Barcelonala Bucuresti?

Toti microbistii din Romania si in special cei din Bucuresti au fost pusi pe jar in cursul zilei de joi dupa ce unul dintre ei a fotografiat ceea ce parea sa fie autocarul oficial al celor de la FC Barcelona in Bucuresti.

Autocarul inscriptionat cu insemnele clubului catalan a fost fotografiat in zona Piata Victoriei, in apropierea Guvernului.

La o privire mai atenta este se observa insa usor ca este vorba despre unul dintre fostele autocare ale Barcei, in prezent fosta campioana a Europei folosind o versiune mai noua si un alt model de inscriptionare.

Foarte probabil, autocarul surprins in Bucuresti este cel achizitionat in urma cu sapte ani de o companie de transport din Slovacia si care este poate fi inchiriat de doritori.

Autocarul a ramas branduit cu insemnele Barcelonei dupa ce compania respectiva a fost de acord cu respectarea unor conditii stricte pentru a-l putea utiliza.

Asa arata autocarul utilizat in prezent de FC Barcelona:

Pique, Iniesta and Busquets, the 'old guard' of the new 'Red'

In Barcelona and in the Spanish national team, Andrés Iniesta (116 internationals), Sergio Busquets (95) and Gerard Piqué (86) are still basic pillars in the new era of the Spanish football team under Julen Lopetegui.

The three players are fixed in the scheme of Lopetegui, who took over the team last July, despite the fact that, except for Piqué, the other two are not going through their best season.

The injuries have weighed the campaign of Busquets and Iniesta, but this does not prevent Lopetegui trust fully in a few basic men in the game of Barça touch with which also identifies the 'Red'.

In Tuesday's friendly against France, the coach could give them rest for the commitments of Barcelona and offer opportunities to young people.

"Andrés is an essential player, very important, he is in full condition, he has overcome his injuries and the last matches have completed very well," recalled the coach in the pre-match against Israel on Friday (4-1).

UNSTOPPABLE Lionel Messi VIDEO!

The Spanish giants Barcelona have published a video on their official youtube channel as if they wanted to make another demonstration of Leo Messi’s dominance.

One of the best and greatest footballers today – and ever for that matter – is preparing for Thursday’s Copa del Rey quarter-final first leg against Real Sociedad at Anoeta and looks to be heading towards the game in great shape.

And we agree with Barcelona’s description of the video – Messi’s teammates suffer in training, but enjoy with him during games.

Take a look:

I'll stay at Barcelona as long as club want me

Lionel Messi has reiterated that he will stay at Barcelona, as long as the club wants him.

The Spanish champions recently agreed extensions with Luis Suarez and Neymar, but are yet to reach a deal with Messi, whose contract runs until 2018.

Barcelona's hopes of offering Lionel Messi an improved contract face a stumbling block because of spending caps imposed by La Liga, the club's CEO Oscar Grau said on Wednesday.

Luis Suarez and Neymar have each signed new deals until 2021 but Messi's contract runs out in 2018, giving Barca a window of 18 months to prevent him leaving the club for free.

The Argentina international earns a reported €22m (£19m) per year after tax, while Neymar and Suarez's salaries are believed to be €25m (£21.6m) after their latest contract renewals.

1-5. Messi and Suarez finished with the illusion of Leganés

The Barcelona consummated conclusively their week of redemption after falling against Alaves and then punish harshly Celtic in Champions, did the same with the Leganes on his visit to Butarque (1-5).

Again Luis Enrique opted for rotations in the starting lineup. In the absence of known and Busquets in midfield he joined that of Sergi Roberto , who took place on the bench. Both circumstances led to a modification drawing with defense of three composed Pique, Mascherano and Umtiti.

The experiment had some daring against an opponent who was willing to bite from the start uncaring of the consequences. Lacking complex, they blanquiazules gambled by high pressure output visitor difficult ball. The idea, score an early goal and resist.

Men like Neymar and Iniesta were not comfortable driving and losses were followed by quick counterattacks of Leganes, wearing extreme danger and Gabriel was in the game channeler attack. One of his center Medjani headed it over the bar.

It needed someone to light the light of Barcelona and this time took it upon themselves to do Messi and Suarez . They had not warned, had not intimidated, but appeared to reinvent the story of the facts.

Fifteen minutes later the Argentine fell to the half to send through ball first Uruguayan. They then began the two runaway parallel race that ended in the area, with the first pushing the second network assistance.

And with calmness going ahead with the willing to keep trying, hosts the team began to be comfortable. Insua forced the brilliance of his companion Serantes on a ball deflected while Suarez and Messi met again.

It was half an hour. A dead ball hunted the "ten" and the shadow of the crescent was dodging opponents to stand against Serantes. Before he finished the tessitura of the action or give him the both Suarez chose the second.

Neymar was lacking in the call by dialing 'MSN' and fulfill its role. He did it before the break when he put the finishing touch to a play which, again, had begun with the combination of his two companions attack. All it sentenced, despite which the supporters fired yours intermediate shouting 'Lega, Lega'.

They went back to green again the 'pepineros' willful and Koné tested to Ter Stegen. Less they needed to increase the Catalans account. In his first approach Bustinza Neymar clearly dropped in the area. Messi converted the penalty correctly.

