FC Barcelona News: 15 September 2024; All set for Girona clash, Frenkie de Jong close to return to training

Squad for Girona v FC Barcelona - FC Barcelona
La Liga returns after the recent international break and it does so with a Catalan derby between two teams who will feature in this season's Champions League - Girona v FC Barcelona. Week five in the league sees the clubs meet at the Estadi Montilivi on Sunday at 4.15pm CEST.

Lamine Yamal leads Golden Boy rankings - FC Barcelona
The excellent start to the season by FC Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal has not gone unnoticed. A goal and four assists in his four appearances so far this season for Barça have left the 17 year old top of the rankings for the Golden Boy award for the best player in Europe aged 21 or under.

Barça 3-1 Real Sociedad: First home win - FC Barcelona
In their first home game of the season Barça Women got off to a winning start with a 3-1 victory over Real Sociedad thanks to a brace from Caroline Graham Hansen and a penalty from Alexia. Real Sociedad scored a late consolation goal but the results was never in doubt in the Estadi Johan Cruyff.

Raphinha, LALIGA EA SPORTS Player of the Month for August | LALIGA
Raphinha has been chosen as the LALIGA EA SPORTS Player of the Month for August, a month in which Barcelona have put together four straight victories with some starring performances from the forward.

Girona manager Michel Sanchez on Lamine Yamal - "He is the most differential player in La Liga" - Football España
The first Catalan derby of the season takes place at Montilivi on Sunday. Barcelona make the short trip to Montilivi to take on Girona, whom they were defeated by in both fixtures last season.

Tottenham Hotspur tried to sign Barcelona star Fermín López during summer transfer window - Football España
Fermin Lopez has had a whirlwind 15 months. Last summer, he was promoted to the Barcelona first team after impressing during pre-season, and in his first campaign in professional football, he was one of the standout performers in Xavi Hernandez’s side. His year got even better when he helped Spain win Euro 2024 and played a key role in winning the gold medal at the 2024 Olympic Games.

Barcelona devise conditioning plan to rid Pedri of his injury problems - Football España
Pedri’s struggles over the last three years are well known. The Barcelona midfielder has failed to stay fit for a consistent period of time, with regular hamstring injuries having become a serious problem on the back of his marathon 2020-21 season.

Barcelona set date for Frenkie de Jong's return to training - Football España
It’s a good time to be a Barcelona supporter at the moment – not only as they top of the league, but Gavi’s return from a serious knee injury is also coming in the very near future. Not only that, another key player who will be returning imminently is Frenkie de Jong.