La Liga, Barcelona and Mallorca
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A fresh insight into the registration situation at La Liga champions Barcelona has this week come to the fore online.This comes amid confirmation that a quartet of Blaugrana stars remain ineligible
Barcelona began the defence of its La Liga title with a comfortable 3-0 win at Mallorca, scoring early and taking advantage of two first-half red cards for the host on Saturday.
Barcelona beat Mallorca 3-0 as Marcus Rashford made his La Liga debut for the club, but manager Hansi Flick was far from happy afterwards. It looked like an ideal start to the league campaign for the champions as Raphinha, Ferran Torres and Lamine Yamal scored the goals away from home.
Los Blancos host Osasuna on Tuesday as La Liga returns and Xabi Alonso takes charge at the Bernabeu after testing his side out in the Club World Cup this summer
The Catalans kicked off their Spanish title defense at the Estadi Mallorca Son Moix, taking on Mallorca in the first of three consecutive away matches to open their 2025–26 campaign. Barcelona picked up right where they left off last season, scoring two goals in the first 23 minutes of the clash.
Gary Lineker has given his verdict on Marcus Rashford’s debut for Barcelona in La Liga, with the Manchester United forward on loan in Spain. Rashford joined Barcelona this summer after a successful loan spell at Aston Villa, opting for game time away from Manchester United following a fallout with Ruben Amorim.
Elche needed a late goal at home against Real Betis to salvage a 1-1 draw in its return to La Liga on Monday after a two-year absence.
Barcelona are set to wear last season’s third kit again this weekend as La Liga continue to block the official launch of the club’s 2025/26 third design.
Marcus Rashford is ready to commit to one thing under Barcelona manager Hansi Flick that Ruben Amorim walked back on during his time as Man United boss.