From that moment on the bench began to look askance at the game against Atletico. Alcacer replaced Suarez, Arda Turan to Rakitic and Denis Iniesta. The last change came shortly after the goal of the afternoon, by Rafinha with an unstoppable hit from the front destined for the top corner.

Until the end, those of Garitano looked proudly honor bullseye and this eventually reached when had ten minutes thanks to a flawless free kick from Gabriel. It was the culmination of an already historic day, the first in which the Barcelona stepped Butaque.

- Data sheet:

1 - Leganés: Serantes, Victor Diaz , Bustinza, Insua, Diego Rico; Medjani (Ruben Perez Min.46), Unai Lopez (Omar Min.61), Sastre; Koné, machis (Szymowski, Min.61) and Gabriel.

5 - Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Mascherano, Pique, Umtiti; Rafinha, Jordi Alba , Rakitic (Arda Turan, min.55), Iniesta ( Denis Suárez , Min.65); Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez (Alcacer, min.55).

Goals: 0-1, m.15: Messi. 0-2, min.30: Luis Suarez. 0-3 Min.43: Neymar. 0-4 Min.54: Messi. 0-5 Min.63: Rafinha. 1-5 Min.80 Gabriel.

Referee: De Burgos Bengoetxea (Basque Committee). Rakitic admonished (min.24), Medjani (Min.26), Victor Diaz (Min.38), Bustinza (Min.53), Neymar (Min.79) and Omar (Min.86).

Subs: game for the fourth round of the Santander League match at the stadium before 11,000 spectators Butarque Meeting. In the previous he made the kick off Eva Calvo's taekwondo silver medalist at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

The resurgence of Rafinha

One of the most positive news was the Barcelona his visit to Leganés was the performance of Rafinha . The Brazilian played 90 minutes scoring a spectacular goal also. Olympic champion this season promises to war.

And it will do against all odds. And so , after the signings of Denis Suarez and Andre Gomes more good performances by Arda Turan did think that Rafinha not have place in this club, but Luis Enrique has very much in his plans, even more so if the player pays as well as before the Leganes.

The long-term injury he suffered last year was a stick to its progression, but this season has returned stronger than ever with the illusion intact, ready to earn a place in a team where competition is fierce.

Before the Leganes Luis Enrique tested a new system with four midfielders, a drawing that fits him perfectly Rafinha. The Brazilian took the right flank at all times relying on Messi . The smallest of the Alcantara has shown that quality spare him to wear the Barca shirt. Are we facing a new case Sergi Roberto ?

Luis Enrique and the new rotation policy

The Barcelona coach Luis Enrique Martinez, surely has the perception that the successful last season, met with a doublet (Liga and Copa del Rey), could still be better if their best players they had reached the final stretch of the campaign in physical fullness, which is willing to solve this course.

And so it has implemented. Has helped the team's demanding schedule in this September (seven games in 23 days), calls for the different selections and, in some cases, some physical problems.

Besides the huge wardrobe with counting Barca this season, since it could have compensated the staff always helps the coach to dispense the minutes of its players and the latest example was seen yesterday in Butarque.

To everyone 's surprise, Luis Enrique left at home Sergio Busquets , until then the player with the most ownerships (six) in this early season with Leo Messi , Rafinha and premiered ownership also changed the game system, 3-4 -3 attacking with Javier Mascherano on the right side and became 4-3-3 defending and Alba on the left.

Since the start of the championship (seven games between league and Champions), the club has had 21 players and two goalkeepers in the holder and the only one who has not left home team was the third goalkeeper Jordi Masip .

After Busquets and Messi, who has played more times as a starter (five times) are Luis Suarez , Gerard Pique, Ivan Rakitic and Samuel Umtiti , which is the most prominence is among the new signings. Denis Suárez , Mascherano, Jordi Alba and Sergi Roberto also accumulate a number of minutes.

Before concluding the month, the club still has to face three commitments: two League (September 21, Atletico Madrid , 24, Sporting Gijon ) and one of Champions (28, Borussia Moenchengladbach).

The team returned to work today and tomorrow, will rest. Barcelona fans have been trained to complete in a session that has had the presence of three team players: Marlon Santos, Nili and Carbonell.

After falling surprisingly against Alaves at home (1-2), Barca have reacted in a big way and have managed paths thrashings against Celtic Glasgow (7-0) and Leganés (1-5), two games in which trident Messi, Suarez and Neymar has been especially worn with achieving 10 goals and nine assists.

Tomorrow, Monday, the team of Luis Enrique will rest day and Tuesday (11.00) return to training to prepare for the match Wednesday against Atletico Madrid (22.00), the first great test of the course.

La Liga Weekend: The first Leganes - Barcelona history

These are the curiosities that brings Opta's historic match between the first Leganés with Barcelona .

Leganes will face Barcelona for the first time in its 88 year history.

The Catalan side have won their last five league games away to Madrid teams; the last one that failed was against Getafe in 2014 (0-0).

The pepineros have left a clean sheet in seven of their last ten games in Butarque (six in second and one in first).

Leganes is the team of La Liga which receives fewer fouls this season (21).

Barcelona has already lost four league games in 2016, defeats them all last the entire year.

