Xavi's illustrious Barcelona career will come to an end in the next few weeks. He will be the third 'azulgrana' captain to depart this summer, following Victor Valdes and Carles Puyol. The Catalan midfielder will soon be handing in his Barca jersey after having signed a pre-contract with Qatari side Al Arabi. Xavi's new coach, Dan Petrescu, broke the news: "Xavi has signed a pre-contract with...Full Story »

Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes, who has been injured since the end of March, has said his farewells to the squad and technical staff with a brief speech in the dressing room. The keeper, who is recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament injury to his right knee, went into the dressing room, collected his personal possessions and said goodbye to his teammates and coaches, as well as oth...Full Story »

Barcelona will be hoping the visit of relegation-haunted Real Betis on Saturday will provide some relief following another week of body blows for the Spanish champions. On Tuesday, Barcelona saw their Champions League hopes take a major hit after being held to a 1-1 draw by Atletico Madrid in the home leg of their quarter-final tie. To add to injury to insult, key defender Gerard Pique suffere...Full Story »

Barcelona manager Gerardo Martino has lamented the loss of goalkeeper Victor Valdes to a knee injury as the Catalans attempt to build on a successful week in the Primera Division. Barca go into this weekend's derby against Espanyol with their title aspirations given a major boost after victories over Real Madrid and Celta Vigo in the past six days. Great rivals Real also suffered defeat to Sev...Full Story »

Victor Valdes has likely played his final game for Barcelona and will miss this summer's World Cup after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament The 32-year-old goalkeeper, who has long planned to leave the Nou Camp at the end of his contract in June, fell awkwardly while saving a free-kick from Fabian Orellana in the 22nd minute of the match, and could be seen crying as he left the pitch...Full Story »

Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes freely admits that he finds the Premier League "attractive" but insists that does not mean he is bound for England. The Spain international has already confirmed that he will leave Camp Nou when his contract expires at the end of the season and he has been linked with a number of top European clubs, including Liverpool. Valdes has confessed that he is an ad...Full Story »

MANCHESTER CITY are closing in on Victor Valdes as his move to Monaco is on the brink of collapse. ON HIS WAY: Barcelona keeper Victor Valdes could be on his way to the Etihad The Spanish goalkeeper is playing out his final season at Barcelona and was expected to join the French giants as a free agent in the summer. Valdes is understood to have verbally agreed to join Monaco - but was set a d...Full Story »

The Barcelona players took to social network sites to express their joy following their win in Manchester, posting photos taken in the dressing room after the game. "A great result in a tie that is ours to lose, although there are still 90 minutes to play and nothing is decided yet. Enjoy the moment! Long live Barca," wrote Victor Valdes. "What a great Champions League game! We've come back wi...Full Story »

Pedro struck a hat-trick while Victor Valdes saved another penalty as Barcelona continued their 100 per cent start to the Primera Division season with an ultimately convincing 4-0 victory over battling Rayo Vallecano. Spain winger Pedro netted in the 33rd, 47th and 72nd minute to put Barca in control and Cesc Fabregas added a fourth as Gerardo Martino's men made it five wins from five in La Lig...Full Story »

The Camp Nou's love affair with Víctor Valdés seems to be getting stronger and stronger. The Barcelona goalkeeper has hit a purple patch and was in superb form against Ajax, stopping everything thrown at him – including a penalty. The Catalan shotstopper displayed great reactions to fling himself to his right and scoop out Sigthorsson's spot-kick. He subsequently showed strong...Full Story »