Barcelona beat Valencia 1-0 thanks to a diving header from insatiable striker Luis Suarez to stay on course for a place in the King's Cup final for a record fifth consecutive year.

Barcelona escape a scare on Philippe Coutinho's first start as Lionel Messi struck with a trademark free-kick to drag the La Liga leaders back from a goal down to beat Alaves 2-1 and restore their 11-point lead at the top.

Holders Barcelona reach the King's Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 win over Espanyol to overcome a first-leg deficit on a night when new signing Philippe Coutinho made his debut.

Argentine international defender Javier Mascherano is unveiled as the Chinese Super League's most high-profile signing in a year as he joins Hebei China Fortune from Barcelona.

Resurgent Barcelona are given a fresh boost when key defender Gerard Pique signed a contract extension until 2022.

Former Barcelona midfielder Ronaldinho, who won the World Cup, Champions League, Copa Libertadores and World Player of the Year award, is retiring from the game, his brother and agent Assis says.

Barcelona's Ousmane Dembele has been ruled out for "three to four weeks" in a new blow for the French forward, his club announce.

Luis Suarez steals the show with a brace and an assist as Barcelona fight back from two goals down to win 4-2 at Real Sociedad and restore their nine-point lead at the top of La Liga.

La Liga leaders Barcelona signed centre-back Yerry Mina from Palmeiras on a 5-1/2 year contract for a fee of 11.8 million euros ($14 million), the Spanish club say.

The cumulative sum of the buy-out clause of Barca's Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Osmane Dembele and Philippe Coutinho stands at a whopping 1700 million Euros.

Philippe Coutinho says he is targeting titles at Barcelona after finally completing his "dream" 160 million-euro ($192 million) move from Liverpool.

Philippe Coutinho officially joins Barcelona, completing a move from Liverpool thought to be worth 160 million euros ($192 million), making it the third richest transfer in history.

Real Madrid's faltering title defence continues as they were held to a thrilling 2-2 draw at Celta Vigo which saw them fall 16 points behind runaway leaders Barcelona, who beat Levante 3-0 to stay nine points clear at the top of La Liga.

Lionel Messi’s Barcelona contract does not include any political clauses, Barcelona based SPORT reports.

Philippe Coutinho finally gets his wish as Barcelona agree to sign the Brazilian star from Liverpool for 160 million euros ($192 million) in the third richest deal of all time.

Liverpool are likely to respond to a bid from Barca for Brazilian midfield dynamo Philippe Coutinho after they completely against any negotiation for the player last season.

Jurgen Klopp insists Philippe Coutinho was genuinely injured for Liverpool's 2-1 win at Burnley as he laughed off talk of the Brazil forward joining Barcelona.

After spilling the beans about Cristiano Ronaldo picking up his fifth Ballon d'Or a day before the event in Paris, Nike has yet again apparently leaked internal information as they began promoting Barcelona jerseys with Liverpool star Phillipe Coutinho's name on the back.

Barcelona's star playmaker Lionel Messi provides an incredible assist to Aleix Vidal while having no boot on his right foot.

Jose Mourinho's son celebrates Barca's clasico victory over Real Madrid by posting a selfie on twitter.