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Thursday, 18 September 2025
Saturday, 19 July 2025
CHELSEA READY TO MAKE €50M PLUS OFFER FOR BARCELONA MIDFIELDER
According to reports in Spain, Chelsea are willing to make a €50 million-plus offer for the FC Barcelona midfielder.
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| FBL-EUR-C1-BARCELONA-SHAKHTAR | LLUIS GENE/GettyImages |
Chelsea defeated Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup final on Sunday night, securing their title as world champions. The Blues are now looking to further bolster their squad ahead of next season after finishing the 24/25 campaign with two trophies under Enzo Maresca's leadership. Even though they have already made some major signings, they are now pursuing a few more.
Chelsea are believed to be currently looking to add more quality to their midfield. And they might look towards Barcelona for that.
As reported by Fichajes, Chelsea are willing to make an offer exceeding €50 million for Fermin Lopez, convinced that the competition he will face at Barcelona with players like Dani Olmo could open a window of opportunity. The Spaniard is fully focused on succeeding at Camp Nou, but he is also open to considering alternatives if his prominence diminishes.
Since being promoted to Barcelona's first-team, Lopez has only gotten better. The 22-year-old made a name for himself with his outstanding performances last season, despite not being a regular starter under Hansi Flick. He scored 8 goals and provided 10 assists in 46 matches across all competitions. He only featured for 2039 minutes. Elite output for a midfielder.
Chelsea ready to make €50m-plus offer for Barcelona midfielder
Lopez has four years left on his contract with Barcelona, and they have no plans of discussing his departure. The club believe he might become one of their pillars in the future.
However, it appears that Chelsea are hoping to capitalise on the fact that the Spanish club cannot guarantee him a starting role, and there is no immediate prospect of that improving next season. Remember, Olmo dealt with multiple injuries this season and is only expected to feature more often moving forward.
Furthermore, everybody is aware of the La Liga club's ongoing financial difficulties. As a result, they are always likely to consider satisfactory offers.
There is no doubt that Lopez would be an excellent addition to the team, but convincing Barcelona will be difficult because they are aware of the player's potential. And the 22-year-old is unlikely to leave his boyhood club unless absolutely convinced that it is the right step. Can Chelsea pull it off?
- Sayak Biswas
Monday, 12 May 2025
FC BARCELONA RAGES OVER REAL REAL MADRID VAR ROOM 'THANK GOODNESS' REMARK
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| FC Barcelona fans and pundits that cover the club have been left furious by an audio recording from the VAR room made during Sunday's 4-3 win over bitter rival Real Madrid in El Clasico |
FC Barcelona, its fans, and pundits that cover the club have been left furious by an audio recording from the VAR room made during Sunday's 4-3 win over bitter rival Real Madrid in El Clasico.
The Catalans went into the latest addition of the world’s biggest derby crestfallen after Tuesday’s painful Champions League semifinal second leg exit to Inter Milan.
Once more, Hansi Flick’s young side went 2-0 down early, but managed to come back to lead the tie for the first time 3-2 ahead of Inter goals in the 93rd and 99th minute which sunk hopes of an impressive quadruple trophy haul.
Barca had little time to dust itself off, and prepare for a fourth 2024/2025 showdown with its arch nemesis in Montjuic at the weekend.
There were doubts leading up to kick off as to whether Barca would be emotionally drained and also lacking physically thanks to a gruelling 120 minutes of play at the San Siro.
True to form, they once again allowed a powerful opposition to go 2-0 goals clear through a brace from Kylian Mbappe on this occasion.
Thankfully for Culers, Barca roared back to overturn that deficit and lead 4-2 come half time. Because Madrid only managed to pull another goal back, the home team ran out victors and now harbor a seven-point advantage at the La Liga summit with three games left to run..
As is often the case, however, the latest of four clashes between the Spanish football behemoths wasn’t allowed to pass without incident.
