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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Now Has Munir El Haddadi to Help Him
At the basis of the Barcelona theory of improvement is one basic principle: Finding out how to help Lionel Messi. That’s why Neymar and Luis Suarez were signed when world class centre backs would have been more helpful, and that’s why the emergence of Munir El Haddadi might be a very big thing in a very interesting season for Barcelona.
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Match Highlights – Barcelona vs Elche
A new season, but a familiar feeling at the Nou Camp, as Barcelona come away with a 3-0 win over Elche. Lionel Messi scored twice and Munir El Haddadi might be something of a new star with a goal on his debut, as a red card to Javier Mascherano didn’t really bother the team from giving Luis Enrique his first win as the head coach of the club.
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Match Highlights – Barcelona vs León
The debut of Luis Suarez went smoothly, but the 6-0 win for Barcelona over Leon didn’t present his first goal for his new club. Lionel Messi opened things, Neymar carried on with some brilliant stuff followed by Munir El Haddadi and Sandro Ramirez showing the possible bright future this club has from within.
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Transfer Rumors 2014 – Barcelona are on the Verge of Signing Juan Cuadrado
Defense? Barcelona keep on trying to add more quality pieces to their scary offense, as it seems their pursuing of Colombian winger Juan Cuadrado of Fiorentina is finally coming to an end, with the deal being closer than ever to being finalized.
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FC Barcelona – Luis Suarez Once Again Has to Prove Everyone Wrong
Whether or not Luis Suarez gets a reduction to his suspension won’t make a difference. This will once again be a season in which the talented Uruguayan striker, this time playing for Barcelona, has to prove everyone was wrong about him, and he can focus on just football, instead of the diving, cheating and biting.
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Match Highlights – Napoli vs Barcelona
One moment of concentration loss from Claudio Bravo allowed Blerim Dzemaili to score a late goal from far away to give Napoli a 1-0 win over Barcelona in their preseason friendly clash, although Barca, still playing without some of their best players, were the better side throughout most of the match.
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Transfer Rumors – Biggest Transfers Still Waiting to Happen
It’s already August, which means leagues are about to open. But the transfer market is still bubbling with rumors and possibilities, as players like Angel di Maria, Arturo Vidal, Mats Hummels, Javier Hernandez and William Carvalho remain quite unsettled, and maybe even looking to force a move.
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Transfer Rumors 2014 – Barcelona Interested in Signing Jerome Boateng
Right now there seems to be a battle of versions between media outlets in Spain about how true the story is, but maybe there is something to the tidbit of news about Barcelona looking to add another centre back and setting their sights on Jerome Boateng of Bayern Munich.
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Barcelona vs Real Madrid – The Arms Race Never Ends
In the world of the Spanish La Liga, there is only room for two teams. Even if both Barcelona and Real Madrid don’t enter this season as champions, something that hasn’t happened in ten years, the focus is always on them and on the signings they’ve made this summer – Luis Suarez, Ivan Rakitic, James Rodriguez and Toni Kroos to begin with. We all know there’s going to be more.
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FC Barcelona – Marquinhos Will be the Next Centre Back They Try to Sign
One centre back isn’t enough to complete the revolution Barcelona are trying to accomplish when it comes to their defensive players. Marquinhos of PSG, the young Brazilian centre back they’ve tried to sign in the past, might be the one coming next.