Leganes lost only two of their 21 home games in Segunda last season (12V 7E).

Lionel Messi has scored 33 of the 37 teams he has faced in the league (314 goals).

Javier Mascherano can play their number 174 game in the league and become the field player with more games without a goal in the club's history in the competition ( Michael Reiziger 173).

Rubén Pérez has only scored once in his 145 games in the top flight , just before the club in 2013 with Betis .

Barcelona have won all three league games he addressed them De Burgos Bengoetxea, witness FC Barcelona 0-8 in Riazor, maximum win of the league last home.

The Barcelona suffered last Saturday the first offense of the current league after losing at home to Alaves . A clash in which vitorianos played, he tied the Blaugrana but a goal by Ibai Gomez gave the three points to the team that has returned this year to the first division after ten years of absence. Many pointed to Luis Enrique as responsible for the rotations made ​​at that meeting. The truth is that the club missed a great opportunity to rise to leadership and now is fifth, three points behind Real Madrid .

This week history repeats itself and the Blaugrana will face a team that went to First at the end of last season, the Leganés . Although in this case the meeting will be at home and the opponent a team that has premiered category and is in the elite for the first time in its history. It will be an unprecedented duel since pepineros have never faced Barcelona in its 88 - year history. The last time Barca lost two games against newly promoted league was in 2010/11, against teams Hercules and Real Sociedad .

The Barcelona have won their last five league games away to Madrid teams, the last time he did was against Getafe in 2014, with a goalless draw. Leganes has only played three games in the First Division and already knows all results: he won the Celta in Balaidos, tied at home to Atletico Madrid and lost in Gijon. The locals made ​​their country a fortress last year and have not conceded in the one they have played at home in this league. The Lega has left a clean sheet in seven of their last ten games in Butarque, six second and one in first.

The set of Luis Enrique can not afford another slip. He has already lost four league games in 2016, as many as in 2015 to complete. Leganes fight to get something positive as it did in its premiere in Butarque in La Liga against Atletico Madrid, with the final result of 0-0. In his fiefdom, the locals only lost two of their last 21 games in the league in second (12 wins and seven draws).

Ruben Perez was heading in Butarque against Atletico and is one of the men to follow and which has only scored once in his 145 games in the top flight and it was precisely against Barcelona in 2013 with Betis . Eyes will be also placed on Leo Messi facing first Leganes and doubt whether may issue to it . The Argentine has scored against 33 of the 37 teams he has faced in the league, a total of 314 goals.

Both coaches have all players available to develop the eleven formed in Butarque in this meeting of the fourth day. Luis Enrique could have all their heavy artillery to have the starting XI of this meeting and avoid another shock. As it did last Tuesday to take a festival of goals against Celtic at the premiere of the course in Champions League . 7-0, its biggest win in the competition with three goals from Messi, two of Luis Suarez , one of Neymar and one from Iniesta.

Aritz Aduriz, the 'Phoenix' which reemerged after leaving Valencia

Abandonment Valencia by the back door 30 years, and nothing foreshadowed what would happen next with Aritz Aduriz . The guipuzcoano started scoring goals like never before had done, surprising friends and strangers, becoming the flagship of the Athletic Club of Bilbao to date.

In Valencia, Aduriz alternated between light and shadow, in a very good season, where he got to 14 goals in all official competitions. In that first season, Aduriz alternated with Roberto Soldado the center forward position and even got to play together on more than one occasion, although Unai Emery was reluctant to outline two points. Soldier paid more, and he got 11 goals more than the Basque, which repecurtiría the following season.

Although still have minutes the next season, it cost quite see Aduriz goal. He finished with 9 goals in all competitions, while Roberto Soldado was uncovered as one of the best scorers in the league , finishing with 27 points and with 2,000 minutes played that now Athletic striker. That season was the one that took Aduriz and Valencia to go their separate ways. Basque returned home ready to rewrite history.

Highly intelligent and powerful passing game, Aduriz felt like a fish in water, in a season with Marcelo Bielsa , and in the future with Ernesto Valverde . It was fate that did not want cacereño Aduriz and technical coincide in Valencia during 2012/2013. Who knows then whether the film Aduriz in Valencia had had another script.

Anyway, Aduriz was improving its numbers year after year in the Athletic. 18 goals in the first two seasons, 26 in the third and a spectacular figure of 36 goals last season, earning him the call for Euro 2016 in France by popular acclaim, as recognized Vicentel del Bosque in an interview .

In Bilbao, Aduriz has felt important, with gallons and weight and off the field. Few thought that the striker could make that turn in his career when he left Valencia with thirty fulfilled. A Case of Benjamin Button in football without any doubt. Now with 35 years, the mission of Aduriz to beat records last season is almost a pipe dream. The '20' Athletic has failed to score this season, and the first goal statistics should be close. Paradoxically, the next opponent is the one who let him go in search of a second youth; a Valencia reaches San Mames with many problems and questions. The script seems almost written.

Atletico, a killing machine against Sporting Gijon at home

These are the curiosities that brings Opta will face encounter with Atletico Sporting .

The Atletico Madrid has won their last ten home games against Sporting in the league , the last three without conceding a single goal.

The sportinguistas have only lost two of their last five games against the mattress in First (2V 1E), both at the Vicente Calderon.

