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Real Madrid 3 - 2 Barcelona : Bellingham hands Real Madrid comeback win over Barcelona

LaLiga leaders Real Madrid's pursuit of a record-extending 36th Spanish title gathered momentum after Jude Bellingham scored a goal in added time to secure a 3-2 comeback win over defending champions Barcelona on Sunday.

Barca took the lead in the sixth minute when Andreas Christensen headed in following a corner after Real goalkeeper Andriy Lunin failed to clear the cross from his 6-yard box.

Vinicius Junior equalised 12 minutes later from the penalty spot after Lucas Vazquez was fouled inside the box.

Madrid dominated the second half but missed several chances and allowed substitute Fermin Lopez to give the visitors the lead again in the 69th minute from a rebound. The hosts hit back with a Vazquez volley four minutes later.

Carlo Ancelotti's side kept pushing for another goal and their perseverance paid off in added time, when Vazquez raced down the right channel and crossed to Bellingham, who blasted the winner into the roof of the net.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Barcelona 4 - 2 Valencia : Lewandowski hat trick leads Barcelona to win over 10-man Valencia

Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick in the second half to help his side fight back to claim a hard-fought 4-2 win on Monday over visitors Valencia, who were leading 2-1 when they were reduced to 10 men just before the break.

The home side went ahead with Fermín López heading home from a Raphinha cross after 22 minutes.

But Valencia's Hugo Duro struck in the 27th, taking advantage of an error by keeper Marc-André ter Stegen.

Another mistake by Barca's defence 11 minutes later saw Ronald Araújo bundle over Federico and Pepelu converted the penalty to give the visitors the lead.

However, Valencia were soon down to 10 men when keeper Giorgi Mamardashvili handled as he raced outside his area.

Barca piled on the pressure after halftime and Valencia crumbled, with Lewandowski scoring with two headers from corners in the 49th and 82nd before netting a free-kick in added time.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet

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Girona 4 - 2 Barcelona : Real Madrid secure LaLiga title after Girona beat Barcelona

Real Madrid claimed a record-extending 36th LaLiga title on Saturday after Girona fought-back to beat Barcelona 4-2, a result that left Carlo Ancelotti's side with an unassailable lead in the standings.

The win also secured Girona a spot in Europe for the first time after they qualified for next season's Champions League.

A brace from substitute Portu helped surprise package Girona to humble their Catalan rivals.

Andreas Christensen scored in the third minute to give Barça the lead while Girona hit back a minute later with LaLiga top-scorer Artem Dovbyk heading in the equaliser.

Robert Lewandowski put the visitors back in front from the penalty spot just before the break.

However, in the 65th minute, in his first action after coming off the bench, Portu netted the equaliser and Miguel Gutierrez scored from a rebound two minutes later to give Girona the lead. A stunning volley from Portu in the 74th minute secured the win.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Barcelona 2 - 0 Real Sociedad : Barcelona reclaim second spot with win

Barcelona reclaimed second place in LaLiga with a 2-0 home win over Real Sociedad on Monday courtesy of a Lamine Yamal first-half strike and a late Raphinha penalty.

Xavi Hernandez's side leapfrogged Girona to move on to 76 points, one clear of their Catalan rivals who dropped points in Friday's 2-2 draw at Alaves.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet

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Almeria 0 - 2 Barcelona : Lopez double move Barca closer to top two finish

Barcelona remained on track to finish second in LaLiga after Fermin Lopez scored a brace in their 2-0 win over bottom side Almeria on Thursday.

Lopez gave Barca an early lead in the 14th minute when he headed past goalkeeper Luis Maximiano from Hector Fort's accurate cross.

Lopez netted his second from Sergi Roberto's cross to wrap up the win for Barca.

Xavi Hernandez's side are on 79 points, four clear of Catalan rivals Girona, whose hopes of finishing second are fading fast after Tuesday's 1-0 defeat by Villareal.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Barcelona 3 - 0 Rayo Vallecano : Barcelona secure second place in LaLiga

Barcelona beat Rayo Vallecano 3-0 in their final home game of the season on Sunday to secure second place in LaLiga thanks to an early goal from Robert Lewandowski and a quick-fire double from Pedri.

