Lionel Messi Barça return? 'Impossible,' Xavi says
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN
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Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez 'very happy' with rejuvenated Ousmane Dembele
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said forward Ousmane Dembele is a player reborn after the France international scored twice in the LaLiga club's 2-2 pre-season draw with Serie A side Juventus on Tuesday at the Cotton Bowl stadium in Dallas, Texas. Dembele opened the scoring in the 34th minute with a fine solo effort, dribbling past Juan Cuadrado and Alex Sandro before drilling a fierce shot past goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, but his goal was cancelled out by Moise Kean's equaliser in the 39th minute. Dembele immediately restored Barcelona's lead, scoring his second just a minute later, only for Kean to once again draw Juventus level with a second-half strike.
Barcelona manager Xavi 'very happy' with rejuvenated Dembele
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said forward Ousmane Dembele is a player reborn after the France international scored twice in the LaLiga club's 2-2 pre-season draw with Serie A side Juventus on Tuesday at the Cotton Bowl stadium in Dallas, Texas.
Juventus, Barcelona draw 2-2 in US friendly
Barcelona and Juventus fought to an entertaining 2-2 draw in their US pre-season friendly in Dallas on Tuesday. French winger Dembele fired Barcelona ahead after 34 minutes at the Cotton Bowl, wriggling past Juventus players Juan Cuadrado and Sandro before beating Juve goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny to make it 1-0. But Juventus hit back five minutes later with Colombian wing-back Cuadrado making amends with a pinpoint low cross that found Kean who tapped in past Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Xavi Persilakan Depay Pergi dari Barcelona
Memphis Depay disebut dipersilakan pergi dari Barcelona oleh Xavi Hernandez. Ketatnya persaingan di lini depan El Barca bikin Depay tak jadi pilihan utama.
Watch: Rudiger, Busquets, Vinicius scrap in feisty El Clasico skirmish
Antonio Rudiger, Eden Hazard, Vinicius Junior, Sergio Busquets and Ronald Araujo were all involved as a so-called friendly between Real Madrid and Barcelona descended into an all-out scrap.
Alves joins Mexico's Pumas on free transfer
Brazil defender Dani Alves has joined Mexican side Pumas UNAM on a free transfer, the Liga MX club said on Thursday, a month after he ended his second stint with Barcelona.
Barcelona urge Jules Koundé to wait with Chelsea close to agreeing £55m fee
Barcelona are still trying to muscle in on Chelsea’s attempt to sign the Sevilla centre-back Jules Koundé.