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Barcelona seal fourth Champions League title in 10 years after defeating Juventus

A triumphant Barcelona team departed from their Berlin hotel on Sunday after a spectacular victory over Juventus in the Champions League final on

07/06/2015

Sport

Barcelona down Juventus to clinch their fifth Champions League title

Spanish giants Barcelona produced a superb display to beat Juventus 3-1 in the final of the Champions League at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin on

07/06/2015

Germany

Thousands of fans in Berlin for Barcelona - Juventus Champions League Final

Thousands of football fans have swarmed to the German capital ahead of tonight Champions League final between Barcelona and Juventus. 74,000 will be

06/06/2015

Sport

The Corner: Messi magic, Gunners glory and leaky goals in China

Lionel Messi inspired Barcelona to a 3-1 win over Athletic Bilbao to win the Copa del Rey and close in on a treble winning season with just the

01/06/2015

Sport

Tearful farewells, kung-fu kicks and Ronaldo's insane goal tally

It was a weekend of ‘‘farewells’‘ across the world of European football Big boots are to be filled at Barcelona. Captain Xavi played his final game

25/05/2015

Target

Smarter living in Barcelona

Barcelona is encouraging innovation and development through the use of new technology, creating what it calls a smart city.

25/05/2015

Spain

Three lessons from Spain's local elections

25/05/2015

Spain

Spanish voters punish mainstream parties in local and regional elections

Spain’s new anti-austerity Podemos and market friendly Ciudadanos have made gains in local and regional elections at the expense of mainstream

25/05/2015

Sport

Barca fans pay tribute to club legend Xavi

Spanish giants Barcelona have honoured club legend Xavi during his final league game for the club at the Camp Nou on Saturday. The 35-year-old, who

24/05/2015

Spain

Spain's regional elections threaten to shake-up traditional politics

Voters go to the polls in Spain this weekend. They will elect leaders for 13 autonomous regions as well councillors in thousands of towns and cities

22/05/2015

Sport

Barca, PSG, and Benfica among those to enjoy title-winning weekend

It was a weekend of ‘‘champions’‘, with six European teams claiming their domestic league titles. Lionel Messi’s 41st league goal of the season

18/05/2015

Sport

Barcelona crowned Spanish champions

Barcelona are the new Spanish champions after the Catalan giants beat Atlético de Madrid 1-0 in the Vicente Calderon. It is the 23rd Liga title in

17/05/2015

Sport

Jubilant Barcelona fans celebrate Champions League win

Thousands of Blaugrana fans gathered in Barcelona’s Canaletes Square to celebrate their team’s victory over Bayern Munich in the semi-final of the

13/05/2015

Sport

Barcelona through to Champions League final despite 3-2 Bayern loss

Bayern Munich have defeated Barcelona 3-2 in the second game of their champions league semi-final. But after the German side’s 3-0 defeat in the

13/05/2015

Sport

Champions League: Bayern host Barca in do or die second leg

On Tuesday Bayern Munich host Barcelona for the decisive second leg of their Champions League semi-final looking to overhaul a three nil first leg

11/05/2015

Sport

Barcelona continue title march as Real Madrid slip up

Welcome to The Corner, our weekly programme about the world of football. Mathematically speaking, it’s still all to play for in La Liga. Barcelona

11/05/2015

Sport

Champions League: Barcelona stun Bayern

Spanish giants Barcelona took a huge step towards the Champions League final with a convincing 3-0 first-leg victory over Bayern Munich at the Camp

07/05/2015

France

Germanwings co-pilot 'practised fatal descent' on earlier flight'

The findings come from French investigators who said Lubitz reduced altitude on a flight from Dusseldorf to Barcelona several times.

06/05/2015

Sport

Barca readying to ruin Guardiola's Nou Camp return

Barcelona host Bayern Munich in Wednesday night’s Champions League semi-final. For Pep Guardiola it is a homecoming of sorts as he won three La Liga

05/05/2015

Sport

Steven Gerrard and Xavi Hernandez hit the 500-match milestone

It has been a weekend of football milestones in Europe. Steven Gerrard Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard has played his 500th match for the Premier League

25/04/2015