FC Barcelona News: 22 February 2025

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A round-up of the latest Barcelona news and rumors

FC Barcelona squad for the trip to Las Palmas - FC Barcelona
League leaders Barça travel to Las Palmas in week 25 of La Liga aiming to retain top spot ahead of rivals Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid. The team from the Canary Islands will be no pushover as they have already beaten the blaugranes once this season in the league, winning 2-1 in November at the Estadi Olímpic.

Five things about Las Palmas v Barça - FC Barcelona
Top spot achieved once again for FC Barcelona in LaLiga. However, the blaugranes need to get as many points as possible from the 14 remaining games to have a chance of ending in that privileged position.

Hansi Flick: 'It will be a difficult tie' - FC Barcelona
Another LaLiga match is just around the corner, but today saw the Champions League draw to decide the route to the final in Munich on 31 May. Barça are to face Benfica in the last 16 and then Dortmund or Lille in a potential quarterfinal.

FC Barcelona to face Benfica in the last 16 of the Champions League - FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona will face Benfica in the last 16 of the Champions League following Friday's draw at UEFA Headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. Hansi Flick's team will play the first leg away from home at the Estádio da Luz on Wednesday 5 March, kick off 9pm CET with the second leg the following week on Tuesday 11 March at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, kick off 6.45pm CET.

European encounters against Benfica - FC Barcelona
As regular participants in the Champions League, Barça and Benfica have already faced each other on several occasions. The blaugranes have mostly ended up with a positive result, but the Lisbon side have also come out on top. When looking back at past encounters between the sides, a classic match comes to mind, no less than the European Cup final in the 1960/61 season, when Benfica downed Barça 3-2 to be crowned European champions.

Deco: 'We need to work hard and play good football' - FC Barcelona
The Director of Football describes the knockout tie against Benfica as a "tough" match and emphasises the importance of taking it game by game.

Cubarsí the guest in 'The Blaugrana room' - FC Barcelona
Pau Cubarsí sat down on the sofa in the relaxed ambience of The Blaugrana room to look back at his days at FC Barcelona from childhood through to life with the first team, where he has only been for little over a year, but has already accumulated a wealth of memories. Here he shares his stories about something he only used to see on TV but is now living in the flesh.

Source: barcablaugranes.com