Atletico has won seven of their last eight league at home (1E) matches and left clean sheets in six of them.

The Spaniard set have drawn four of their last five outings ligueras (twice 0-0 and two 1-1).

Atletico's La Liga team receives fewer shots this season (17, only three of them on goal).

Sporting takes ten consecutive visits losing to Atletico in Laliga, the worst run in their history against the Rojiblancos in the competition.

Atletico has scored seven league goals his last in the second half of game.

Antoine Griezmann has scored five goals in five games against Sporting in the league.

The French player has scored six goals in his last seven league games at the Vicente Calderon.

Cop has participated in three of the four goals of Sporting in the league (two goals and an assist).

The waters calmed down somewhat more by the banks of the Manzanares. The Atletico Madrid receives at the Vicente Calderon to Sporting Gijon with balsamic effect have meant the last two victories achieved by the set of Diego Simeone . The resounding victory ended 0-4 in Balaidos momentarily to debate the lack of scoring that had suffered the rojiblancos in their first two league games. And last Tuesday Atletico got a great result (0-1) against PSV at the Philips Stadion, starting with the right foot his career this season in the Champions League.

Sporting, meanwhile, faces the view of one of the most difficult stages of the competition with spirits through the roof after the great start to the season that are leading the pupils of Abelard . With seven points in the first three days and occupying third place in the standings, the team arrives unbeaten gijonés Calderon, although it has not obtained good results precisely in Madrid 's fiefdom in their last visits.

The Spaniard box lost in their last ten games in this stadium, unable to score any goal in the last three. So, Duje Cop and company try to turn around this negative dynamic results. Abelardo has the question of Moi Gómez by an overload in the quadriceps. Sportinguista team coach could make some rotations considering three games coming up in just a week. What is assumed is that Cop continue the offensive team reference. And the Croatian attacker is still one of the great sensations of this first section of the course and, with two goals and an assist, has participated in three of the four goals scored by the gijoneses so far.

Colchonero in the box, Simeone will be without Moya, Alessio Cerci and Tiago Mendes, the three injury. Savic is likely to enter Gimenez in the center of defense and Torres could make up to Gameiro. The moment that does not fall in rotations is Griezmann. The French striker this season premiered in league with a double in Balaídos and has scored five goals to Sporting in its five commitments to the Asturian in the league competition.

Eibar - Sevilla: To extend winning streaks

Sampaoli returns to the reality of Laliga after scratching a spot on his visit to Juventus in the Champions League. The sevillista whole seems to have recovered from defeats in the two Super Cups disputed during the month of August and is second in the standings with 7 points of 9 cattle.

Front will be one Eibar that good spurts knows something too, because it comes from adding the last six points against Valencia (1-0) and Granada at home (1-2). Not surprisingly, occupy the sixth place with the same points (6) that the Barcelona and behind penalized only by goal difference.

Eibar has never won at Sevilla in the first division and has its four games by two draws and two defeats. Second they did managed to prevail in the 2000-2001 season 1-0 in Week 21. Joaquin Caparros was the coach then Sevilla.

The Eibar-Sevilla takes place on Saturday September 17 at 18:30 CET and will be broadcast in Spain through beIN Laliga.

Las Palmas - Malaga: Fighting for follow up

Las Palmas need to recall that meteoric start of the season with a positive result at home to Malaga after falling 2-1 to Sevilla in their last clash. Level on points (6) in Barcelona and above thanks to goal average, those of Quique Setien not left unmarked in the league since May.

Malaga, by contrast, has not yet managed to win in this edition and adds two points thanks to two draws against Espanyol and Sevilla, but come fall at home against Villarreal where I was the first competitive victory Fran Escribá with the yellow submarine .

Las Palmas do not win at Malaga from the 2006-2007 season, when they beat the Andalusians 2-1 militating both then in the Spanish second division. Clashes last season resulted in a 1-1 draw in Gran Canaria and Malaga 4-1 with Charles doublet for locals.

Las Palmas - Malaga takes place on Saturday September 17 at 20:45 CET and will be televised in Spain through beIN Laliga.

Lionel Messi's brother had been sentenced ... to teach football!

Argentina Justice had suspended the trial of Matias Messi , brother of Lionel Messi , who was indicted for alleged illegal possession of weapons, according to the agency Telam.

Matias Messi, in return, would have been "condemned" to give technical and physical football classes for four hours a week in Rosario Rosario Lions set.

Gonzalo Lopez Quintana, the criminal judge also ruled that Matias Messi "must refrain from abusing drugs and / or alcohol".

Hortelano, operated in Barcelona for the second time

Spanish sprinter Bruno Hortelano underwent Thursday at the Hospital Universitario Dexeus in Barcelona to a new surgery to repair injuries sustained in his right hand as a result of a traffic accident suffered last 5 September.

The current European champion 200 meters was operated by Dr. Xavier Mir of, orthopedic surgeon and head of the Unit Team Hand Institute Catalan of Traumatology and Sports Medicine (ICATME).

"The intervention of a high technical complexity, consisted of several stages: cleaning and resection of necrotic areas were still in his hand, fixation of articular fractures that had three fingers and repair of the extensor tendons and prosthesis tendon two fingers, "reports the health center.

