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The fixture was a fundraiser for research into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the most common form of motor neurone disease (MND), which former Barca ...

Pena made amends for his error with a fine double save from Alvarez but the Premier League side were caught on the counter. Raphinha then had a shot stopped, but it was City who took the lead. [Stefan Ortega](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/151855/Stefan-Ortega) before [Franck Kessie](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/194711/Franck-Kessié) rattled the post. [Sergi Roberto](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/150225/Sergi-Roberto) before a lengthy stoppage due to an injury to City youngster [Luke Mbete](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/307112/Luke-Mbete), who left the pitch on a stretcher after receiving treatment for almost 10 minutes. [La Liga on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S. [Inaki Pena](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/282680/Iñaki-Peña) failed to deal with a simple cross into the box and his fumble was turned in by Alvarez. [Rico Lewis](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/325564/Rico-Lewis), while new signing [Sergio Gomez](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/265993/Sergio-Gómez) started at left-back against his former side. [Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/122260/Pierre-Emerick-Aubameyang) and [Frenkie de Jong](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/219022/Frenkie-de-Jong). [Jules Kounde](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231692/Jules-Koundé), not yet registered for LaLiga action due to Barca not having room within their spending cap, started for the home side, as did Aubameyang, who is in talks to join [Chelsea](/soccer/team?id=363). only)](https://www.espn.com/watch/catalog/cf7b0c51-7c48-3e9a-8abb-0c01b1a973a0) [Cole Palmer](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/296395/Cole-Palmer) drew City level, but the home side looked to have won it when substitute [Memphis Depay](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/159255/Memphis-Depay), who has been told to find a new club before the transfer window closes next week, turned home 10 minutes from time. [Erling Haaland](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/253989/Erling-Haaland) appeared to trip himself up in the box accidentally -- even the Norway striker looked perplexed at the decision -- and Mahrez made no mistake from 12 yards. [Riyad Mahrez](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/163940/Riyad-Mahrez) scored a stoppage-time penalty as [Manchester City](/soccer/team?id=382) and [Barcelona](/soccer/team?id=83) played out an entertaining 3-3 draw in front of 91,062 fans at Camp Nou on Wednesday.

European giants play a 3-3 draw but the match was to raise awareness for ALS, a life-threatening disease that former Barcelona player and coach, ...

Guardiola said post-match: “The artist here is Unzué, who made this possible, because of his stubbornness and all his people pushing and pushing to do it. “I thank Barcelona and Manchester City first. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is a degenerative-neuro disease that has no cure at present and has life expectancy of four to five years.

There are only seven or eight days left (in the window) and we would have to turn to the transfer market. I want him to stay, said Pep Guardiola, ...

I would like you to know that everyone from the ALS team - here on the pitch with me - want to keep living and enjoying life." "I also want to thank everyone who bought a ticket, and everyone who donated via the row zero initiative. I want him to stay," said Pep Guardiola, who conceded Bernardo Silva 'likes Barcelona a lot' after Man City's friendly with the Spanish side on Wednesday

Nostalgia was in the air as Pep Guardiola made an emotional return to the Camp Nou last night, bringing his Manchester City side to Catalonia in the name o.

SportsBrief.com News ☆ Barcelona have now confirmed that Frenchman Samuel Umtiti is indeed off to Italy for a season-long loan with Lecce.

If Barcelona were to sell the player now, they would have to pay him out before he leaves. [sold to raise enough money](https://sportsbrief.com/football/barcelona/22391-panic-camp-nou-barcelona-desperate-offload-4-players-summer-transfer-window-closes/) for the [La Liga](https://sportsbrief.com/tag/la-liga/) club, with at least 3 to 4 players set to make their exits from the Camp Nou before the transfer window closes. [Torres](https://sportsbrief.com/tag/fernando-torres/) and agreed on a new deal with Umtiti, with the agreement that he would defer some of his wages. [owe Samuel Umtiti a whopping €52 million](https://sportsbrief.com/football/barcelona/22410-unwanted-defender-samuel-umtiti-owed-millions-euros-by-fc-barcelona-deferred-salary/) as per the terms of his contract. [Serie A](https://sportsbrief.com/tag/italian-serie-a/) side until the end of the season with no purchase option. [Xavi](https://sportsbrief.com/tag/xavi/) Hernandez.

World Cup-winning France defender Samuel Umtiti will prepare for this year's tournament in Italy instead of Barcelona after moving on loan to Lecce.

France is in a group with Australia, Denmark and Tunisia at the World Cup which starts Nov. He was a starter in central defense at the 2018 World Cup and scored in France’s 1-0 win over Belgium in the semifinals. [since signing the defender from Sevilla](https://apnews.com/article/sports-soccer-la-liga-spain-0be0a4d1c1986607487db1603064e4aa) last month for a reported fee of about 50 million euros ($50 million).

Pep Guardiola was cryptic with his words yesterday when it came to Bernardo Silva. The Manchester City manager refused to rule out the possible departure of ...

[Gerard Romero,](https://twitter.com/gerardromero) Bernardo Silva to Barcelona is still a possibility. Bernardo Silva has always wanted to join Barcelona, and this much was confirmed by Pep Guardiola last night. Pep Guardiola was cryptic with his words yesterday when it came to Bernardo Silva.

