Robert Lewandowski is a major doubt for the Clásico on October 28 after last night’s injury.

Sprained ankle. More details ⤵️
theathletic.com/4932942/2023/1…

Lamine Yamal’s Champions League full debut is here.

Oriol Romeu back into the starting XI too. Araujo takes Christensen’s spot.

With De Jong and Pedri injured, this is the closest we migh get to Xavi’s preferred XI imo.

Last time FC Barcelona played at Estadio Do Dragao was 20 years ago, and a 16-year-old kid by the name of Lionel Messi made his first-team debut.

Now they return to Porto with another teenager on the spotlight.

The Athletic | Football
theathletic.com/4925685/2023/1…

Lamine Yamal is the player who has completed more take-ons (16) for Barcelona this season.

At 16, he's already a difference-maker for Xavi and has pushed to a big debate around him: play Yamal or protect Yamal? How can you do both?

The Athletic | Football
theathletic.com/4925685/2023/1…

Barcelona teenager Lamine Yamal has signed a three-year deal that ties him to the club until 2026.

Negotiations started in 2022 & accelerated after Yamal, who had received approaches from clubs around Europe, teamed up with Jorge Mendes.

📝 Pol Ballús

theathletic.com/4920847/?sourc…

#TuDiràs | 🚨 EN DIRECTE. La tertúlia

🗣️ ferran correas, Pol Ballús i Ángel Pérez

📌 El Girona per el lideratge davant el Madrid
📌 L'entrada de Nacho
📌 El gran partit de Fermín

▶️ rac1.cat/directe

Fermin Lopez could have become that guy who, in 25 years, would be sitting at bar unfolding every little detail his Clásico goal in Dallas over and over again.

After last night, I’d say he’ll have plenty of memories to remmember.

The Athletic | Football
theathletic.com/4915000/

Sergio Ramos (who was having a great game tbf) might have won the game for Barcelona with an own goal 😅

Raphinha out with a hamstring problem, which adds up to Frenkie De Jong (he's here on crutches) and Pedri to Barça's injury list.

The Joaos ™

Views are worth the hike tho

🔵 Tactical intelligence
🔴 Superb technique
🔵 Started out as a game-builder
🔴 Turned into a box-crasher

Barcelona manager Xavi pushed hard to sign Ilkay Gundogan this summer — and there’s a good argument to say the German is the player most like him.

📝 Pol Ballús

“In terms of who would be closest to Xavi the footballer, you won’t get many better names than Ilkay Gündogan”

The Athletic | Football
theathletic.com/4909403/2023/0…

Xavi on Lamine Yamal’s load management: 'It’s mainly a physical thing. He is just 16, and there are moments in-game where you can notice his age”

theathletic.com/live-blogs/pre…

Attacking patterns were not outstanding, but Barça created enough to win last night.

What could have costed them more than two points this week, though, was the other end of the pitch.

theathletic.com/4904126/2023/0…