In addition "has practiced it a microsurgical forearm skin graft, which will require control for 72 hours. Finally, they have covered with free skin grafts various injuries to his wrist."

Hortelano, 24 and born in Australia , besides being the current European champion 200 meters, is the national record holder of 100 and 200 meters.

The athlete, European champion twice hectómetro, was injured after the September 5 the vehicle that moved as co-pilot slammed into the central part of the road on the A-6, at the height of Las Rozas (Madrid ) and he was rushed to hospital on October 12, where he underwent surgery and where it remained until being moved to Barcelona.

Arda Turan: Atletico Madrid has not won anything without me

Arda Turan has no regrets about his departure from Atletico Madrid to sign for Barcelona . The Turkish player qualifies wise decision and recalled that since his departure, Atletico has not won anything.

"Atletico has not won a title since I left. Sometimes I joke with my former teammate Atletico for that. In Barcelona I invite Rondos from day one and that shows that are valid for them. The club is the best club in the world in all aspects, so it is not easy to adapt to your system, but now I feel part of the club and that feeling I love. My teammates call me the privilege, I am a worker. I'm better than last year . was not able to play for 6 months and then I suffered, "he told NTV Spor.

Arda praises Lionel Messi , who stands a step above others. "He's the best player in the history of football is very intelligent and good person is joker From the outside it does not seem very talkative, but we spend a lot of jokes.. . of course, the field has ego, is normal, but has a rather humble character. "

Finally, he claims that Barcelona never wanted to sell it in the summer market and the press, especially in Turkey, greatly exaggerated rumors. "Barcelona trust me and I do everything I can for the club I wish I had come to club with 20 years. "

Simeone reduced its contract with Atletico

Diego Simeone admitted at a press conference that eventually reduced its contract with the Atletico Madrid until 2018.

The rumor, which appeared days ago, was certified by the Atletico coach to the media: " We have always made ​​the best decisions for the team and for the club and what we have decided . A decision which does not alter the option to continue to renew when it ends the contract , "he said.

However, Simeone wanted to reassure the fans ensuring that if in Atletico's because it's what he wants.. "We are calm If I'm here is because I want to be If I decided four and a half years ago to maintain this connection with all is because I'm sorry. what keeps me, believe it or not, it is the energy that I feel with the environment ".

"The reason for the review of contract is what we understand from the club that is necessary for what we think right. Obviously the contract is private," added the Argentine strategist.

Before closing this chapter, Simeone reiterated: "I think I've been quite clear about what I think this information I'm happy where I am, I am guided by feelings and my heart not mobilized nothing, absolutely nothing, I I can.. will ensure. we are happy, we are well, and assured that within two years I can renew "he said.

Luis Enrique: "I see the team with overweening ambition"

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique Martinez, said after Barca's victory against Sampdoria in the Joan Gamper Trophy, which sees players "with an overweening ambition" with a view to the 2016-17 season.

The Spaniard coach was pleased with the level shown by his team in the match against Barca public presentation and praised the four additions that made their debut at the Camp Nou with his new teammates

"The team I liked almost everything. Interestingly it has against an opponent who in preseason had seen him play good football and press. We raised the game for as long as possible to that of the Supercopa like it. I'm happy for the first minutes, it was something we had to improve ", analyzed at the press after the meeting.

In this sense, the Asturian coach is optimistic view next year: "I see the team with overweening ambition We'll have to rectify some things, but I'm very happy with how the season pint.".

Luis Enrique explained that there are still details to improve, but not worried about the ease with which his team received goals in the last two games.

"In preseason only thing that worries me is the physical tone of the players. This is a special season because players have more holidays," he noted.

He also highlighted the level shown by the new additions and had words of praise for Arda Turan, who has now played in the left corner.

"He has played in another position, has the feature of playing on different lines, does not lose the ball, overflows, has been very good," he noted

Finally, he has given no clues about which goalkeeper will play in the first leg of the Supercopa of Spain, after they have played today Bravo, Masip and Ter Stegen.

"Here the debate is never turned off. The management took making the goal a different way to what the other coaches and I will continue managing as I have done with other players" has settled.

Leo Messi returns to the big office

With two goals and an assist liquidated Leo Messi his return to his office at Camp Nou, where Barcelona won the Joan Gamper trophy at Sampdoria (3-2), his rival in that first final Barca conquered in 1992 at the old Wembley stadium.

Beyond the color of your hair, nothing seems to have changed for Leo Messi. The first day in office dispatched him with brilliance, with two goals and an assist in 34 minutes, with a pass from luxury to give away the first goal of the course to Luis Suarez and a feeling that their set-up is the best a few days the official start of the course.

In the first eleven course, Luis Enrique put only one of the signings: French Lucas Digne; that offered good feeling on the left side. The porters were distributed half hour each and the physical tone of the team was much better after the win wedged last weekend against Liverpool at Wembley (4-0).

If the physical accompanies, operators appear by themselves. Andres Iniesta , Leo Messi aside, it was the freshest and has led the team since the beginning. He played very close to him Arda Turan, the Turkish premiered new position as the third forward by the left, but his football was fairly flat at the start and improved later.

