Rebuilding Barcelona

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2021/22 ROSTER

STARTING XI

N 1
Marc-Andre ter STEGEN 88 crucial
GK (29) value 89.5M wage $270K contract 4YR

N 18
Jordi ALBA 84 crucial
DEF (32) value 34.5M wage $200K contract 3YR

N 3
Gerard PIQUE 83 crucial
DEF (34) value 17.5M wage $200K contract 3YR

N 4
Ronald ARAUJO 82 important
DEF (22) value 68.0M wage $145K contract 2YR

N 2
Sergino DEST 77 rotation
DEF (20) value 23.5M wage $84K contract 4YR

N 5
Sergio BUSQUETS 84 crucial
MF (33) value 24.5M wage $200K contract 2YR

N 16
PEDRI 84 important
MF (18) value 104.5M wage $72K contract 5YR

N 21
Frenkie de JONG 87 crucial
MF (24) value 141.0M wage $250K contract 5YR

N 10
Ansu FATI 80 rotation
FW (18) value 52.5M wage $66K contract 6YR

N 9
Memphis DEPAY 85 crucial
FW (27) value 69.0M wage $260K contract 2YR

N 19
Ferran TORRES 83 important
FW (21) value 69.0M wage $155K contract 6YR

BENCH

N 6
Riqui PUIG 74 sporadic
MF (22) value 11.0M wage $80K contract 4YR

N 7
Ousmane DEMBELE 83 important
FW (24) value 64.5M wage $195K contract 1YR

N 8
Dani ALVES 76 rotation
DEF (38) value 2.7M wage $84K contract 1YR

N 11
Adama TRAORE 79 rotation
FW (25) value 25.0M wage $160K contract 1YR

N 12
Martin BRAITHWAITE 77 sporadic
FW (30) value 12.0M wage $140K contract 3YR

N 13
NETO 81 sporadic
GK (32) value 15.0M wage $125K contract 2YR

N 14
Nico GONZALEZ 75 sporadic
MF (19) value 14.5M wage $65K contract 5YR

N 15
Clement LENGLET 80 important
DEF (26) value 29.0M wage $145K contract 5YR

N 17
Luuk de JONG 79 rotation
FW (30) value 20.5M wage $165K contract 1YR

N 20
Sergi ROBERTO 80 important
DEF (29) value 22.0M wage $155K contract 1YR

N 22
Oscar MINGUEZA 75 sporadic
DEF (22) value 14.0M wage $90K contract 2YR

N 23
Samuel UMTITI 79 important
DEF (27) value 19.0M wage $140K contract 5YR

N 24
Eric GARCIA 79 important
DEF (20) value 38.0M wage $99K contract 5YR

N 25
Pierre-Emerick AUBAMEYANG 83 crucial
FW (32) value 38.5M wage $240K contract 4YR

N 30
GAVI 76 sporadic
MF (17) value 20.0M wage $16K contract 5YR

N 31
Alejandro BALDE 68 prospect
DEF (17) value 3.1M wage $5K contract 4YR

N 33
Abde EZZALZOULI 70 prospect
FW (19) value 4.5M wage $43K contract 3YR

N 36
Arnau TENAS 67 prospect
GK (20) value 2.5M wage $19K contract 2YR

N 37
ILIAS 67 prospect
FW (17) value 3.0M wage $9K contract 2YR

LOANED OUT

Atletico Madrid
Antoine GRIEZMANN 85 crucial
FW (30) value 62.5M wage $260K contract 3YR

Aston Villa
COUTINHO 82 important
MF (29) value 35.5M wage $195K contract 2YR

Besiktas
Miralem PJANIC 81 rotation
MF (31) value 25.0M wage $170K contract 3YR

Wolverhampton
Francisco TRINCAO 76 sporadic
FW (21) value 18.0M wage $99K contract 4YR