Barcelona have taken a further step towards registering Jules Kounde with fellow defender Samuel Umtiti loaned to Serie A side Lecce.

By extending his contract, Barcelona were able to spread Umtiti’s €18 million-a-year salary over three years, rather than 18 months, which created room in their squad cost limit to register Ferran Torres who had joined from Manchester City. Along with Martin Braithwaite, Umtiti was stripped of his Barcelona squad number — No 23 — ahead of this season. [World Cup](https://theathletic.com/football/world-cup/) winner [signed a contract extension with Barcelona in January](https://theathletic.com/3512459/2022/01/10/barcelona-finally-register-torres-after-umtiti-agrees-to-pay-cut/), pushing back the end of his contract from June 2023 to June 2026.

When Barcelona faced Manchester City on Wednesday night, Frenkie de Jong not only started but almost participated for the entire 90 minutes.

Needless to say, his departure or salary cut would help the Catalans sign and register new players. However, he is not willing to take a wage cut given that he already accepted one in the last two years. A meeting with the club’s administration is scheduled and will be decisive in dictating de Jong’s future.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was the star attraction when Barcelona faced Manchester City in a charity game Wednesday night. While the forward scored in the ...

That said, the sale of Aubameyang should go a long way in helping Barcelona balance the books. The journalist suggests Aubameyang is “very close” to joining the Premier League giants. And in light of all this, the striker’s exit from Camp Nou could be imminent, with a move to Chelsea in the closing stages, as per reports from

Barcelona are hoping to return to prominence as their 2022/23 Champions League journey begins, after their first-ever group stage exit last campaign.

Last year's group-stage exit was a disaster for a club of Barcelona's stature, leading to their summer transfer overhaul. Plzen defeated Qarabag in the playoff round to reach the group stage this season. Jose Mourinho's Inter battled past Pep Guardiola's Barcelona before beating Bayern in the final in 2009/10. Robert Lewandowski, who scored twice in the victory at Camp Nou last term, will line up for the Catalans against his old club. They have also only reached the semifinals once (2019) in that span. That consigned the Blaugrana to their Europa League debut, where they were beaten by eventual winners Eintracht Frankfurt.

ISTANBUL (AP) — Barcelona faces another tough Champions League group after being drawn with Bayern Munich and Inter Milan on Thursday as it tries to avoid a ...

Barcelona will face Bayern Munich in the group stages of the 2022-23 Champions League, while Erling Haaland will be reunited with ex-club Dortmund.

[Paris Saint-Germain](/soccer/team?id=160) were handed a tough group in Group H alongside [Juventus](/soccer/team?id=111), [Benfica](/soccer/team?id=1929) and Maccabi Haifa. [Real Madrid](/soccer/team?id=86) were drawn in Group F, where they will play [RB Leipzig](/soccer/team?id=11420), [Shakhtar Donetsk](/soccer/team?id=493) and [Celtic](/soccer/team/_/id/256/celtic). "The first thing to say is this is a proper challenge," Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp told the club's website. GROUP A: Ajax (Netherlands), Liverpool (England), Napoli (Italy), Rangers (Scotland). [Rangers](/soccer/team/_/id/257/rangers), who are making their return to the group stages of the competition for the first time in 12 years, as well as [Ajax ](/soccer/team/_/id/139/ajax-amsterdam)and [Napoli](/soccer/team?id=114). "City are naturally a force to be reckoned with in the Champions League.

Barcelona faces another tough Champions League group after being drawn with Bayern Munich and Inter Milan as it tries to avoid a second straight group-stage ...

That is because of the World Cup in Qatar, which starts Nov. Liverpool and Rangers will have a rare England-Scotland clash in the Champions League. The Champions League starts early this season on Sept. Inter Milan is another former champion in a group that boasts a combined 14 European Cup or Champions League titles. “This is a proper challenge," Liverpol coach Jürgen Klopp said. Shakhtar will play “home” games in Warsaw in neighboring Poland.

The UEFA Champions League group stage is set. Thursday afternoon's draw pitted several intriguing head-to-head matchups with Bayern Munich-Barcelona and ...

James Sands, Malik Tillman and Rangers will face stern tests in Group A after being paired with Liverpool, Napoli, and Ajax. PSG and Juventus will meet for the first time in the UCL group stage after last squaring off in competitive action in the 1996 UEFA Super Cup. Kylian Mbappe and Duhan Vlahovic will headline the attacking talent for both sides in this matchup while U.S.

The UEFA Champions League draw took place on Thursday, and it treated us with some significant reunions in the group stage. Robert Lewandowski will face his ...

The Europa League champions Eintracht Frankfurt will also have a chance at advancing from Group D alongside Sporting CP, Tottenham, and Olympique Marseille. Those two teams are in the consensus group of death with Inter Milan and Viktoria Plzen joining them. The UEFA Champions League draw took place on Thursday, and it treated us with some significant reunions in the group stage.

On Thursday, Barcelona landed with Bayern yet again in a tough Champions League draw as coach Xavi Hernández's team tries to avoid a second straight ...

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