Barcelona

2023 - 3 - 20

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Barcelona pushing England duo to greater heights (BBC Sport)

England duo Lucy Bronze and Keira Walsh say they have noticed "massive improvements" in their game since moving to Barcelona from Man City.

It's not promoting it as two separate sports but just female players who are technical and tactical." "Then on the pitch, I'm definitely seeing massive improvement. "We are doing well in the league and we are coming into the business end of the season and we will be fully focused on the Roma game when it comes and getting through to the semi-final." "We are one of the favourites in the competition and we know we are capable of winning it and beating the teams left in it," she said. "Attempting to learn a new language and experiencing a new culture and seeing things differently, it has made me a better team-mate," the 25-year-old said. "Having the best players in the world makes it easier to win games."

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How Barcelona star Robert Lewandowski spends his millions (SoccerGator)

With an estimated net worth of $85 million, let's take a closer look at how Robert Lewandowski spends his fortune.

When the striker played for Bayern Munich, he lived in a luxurious house in Bogehausen, one of Munich’s most upscale neighborhoods. Lewandowski is also a frequent jet flyer. The modern mansion in Mallorca features an Olympic-size swimming pool and is located nearby some fantastic hiking trails for the kids. The multiple-acre property resides near a lake and has become a staple of Lewy’s summer visits. He also owns a $2.5 million rustic mansion in his wife’s hometown in northern Poland. In 2016, he bought a $7 million condominium in Warsaw, his birthplace.

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A president delivers peace and, surely, the title for Barcelona (The Guardian)

One morning, soon after arriving at Milan, the Ivorian pulled into Milanello and parked in the space reserved for the big boss. Stopped by security, told he ...

And [then there’s Araújo](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/feb/23/barcelonas-ronald-araujo-i-came-from-a-different-football-but-i-told-myself-i-have-to-play-here), the outstanding defender in La Liga, even if it took a while to be seen. At the end of the first clásico this season back in October, they were three ahead and seemed to have [eased to victory.](https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2022/oct/17/barcelona-real-madrid-knocking-on-wrong-doors-clasico-defeat-la-liga) Now, Barcelona are 12 points ahead. [three weeks ago](https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2023/feb/27/barcelona-crumble-with-no-soul-to-anger-xavi-and-give-real-madrid-life), and Asensio’s ‘goal’, but the title is done nearly three months ahead of time. [has been vital](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jun/19/pedri-barcelona-spain-canary-islands): goals are not his thing really, yet he scored the winner in four of those 1-0s. [barely believable at times](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/feb/14/marc-andre-ter-stegen-barcelona-are-on-the-way-back-we-found-ourselves), even if he may have been caught wrong-footed here. Ousmane Dembélé has been [Xavi’s great success](https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2022/mar/14/barcelona-are-buoyant-again-thanks-to-dembele-the-man-who-wouldnt-move), the manager taking on his own club [to keep him](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jan/31/everyone-a-loser-messy-saga-ousmane-dembele-barcelona) and convert him into the focus of their attack – five goals, five assists – but he is injured now and has only started 14 games. It was close on Sunday night but ultimately it hasn’t been close at all, or so the stats seem to say: Barcelona gave Madrid hope with defeat at Almería [Xavi leaping about](https://twitter.com/the_Mantis10/status/1637585162379710464?s=20), celebrating winning his first clásico at the Camp Nou as a coach. As more staff and subs came to join, someone got taken out [by a superb slide tackle](https://twitter.com/sidlowe/status/1637734800449478657?s=20). It was Asensio’s first touch, the kind of moment you knew was coming even when it wasn’t coming, and it reopened the title race. On the replays, though, Asensio looked offside, and 600km south west in Las Rozas, where referees wear kit to sit in a small room with big screens, they were applying the lines in blue and red that confirmed it. Sometimes the difference is a fine line, and sometimes that’s literal.

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Imaginary Friends: Barcelona art show aims to connect with our ... (The Guardian)

Nine leading contemporary artists have come together to create an interactive exhibition in Barcelona for kids – and anyone in touch with their inner child.

“It’s like having an imaginary friend, and also a means of escape.” Perhaps the most engaging work in the show is the Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist’s oversized sofa and armchair. The creatures are very tactile but this part of the show is not interactive, leaving one small and disappointed boy to go into a screaming meltdown when he was told off for touching the exhibit.

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