Barcelona kept the five-point advantage over Los Merengues with the hard-fought win over Getafe but the Catalans now face a very difficult task at Vicente Calderon, where they have lost last two games, especially since the injury problems are mounting.

One of the best midfielders in football today, Xavi Hernandez recently said that Dani Alves was priceless for Barcelona but that has become evident as soon as the Brazilian joined the Camp Nou outfit from Seville. He has been an integral part of the team

Everybody at Barcelona were down after Sevilla denied them the chance to defend the Copa del Rey title but even though some pundits tried to make it look as the start of the end for the Catalans, it was nothing more than just one bad day for Pep

For a team to win six trophies in a single season is a remarkable success in football today since it takes a lot of hard work and consistency to win even one major title, let alone six. A lot of time will pass until a team can repeat what Barcelona have

Josep Guardiola was the man behind Barcelonas success last season and hes done so many good things since being appointed the head coach of the Catalans but I will never forgive him the mistreating of one Yaya Toure, who was made a mere fringe player at

Barcelona have confirmed defender Eric Abidal and midfielder Yaya Toure have contracted swine flu.

Barcelona’s injured defender Gabriel Milito has played his first match in more than 18 months.

Barcelona captain Carles Puyol has agreed a contract extension until 2013 with the European champions.

Barcelona sporting director Txiki Begiristain believes Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas will end up at the Nou Camp one day.

Andres Iniesta and Rafael Marquez have not made sufficient progress to be available for the team’s Liga opener against Sporting.