FC Barcelona News: 11 August 2018

Four captains from La Masia | FC Barcelona
Barça 2018/19 will have four captains from the Barça youth system, La Masia. Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets, Gerard Piqué and Sergi Roberto will be the ones to wear the famous armband whenever the team take the field.

How to watch Sevilla vs FC Barcelona | FC Barcelona
The Spanish Super Cup this season pits FC Barcelona against Sevilla in a new location, as the competition takes place in Tangier, Morocco. The game is the first official contest of the season, and is a chance for Barça to claim their thirteenth such trophy. They last lifted the Spanish Super Cup two years ago, to open the 2016/17 campaign.

Philippe Coutinho boost for Barcelona after Portuguese citizenship granted - sources | ESPN
Philippe Coutinho has been granted a Portuguese citizenship, sources have confirmed to ESPN FC, easing Barcelona’s concerns over the number of foreign players in their squad. Each La Liga club is allowed five non-EU players but only three are permitted in each matchday squad and, with two days to go until the Spanish Super Cup final against Sevilla, Barca risked starting the season with five.

PSG go for Dembele? | Football Espana
Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly pursuing a late move for Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembele. According to Mundo Deportivo, PSG have called Dembele’s agent ‘repeatedly’ with the intention of ‘tempting’ him to Parc des Princes.

Everton confirm they have no buy option on Andre Gomes | Sport
Everton coach Marco Silva says Andre Gomes is at the club on loan from Barcelona with NO option to buy him at the end of the season. “He was a good option for us on the market,” said Silva. However the Portuguese midfielder will not be ready to play yet.

Great players that have played with Arturo Vidal | FC Barcelona
Before arriving at Barça, the Chilean midfielder played with lots of world class players during his spells with Colo-Colo, Bayer Leverkusen, Juventus and Bayern Munich. Take the test to find out how many you know!

Source: barcablaugranes.com