Among Iniesta, Messi and Suarez created the 1-0. To be the first course was superb, manchego through ball to Leo, who controlled with his back to the goal and assisted Chilean Suarez who only had to push the ball head .

In the next scoring chance came the 2-0. This time it was Rakitic who enabled the Argentine. A bend feinting and ended with the keeper Viviano on the floor and the ball in the net.

With great pace by the club , Sampdoria was always in tow. No depth in their game, only the presence of Muriel at the point of attack generated some danger, as when he pounced on a mistake from Iniesta to beat Bravo 23 minute (2-1) into.

The next appearance of Messi also ended in a goal. This time in a free kick. The Argentine put the bottom left corner of the goal Genovese (3-1, min. 34). Until the end of the first half, controlling Barca was absolute, and it continued for many minutes into the second half with Sampdoria he ran too after the ball and Barça it was like to score as squeezing a little throttle.


In the final half hour, Luis Enrique put into play André Gomes , Samuel Umtiti , Denis Suarez and the young Chamber. Then came Sergi Samper and Munir. Improved Arda Turan, who launched a shot to the post (min. 66), and Denis Suárez ran into the club Viviano's goal in the 68th.

Messi, from his position as an attacking midfielder, returned to capitalize on Barca football until he was replaced fifteen minutes from the end, just shortly before the Sampdoria scored the 3-2 after a superb Budimir control.

Before the end of the game, Luis Suarez could have scored the 4-2 in a great free kick that saved the goal Puggioni. Barca won the trophy and faces the season with good feelings. On Sunday there will be no more probaturas, everything will be serious.

Data sheet

3 - Barcelona: Bravo (Masip Min.32, Ter Stegen, Min.61), Sergi Roberto (Aleix Vidal Min.46), Pique (Umtiti, Min.61), Mathieu (Mascherano Min.32), Digne (Chamber Min.61); Sergio Busquets (Samper Min.76), Rakitic (André Gomes Min.61), Iniesta (Denis Suarez Min.61); Messi (Munir Min.76), Suarez and Arda Turan.

2 - Sampdoria: Viviano (Puggioni, Min.76); De Silvestri (Duricic, Min.71); Silvestre, Castan (Škriniar, Min.46), Regini; Eramo (Barreto Min.46), Torreira (Palombo, min.34 (Ivan Min.82), Linetty (de Almeida Min.71) Schick (Alvarez Min.46), Muriel (Budimir Min.46 ) and Quagliarella (Cigarini, Min.71).

Goals: 1-0 Min.16: Suarez. 2-0, min.21: Messi. 2-1 Min.23: Muriel. 3-1 min. 34: Messi. 3-2 Min.77 Budimir.

Referee: Álvarez Izquierdo (Catalan Committee). He showed yellow card to Regini (Min.47).

Incidents: 72,334 spectators attended the meeting, the LI edition of the Joan Gamper Trophy match at the Camp Nou. On stage, among other guests, the Argentine coach Edgardo Bauza were. Leo Messi was awarded the trophy for best player of the match.

Basketball and football in the same market operation by the Barcelona

Cessions, joint ownership, bartering ... The list of formulas, operations and contractual engineering the transfer market is neat enough to entertain every summer the smartest fans, but Barcelona has managed to innovate in such a saturated subgenre. According to 'Sport', the Catalan club studies transfer to Brazilian Douglas Deportivo Alaves in a play which seems very normal but also imply the basketball section.

The Catalan public means that Barcelona Laboral Kutxa negotiates with the purchase of Hungarian forward Adam Hanga and intends to include in the operation to the right side soccer team questioned. The key is that Jose Antonio Querejeta, president of Laboral Kutxa, is also the largest shareholder Alaves.

The move would round for Alavñes because a player get at zero cost on their return to the First Division and also to Luis Enrique who would be released the record of a player you do not have this season.

Barcelona 4-2 Leicester: Certainties up, fear down

Barca second test and second relatively convincing victory. Led by a Messi ebullient platinum blonde in the penultimate pass and Suarez who weighs disconnection of summer, those of Luis Enrique thrashed easy in the first half with several fixed on the bench and Neymar in the Olympics. With a sufficiency full, very promising for amateur hurdle at this stage of the season.

True , the Leicester was overwhelmed from the start and lost face to meet soon, when Munir closed with a diagonal shot a distinctive assistance of Messi . The Argentine also participate in the 2-0 looking for a Suarez favored by rebounds and faith and starting the 3-0 relying on the charrúa, which would give the final pass to Munir in a lethal counterattacks solve the Spanish-Moroccan with Exterior. There forequarter. But above all, it is Leo .

The second half was quite another thing: he brought to Mascherano and Busquets , but especially Ahmed Musa . The Nigerian portrayed Sergi Roberto to race in the 3-1 and 66 minutes, just after leaving the field Messi and Arda -very outstanding as he gave the physico, network burst up the game for Leicester and without their main unit (Mahrez, Vardy and Morgan) in the field.

Once without Messi, the Barcelona lost football intention, circumstance that took advantage of the Leicester to hold the party. The display of changes regained the pace of summer football, which did not contribute more than the premiere of juvenile scorer Rafa Mújica , remembering that double culé face that also looked out over the past season: lethal up, vulnerable below.

