thought that latter could potentially pass a fitness test that would have landed him a spot in the squad. … [Read more...] about Barcelona Team News at Club Brugge: Raphinha, Christensen, Cubarsi

Barcelona Predicted Starting XI vs Elche

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FC Barcelona are now five points behind arch-rivals Real Madrid after the El Clasico loss on Sunday. The La Liga race is obviously far far away from over, but Madrid do have some breathing room now at the top. And since that result, injury was added to insult. (Sorry, poet and don't even know it! These rhymes were not intentional) Wednesday's big Barca news is the hamstring … [Read more...] about Barcelona Predicted Starting XI vs Elche

Barcelona Team News vs Elche: Pedri, Robert Lewandowski, Dani Olmo

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The injury woes continue for FC Barcelona, as Pedri severely injured his hamstring in training. Pedri suffered a tear to the distal biceps femoris muscle in his left thigh. For you medical people, and just enthusiasts of anatomy, the biceps femoris is part of the hamstring muscle group, located at the back side of the thigh. While the club was very forthcoming about the … [Read more...] about Barcelona Team News vs Elche: Pedri, Robert Lewandowski, Dani Olmo

El Clasico: Barcelona, Real Madrid Predicted Starting XIs

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El Clasico is extra special because it comes but twice a year; usually. Sometimes we get three, or even four Clasicos in a season, as FC Barcelona and Real Madrid sometimes clash in tournaments, in addition to the two guaranteed meetings in La Liga every term. We had four in the last campaign, with Barcelona taking all of them, and doing so by an aggregate score of 16-7. So … [Read more...] about El Clasico: Barcelona, Real Madrid Predicted Starting XIs

Real Madrid El Clasico Team News: Huijsen, Ceballos, Alexander-Arnold, Carvajal

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The first El Clasico of the season is here, and simply put, it's a match that never needs any additional preview hype. No real need for any lead-in preamble, you can just cut to the requisite info, and we have a ton of it here. Let's get you up to speed on the latest surrounding the injury situations of Dean Huijsen, Dani Carvajal, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dani Ceballos and … [Read more...] about Real Madrid El Clasico Team News: Huijsen, Ceballos, Alexander-Arnold, Carvajal

Barcelona El Clasico Team News: Raphinha, Ferran Torres, Andreas Christensen

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The first El Clasico of the season is here! And when this match rolls around, anyone who who has the slightest chance of potentially playing, absolutely will play. FC Barcelona currently have seven players in the treatment room, and at least two of them should be ready for the epic clash against at Real Madrid at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu: Andreas Christensen and Raphinha. … [Read more...] about Barcelona El Clasico Team News: Raphinha, Ferran Torres, Andreas Christensen