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🎙️ Kerolin on her Barça teammates:

"The team is really united, and everyone has the desire to win everything. I love that mentality. There's also a lot of mutual respect. Coming here, getting to know this dressing room and becoming part of it has been very special, and I feel it's helping me improve as a player."

[h/t @mundodeportivo]

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🎙️ Kerolin on playing El Clásico at Spotify Camp Nou:

"Playing at Spotify Camp Nou feels like a dream. I'm like, 'Oh my God, is this really happening to me?' A Clásico against Real Madrid, it's such an incredible opportunity."

[h/t @mundodeportivo]

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🎙️ Cata Coll on El Clásico:

"They're playing very well, showing good football and full of confidence. We know it's going to be a very difficult game."

"We're Barça, we know what's at stake, and these are exactly the kind of matches that motivate us the most."

[h/t @mundodeportivo]

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🎙️ Esmee Brugts on her renewal:

"I'm taking things one day at a time. In football, you never know what can happen, but I'm happy and comfortable here, and I'd like to stay."

[h/t @razalo71]

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🎙️ Patri on her renewal:

"We're in talks and everything is going very well for both sides. Hopefully, we'll be able to share more about it soon. They already know me well. For now, I'm fully focused on the games, but the negotiations are progressing really well."

[h/t @AdrianVazquezM_]

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🚨 Raphinha has NO injury and will be available for Barça's match against Getafe.

[h/t @Alfremartinezz]

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🚨 Joan García and Eric García are expected to be available for Barça's game against Getafe. ✅🔵🔴

[h/t @Nilsola10]

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❗They won the Quadruple and absolutely demolished Lyon in last season's UWCL final, keeping a CLEAN SHEET in the process, despite your entire argument all season being about players leaving and completely writing Barça off in the UWCL.

That was their fourth UWCL title in no time, and they've kept clean sheets in THREE of those finals, a detail that somehow always gets conveniently ignored. At the end of the day, the only thing that truly matters is being the team that lifts the UWCL trophy, not obsessing over some arbitrary clean-sheet statistic.

Every single year, it's the same recycled narrative, desperately looking for anything negative about Barça. BUT BUT BUT. 🥴

@WGolazo

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"I know they're going to score a lot of goals, it's what they're best at. The question for them is can they keep a clean sheet?"

Mim Walker Khan and @janellyfarias discuss Barcelona's back line before they kickoff at 12:45 PM on @paramountplus 👇

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🚨 Barça will speak with Raphinha today to understand why he keeps suffering injuries, particularly in the same area, while on international duty with Brazil. Barça want to determine whether there's a recurring pattern in Brazil's training sessions or warm-ups that could be contributing to the injuries.

[h/t @angelperezpx]

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🚨 Barça scouts were present to watch VfB Stuttgart centre-back Finn Jeltsch.

[h/t @SkySportDE]

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🚨 Esmee Brugts is nearing an agreement on a contract extension, with an announcement potentially coming soon. Talks over Ewa Pajor's renewal are also moving forward, and both players are keen to remain at Barça.

[h/t @razalo71]

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🚨 𝗙𝗖 𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗔 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧:

Following reports about an alleged reactivation of UEFA's case against FC Barcelona over the Negreira matter, the club has issued the following clarifications:

UEFA has not opened a new case against FC Barcelona. The proceedings began in 2023 with the appointment of two investigators, who have since carried out the actions they considered necessary. The club has consistently complied with all of their requests. The case has not been reopened because it was never closed in the first place.

UEFA's statement confirms that it has received documentation submitted by Real Madrid and that the investigators will assess it as part of the existing investigation. The statement explicitly refers twice to an investigation and review that are "ongoing." It therefore does not announce the opening, reopening or reactivation of any case, nor does it make any judgment regarding the substance or value of the documents submitted.

It is up to the investigators to decide what action, if any, should be taken regarding this documentation. As of today, they have made no new request to FC Barcelona, nor have they forwarded Real Madrid's complaint to the club. If they do so, Barça will respond accordingly, as it has done throughout the process.

