Last season, Barcelona conceded the fewest goals of any team in Europe's top five leagues. They have let in the most since the start of 2024
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The full-back spent plenty of time in midfield against Celta Vigo and was heavily involved at both ends of the pitch
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Joao Felix, Joao Cancelo and Ferran Torres impressed in particular as Barcelona won 5-0 for the first time in a long time
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Joao Cancelo's Barcelona debut came after a hectic few days. His arrival is already well appreciated
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Joao Cancelo's loan to Barcelona did not look being a tricky transfer to complete — but the deal was beset by complications
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With two days to go until the transfer window shuts, Barcelona's latest moves in the market have been frozen by further financial problems
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City's Japanese opponents may have ultimately been swatted aside but these individual performances gave Pep Guardiola plenty to ponder
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From pitchside psychologists to dance sessions, we go behind the scenes at Portugal's most productive academy to see how superstars are made
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Sam Lee and Pol Ballus join Mark Chapman to discuss Joao Cancelo's Manchester City exit
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Over the course of four weeks in January, it became increasingly clear to Pep Guardiola that Joao Cancelo had to leave Manchester City
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Pep Guardiola accepted Manchester City's starting setup was not working at Chelsea. It was not Plan B but Plan C that eventually paid off
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Pep Guardiola’s changes did not work at Stamford Bridge so he switched again and it paid off – his team know how to win when it matters
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