Xavi undecided on offer to coach Barcelona

Xavi has only been in management since July when he took over Qatari club Al Sadd

Xavi linked to replace Valverde as Barcelona boss

Al Sadd insist they have had no official approach for former Spain midfielder

Ken Early: Did Lionel Messi’s team talk help Liverpool beat Barcelona?

Club documentary shows Messi summoning the negative ghosts of Rome in Anfield dressing room

Freak Vidal goal gives sluggish Barcelona victory at Leganes

La Liga leaders went a goal down to league’s bottom side before comeback

Barcelona in the eye of the storm as Catalan crisis deepens

Guardiola’s support for independence for region continues to raise hackles at home

Valverde questions late reds as Barcelona thrash Sevilla

Lionel Messi rounds off the scoring before Ronald Araujo and Dembele are sent off

Barcelona’s patchy start continues with Osasuna draw

Ansu Fati (16) becomes youngest ever La Liga goalscorer but Barca held to a draw

Griezmann bags brace as Barca bounce back against Real Betis

Summer signing inspires comeback after Nabil Fekir’s early opener at the Nou Camp

Athletic Bilbao consign Barcelona to first day defeat

Aritz Aduriz scores stunning late bicycle kick to crash Griezmann and De Jong’s debuts

Lionel Messi admits Liverpool loss ‘has spoilt a little the year’

Barcelona look to finish the season on a high with fifth straight Copa del Rey title

Barcelona president insists Ernesto Valverde’s job is safe

The Catalan club have signed FC Groningen youngster Ludovit Reis for next season

Trent Alexander-Arnold’s ‘genius moment’ summed up Liverpool

Defender’s quick-thinking and effort encapsulated Klopp’s side

Barcelona burn at Anfield - the Catalan press reaction

Ernesto Valverde bears the brunt of criticism after “greatest humiliation in history”

Jürgen Klopp praises ‘unstoppable’ Lionel Messi

Liverpool boss happy with his side's performance despite 3-0 defeat

Jürgen Klopp knows Liverpool must ‘suffer’ to beat Barcelona

Liverpool manager says Argentinian is the greatest player of all time

Lionel Messi challenge holds no fear for Virgil van Dijk

‘Barça are one of the best teams in the world but anything can happen’

Here’s how to beat Barcelona in the Catalan capital

A look back over their 10 home defeats in 15 years of matches at Camp Nou in Catalonia

Barcelona goalkeeper says one goal lead ‘not enough to defend’

‘The good thing is that we play differently to PSG but they are really dangerous

The talk is of THAT goal but Solskjær focusing on belief not fate

Barcelona manager says the thing he fears about United is their speed

All in the game: Lennon laughs off ‘Hampden Hoodoo’ as cup disappears

Broken tattoo . . . angry fan of the week . . . tall tales . . . quotes of the week

Barcelona warm up for Man United visit with Huesca stalemate

Ernesto Valverde rings the changes as La Liga’s basement side hold the leaders

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: we are capable of another comeback

`We can do it, no doubt about it, we know we can carry a goal threat’

Barcelona’s ‘priceless’ Luis Suárez needs to replicate domestic form

Already he is the famous Catalan club’s fifth all-time top scorer with 175 in 240 games

Solskjær urges United to be ‘streetwise’ against Barcelona

Manager insists Paul Pogba will be at Old Trafford next season

Sergio Busquets: Beating heart of Barcelona recalls ‘highest point’ against United in 2011

‘That was the best performance of Pep’s era, where our success, our superiority, was most overwhelming’

Ernesto Valverde accepts Barcelona’s ‘Messidependence’

Messi sparks comeback as Barca steal draw after trailing Villarreal 4-2 in 90th minute

Messi’s derby double secures win and a 10th straight 40-goal season

Ernesto Valverde’s side go 13 points clear at the top of La Liga

Messi and the hat-trick that brought a stadium to its knees

Rival fans unite to acclaim greatest because of how he did it, and how often he has done it

Barcelona restore seven-point La Liga lead after comeback win

Rayo Vallecano took the lead through on-loan Real Madrid striker Raul De Tomas

Barcelona invests in preparing for the players of the future

Innovation hub works on nutrition, training regimens, injury management and even sleep patterns in search of an edge on the pitch

Gareth Bale cuts an increasingly detached figure at Real Madrid

Bale doesn’t look happy, doesn’t speak Spanish and his teammates call him ‘the golfer’

Messi scores 50th career hat-trick and claims Barcelona back to their best

Catalans go 10 points clear of Atletico Madrid at the top of La Liga

Messi penalty enough for Barcelona against stubborn Valladolid

Former Barcelona goalkeeper Jordi Masip saved another Messi spot kick

Ernesto Valverde extends his Barcelona contract

Catalan club announce manager to extend stay as they head for back-to-back titles

El Clasico talking points: Messi injury could mean Real revenge

Catalan club will host bitter rivals in first of three clashes between them in coming weeks

Lionel Messi’s brace rescues a point for Barça against Valencia

Barcelona’s run of eight-consecutive La Liga wins ended but they remain six points clear

Lionel Messi scores for eighth straight game as Barcelona triumph

Girona battled hard with 10 men before Argentine star scored his side’s second goal

Lucas Moura completes mission impossible as Spurs qualify for last 16

Mauricio Pochettino’s side earn draw against understrength Barcelona at the Nou Camp

Barcelona boss Valverde hails ‘extraordinary’ Lionel Messi

Barca thrash city rivals Espanyol 4-0 after Messi opens scoring with sublime free-kick

Lionel Messi could play for Barcelona against Inter Milan

Barcelona star could return to action early after breaking a bone in his right arm

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