Barcelona advance to Copa del Rey final
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Barcelona won 1-0 at Atletico Madrid to reach its first Copa del Rey final in four seasons on Wednesday, setting up a “clasico” against Real Madrid.
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Barcelona are top of the LaLiga standings with 66 points, three ahead of Real, with third-placed Atletico six further points back in the title race with nine games left.
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It was yet another disappointing home elimination for Atletico after it lost on penalties to Madrid in the round of 16 of the Champions League last month.
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Barcelona could lose playmaker Dani Olmo and forward Pau Víctor for the rest of the season. That's because the league says the club is not complying with financial fair play rules.
Barcelona faces another financial issue after La Liga banned a vital move to sign Dani Olmo and Pau Victor for the second part of the 2024-25 season. Beyond the immediate effects on the two players, this financial turbulence might affect the club’s icon Lionel Messi.
FC Barcelona are back and playing La Liga soccer after the end of the international break as they face Osasuna on Thursday for a rescheduled game that was supposed to take place on March 8 but was suddenly postponed after the death of Barcelona doctor Carles Minarro Garcia a few hours before kickoff.
Dani Alves, the former Barcelona and Brazilian national team star, won his appeal Friday after being found guilty of rape last year.
LaLiga lowered Barcelona's wage cap on Wednesday after it said the club's recently revised accounts do not match the end-of-year figures from its previous auditor which included a 100 million euros ($108.
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FC Barcelona will host Girona on Sunday for another key La Liga battle after the team coached by Hansi Flick. Barcelona managed to win 3-0 against Osasuna on Thursday and are now currently tied atop the table with Real Madrid with 10 matches left before the end of the 2024-25 season.