Lamine Yamal appeared to have been fouled by Dani Ceballos on the move that resulted in the second of Mbappe’s three goals but nothing was called, and Barca also didn’t get awarded a penalty when it appeared Aurelien Tchouameni had handled the ball in his own penalty box.
"There you have the images, it’s a shot on goal. We don’t have many more powerful cameras," said VAR referee Juan Martinez Munuera, as explained by SPORT .
As shown by audio recordings, referee Hernandez Hernandez made a decision and then commented: "For me [Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut] Courtois is behind. Give it one more frame, that’s where the impact occurs, [with] the arm down. For me it's not a penalty, Juan."
Yet it is a remark in relation to a third incident that has Barca, Culers, and pundits that cover the club in a huff.
Fermin Lopez handled the ball on his way to smash home what could have been a fifth goal for the Blaugrana across the afternoon, and the player himself later admitted that he had done so.
Yet it is the fact that Munuera used the Spanish expression “menos mal”, translated as something close to “thank goodness” in English, to describe the development that has upset many.
“Listen to me Alex, we just detected a hand, okay? Come and see it, please”, you can hear in an audio recording from the VAR room, before the addition of “thank goodness” when it seems it’s been realized that Fermin had handled the ball on his way to beat Courtois.
FC Barcelona “should demand an explanation”
In a week that Barca and figures including President Joan Laporta returned from Milan complaining that bad refereeing had cost them the chance to reach the UCL final for the first time since 2015, at least their rage will not be as seething given they came out on the winning side this time round.
According to SPORT journalist Toni Juanmarti, however, FC Barcelona should still “demand an explanation” from Spanish soccer officials as to why the remark was made.
- Tom Sanderson
Monday, 10 February 2025
RELEASED VAR CONVERSION REVEALS WHY BARCELONA MIDFIELDER WAS SHOWN A RED CARD AGAINST SEVILLA
The midfielder Fermin Lopez was initially shown a yellow card by the referee for a harsh challenge on Djibril Sow, but after a VAR review, this card was turned to red and the player was expelled.
Naturally, the expulsion was quite controversial as the Barcelona faithful believed the red card shown was rather harsh.
Amid this controversy, MARCA reports that the conversation between the referee Hernandez Hernandez and the in charge of VAR for this game, Carlos del Cerro Grande, has been released. The conversation between the two officials took place as follows:
“Alejandro, I recommend a review for a potential serious rough play.”
“He goes in with a high leg, and his leg bends… in our opinion, his leg gets caught and twists dangerously for the Sevilla player.”
The on-pitch referee, Hernandez Hernandez replies:
“He goes in very hard. Loss of body control. That is dangerous. Perfect… I’m going to change the yellow card for number 16 to a red.”
The VAR images for the foul show Fermin Lopez’s studs to be upturned, but it was not clear whether he had hit Sow with these studs.
However, MARCA went on to publish the opinion of a former referee, Perez Burull, for whom it was the right decision to expel Lopez. He argues the height of the midfielder’s boot was quite high, which justifies the red card, and if his boot had been lower, a yellow card would have sufficed.
- Ahmad Sarmad Ansari
Friday, 7 February 2025
COPA DEL RAY SEMI-FINAL DRAW: BARCELONA BECOMES FINAL SEMI-FINALIST; DATE AND TIME FOR DRAW REVEALED
Barcelona defeated Valencia to secure the final spot in the Copa del Rey semi-finals, joining Real Madrid in the last four stage. With the lineup now complete, all eyes turn to the upcoming semi-final draw. Here’s when and where the Copa del Rey semi-final draw will take place.
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| Ferran Torres, Fermin Lopez and Lamine Yama scored as Barcelona thumped Valencia. Image: AP |
Barcelona crushed Valencia 5-0 with Ferran Torres scoring a hat-trick as the La Blaugrana on Thursday became the fourth and final team to reach the Copa del Rey semi-finals. Besides Torres, Fermin Lopez and Lamine Yamal also scored a goal each at the Mestalla as the record 31-time Spanish Cup winners stayed on course for another trophy.