The result moved Barcelona to 82 points, four points above Girona, who won 3-1 away at Valencia. Champions Real Madrid are 12 points above Barcelona with one more round of games left.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet

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Sevilla 1 - 2 Barcelona : Bittersweet farewell for Xavi as Barca end season with a win

Barcelona ended the season with a 2-1 victory at Sevilla in LaLiga on Sunday, making departing coach Xavi Hernandez's farewell bittersweet after a trophy-less season in which they finished 10 points behind champions Real Madrid.

The final game for Xavi, who was sacked on Friday, leaves Barca second after a disappointing campaign in which they lost the Spanish Super Cup final to Real Madrid and were knocked out of the Champions League by Paris St Germain in the last eight.

Barca came out all guns blazing from the start and took the lead in the 15th minute through Robert Lewandowski who scored his 19th league goal of the season from close range after latching onto Joao Cancelo's cross.

Sevilla levelled with Youssef En-Nesyri's strike in the 31st and went close again but failed to beat Marc-Andre ter Stegen before Barca got the winner on the hour through Fermin Lopez.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Barcelona 2 - 2 Manchester City : Grealish on target as Barca, City draw in Orlando

Manchester City and Barcelona played out an entertaining 2-2 draw in Orlando on Tuesday after the game was delayed for more than an hour.

Kick-off at Camping World Stadium was put back by 80 minutes because of a weather warning.

When the game finally kicked off, it was Barcelona who opened the scoring through Pau Victor. Victor scored under pressure from Kalvin Phillips after being put through thanks to a delicate flick from Marc Casadó.

City equalised through 19-year-old Nico O'Reilly, but Barcelona were back ahead just before half-time when Victor cleverly let the ball run for Pablo Torre to score.

Both teams made changes at half-time -- Pep Guardiola withdrew Erling Haaland and Ederson -- and City equalised shortly afterwards through Jack Grealish after a superb run from Mateo Kovacic which started on the edge of City's penalty area.

In the post-match penalty shootout, Phillips was among the City players to miss from the spot as Barcelona won 4-1.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet}

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Barcelona 2 - 1 Real Madrid : Barcelona beat Real Madrid in New Jersey with Pau Victor double

Barcelona beat Real Madrid 2-1 in Saturday's U.S. preseason installment of El Clasico at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, thanks to two goals from Pau Victor.

The clash between the two famed LaLiga clubs was delayed by more than an hour due to lightning in the area that forced players to retreat to the locker rooms after 11 minutes had been played in the first half.

Both teams later return onto the pitch with the rain continuing to team down, Victor broke the deadlock in the 42nd minute. Following a right-wing cross from the impressive Álex Valle, Robert Lewandowski got a foot to the ball to take it perfectly into the path of the alert Victor to head into the net from close range.

After a half-time break of only five minutes due to the earlier weather delay, Victor repeated the trick to double Barcelona's lead in the 54th minute. Again Valle provided the cross and again Victor was at the right place to stretch and get enough on the ball to take it past Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.

Madrid were boosted off the bench by a first appearance of preseason by Vinícius Júnior and got back into the contest when Nico Paz took advantage of some absent Barcelona defending to head in a corner from Arda Güler with eight minutes remaining.

But Barcelona hung on to make it four wins from four in Clasicos played on U.S. soil and send a message as they look to dethrone the Spanish and European champions in the season ahead.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Barcelona 2 - 2 AC Milan : Christian Pulisic scores as AC Milan beat Barcelona in shootout

(AC Milan win 4-3 on penalties)

AC Milan beat Barcelona in a shootout at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, on Tuesday night as the two teams prepare for their upcoming club seasons, which are only weeks away.

Robert Lewandowski scored twice to cancel out a goal and an assist by Christian Pulisic as Barca and Milan finished regular time tied at 2-2 before heading to a shootout.

Pulisic set up Luka Jovic early in the first half before scoring one of his own, clipping a clever shot from a tight angle past Barca keeper Marc-André ter Stegen to double Milan's lead.

