Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed Alexis Sanchez will be sidelined for a “long time” due to a hamstring injury he got in training on Thursday. The former Gunner, who has struggled to replicate the form he had at the Emirates since joining in January, has sustained an 'aggressive muscular injury', according to Mourinho. “No scans yet but the player is experienced, the player knows what the injury is and also from the top of my experience, the painful scream

The draw means Barca stay top of La Liga. Dembele saves the Catalans with late equaliser. Barcelona played out a 1-1 draw away to Atletico in Saturday's top-of-the-table clash. The scintillating tie that took place at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona ended in a draw on Saturday evening. Barca’s prodigy Ousmane Dembele came off the bench to help his side seal a point against Diego Someone’s team as his goal cancelled out Diego Costa’s (firs

Is Lionel Messi from another planet? Who knows? however, his teammate Malcolm has heaped praise on him saying he is from "another world". Barca sealed the services of the winger, who Roma thought they would be signing, from Bordeaux for £37million during the summer and he's been full of surprise with Messi's attributes. Speaking to the club's official channel, Malcom has heaped praise on the five-time Ballon d'Or winner. "For me, he's not from this world. Another world," the

The former midfield maestro is overly convinced the Citizens will become the best side in the world. Manchester City will rule Europe like Barcelona did under Pep Guardiola, says Camp Nou legend Xavi. Xavi has warned City's rivals their record-setting 2017-18 season (in which they won the title with 100 points and by a 19-point margin) was just the beginning. “Pep will only improve Manchester City,” Xavi, who won two Champions League crowns and three La Liga titles playing un

Neymar made a mistake when he agreed to join Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona, says former Blaugrana and Brazil legend Edmilson. PSG sealed the services of the Brazil star for €222million, a price tag that stunned the football world in the summer of 2017. However, Edmilson – who spent four years at Camp Nou – thinks Neymar made a wrong decision to leave the La Liga champions. Speaking to Omnisport, Edmilson said: "Neymar's career is a very personal theme. He's decided to go

Dembele should follow the example of his more experienced club mates. Luis Suarez says Ousmane Dembele "should focus more on his football and be more responsible" as the Barcelona attacker's struggles continue at the Camp Nou. Dembele, who was signed for €105million, "is very young and can take inspiration from the exemplary professionalism in the Barcelona dressing room," according to Suarez. "It's not that [Dembele] has not adapted to the dressing room - the relationship he

Pep Guardiola has revealed since he left Barcelona he has never asked his bosses for Lionel Messi’s services. Guardiola has quashed rumours linking his side with the Barca star as he said he has never tried to sign Lionel Messi at Bayern Munich and Manchester City. Guardiola said as Sky Sports published: "When I left Barcelona and I went to Bayern Munich, and now Manchester City, I never asked Lionel Messi to come and join. "I never went to the clubs and said 'I want this pla

Pep Guardiola says he is sad for his former Barcelona team-mate and friend Julen Lopetegui after he was sacked by La Liga giants Real Madrid. Lopetegui, who was sacked by the Spanish FA just days before the World Cup started in Russia after agreeing to join Los Blancos, was relieved of his duties at the Santiago Bernabeu on Monday night after losing six of his opening 14 games. Sunday's 5-1 El Clasico defeat was the final straw for Lopetegui and he was sent packing a day late

Cardoner insists Neymar is currently not on Barca’s agenda. Barcelona vice-president Jordi Cardoner has denied rumours linking Brazil star Neymar with a return move to the Camp Nou. Widespread reports in Spain this week suggested the La Liga champions are keen to bring the Paris Saint-Germain forward back to the Camp Nou, with the attacker also eager to return. But, Cardorner told radio station SER Catalunya: "The Barcelona board has not considered the possibility of bringing

Eden Hazard has to leave Chelsea for Barcelona or Real Madrid to be seen as one of the best, according to Boudewijn Zenden. The former Blues star would like the Hazard to stay at Stamford Bridge but believes the Belgian would have to quit the west London club for either Barca or Los Blancos to have any chance of winning the Ballon d’Or. “It will be hard for Chelsea to keep him, with Barcelona, Real ­Madrid and Paris Saint-­Germain around,” said Zenden as Mirror reported. “He

