FC Barcelona News: 23 September 2015; Jordi Alba Ruled Out for Celta Vigo Game, Rafinha Surgery a Success

Match Preview: Celta Vigo v FC Barcelona | FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona are looking to make it five wins from five when they take on Celta Vigo on Wednesday at Balaídos (kick off 8.00pm CET) against a side which has picked up ten out of a possible 12 points so far this campaign. Luis Enrique expects a tough challenge against his former team on a ground which traditionally poses problems for the Catalans.

FC Barcelona's trip to Vigo | FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona flew on Wednesday morning to Vigo in northwest Spain, where they will face Celta later on in the evening in both teams' fifth La Liga game of the season. The team plane took off at 10.00am* from Barcelona–El Prat Airport and landed in Galicia at noon.

Douglas takes Jordi Alba's place in squad list as Barça head to Vigo | FC Barcelona
According to FC Barcelona's Medical Services team, wing-back Jordi Alba is suffering from neck soreness and has been ruled out for Wednesday's game in Vigo versus Celta. Alba's has been replaced on the squad list by the Brazilian defender Douglas, who has been medically cleared and activated for the game.

Luis Enrique expects a tough but attractive contest against Celta | FC Barcelona
Luis Enrique was cautious and respectful in ahead of the trip to Celta in for their fifth league game of the season. It is his usual approach but this time it was more than just good manners, the excellent start to the season for Wednesday’s opponents having a lot to do with it: "I expect a really difficult game given the characteristics of our opponents and their current form. All in all it will be an attractive and interesting game for us."

The Celta - FC Barcelona Quiz | FC Barcelona
Put your knowledge to the test ahead of Wednesday's league game at Balaídos

Barcelona Arda Turan ready to play says Luis Enrique - ESPN FC
Turkish playmaker Turan and Spanish right-sided player Vidal both joined Barca last summer and have been training with their teammates while being unable to play due to the FIFA-imposed transfer ban, which it was widely thought runs until next January.

Arda agent "not optimistic" after Barca ask Fifa to let them play Turan - Goal.com
Barcelona has asked FIFA for permission to play summer signing Arda Turan following the injury to Rafinha, but the midfielder's agent says he is "not optimistic" the club will receive an affirmative answer. Barca was banned from registering new players by FIFA in 2015 due to irregularities in the signing of young players for their La Masia academy, but the Catalan club still brought in Aleix Vidal and Turan in the summer with a view to handing the pair their debuts in January.

Rafinha operated on successfully | FC Barcelona
According to the Club’s Medical Services, Rafael Alcántara, ‘Rafinha’ has been operated successfully on by doctors Ramon Cugat and Ricard Pruna following the cruciate ligament right knee injury that he suffered in the game against AS Roma.

Club World Cup draw this Wednesday | FC Barcelona
At the moment, four of the seven participants for the competition set to take lace between 10 and 20 September, one of which is FC Barcelona who enter due to winning the UEFA Champions League last season. Representing Barça in Zurich will be director of professional sports Albert Soler and director of football administration Raul Sanllehí.

New multimedia installations at the FC Barcelona Museum | FC Barcelona
The first new attraction is a large interactive wall which is seven metres long and over two metres high consisting of high quality HD monitors. The wall has an advanced system of gestural interaction based on an image recognition system and a set of Kinect cameras.

Josep Maria Bartomeu talks to Harvard about the FC Barcelona club model | FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu participated in a lecture at Harvard Business School on Tuesday via a video conference in which the club was presented as a case study, looking at how the organisation has managed to combine global success while staying true to its local roots.

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