After conceding twice, Lewandowski pulled a goal back for Barca before half-time after a defensive mistake by Milan left him free at the top of the area to curl a nice shot around Lorenzo Torriani to make it 2-1.

Barcelona drew level before the hour mark with Lewandowski scoring his second, this time shooting into a wide-open net after Pau Victor dinked a delicate cross right into his path in front of goal.

With Milan leading the shootout 4-3, Torriani saved Barca's sixth attempt of the evening to seal the preseason win for Milan.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Barcelona 0 - 3 AS Monaco : Barcelona trounced by Monaco in final game before start of LaLiga

Barcelona's preparations for the new LaLiga season ended with a disappointing 3-0 defeat at home to Monaco in the Joan Gamper Trophy at the Olympic Stadium on Monday.

Lamine Camara, Breel Embolo and Christian Mawissa struck in the second half as the Ligue 1 side became the first team to beat Barça in their annual curtain-raiser since Sampdoria in 2012.

The loss rounds off a mixed preseason for Barça under new coach Hansi Flick after wins against Manchester City and Real Madrid were followed by a defeat to AC Milan in the United States.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Valencia 1 - 2 Barcelona : Lewandowski double gives Barça win at Valencia in Flick debut

Poland striker Robert Lewandowski's brace earned depleted Barcelona a 2-1 comeback win at Valencia in their first competitive game under new coach Hansi Flick to begin he LaLiga season on Saturday.

Barça were dominated by their hosts early in the match and fell behind when Valencia's Hugo Duro netted a close-range header in the 44th minute.

The visitors hit back quickly, however, scoring either side of half-time through Lewandowski who tapped home Lamine Yamal's cross deep into added time before the break and fired an unstoppable penalty into the top corner after Raphinha was fouled just after the interval.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Barcelona 2 - 1 Athletic Club : Yamal strike helps Barça beat Athletic to maintain perfect start

Striker Robert Lewandowski smashed home a rebound to earn Barcelona a 2-1 win against Athletic Club in an absorbing LaLiga clash on Saturday.

A deflected strike by teenager Lamine Yamal in the 24th minute gave Barca the lead. The visitors levelled in the 42nd minute when Oihan Sancet struck home from the penalty spot after defender Pau Cubarsi fouled Alex Berenguer inside the box.

Lewandowski scored the winner in the 75th minute from a rebound by the goalkeeper, striking a first-touch effort to give Barca their second win in as many games.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Rayo Vallecano 1 - 2 Barcelona : Olmo debut goal gives Barcelona comeback win

A late goal by new signing Dani Olmo gave Barcelona a nervy 2-1 comeback victory at Rayo Vallecano on Tuesday, as the LaLiga leaders continued their perfect start to the season with a third consecutive win.

After missing Barça's first two games as he was unregistered due the club's struggles to comply with LaLiga's Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules, Olmo came off the bench in the second half to give Barca the spark they needed on his debut after signing from RB Leipzig.

He struck the winner in the 82nd minute after Pedri's goal on a counter-attack in the 60th minute had cancelled out Unai López's early opener for Rayo.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Barcelona 7 - 0 Real Valladolid : Raphinha scores hat trick as Barcelona thrash Valladolid 7-0

Raphinha scored the first hat-trick of his career and provided two assists to inspire an imperious Barcelona to a 7-0 rout of Real Valladolid in LaLiga on Saturday.

Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski gave the host a two-goal lead within four minutes with similar efforts from counterattacks, controlling long balls by Pau Cubarsí and Lamine Yamal before tidy finishes past the goalkeeper.

Jules Koundé extended the lead striking a rebound from a corner in added time before the break and, after Lewandowski hit the post, Raphinha scored twice from close range to extend Barça's lead.

The Brazil international continued his masterclass with an assist to new signing Dani Olmo who, after hitting the post twice and missing an absolute sitter from close-range, finally managed to score in the 82nd minute in his first start for Barça.

Substitute Ferran Torres completed the drubbing from another assist by Raphinha who is second in the LaLiga top-scorer race with three goals, one behind Lewandowski.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)