Spezia
Rey MANAJ 71 sporadic
FW (24) value 3.4M wage $72K contract 2YR

Galatasaray
Inaki PENA 70 prospect
GK (22) value 3.7M wage $40K contract 2YR

Granada
Alex COLLADO 67 prospect
MF (22) value 2.7M wage $35K contract 2YR

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LALIGA MATCHDAY 1

3 FC BARCELONA
0 REAL SOCIEDAD
El Libertador
15 August 2021

SHORT-HANDED LA REAL STRUGGLE TO FIND SUCCESS

New Barcelona head man Cordero Southall is off to a flying start after young phenom Ansu Fati bagged two goals in the season kickoff. Real Sociedad saw their fortunes go from bad to worse early on after a poor aggressive tackle led to the away side playing a man down for 86 minutes. Later on in the first-half star Swede Alexander Isak had his night cut short with a minor leg injury.

An efficient performance was capped in the second-half when substitute Ousmane Dembele connected with former Manchester City man Ferran Torres. Other bright spots for the team were keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen and the youthfully talented midfield play of Pedri and Pablo Gavi. La Real concluded a quiet night with only four shots on goal, failing to test the Barcelona backline.

GOALS
14' A. Fati
49' A. Fati
86' F. Torres

OTHER
4' red A. Elustondo
30' inj A. Isak

SUBSTITUTES
60' P. Gavi (F. de Jong)
74' O. Dembele (A. Fati)
87' S. Roberto (S. Dest)

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LALIGA MATCHDAY 2

1 ATHLETIC CLUB
3 FC BARCELONA
Estadio San Mames
21 August 2021

MIDFIELD PACES BARCA TO WIN AWAY FROM HOME

Good fortunes continue for the Catalonian side during the beginning stages of this fresh campaign. Two first-half goals helped set the table for a would be 3-1 victory and the contributions came from a pair of midfielders that figure to play a role in the club's future going forward. 18-year-old Pedri danced around the defense early on and 22-year-old Riqui Puig turned in a fabulous substitute performance, scoring after only three minutes on the pitch.

Athletic managed to slip one past the Barcelona defense in the initial moments after halftime, but the bright spots were few and infrequent for the home club. Nicknamed the Panther, Inaki Williams, who is looking to build upon five straight seasons of 100% league game participation, found the lone wonder strike for Los Leones.

GOALS
17' P. Aubameyang
31' Pedri
47' I. Williams
87' R. Puig

OTHER
27' yel Yeray
50' yel D. Garcia

SUBSTITUTES
45' N. Gonzalez (S. Busquets)
84' Ilias (F. Torres)
84' R. Puig (F. de Jong)

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LALIGA MATCHDAY 3

1 FC BARCELONA
0 GETAFE CF
El Libertador
28 August 2021

LOW SCORING TILT SEES BARCA REACH NINE POINTS

Youngster Pablo Gavi rescued a full three points in front of the home crowd on his way to earning man of the match honors. The single goal came in the final fifteen and shortly after a pair of substitutes which manager Cordero Southall hoped would influence the result. Those moves ended up being the right strings to pull as Pedri and Gavi linked up in the build up of a play which netted the winning strike.

An unexpected but welcomed in form backline for Barcelona turned in another performance of denying any threats on goal. Gerard Pique and Sergino Dest have started all three matches so far this season and anchored a defense which included 20-year-old Eric Garcia and 17-year-old Alejandro Balde who was spelling regular Jordi Alba.

The Azulones from Madrid have been a more recent mainstay in the top level of Spanish football since 2004, but were unable to break through and deliver a surprising result. Barcelona hopes to continue this success against other Madrid rivals, Atletico and Real.

GOALS
76' P. Gavi

OTHER
-

SUBSTITUTES
65' Pedri (R. Puig)
65' S. Roberto (S. Dest)
79' R. Araujo (G. Pique)

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LALIGA MATCHDAY 4

2 SEVILLA FC
1 FC BARCELONA
Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan
11 September 2021

UNBEATEN SEVILLA COMPLETE COMEBACK BID

In what could prove to be a matchup between two top Spanish clubs this season, Sevilla roared back at home to continue their run through the new season. Two second-half goals were enough to erase Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's opening effort and left Barcelona scrambling for the late equalizer.

