FC Barcelona News: 11 December 2018

MATCH PREVIEW: FC Barcelona vs Tottenham Hotspur | FC Barcelona
The final Champions League group stage match in this seasons edition sees the north London side visiting the Camp Nou looking to book their place in the next stage alongside Barça.

Leo Messi, top UCL scorer vs English clubs | FC Barcelona
Leo Messi has scored 106 goals in the UEFA Champions League and a massive 22 of those have been scored against English teams. He’s far and away the player who has dished out the most damage to Premiership clubs over the year. Cristiano Ronaldo is second on the list, ten behind with 12 goals.

‘It happened to me!’ - Valverde laughs off Dembele timekeeping | Goal
Barcelona head coach Ernesto Valverde has defended Ousmane Dembele after the France forward reportedly turned up late for training again. Dembele helped Barcelona to a 4-0 derby defeat of Espanyol on Saturday but following that crushing La Liga victory made headlines again for another disciplinary issue.

Why unloved Valverde could leave Barcelona at the end of the season | Goal
Bobby Robson was once asked by author Jimmy Burns what it was like to manage Barcelona. The Englishman’s reply was both revealing and poetic, a beautiful stream of consciousness which would have made Joyce beam with pride.

Iniesta visits former Barça teammates | FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona first team training had a special visitor on Monday afternoon, as club legend Andrés Iniesta watched the players being put through their paces by coach Ernesto Valverde. Iniesta greeted his friends and former teammates after the session.

La Liga ‘disappointed’ in Barcelona statement | Football Espana
La Liga has expressed its ‘disappointment’ at Barcelona withdrawing their support for next month’s scheduled game with Girona to be played in Miami. The Catalan giants released a statement on Monday confirming they would no longer support the proposal, citing a lack of agreement between other organisations.

Source: barcablaugranes.com