Barcelona rescinds Alex Song

Barcelona and Alex Song have reached an agreement for the termination of the contract between both parties, as it announced Monday the Catalan club on its official website.

Cameroonian midfielder, who in the last two years on loan at West Ham in the Premier League , will play from next season on Rubin Kazan coaching the Spanish coach Javi Gracia. The Russians have already announced the hiring of exfutbolista Arsenal .

Song, who played only 65 games with Barca shirt since arriving in the 2012-13 season (he scored a goal against Zaragoza ), was signed in 2012 a contract for five years with the Catalan club, so he split the Camp It nou a year earlier than planned.

With the African player, and there are five outs Barcelona this summer : Marc Bartra (Borussia Dortmund), Sandro Ramirez (Málaga), Adriano (Besiktas) and Dani Alves ( Juventus ) also left the culé institution.

André Gomes, fan of Zidane: "It was an important person for me"

The latest signing Barcelona , André Gomes , has revealed his weakness forZinedine Zidane , the current coachReal Madrid .

In an interview to the official website of the club , the Portuguese admitted that Zizou was always one of his idols and leaders in the world of football:

" As a child I loved Ronaldo . That is until I was 10 years old. Then, when I began to understand a little more football and had people around me was forming, Zidane was an important person, he saw it as an example like today see Iniesta and a few years before to Xavi . They are two very important players and now I can enjoy at least one of them. "

The Portuguese player also wanted to review his compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo :

"It 's my team - mate but on the field there is no friendship. Now when we play against Madrid my goal is to win and if I can score many more goals I will try. Everyone knows that the club is difficult to play against club and lived in Valencia . The truth is that now, imagining myself on the other side, I can smile more because I'm on the computer all look ".

Asked about the choice of Barcelona, ​​signing the last Barca gave importance to the role of the family:

"The decision was personal. My father knew a little Barcelona and the stadium. He saw some party and has her feeling for the club and apart from everything I felt I clear my father and my mother had a role in my decision. The philosophy of the club for me is the best, how to be and play. I want to be with everyone. Of the three forwards, midfielders are good players and are very experienced. What I want most is to learn with everyone. I want to hang out with them soon and win all competitions where we are playing because that's the most "ended on Barça style '.

Barcelona now put the cost of signing Barcelona 19,3 million

Barcelona today announced that the cost of signing Neymar amounted to 19.3 million, amount that has not included the 40 million that the club paid the parent company Player , N & N, which after the agreement with the Attorney General and the State Attorney player 's salary was considered.

This has been assured the vice president of the economic area, Susana Monje, who today presented the economic balance of the Catalan club in the 2015-16 season that included a reformulation of the cost of the operation of the Brazilian.

Following the agreement with the Attorney General and the State Bar by the club he agreed today a fine of 5.5 million and the case was filed against the current Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu, and his predecessor, Sandro Rosell , the entity determined as player 's salary almost all concepts that were previously considered as transfer.

Thus, the cost of signing rises to 19.3 million euros were paid to Santos , while 40 million euros to the company N & N, corresponding to 10 million settlement retention and other 5.5 million fine to the Treasury are understood as player 's salary.

"The player's annual salary was 24.8 million gross, which net (tax free) would be about 12 million," he pointed Monje, who described the operation as "exceptional".

These figures are far from those Josep Maria Bartomeu announced in January 2014, when at a press conference disaggregate the total transaction amounted to 86.2 million euros.

In this sense, Monk has disagreed with the amounts that were provided two and a half years ago. "I do not agree with the sums that were made, because the cost was not 86.2 million. That signing items were added salary", she underlined.

Barcelona fans will not travel with the first team

Barcelona today announced that their fans will not travel with the first team on the move, a decision which, according to the azulgrana organization is intended to take another step in " professionalization "of the club.

This was confirmed by the vice president of social area Jordi Cardoner, who has argued that the objective is to promote "the environment of the first team before the competition is in good conditions".

This decision comes after a few months ago the club also banned reporters to share aircraft with the first team in games played away from Camp Nou.

"We understand it's for the club, for the good of the team and we enter normal," has defended Cardoner, who has said that this decision "will have no economic impact" or for the club and for the fans who want to witness in Barcelona live match away from Camp Nou.

In addition, according to the club, this option will allow more time flexibility compared to the one it had when the fans and the press were traveling on the same plane.

Cardoner has released this new appearance in a press which has balanced the course 2016-17 the social area.

In the event, it has been reported that in the first league match against Betis and will be operational space animation to be located in the north goal of the Camp Nou with a capacity of 1,246 seats for five groups of animation: Alomgàvers, Nostra Ensenya , Creu de Sant Jordi, Supporters club and Supporters Puyol.

Not be represented in this space five groups, including the Boixos it Nois, which have not been approved by the Catalan police.

This space, which has already been implemented in stages as the Real Madrid , will be subject to the current rules of the League which requires, among other requirements, identification systems via fingerprint and groups of animation are properly constituted as a partnership.

Also, Cardoner also wanted to highlight that for the sixth consecutive season Barcelona has only applied the CPI increase in the price of fertilizers Camp Nou, a freeze that the club intends to keep until at least 2021.

In this regard, he stressed that the Camp Nou fertilizers are the cheapest European football and has defended the club's policy to maintain this pricing "popular".