Ousmane Dembele attempted to spark some late offensive life as he again found himself playing a super-sub role, but was not able to deliver a vital strike.

Barcelona will next travel to face Bayern Munich in their first taste of European competition this season.

GOALS
32' P. Aubameyang
61' I. Rakitic
74' Y. En-Nesyri

OTHER
76' yel J. Navas

SUBSTITUTES
61' S. Roberto (S. Dest)
74' O. Dembele (P. Aubameyang)
74' E. Garcia (G. Pique)

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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STAGE

1 BAYERN MUNICH
2 FC BARCELONA
Sanderson Park
15 September 2021

GOALS
66' F. Torres
78' M. Depay
90' L. Goretzka

OTHER
60' yel C. Tolisso

SUBSTITUTES
66' P. Gavi (F. de Jong)
66' R. Puig (S. Busquets)
66' E. Garcia (G. Pique)

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QUICK RESULTS

LALIGA MATCHDAY 5

2 FC BARCELONA
0 GRANADA CF
El Libertador
18 September 2021

GOALS
38' Pedri
83' A. Fati

OTHER
60' yel German
90' inj N. Gonzalez

SUBSTITUTES
81' O. Dembele (F. Torres)
81' N. Gonzalez (F. de Jong)

LALIGA MATCHDAY 6

1 CADIZ CF
3 FC BARCELONA
Nuevo Mirandilla
21 September 2021

GOALS
15' Pedri
39' V. Chust
62' F. Torres
84' P. Gavi

OTHER
49' yel J. Jonsson

SUBSTITUTES
62' P. Gavi (S. Busquets)
62' E. Garcia (R. Araujo)
85' P. Aubameyang (M. Depay)

LALIGA MATCHDAY 7

5 FC BARCELONA
1 LEVANTE UD
El Libertador
25 September 2021

GOALS
13' J. Morales
28' P. Gavi
45' M. Depay
68' P. Gavi
71' Pedri
82' F. de Jong

OTHER
15' yel Pepelu
45' yel J. Morales

SUBSTITUTES
71' F. Torres (A. Fati)
72' F. de Jong (R. Puig)
82' S. Dest (S. Roberto)

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LA LIGA STANDINGS

1. 21 PTS Sevilla FC (7-0-0)
2. 19 PTS Real Madrid (6-1-0)
3. 18 PTS FC Barcelona (6-0-1)
4. 18 PTS Atletico de Madrid (6-0-1)
5. 13 PTS RC Celta (4-1-2)
6. 11 PTS Athletic Club (3-2-2)
7. 11 PTS Valencia CF (3-2-2)
8. 11 PTS Levante UD (3-2-2)
9. 10 PTS CA Osasuna (3-1-3)
10. 9 PTS Villarreal CF (2-3-2)
11. 9 PTS Cadiz CF (2-3-2)
12. 8 PTS Real Betis (2-2-3)
13. 8 PTS Getafe CF (2-2-3)
14. 7 PTS Granada CF (2-1-4)
15. 7 PTS Real Sociedad (2-1-4)
16. 7 PTS RCD Espanyol (2-1-4)
17. 4 PTS RCD Mallorca (1-1-5)
18. 4 PTS Rayo Vallecano (1-1-5)
19. 1 PTS D. Alaves (0-1-6)
20. 1 PTS Elche CF (0-1-6)

KEY RESULTS
AUG 15 RC Celta 2-1 Atletico de Madrid
AUG 29 Atletico de Madrid 3-1 Villarreal CF
SEP 11 Real Madrid 1-1 RC Celta
SEP 11 Sevilla FC 2-1 FC Barcelona
SEP 17 Valencia CF 1-3 Real Madrid
SEP 22 Sevilla FC 2-1 Valencia CF
SEP 25 Real Madrid 2-1 Villarreal CF