Under the applicable legislation, the UEFA proceedings are subject to the outcome of the criminal proceedings currently taking place in Spain and will remain so.

Since the investigation began, FC Barcelona has continued to obtain its UEFA licence without objections and has continued participating in UEFA competitions.

For clarity and to allow the information to be independently verified, the club has reproduced UEFA's original communication in full:

"UEFA can confirm that it has received from Real Madrid CF a substantial amount of documents related to the ongoing investigation into FC Barcelona in the matter involving José María Enríquez Negreira, the former vice-president of the Technical Committee of Referees of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (the so-called 'Negreira matter').

The UEFA Ethics and Disciplinary Inspectors have also received these latest documents which they will assess as part of their ongoing review."

FC Barcelona reiterates its full cooperation with the relevant authorities and calls for accuracy and precision in reporting on these proceedings.

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❗We've cleared up and easily debunked everything Madrid media and the club itself tried to push. At this point, we've been dealing with these lies and fabricated stories for years, so debunking them has become almost effortless, especially when their lies are this pathetic.

The full UEFA statement is literally right there for everyone to read. Anyone can check it themselves: did UEFA mention anything beyond receiving the documents from Real Madrid? NO!

VISCA EL BARÇA! 🔵🔴

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❗UEFA did receive documents from Real Madrid and that's it. That does not mean UEFA has opened a new investigation against Barça.

Madrid media is now pushing the narrative that "UEFA HAS OPENED AN INVESTIGATION AGAINST BARÇA AND COULD BAN BARÇA FROM THE COMPETITION IF FOUND GUILTY." Where exactly did any UEFA official say that? NOWHERE!

UEFA has not stated that, nor has it announced that Barça could be expelled from the competition. Barça have also already clarified the situation.

If UEFA has actually opened a new investigation, then where is the official UEFA statement explicitly saying so? Where does UEFA say Barça could be banned if found guilty? It's NOWHERE in the statement.

As usual, the Madrid media is turning the receipt of documents into something far bigger than what UEFA actually communicated. Don't fall for the manufactured lies.

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🗣️ "Everything is smoke," say Barça. The club not only confirms that NO new case has been opened, but also points out that UEFA would not have renewed their participation license if it had found anything significant. Barça remain calm and confident that nothing will come of it.

[h/t @ferrancorreas]

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🚨 Barça confirm that UEFA has only received Real Madrid's complaint.

Contrary to what is being reported by parts of the Madrid media, UEFA has not announced the opening of any new investigation file.

UEFA has also made it clear that it will not take any further action until the Spanish justice system reaches a ruling.

[h/t @sport]

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❗Real Madrid's latest statement about Barça and the UEFA investigation is nothing new. UEFA opened this investigation back in 2023, and three years later, they still haven't found anything against Barça. At this point, we've seen more statements from Real Madrid about Barça than actual trophies from them over the last three years, which is hilarious in itself. 🤣

They're simply recycling the same old material and presenting it as something new when it isn't. The real question, though, is what exactly are they trying to distract from this time? We'll find out soon enough. Their obsession with Barça is genuinely unreal. They just can't help themselves. 🥴

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🚨 Raphinha has returned to Barcelona and will undergo further medical tests with Barça's medical staff tomorrow.

[h/t @Nilsola10]

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❗Our schedule for the month of October. 🔵🔴

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❗During the World Cup, we witnessed one of the ugliest and most vicious campaigns ever directed at a player by Ronaldo fans, while Messi was privately dealing with the pain of knowing his father was fighting for his life, and would eventually pass away. Despite carrying that burden, he still led Argentina from the front, carrying them to yet another back-to-back World Cup final and remaining their best player at 39.

Look at where both stand today. One is walking away as the greatest Argentina legend, loved, celebrated, respected and hailed like a true hero. The other one is embroiled in turmoil with his own national team, leaving on a bitter note once again.

Both endings reflect the paths they took. Leaving with dignity and knowing when it is time to walk away is something every footballer should understand. There really isn't much more to say.