FC Barcelona News: 18 April 2019

Barcelona to meet Liverpool in Champions League last four | Sport
Jurgen Klopp’s side overcame Porto in the quarterfinal on Wednesday, winning 4-1 at the Estadio do Dragao to seal a 6-1 aggregate win. The Premier League team were comfortable winners over the 180 minutes. The Portuguese side never looked in the tie.

Barça-Liverpool: Dates and times confirmed for Champions League semi-finals | Sport
The dates and times have been confirmed for the two-legged semi-final clash between FC Barcelona and Liverpool! The first leg will be played at the Camp Nou on the 1st May at 21:00 (local time) and the return leg, at Anfield, takes place on the 7th May at 21:00.

5 things you should know about Liverpool FC | FC Barcelona
Liverpool FC’s home ground of Anfield is one of the most famous football grounds in the world. Originally home to city rivals Everton FC before their move to Goodison Park, the stadium has hosted the club’s home fixtures since 1892 and has recently been redeveloped to extend its capacity to over 54,000 with plans for a further extension on the horizon.

Messi four goals away from reaching the 600 mark at Barcelona | Marca
With his brace against Manchester United, Lionel Messi has reached 596 career goals at Barcelona and he needs another four to reach the 600 mark.

Barça and Rakuten announce in Tokyo the ‘FC Barcelona Japan Tour 2019 Presented by Rakuten’ | FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona and Rakuten, Inc. today announced the “FC Barcelona Japan Tour 2019 Presented by Rakuten,” which will see the Club visit Japan in July to compete against J.League J1 club Vissel Kobe and English Premier League club Chelsea FC in the “Rakuten Cup Supported by Scalp-D” tournament.

Simeone: Messi criticism in Argentina is not at all fair | Goal
“The criticism towards Messi is not fair, not at all, especially in Argentina,” Simeone told Goal. “They all ask with Messi ‘why in Barcelona yes and in Argentina no?’ It is not difficult to know why, it’s easy. In Barcelona there are some players and a team that supports him and in Argentina there are no such players”.

Levante will once again ask for Barcelona to be punished over the Chumi case | Marca
The Spanish Football Federation’s Competition Committee has ruled in favour of Levante in relation to Barcelona’s ineligible line-up in their Copa del Rey game on January 10, and the Granotas will ask for the Blaugrana’s punishment.

All the questions and answers about Barcelona fielding an illegible player | Marca
It’s now been confirmed that Barcelona fielded an illegible player in their Copa del Rey tie with Levante. Chumi started the first leg defeat away at Levante before Barcelona turned the tie around with a 3-0 win at the Camp Nou in the return leg in the last 16.

Barça keeping tracks on young Hercules full-back Nani | Sport
Hercules left-back Rubén Molina ‘Nani’ is a target for Spanish champions Barcelona, according to Deportes COPE Alicante. Nani has spent time at Real Madrid and Villarreal’s academies, as well as in his current club’s youth set up, signed a new one-year deal with the Alicante club recently. Therefore, to land him in the summer, any suitor would have to pay his release clause.

Source: barcablaugranes.com