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Rayo Vallecano 2 - 1 Barcelona : Barcelona stunned by Rayo Vallecano

Barcelona wasted a golden opportunity to extend their lead at the top of LaLiga as they suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday thanks to goals in each half from Alvaro Garcia and Fran Garcia.

Barca cut the deficit through Robert Lewandowski, who latched on to a loose ball inside the box and drilled it into the net in the 83rd minute.

It proved a consolation, however, as Rayo held on to secure the win.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Barcelona 4 - 0 Real Betis : Barcelona edge closer to title

Andreas Christensen, Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha were on target as Barcelona thrashed 10-man Real Betis 4-0 on Saturday to tighten their grip on top spot and moved a step closer to their 27th LaLiga title.

With only six games remaining, Barca moved to 79 points and extended their lead to 11 points over second-placed Real Madrid, while Betis remain sixth on 49 points.

15-year-old winger Lamine Yamal became Barca's youngest ever debutant when he was brought off the bench by coach Xavi late on with the victory secured.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Barcelona 1 - 0 Osasuna : Alba strikes late to give Barcelona narrow win over 10-man Osasuna

Barcelona defender Jordi Alba came off the bench to strike late on and secure a 1-0 victory over a 10-man Osasuna at Camp Nou on Tuesday as the home side moved a step closer to clinching their 27th LaLiga title.

Osasuna defender Jorge Herrando was red carded for a foul that prevented Pedri from scoring midway through the first-half. Osasuna managed to hang on until the 85th minute, when Robert Lewandowski crossed to Frenkie de Jong, who nodded the ball to Alba for a left footed strike into the net.

Barca moved to 82 points from 33 matches and extended their lead to 14 points over second-placed Real Madrid, who play at fourth-place Real Sociedad later on Tuesday.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Espanyol 2 - 4 Barcelona : Dominant Barcelona beat Espanyol to win 27th LaLiga title

Barcelona claimed their 27th LaLiga title and first for four years on Sunday after two first-half goals from Robert Lewandowski spurred them to a comfortable 4-2 victory over city rivals Espanyol.

Barca moved to 85 points from 34 matches and extended their lead to an unassailable 14 points over second-placed Real Madrid.

Barca were the superior side against lowly Espanyol, who are second from bottom and fighting to avoid relegation, and opened the scoring early with a close-range strike by Lewandowski.

Alejandro Balde, who put it on a plate for Lewandowski's opener, scored Barca's second with a tap-in from a Pedri cross in the 20th minute.

Lewandowski extended Barca's lead five minutes before the break with another close-range finish from a Raphinha cross.

Defender Jules Kounde headed in Barca's fourth in the 53rd minute, before Javi Puado and Joselu scored consolation goals for Espanyol.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Barcelona 1 - 2 Real Sociedad : Real Sociedad inflict Barcelona's first LaLiga home loss ahead of trophy celebration

Mikel Merino and Alexander Sorloth scored in each half to earn Real Sociedad a 2-1 win at Barcelona on Saturday, handing the LaLiga champions their first home defeat of the season on a day when they were celebrating their title triumph.

With the league title in the bag, there was an end-of-season feel at Camp Nou as the fans waited to see the post-game celebrations when Barca would lift the LaLiga trophy.

However, Real Sociedad made sure it would not go all Barca's way as they got in-front quickly, with Merino scoring with a tidy finish in the fifth minute.

They extended their lead with Sorloth in the 72nd minute and Robert Lewandowski headed in a consolation for Barcelona from close-range in the 90th minute.



(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Real Valladolid 3 - 1 Barcelona : Champions Barcelona beaten by drop candidates Real Valladolid

Relegation-threatened Real Valladolid snatched a 3-1 win at home against champions Barcelona on Tuesday as the hosts secured a crucial victory in their battle to remain in LaLiga.

The win moved Valladolid up one place to 17th and out of the relegation zone, before the club owned by former Real Madrid and Brazil forward Ronaldo face Almeria and Getafe, who are also battling to avoid the drop, in their remaining two games.

Barcelona, who sealed their 27th LaLiga title earlier this month, fell behind when defender Andreas Christensen scored an own goal, heading past his own keeper in the second minute while trying to clear a cross into the box.

Valladolid were awarded a penalty for Eric Garcia's tackle on Gonzalo Plata shortly after and Cyle Larin finished from the spot before Plata made it 3-0 in the 73rd minute, with the goal awarded after a VAR check for a potential offside.

Robert Lewandowski did manage to pull one back for Barcelona six minutes from time as LaLiga's top scorer lifted his tally to 23 goals this season.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Barcelona 3 - 0 Mallorca : Barcelona legends Alba, Busquets bid emotional farewell to Camp Nou

Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba bid farewell to Barcelona on Sunday on an emotional evening as the LaLiga champions ran out 3-0 winners against Mallorca.

Ansu Fati scored a brace and Gavi added the third in what was also the last game at Spotify Camp Nou for the foreseeable future, with Barca due to move to the Olympic Stadium next season to allow their iconic home to be redeveloped.

However, the night belonged to club captains Busquets and Alba as they played their final ever games for Barca, with coach Xavi Hernandez later confirming they will not be involved in the final fixture of the season at Celta Vigo next week.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Celta Vigo 2 - 1 Barcelona : Celta Vigo beat Barcelona to stay up, Real Valladolid relegate from LaLiga

Real Valladolid were relegated from LaLiga on the final day of the season on Sunday, while champions Barcelona ended their campaign with a 2-1 defeat at strugglers Celta Vigo.