Real Sociedad also advanced to the Copa del Rey semi-finals on the same day with a 2-0 win over Osasuna, who had Alejandro Catena sent off. The other two teams in the last four round are Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.
Copa del Rey semi-final draw
Before we bring you match reports from Barcelona and Real Sociedad games, let’s take a look at when the Copa del Rey semi-final draw will take place.
The Copa del Rey semi-final draw will take place on 12 February (Wednesday) at the office of the Spanish Football Federation. The draw will take place at 1 pm CET (5.30 pm IST; 7 am ET).
The semi-finals will be played over two legs. The first legs will take place on 25,26 or 27 February with the return legs happening on 1,2 or 3 April.
How Barcelona defeated Valencia
Ferran Torres hit a hat-trick as Barcelona routed Valencia 5-0 on Thursday to cruise into the Copa del Rey semi-finals. Fermin Lopez and Lamine Yamal were also on target for the record 31-time Spanish Cup winners as they swaggered to victory at an upset Mestalla stadium.
Earlier Real Sociedad progressed with a comfortable 2-0 win over 10-man Osasuna, joining Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in a strong final four.
Former Valencia forward Torres took the plaudits with his treble inside 30 minutes, taking full advantage of Barca coach Hansi Flick’s decision to rest striker Robert Lewandowski.
“We thought that it would be a very difficult game, because here at Mestalla is always a hard ground to play,” Torres told TVE.
“We had the luck that we scored goals early and in the end that sunk them.”
The Spaniard netted in the third minute, running onto a fine Alejandro Balde through ball and finishing clinically against his former side.
Torres netted the second after 17 minutes when teenage winger Yamal’s shot bounced off the post back into his path.
Lopez put Barcelona three up midway through the first half with a well-timed run expertly found by Pedri Gonzalez, rounding goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski and tucking home.
Torres completed his hat-trick after half-an-hour with an accurate low finish after Raphinha teed him up on the edge of the box.
The former Manchester City winger’s bright display offered food for thought, with Barcelona scoring at least five goals in the last four games where veteran Polish striker Lewandowski has not started.
Some Valencia fans started leaving the Mestalla stadium in anger, a constant theme around the club with owner Peter Lim criticised by supporters with chants and banners.
This was Valencia’s second thrashing at Barca’s hands in the space of two weeks, after the Catalans triumphed 7-1 at home in La Liga.
‘Suffer like this’
Valencia had a rare moment of cheer at the start of the second half when Umar Sadiq found the net but the goal was ruled out for offside.
The gangly Nigerian striker then won a penalty but that too was scrapped after he was shown to be offside again in the build-up.
At the other end Yamal struck the post again but this time the ball flew out and to safety for Valencia.
The 17-year-old Spain star got his goal eventually with a low effort which took a small deflection and beat Dimitrievski, who could still have kept it out.
“I’m really happy with the team, how they played, we created chances and scored them from the beginning and that helped us a lot,” Flick told TVE.
“(Attacking) is the style we want to play in, you know the hunger the team has to go for the next goal… it’s a young team and they focus on scoring goals.”
Valencia are 19th in La Liga, four points from safety and Torres said he hoped they could survive in the top flight.
“I hope Valencia save themselves because in the end I’m just another fan,” added the forward.
“It’s hard to see the club of your youth and your life suffer like this, they’re really going through it.”
Valencia coach Carlos Corberan said his team had been left hurt by the defeat.
“It’s a very tough loss, especially hard because we feel the same as we did after the league game, but in front of our fans at Mestalla,” he said.
“We have to give a better account of ourselves… the fans deserve a lot more than what we have been capable of.”
In San Sebastian Ander Barrenetxea and Brais Mendez struck for hosts Real Sociedad before Osasuna had Alejandro Catena sent off for a wild challenge after 35 minutes.
Osasuna beat the same opposition 2-1 in La Liga on Sunday but Catena’s dismissal effectively ended any hope of mounting a comeback.
La Real reached the Copa semi-finals for the third time in six seasons, last winning in the 2020 edition.
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