Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde had already dubbed Neymar’s Barca return as just a mere fantasy but midfielder Ivan Rakitic says that the door is always open for Neymar to return to Barcelona.

Lionel Messi was away attending the birth of his son but Barcelona manage to beat 10-man Malaga 2-0 and move 11 points clear at the top of La Liga.

Is a 700m euro buyout clause enough to keep Lionel Messi at the Camp Nou?

French striker Antoine Griezmann hits a hat-trick as Atletico Madrid thrash Sevilla 5-2 to cut the gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona back to seven points.

Luis Suarez hits a hat-trick and Philippe Coutinho scores a brilliant first league goal for Barcelona as the La Liga leaders thrash Girona 6-1 to open up a 10-point lead at the top of the table.

A disallowed Luis Suarez goal sums up a frustrating afternoon for Barcelona as the leaders of La Liga dropped points for the second week running after a 0-0 stalemate with Getafe.

Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho is already mesmerized by the insatiable genius of Lionel Messi and he lauds the Argentine, saying that the Barcelona playmaker was still improving.

Barcelona beat Valencia 1-0 thanks to a diving header from insatiable striker Luis Suarez to stay on course for a place in the King's Cup final for a record fifth consecutive year.

Barcelona escape a scare on Philippe Coutinho's first start as Lionel Messi struck with a trademark free-kick to drag the La Liga leaders back from a goal down to beat Alaves 2-1 and restore their 11-point lead at the top.

Holders Barcelona reach the King's Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 win over Espanyol to overcome a first-leg deficit on a night when new signing Philippe Coutinho made his debut.

Argentine international defender Javier Mascherano is unveiled as the Chinese Super League's most high-profile signing in a year as he joins Hebei China Fortune from Barcelona.

Resurgent Barcelona are given a fresh boost when key defender Gerard Pique signed a contract extension until 2022.

Former Barcelona midfielder Ronaldinho, who won the World Cup, Champions League, Copa Libertadores and World Player of the Year award, is retiring from the game, his brother and agent Assis says.

Barcelona's Ousmane Dembele has been ruled out for "three to four weeks" in a new blow for the French forward, his club announce.

Luis Suarez steals the show with a brace and an assist as Barcelona fight back from two goals down to win 4-2 at Real Sociedad and restore their nine-point lead at the top of La Liga.

La Liga leaders Barcelona signed centre-back Yerry Mina from Palmeiras on a 5-1/2 year contract for a fee of 11.8 million euros ($14 million), the Spanish club say.

The cumulative sum of the buy-out clause of Barca's Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Osmane Dembele and Philippe Coutinho stands at a whopping 1700 million Euros.

Philippe Coutinho says he is targeting titles at Barcelona after finally completing his "dream" 160 million-euro ($192 million) move from Liverpool.

Philippe Coutinho officially joins Barcelona, completing a move from Liverpool thought to be worth 160 million euros ($192 million), making it the third richest transfer in history.

Real Madrid's faltering title defence continues as they were held to a thrilling 2-2 draw at Celta Vigo which saw them fall 16 points behind runaway leaders Barcelona, who beat Levante 3-0 to stay nine points clear at the top of La Liga.