Barca in a sentence

After agreeing a contract termination with Umtiti, Barca will also look to flog former loanee Clement Lenglet.

After the Yorkshiremen accepted an offer from Chelsea, Raphinha held out for Barca to activate one of their economic levers and help him make his dream move which hasn't entirely gone according to plan so far.

Another Europa League classic could be on the cards as the in-form Red Devils face La Liga leaders Barca at Old Trafford.

Another is through player sales, and reports on Saturday that Barca's misfiring widemen Ansu, Ferran and Raphinha are all candidates for the chopping block this summer.

At 17 years and 291 days old, Guiu isn't quite young enough to go down as Barca's youngest scorer of all time.

Barca beat rivals Real Madrid in Sunday's final thanks to a masterclass from midfield prodigy Gavi.

Barca came through a stiff test last weekend with a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid and before that, a 2-1 victory against Porto secured their place in the knockout stages of the Champions League, setting them up nicely for Sunday’s crunch match.

Barca coach Xavi also said: “We are satisfied with both.

Barca didn’t just sweep them last season, they are unblemished in the last five meetings with the Yellow Submarine.

Barca had two opportunities to take the lead in the 25th minute when Raphinha was put through on goal but the Brazilian winger saw his shot come off the post before Alejandro Balde's effort from the rebound also hit the woodwork.

Barca would go on to throw away a 3-0 aggregate lead against Liverpool in the semis.

Cos Barca are very unpredictable.

Courtois again denied Lewandowski with a reflex save and the ball fell kindly for Madrid to catch Barca wrong-footed.

Despite only coming on in the 86th minute, Fati had as many shots as any other Barca player (four) and was the only one to hit the target more than once for his team (three), one of which was his gorgeous goal.

Guardiola has enjoyed success with Barca and City as well as in Germany with Bayern Munich.

He spent four years with Barca, scoring once in 19 La Liga matches and he won the Copa del Rey with the club.

In Barca’s first attack of the game, Franck Kessie’s shot was saved by Thibaut Courtois but ricocheted back off Militao and rolled into the net.

In no time, however, the Dane became a lynchpin in the best defense in Europe which eventually helped goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen keep a joint-record 26 clean sheets as Barca roared to their first La Liga title in four years.

It broke this morning that Gundogan has agreed a three-year deal with Barca.

It was a tougher game than the scoreline suggests, with second-half goals from Jordi Alba, Gavi and Raphinha earning the three points, which mean Barca currently boast an eight-point lead at the top of the table.