FC Barcelona News: 10 February 2018

Ousmane Dembélé, back in the squad | FC Barcelona
After getting through to another Copa del Rey final, the Barça players return to League action where they hope to increase their spectacular streak of 22 unbeaten matches. The Blaugrana host Getafe on Sunday, (4.15pm CET).

What Ernesto Valverde said at his pre-game press conference | FC Barcelona
With Barça set to face 11th-place Getafe at Camp Nou on Sunday afternoon, manager Ernesto Valverde appeared before the media, one day before, in his habitual pre-game press conference. Valverde touched on a variety of topics, from the team’s berth in the Copa del Rey final to the team’s potential treble-run. Here are the hoighlights of what he had to say:

When and where to watch FC Barcelona-Getafe | FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona host Getafe on Matchday 23 in the League, and Ernesto Valverde’s side want to extend their unbeaten run in the competition. The match will be shown live by beIN LaLiga in Spain and on many other television channels around the world. In addition, you can follow minute by minute coverage via the Club website and on its different official social media accounts.

The team congratulate coach Valverde on his birthday | FC Barcelona
Smiles all round at the Ciutat Esportiva with Barça having reached their fifth Copa del Rey final in a row thanks to their 0-3 aggregate win over Valencia in the semi-finals. The players returned to work and took the opportunity to congratulate coach Ernesto Valverde on the day of this 54th birthday. The session was a recovery one for the first team squad and they were joined by Samu Araujo, R.Tarín, Morer from the B squad and by U19 player Iñaki Peña.

Copa del Rey: A decade of dominance in Europe | FC Barcelona
Bayern Munich and París Saint-Germain are the closest sides to matching Barça’s achievement, with five cup final appearances in Germany and France, respectively. Borussia Dortmund have also been in five finals -including four in succession- but were eliminated from the German Cup by Bayern Munich this season.

The scoring starts for FC Barcelona’s Brazilian stars | FC Barcelona
Philippe Coutinho had only been on the pitch for a matter of minutes as a second half substitute in Thursday’s cup semi-final second leg against Valencia and he had already got his name on the scoresheet. The strike off a Luis Suárez assist came in his fifth appearance in the famous blaugrana jersey, following league and cup games against his former club Espanyol, a Liga fixture with Alavés and last week’s first leg against Valencia.

Source: barcablaugranes.com