FC Barcelona News: 9 March 2018

Preparations begin for game against Malaga | FC Barcelona
Fresh from their Catalan Super Cup win against Espanyol in Lleida, the FC Barcelona squad trained on Thursday morning on the Camp Tito Vilanova pitch at the Ciutat Esportiva, with all of the available first team players.

When and where to watch Málaga CF v FC Barcelona | FC Barcelona
In between victory in the Catalan Super Cup and the Champions League visit of Chelsea comes a Liga visit to La Rosaleda. It’s a Saturday 8.45pm kick-off local time, while this guide should help you to work out what time it starts where you are, and also to find somewhere to watch it.

Messi reunited with Roberto, one of his favourite victims | FC Barcelona
Lionel Messi will come face to face with Roberto Jiménez again at La Rosaleda on Saturday. A goalkeeper with a lot of experience, having played for teams such as Atlético Madrid, Zaragoza, Recreativo, Benfica and Espanyol, Barça’s No. 10 certainly has the measure of him with 11 goals scored when the two have coincided on the pitch.

Lionel Messi to Sergi Roberto: ‘You helped us experience an incredible moment’ | FC Barcelona
Lionel Messi celebrated that goal with all the fans at the Camp Nou in an image that will forever remain in the Club’s history. The culprit of the No.10’s euphoria was Sergi Roberto, who had scored the final goal in the 6-1 victory against PSG, eliminating the French side. Now, a year later, Messi recalled that night: “You helped us experience an incredible moment. Everything was amazing,” he said to RAC1.

Sergi Roberto opens up in personal interview | FC Barcelona
Thursday marks precisely one year since that amazing night, in which Sergi Roberto provided the final goal in a 6-1 win that shocked the world. In honour of the anniversary, and of his contract renewal through to 2022, he spoke to the club media this week.

Sergi Roberto remembers the 6-1 win against PSG: ‘I didn’t sleep that night’ | FC Barcelona
March 8 marks the one year anniversary of one of the greatest moments in FC Barcelona history. It was on that night at the Camp Nou that Barça turned around a 4-0 defeat against PSG in their Champions League Last 16 first leg with a 6-1 win at home.

Lieke Martens the most voted in FIFPro 2017 World XI | FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona Women’s Lieke Martens has been named in the FIFPro 2017 World XI selection, as the most voted for player out of 4,100 from 45 different countries. Martens received 1,251 votes, ahead of players such as Olympique Lyon’s Lucy Bronze and Wendie Renard. Another Barça player, Vicky Losada, was just seven votes off a place in the midfield.

Barcelona will keep recruiting from England after Marcus McGuane debut - chief | ESPN
Barcelona academy director Jose Mari Bakero said the club will continue to tap into the English market after former Arsenal midfielder Marcus McGuane made his first-team debut this week. McGuane, a January signing for Barca B, came on as a substitute in the second half of Wednesday’s Catalan Super Cup win against Espanyol.

A 360º experience at the Camp Nou museum | FC Barcelona
Now this is possible, at the FC Barcelona Museum. The Camp Nou Experience includes a new virtual reality area, in which users can put themselves inside a training session or game at the stadium, thanks to 360º technology. The projection will last for four minutes and is a unique, innovative experience for Barça fans.

Source: barcablaugranes.com