Barcelona manager, Xavi Hernandez, has said the El Clasico fixtures are always “unpredictable”. The Catalans moved back to the top of the La Liga table with a 1-0 win over Celta Vigo on Sunday, but if they lose the match, they will become runners-up for the Royal Club. Barcelona coach Xavi says in statements published by the (AS) newspaper: “Now I am preparing for Inter. We have to savor these three points because they are important to keep us top. “The Classico is unpredictable. Last year we went into it badly and ended up winning 4-0. Xavi has insisted his focus is now on the Champions League clash against Inter Milan in midweek. However, he shared his thoughts on the trip to Real Madrid next weekend. “We will try to win and show character like we did last season,” Xavi said. Barcelona's crucial week begins now, as Inter travels to Barcelona to face Xavi at Camp Nou, knowing that one point will give them a strong advantage over Barcelona to qualify from their Champions League group, after which Barcelona will enter their first Classico of the season on Sunday afternoon.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta announced that the Catalan club is planning to build a statue of Lionel Messi outside of Camp Nou. The Catalan giants are eager to bring their former captain back to the club, two years after he left Catalonia for Paris Saint-Germain. But Laporta's statement came at a time when "Sport" newspaper titled in its headlines that Barcelona is prepared to facilitate Lionel Messi's return to the club next season by building a statue of him near Camp Nou.

  AS Roma striker Paulo Dybala has apparently lost his World Cup participation with Argentina in Qatar. This was confirmed by Giallorossi coach José Mourinho after the 2-1 win against US Lecce. Roma got a penalty kick at the beginning of the second half, which Dybala successfully hit to score Roma's second goal, but he did not celebrate it. La Gazzetta Dello Sport, the Italian daily newspaper reported that the Argentine Paulo Dybala, the star of Roma, went into a fit of crying after leaving his team injured in the match against Lecce. The newspaper added that Jose Mourinho, the coach of the Giallorossi, came out after the match to announce that it was unlikely that Dybala would play for Roma again, in 2022. Defending Copa America champion and two-time World champion Argentina will open its FIFA World Cup 2022 campaign against Saudi Arabia with the Albicelestes being the clear favorites to win.

  Spanish press reports revealed on Thursday that Real Madrid Boss Carlo Ancelotti expressed his anger at the performance of some players during the 2-1 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk, Ukraine, in their match on Wednesday at “Santiago Bernabeu”, as part of the tour. The third of the sixth group in the Champions League. The real Madrid won the Shakhtar and is approaching the knockout stages of the Champions League. It was a victory in which the Whites scored goals and ended up asking for time to get the three points. The ‘blame’ for that is the lack of success of the white team who made 35 shots, 13 of them between three sticks, and scored only two goals. Ancelotti’s men came out onto the pitch ready to dispel any doubts that may have arisen after the draw against Osasuna. The whites took everything from the opening whistle, ‘eating’ a Shakhtar that was the best possible rival for Real Madrid to rearm. The Ukrainian team lost balls as if it was not difficult under white pressure and against this background, the chances of Ancelotti’s men did not last long and with them, the goal.  Marca, Spain's national daily sports newspaper reported that Ancelotti was angry with the players yesterday, addin

The Gabonese striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, confirmed that his team performed a great performance against AC Milan, in a clash that the Blues won 3-0 on Wednesday at Stamford Bridge, in the third round of Group E competitions. Champions League. Aubameyang scored in the Champions League for the first time in 1,765 days - before that, it was a double for Dortmund against Real Madrid back in 2017. The Gabonian later ran for Arsenal and Barça, but only in the Europa League. "It was a really special moment to score in Milan, we had a great night, we played very well so we are happy," Aubameyang said in comments published by the English newspaper "Mirror". Aubameyang added, "We needed a reaction and we did it. In front of our fans, we put in an amazing performance, we were in control. We are happy to get these three points." He continued, "It was really important to get a clean sheet. The guys were amazing against Milan, everyone was winning duels. It wasn't easy because they had great strikers. They did a great job."

Uruguayan Darwin Nunez has offered a naive explanation for his scoring struggles with Liverpool, by admitting that he does not understand Jurgen Klopp's instructions. The Uruguayan striker Darwin Nunez has endured a tricky start to life at Anfield and following another game without finding the net has made a claim about Jurgen Klopp’s instructions with Liverpool.

  The latest reports from Spain have revealed that Barcelona is angry at referee Slavko Vincic after his poor performance in their 1-0 Champions League loss to Inter, and they are ready to file a complaint against him with UEFA. Barcelona will be seeking redress from UEFA over some questionable refereeing decisions in their UEFA Champions League game against Inter Milan, according to the latest reports from Spain. The Catalan giants lost 1-0 to Inter but the game was highly overshadowed by some referee decisions that Barcelona is not happy with the result. Barcelona is appalled by the refereeing decisions that happened in their shock 1-0 loss to Inter Milan in the Champions League and is set to take the matter to UEFA. Barcelona is appalled by the refereeing decisions that happened in their shock 1-0 loss to Inter Milan in the Champions League and is set to take the matter to UEFA. Hakan Calhanoglu’s first-half goal proved to be the difference between both sides as Barcelona succumbed to their second consecutive loss in the Champions’ League group stage. Incidents, in particular, include Pedri's goal disallowed, Denzel Dumfries' handball visible in the penalty area and the apparently dangerous interference of Hakan Calhanoglu on Sergio Busquets, facts Barcelona feel should have been captured by VAR. With this result, Inter Milan snatches third place with 6 points

After six months of playing for his native Uruguayan club Nacional, Luis Suárez is set to move to join LA Galaxy after the 2022 World Cup with Uruguay, according to Mundo Deportivo via RAC1. The striker re-joined boyhood club Nacional in the summer but his contract with the Uruguayan club expires next month ahead of the World Cup. According to Catalunya Radio, LA Galaxy is holding out for the former Barcelona star, now 35, as the veteran opted to join the California-based club once the World Cup is over.

Polish star and Barcelona's Polish forward Robert Lewandowski plans to be aggressive and impose their will and style on Inter Milan in their Champions League Group C clash on the eve of the game tonight Tuesday, seeks to add Inter Milan to his list of latest victims in the European League. The leadership of La Liga Santander, FC Barcelona takes action in the Champions League to face the Inter of Milan in Giuseppe Meazza in a key part of the face to the possible classification to the eighth of final. The Pole netted against Mallorca and has scored in six weeks running. Mundo Deportivo, the Spanish nationwide daily sports newspaper published in Barcelona stated that Lewandowski seeks to beat Inter Milan in the first clash he is facing in various tournaments during his career. The newspaper added that Lewandowski, who has already scored 89 goals in 108 Champions League games, spread over 14 countries and 19 cities The Pole, who is not willing to fail the first time San Siro, is the top scorer in this edition of the Champions League with three goals. Only Haland (Man City) and Mbappe (PSG) equal him in a pulse that promises to stay during a season in which only the Norwegian will see the world from the sofa.