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#barcelona

Barcelona are currently going through a tough period, with the club coming on the back of two consecutive defeats in all competitions. The team is also dealing with an apparent injury crisis, especially in the attacking midfield role, where Dani Olmo, Fermin Lopez and Gavi are all injured, though there's a chance Lopez could make the team. All of them will be unavailable for the upcoming game against Girona, while Raphinha, too, remains a huge doubt.

Inigo Martinez's summer exit from Barcelona has turned out to be more damaging than it was initially thought, with the club struggling to find a proper replacement for the veteran centre-back. This has been evident in Barcelona's lack of defensive organisation this season, which has prompted the need for reinforcements at the back. Barcelona had the chance to sign Beraldo According to Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona were handed the opportunity to sign PSG defender Beraldo in the summer.

I spoke a lot with Luis Enrique that season, Pedro tells FourFourTwo. It was the Barca of the three beasts up front Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez and it wasn't easy to get minutes. The coach was honest, he told me I wasn't going to play much, and the best thing for my interests, given how ambitious I was, was to leave.

Five terrestrial units of Barcelona firefighters were deployed to the scene, located in the Eixample neighbourhood in front of Casa de les Punxes, after emergency services received a call about the fire at approximately 5:00pm. The fire had started on the bus, which was at the intersection of Avinguda Diagonal and Carrer de Rosselló. As officials jumped into action, both streets, as well as the nearby Carrer Roger de Llúria, were blocked to traffic, according to the Barcelona City Council.

Barcelona's Dani Olmo will miss Spain's World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and Bulgaria with a calf problem, the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) confirmed Friday. Olmo, 27, will return to Barcelona for tests to determine the severity of the injury. Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said Olmo had joined up with Spain earlier this week with fatigue and some discomfort in his calf.

Barcelona is about to get a lot more eyes on its streets. City Hall has confirmed plans to install 1,000 new CCTV cameras over the coming years, a major jump from the 160 currently in place. Mayor Jaume Collboni said the first cameras will appear in Ciutat Vella and along the waterfront, two of the city's busiest - and often most troubled - areas.

Ewa Pajor and Clàudia Pina each scored twice as Barcelona's bid to reclaim the UEFA Women's Champions League began with a 7-1 thrashing of Bayern Munich. Barca, who were beaten by Arsenal in last season's final after lifting the trophy in the two previous campaigns, edged ahead in the fourth minute thanks to a delightful curling finish from captain Alexia Putellas. Poland international Pajor quickly doubled the advantage with an acrobatic close-range effort.

Yes, the big, lumbering "last embers of a once-great Polish striker" could have made it 2-2 if he'd converted from 12 yards. And yes, in that hypothetical scenario, the darting young Swede could then have made it 2-3 to the defending LaLiga champions meaning that, just like those who go fishing, we are all entitled to "the one that got away" tall tales that make great telling.

I think a lot about beating a high line. Against Barcelona, [there is] a video of Harry Kane, I think two years ago, and he did something like I did on the goal, and he scored.

Luis Figo will make a surprise - and potentially provocative - return to Barcelona tonight after being named UEFA ambassador for their Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain. Figo remains a figure of hate among the Barca fanbase for his decision to swap Camp Nou for Real Madrid in 2000 - a seismic transfer that rocked the world of football, even leading to a Netflix documentary.

"There was no offer. The only thing I do know is that City were looking for a full-back and of course they asked us if Koundé was on the market. And we told them no. So there was no offer or any negotiation."