Barcelona’s players traditionally vote for the captains and journalist Toni Juanmarti has a theory as to why Lewandowski is not part of the group. “When he joined the club, he brought not only mentality but also an ethos of hard physical work,” he told Fakt.

Lionel Messi had many iconic El Clasico moments, we look through his best moments against Real Madrid for Barcelona.

Barcelona forward Raphinha is not expected to return for up to a month after suffering a setback with his hamstring injury. The Brazil international returned to partial training with Hansi Flick’s squad on Thursday and was hoping to prove his fitness in time to play a part in Sunday’s first Clasico of the season against Real Madrid.

Capping a big week in international soccer, the first edition of El Clasico for the 2025-’26 Spanish LaLiga season is set for Sunday in Madrid, where Real Madrid will host rival Barcelona.

With the first Clásico of the season coming soon, we ask our experts: What's the best starting XI you can make of Real Madrid and Barcelona players?

Marcus Rashford has been hailed as Barcelona's best player as he lit up the Champions League again on Tuesday.

Fermin Lopez scored a hat trick and Marcus Rashord hit two goals as Barcelona routed Olympiakos 6-1 in the Champions League.

Barcelona forward Raphinha will miss Sunday's Clásico against Real Madrid after suffering a setback in his return from a hamstring injury, a source told ESPN.

Real Madrid had long looked destined for the 2023–24 La Liga title by the time the second Clásico of the season rolled around. Los Blancos were all but confirmed champions by the final whistle of Barcelona’s trip to the Santiago Bernabéu in April.

The Spanish league says plans for Barcelona to play a regular-season game against Villarreal outside Miami in December have been called off

Furthermore, Sunday’s meeting with Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu comes with Barca still suffering from something of an injury crisis.

Lamine Yamal mocked YouTuber Ibai Lanos and told him to "go to sleep" during a wild celebration after the Barcelona wonderkid saw his team to victory in a "Clasico" in Gerard Pique's Kings League. His over-the-top gestures came hot on the heels of another fiery moment during a Twitch stream,