Midfielder Frenkie De Jong criticized referee Jesus Gil Manzano for his condescending attitude and for not allowing Barca players to communicate after their 1-2 loss to Real Sociedad in La Liga matchday 20.
Forward Kylian Mbappe ignored coach Xabi Alonso's request to form a guard of honor, following Real Madrid's 2-3 loss to Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final.
The Catalan derby between Espanyol and Barca drew attention with an incident where visiting goalkeeper Joan Garcia pushed Gerard Martin to use his teammate as a shield.
Robert Lewandowski confirmed Barcelona once asked him to stop scoring in the final two rounds of La Liga 2022-2023 to avoid paying Bayern Munich an additional 3 million USD fee.
Having endured an extremely difficult, food-deprived childhood, Barcelona star Raphinha recently returned to his native Brazil for Christmas to organize a special charity event.
Forward Marcus Rashford scored in the 90th minute, helping Barca secure a tough 2-0 victory over third-division club Guadalajara in the Copa del Rey round of 32.
Forward Ferran Torres scored a hat-trick in the first 40 minutes, leading Barca to a 5-3 comeback victory over Betis in La Liga's 15th round, extending their lead over Real to four points.