At the Balaidos in Vigo, hosts Celta, who were battling the drop, took the lead in the 42nd minute when Gabri Veiga squeezed past defenders Marcos Alonso and Andreas Christensen with a burst of pace and slotted the ball into the bottom corner.

Spurred on by a desire to rubber-stamp their safety, Celta took control of the game, launching wave after wave of attacks on Barca's backline before Veiga scored again with a cross that sailed fortuitously into the net in the 65th minute.

Barca made a raft of substitutions in the second half, with one of those changes, Ansu Fati, scoring in the 79th minute, but Celta held on for the win and ended in 13th spot.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Vissel Kobe 0 - 2 Barcelona : Barcelona reunite with club legend Iniesta in friendly win over Vissel Kobe

Mexico international Julian Araujo made his long-awaited Barcelona debut in a 2-0 friendly win over Vissel Kobe in Tokyo on Tuesday as Andres Iniesta played his final game for the Japanese club.

Araujo, 21, joined Barca from LA Galaxy for a fee rising to €4 million earlier this year but has not been able to play competitively because the deal missed January's registration deadline by 18 seconds.

However, after four months training with the first team, he was able to make his first Barca appearance at the Japan National Stadium as first half goals from Franck Kessie and Eric Garcia downed Vissel Kobe.

Both Barca goals were made by the impressive Pablo Torre, who produced a brilliant defence-splitting pass to create the opener for Kessie in the 16th minute before Garcia headed in Torre's corner three minutes later.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Arsenal 5 - 3 Barcelona : Arsenal beat Barcelona in feisty SoFi Stadium friendly

INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Arsenal signed off their preseason tour of the United States with a 5-3 win over Barcelona in a feisty friendly at SoFi Stadium.

Robert Lewandowski gave the La Liga side a seventh-minute lead before Bukayo Saka equalised in a first half punctuated by a plethora of rough tackles.

Saka missed a penalty to give the Gunners -- whose owners, Kroenke Sports Enterprises, also count the Los Angeles Rams among their sports teams -- a lead they would have deserved but instead Barca scored next as Raphinha's deflected free-kick beat Aaron Ramsdale.

Kai Havertz turned the ball home from close range before a brace from Leandro Trossard -- who impressed throughout -- put Arsenal 4-2 in front. Ferran Torres replied for Barcelona but Fabio Vieira capped a victory Mikel Arteta's side merited for their overall performance in front of 70,223 fans.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Barcelona 3 - 0 Real Madrid : Barcelona pull away from Real Madrid in fiesty Dallas Clasico

Ousmane Dembéle, youngster Fermin Lopez and Ferran Torres scored as Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-0 in El Clásico at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Saturday.

Dembéle, 26 -- who ESPN has reported is close to a move to Paris Saint-Germain -- put Barca ahead in the 15th minute, collecting Pedri's pass and shooting past goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.

Madrid hit the woodwork five times, three through Vinicius Junior, as they pushed for an equaliser before substitute López, 20, scored a stunner from distance and Torres added a third.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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AC Milan 0 - 1 Barcelona : Ansu Fati screamer gives Barca win over Milan in Las Vegas freindly

A brilliant strike from Ansu Fati was the difference between Barcelona and AC Milan on Tuesday as the LaLiga side won 1-0 in Las Vegas.

Fati came off the bench at half-time and needed just 10 minutes to make his mark, cutting in from the left before curling into the top corner from just inside the box.

The Barca forward celebrated on the touchline with teammate Ousmane Dembele, who was left out of the squad as Barca negotiate his transfer to Paris Saint-Germain.

The win concludes Barca's tour of the United States after losing to Arsenal and beating Real Madrid in their previous two matches, while Milan return to Italy after defeat against Madrid and a draw with Juventus.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Barcelona 4 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur : Barcelona storm back to beat Tottenham for Joan Gamper Trophy

Barcelona scored three goals in 12 minutes to stun Tottenham Hotspur and win the Joan Gamper Trophy on Tuesday.

The Catalan club trailed 2-1 with nine minutes of regulation remaining, but Ferran Torres equalised before Ansu Fati put Barca ahead in the 90th minute and Abde Ezzalzouli made it 4-2 in stoppage time.

All three had come on in the 61st minute after Barca had an early lead through Robert Lewandowski and Spurs' Oliver Skipp scored twice before half-time to give his side a 2-1 lead.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Getafe 0 - 0 Barcelona : Barcelona held by Getafe in feisty clash as Raphinha sent off

Barcelona endured a frustrating evening in their LaLiga season opener with a 0-0 draw in a feisty affair at Getafe marked by several bookings and three red cards on Sunday, including the dismissal of visiting manager Xavi Hernandez.

Raphinha lost his cool and was sent off in the 42nd minute for elbowing Gastón Álvarez in the head off the ball.

Getafe were then also reduced to 10 men in the 57th minute after Jaime Mata's fierce challenge on Ronald Araújo earned him a second yellow card leaving the match wide open.

Barca manager Xavi was also shown a red card in the 71st minute after complaining about a decision.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Barcelona 2 - 0 Cádiz : Pedri and Torres score late goals to give Barca 2-0 win

Pedri and Ferran Torres scored late in the second half to earn Barcelona their first LaLiga win of the season with a 2-0 victory over Cadiz, whose inspired goalkeeper Conan Ledesma had made a string of superb saves on Sunday.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)