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Barcelona's Ronald Koeman scores against Sampdoria at Wembley Stadium, London, May 1992. Planet Football; 25th April 2022. Barcelona may be one of the biggest ...

Read the match details and when ready, hit 'Play Now'. The match was tight and tense. Can you name the starting XI from their 1-0 win over Sampdoria that year?

Barcelona are a team that are used to finishing in first place but now must find the motivation to ensure they end the season second behind arch rivals Real ...

"There is a lot at stake. "I understand it's not as motivating for the fans and players to fight for second place. Advertisement

With five games to go in La Liga, this team looks comfortable with where they stand, maybe too comfortable. A victim of their own success after flying up the ...

But why not give them both an opportunity to compete for their future careers at Barcelona? Pray that Pedri gets and stays healthy, and find new pieces to build around him. Since Xavi’s arrival, the main goal was to earn a top-four finish. It seems like he counts on Dembele more than anyone else at the moment. Say what you want, but a trophy in any competition is still a trophy. Barcelona are out of Europe. Culers watched on as Real Betis earned a feel-good Copa del Rey title.

Barcelona lost 1-0 to Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, marking the first time it lost three in a row at home in all competitions in the same season.

It was the second straight win for Rayo after enduring a 13-game winless streak in the league. The loss left Barcelona tied on points with third-place Sevilla and only two points ahead of Atlético Madrid in the final Champions League spot. Madrid will have its first chance of lifting the trophy on Saturday when it hosts Espanyol. Madrid is 15 points ahead of second-place Barcelona with five rounds to go.

A 5-1 first-leg victory at home to Wolfsburg has put holders Barcelona on the verge of their third final appearance in four years.

Jill Roord (70) briefly cut the deficit, but Putellas converted an 85th-minute spot kick to round of a commanding victory in front of 91,648 spectators – an all-time UEFA and FIFA women's attendance record. • The Norwegian international has been named in the UEFA Women's Champions League Squad of the Season in each of the last two campaigns. • Wolfsburg have won four of their previous five home matches in the UEFA Women's Champions League semi-finals. FFC Frankfurt (eight) have reached more semi-finals. • The 27-year-old has scored in her last two UEFA Women's Champions League appearances, including Barcelona's second in the 5-1 first-leg victory. • Wolfsburg secured a spot in the UEFA Women's Champions League last four for the seventh time with a 3-1 aggregate win against Arsenal. Only Lyon (12) and 1.

The stage was set for a big night. Cules were ready to cheer on their team, hoping for another step toward European glory. But just two minutes after ...

The players are behind their coach, and it is time that fans put faith in the manager as well. “Patience is essential” and “trust the process” have become cliches by this point. This is a step in the right direction. Ferran Torres and Pedri are also proving to be vital to the team dynamics. Many of them are regaining their form, and with another transfer window at his disposal, the Spaniard may well create a world-class side. His 53.33% of wins is lower than Koeman’s 58.21% and is the lowest percentage since Charly Rexach. They can no longer cover the entire pitch, aiding in both the offence and defence. But even beyond goals, the absence of key players through injury has only added to the team’s woes. The fullbacks follow a similar pattern. Even the defence was improving, and confidence oozed through the veins of players. While this ideology won the occasional game or two, it failed to bring results over the course of a season. In comparison, Benzema has managed to come up trumps to help Madrid out of a tight spot numerous times this season with a staggering tally of 25 goals and 11 assists.

Alvaro Garcia struck the only goal of the game after just seven minutes, with Barcelona struggling to build attacking momentum during much of the contest. Still ...

but we have to be in the Champions League, we want to hear the Champions League music next season. He added: "We were all fired up with the great run in the league and the Europa League. I understand it's not as motivating for the fans and players to fight for second place. In Barca's history it's about coming first, but we have to understand and motivate ourselves to finish second." Barca previously lost three games in a row at Camp Nou in 1998 but that was split over two seasons. And if we get the first goal with enough time, I am sure the second follows. Still, Barca hit the woodwork toward the end of both halves, while Gavi had a strong penalty appeal rejected as the clock neared the 90-minute mark.

With an unprecedented third straight home defeat, Barcelona are unintentionally clearing the way for Real Madrid to clinch the Spanish league title.

“We have the desire to compete against them. “If we have to compete with their history, we don’t have a chance,” Guardiola said. Real have won Europe’s top trophy a record 13 times while City remain in search of their first Champions League title after losing in the final to Chelsea last year. We are in a bad dynamic right now.” Fans at the Camp Nou stadium booed the team after the final whistle. “We’ve been conceding goals early and then it becomes difficult to recover.