To prove it, the Catalan club itself has released a comparison with the subscription price of Real Madrid. Thus, the most expensive season pass at the Santiago Bernabeu rises to 2,384 euros, while the Camp Nou is 1,097 euros.

A trend that is also in the cheaper seats. Thus, the price of season tickets Camp Nou most affordable costs 132 euros, 323 euros for the Santiago Bernabeu.

Finally, Barcelona has facilitated the current membership figure, which reaches 143,459, of which 26.4% are women, while 20% are under 15 years.

Munir: If the club would raise me out, it would value

Munir El Haddadi spoke from the concentration Barcelona on Saint George 's Park , where said he is very happy at the Catalan club.

In fact, Munir said that if he were in another club and Barcelona would show interest in it, "would come to head ".

"If you were on another team and I wanted the club would head. I do not plan to leave, even if the club would raise would value me , " he said.

"The striker who come surely will bring good things. If it comes a new one will talk to the coach to see what happens. I do not know what the club will decide. What I want is to have more minutes, either side or center forward," he added also talking about the possible signing of another striker.

Finally, the young player said to be growing a lot in Barcelona. "The balance of my evolution is very good'm learning a lot, learn from the 'cracks' I think I'll better and that's the most important we have an environment.. very good job. Messi came with very good attitude "

Barcelona will be protagonist of PES 2017

Football Club Barcelona will become one of the stars of one of the most famous football video games on the market as the Pro Evolution Soccer is facing the issue of the 2016-17 season game that will go on sale next September 15.

The Blaugrana has reached an agreement with Konami and this will cause the computer game are undisputed protagonists, as their stadium, also the anthem and even historical equipaciones club will appear.

Also, players will be more realistic than ever thanks to the use of 3D technology to introduce them to the game's graphics and have traced the movements or celebrations Messi ,Neymar and Luis Suarez to give maximum realism.

Barcelona announced the signing of Gomes

Barcelona has made​​ official figures Monday signing of Portuguese André Gomes from the Valencia , club receive 35 million euros and a maximum of 20 million in variable depending on the player 's performance, which on Wednesday signed a contract of 5 seasons with a buyout clause of 100 million euros.

In a statement, the Catalan club has unveiled the details of the operation last Thursday was announced at an informal dinner of some members of the board of the Catalan media company.

In addition to the cost of the operation, the Barcelona has agreed to include in the contract the player a prize that can reach up to 15 million euros in the event that Gomes got "several times" the Golden Ball.

André Gomes, 22, will land tomorrow in Barcelona and is scheduled to make a brief photo session at the club's offices at 1730 hours after passing a medical at the Ciudad Deportiva de Sant Joan Despi.

On Wednesday July 27 completed the medical tests and sign later his new contract before the official presentation taking place in the field of Miniestadi.

Barcelona explained that all fans who want to witness live the first touches of the Portuguese midfielder should pick up a free invitation at the club ticket offices.

After the ceremonial photo session, André Gomes will hold a press appearance accompanied by the sports vice president, Jordi Mestre, director of professional sports, Albert Soler, and technical secretary, Roberto Fernández.

An entry for Liverpool - Barcelona, ​​the most expensive European preseason

The International Champions Cup is becoming essential preseason tournament and competition has already spread across four continents where the best clubs in the world is tested for the new course.

Real Madrid , European champions in 2016, will have to measure other winners of the UEFA Champions League in the last decade to make it clear who is who in European football.

Fanátcios around the world seek desperately go in person to one of the indispensable parties in what promises to be another historic pre-season tournament.

At the moment, the party of the ICC best sales is having in terms of inputs is the Liverpool - Barcelona to be played at Wembley (London) on 6 August and already delivered through the portal Ticketbis 86% of the tickets.

It is also the party that has sold the most expensive ticket. A fan came to pay 589 € to see how men of Jurgen Klopp are measured at Spanish giant in a historical setting of the English capital.

The UK will host two matches of the ICC in the European summer and 77% of the tickets it has sold Ticketbis are for fans of this country. In addition, 89% of international customers have paid to be at Wembley.

Luciano Vietto, the last goal before going to Barcelona?

Atletico Madrid follows with right foot this season and reveals that this new version is very similar to last year where he fought until the end both local competition and internationally. And also maintains good step, now with a relatively easy win over Numancia 2-0, with goals from Fernando Torres and Luciano Vietto.

The situation with Colchoneros is simple: everyone on campus already know by heart the script Pablo Simeone and know play their part to perfection. That is the secret of success that hopes to repeat and improve what made ​​last season thanks to new additions, it included Diogo who looked at this meeting.

The first goal of Torres was thanks to a pass from Augusto Fernandez , who received a dubious position, but he took and sent to the back of the net to open the scoring for the table Cholo. The second final goal marked the targeted by Barcelona , Luciano Vietto pure fadeaway in the area to leave snubbed a defender and crossed the finish unattainable for the goalkeeper.

The Argentine striker was escorted by members of the National Police and Civil Guard just finished the game, just when a pitch invasion was produced by the fans present in Burgo de Osma.

The Vietto himself declined to comment on the makeshift then mixed zone within the field adjoining pavilion and sped up when the media approached him after stating that "I will not comment."