Barcelona never considered selling Ivan Rakitic during the summer, says the club's sporting director Pep Segura. Rakitic, who won the La Liga title with the Catalan club last season, was a key player in the Croatia side that reached the World Cup final at Russia 2018, and was heavily linked with various clubs across Europe including Ligue 1 champions PSG. "We did not contemplate his exit," Segura told Sport. "We knew that he had an option from a foreign club, but we had no in

Michael Carrick has revealed he suffered depression after Manchester Untied's defeat to Barcelona in the 2009 Champions League final. Sir Alex Ferguson's side suffered a 2-0 loss at the hands of the Catalan club in Rome as Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi found the net on the day. The former United midfielder told The Times: "It was the biggest low of my career by quite some way and I don't really know why. I thought I'd let myself down in the biggest game of my career. I had wo

Barca were held by Valencia on Sunday night. Garay's second minute opener was cancelled out by Messi's equaliser. Barcelona midfield star Sergio Busquets says he knows the reason why they didn't seal a win over Valencia. Lionel Messi produced a moment of magic with a 25-yard strike after Ezequiel Garay put Valencia in front at the Mestalla stadium, but it wasn't enough to seal a come-back for the Catalan club. "I think we were superior and dominated the game in all but one ma

Barcelona star Lionel Messi is on a different level compared to other footballers and FIFA's Best award is a lie, says Jordi Alba. Messi produced a brilliant display as Barca sealed a 4-2 victory over Tottenham in the Champions League on Wednesday at Wembley, ending a three-game winless run for the LaLiga club. "For me, The Best is a lie. Modric is a great player, one of the best in the world," Alba said, via Marca. "But Messi is like at a separate table, plays at another lev

Paris Saint-Germain defender Thomas Meunier hailed "the great Neymar" after the Brazilian star’s display helped his team beat Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League. The former Barcelona attacker scored a hat-trick as the Ligue 1 champions won 6-1 on Wednesday. "He was excellent. It was the great Neymar, as he has already proved in the past," he said as Goal quoted. He has already scored two and three goals in a match before. We all know his qualities. "We can be proud to

Pep Guardiola can return to Barcelona "whenever he wants", says club president Josep Maria Bartomeu. Bartomeu would like to see the Manchester City coach, who had a successful spell in Barcelona's history between 2008 and 2012, run the club's La Masia training academy. "He's a genius and he has the doors of his house open whenever he wants," Bartomeu told The Times. "The other day I read that he would like to take over La Masia in the future, it seems perfect to me. "That's w

Mauricio Pochettino says playing against Barcelona motivates him and he also accepts he will never manage the Spanish champions. Tottenham host Ernesto Valverde's side in Wednesday's Champions League group stage match at Wembley and with Pochettino being a former player and manager at rivals Espanyol, the Spurs boss is relishing the tie against the La Liga giants. "[Facing Barca] motivates me, being an Espanyol fan and living for so many years in Barcelona," the Spurs boss to

PSG were seriously contemplating making a €90m offer for Croatia star. Rakitic admits he never envisaged him leaving the La Liga champions. Ivan Rakitic admits he wasn’t looking to leaving Barcelona amid reported interest from Paris Saint-Germain last month. The Ligue 1 champions wanted to secure the services of the Croatia international, who says he is happy at the Camp Nou. “I never saw myself away [from Barcelona],” he told Marca. “There were several issues we talked about

Atleti boss was sure Griezmann would snub the Catalans. Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone says he never saw Antoine Griezmann leaving for Barcelona. The Frenchman was heavily linked with the La Liga champions over the last few months but he eventually rejected the chance to leave Atleti and extended his contract instead. “Griezmann called me on the phone when I was in Los Angeles to tell me,” Simeone told told Spanish radio station Cadena COPE. “I swear on my children that I

Luis Suarez isn't sure what the future holds for him at Barcelona. The Uruguay international has been a sensation for the Catalan club since leaving Liverpool back in 2014. He has scored 154 goals in 202 appearances so far for Barca, with his current contract expiring in 2021. However, Suarez confirmed he would love to hang up his boots at the Camp Nou. Liverpool will miss out on a top four finish. “I will hold out at Barca as long as my body allows me to,” he told Spanish ra