FC Barcelona News: 12 March 2025

A round-up of the latest Barcelona news and rumors

Minute’s silence ahead of Barça v Benfica in memory of Carles Miñarro - FC Barcelona
An emotional minute’s silence before the Barça v Benfica game in memory of Dr. Carles Miñarro. Before the start of the Champions League game the players and the fans took a moment to remember the figure of the Barça firs team doctor who passed away unexpectedly last Saturday. Furthermore, the players wore black armbands in memory of their colleague during the the game against the Portuguese club.

FC Barcelona 3-1 Benfica: Onward to the quarters! - FC Barcelona
Barça are through to the quarter finals of the Champions League! The odds were already nicely stacked in their favour following their 1-0 win in Lisbon, but there were still another 90 minutes to be played against one of Europe’s biggest clubs.

26th appearance in the Champions League quarter finals - FC Barcelona
After qualifying for the last eight with their 4-1 aggregate win over Benfica, the blaugranes have now reached the quarter finals on 26 occasions in their history.

FC Barcelona's quarter final opponent to be decided on Wednesday - FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona are through to the quarter finals of the Champions League thanks to their 4-1 aggregate win over Benfica. But they will have to wait until Wednesday to know who'll they'll be meeting next. It will either be Lille or Dortmund, who are meeting in the north of France at 6.45pm CET.

Raphinha becomes FC Barcelona's fifth highest scoring Brazilian - FC Barcelona
Raphinha has been having an extraordinary season, supplying goals left, right and centre. The goals weren't coming at the fastest of rates in his first two seasons after joining from Leeds United but under Hansi Flick he can do nothing wrong. Two more goals against Benfica this Tuesday have taken is overall tally to 47, making him the fifth highest scoring Brazilian in club history.

Hansi Flick ‘positive expectations’ for FC Barcelona in the Champions League - FC Barcelona
Hansi Flick couldn’t be happier with “the great job” done by his team to win 3-1, and 4-1 on aggregate, against a Benfica side that didn’t make things easy in Tuesday’s Champions League last 16 second leg, especially in the first half.

Flick: "We are all very happy for Lamine Yamal" - Mundo Deportivo
Hansi Flick expressed his satisfaction at Barça's authoritative qualification for the Champions League quarter-finals after beating Benfica 3-1 at Montjuïc and making the most of the 1-0 advantage from the first leg at Da Luz to make a 4-1 aggregate scoreline in the tie.

"We are showing that we can win all the titles" - Mundo Deportivo
Gavi added to the euphoria in the Barça dressing room after reaching the Champions League quarter-finals in a great performance by the squad against Benfica. The midfielder was also upset with the reports that, according to him, have indicated a possible interest of the player in leaving the club for not being an undisputed starter.

Dortmund or Lille, rivals in the quarterfinals for a Barça without home advantage - Mundo Deportivo
Flick's team will play the return leg away from home as well as a hypothetical semi-final. The French side will host the Germans on Wednesday after the 1-1 draw at Signal Iduna Park.

A juicy UEFA prize for Barça: it already exceeds 100 million and meets the budget - Mundo Deportivo
The passage to the quarter-finals of the Champions League means an income of 12.5 million (it was 10.6 last season with the previous format) and the total figure this season is now 101.5 million. The club always plans to reach this round in the top continental competition in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey, an objective also achieved.

"We are candidates to win everything" - Mundo Deportivo
Raphinha, who scored a brace against Benfica that took the team to the Champions League quarter-finals, expressed his conviction of Barça's chances in all competitions. The Brazilian also had words of praise for Lamine Yamal: "With him, we can only win".

Araujo: "The doctor's death was very hard; we loved him very much" - Mundo Deportivo
The Uruguayan centre-back and captain of Barça sent his best wishes to the family of Dr. Carles Miñarro, who passed away last Saturday.

Source: barcablaugranes.com