Barça has already debuted three of the five signings confirmed this summer in La Liga. Anthony Gordon, Karim Adeyemi, and Rodri Hernández already know what it's like to compete at the Camp Nou. On the other hand, on the last day of the transfer market, the final arrivals had to be finalized - registered. On one hand, Gabriel Jesus, who was presented after signing a contract that will ultimately be for three seasons, until 2029, and not two plus an optional one. And, on the other, Dominik Livakovic. Both were registered at night: the Brazilian with the number 9 and the Croatian with the number 25.

Hard-fought victory for Barça against Rayo Vallecano in the League. Two goals from Raphinha and two from Lamine Yamal (5-2) decide it in favor of Hansi Flick's side to overcome a always combative opponent. Below, some hot takes.

Even though she is only 25 years old, Claudia Pina (Montcada i Reixac, 2001) is already one of the veterans in a Barça squad that, despite losing very important players this season, continues to aspire to everything. The season premiere is this Sunday (7 PM, TV3) at the Johan Cruyff stadium.

Atlético de Madrid plays this Saturday at the Sánchez-Pizjuán (9:30 PM, Movistar) their third league match and will not be able to count on their best forward. This was confirmed by Diego Pablo Simeone, in the pre-match press conference: Julián Álvarez will not be on the list of called-up players after three days without training with his teammates. He did train alone this Friday afternoon, accompanied by a club physical trainer at the facilities of the mattress club.

Solid victory for Barça in the second league match. The Blaugranas got rid of a very defensive Athletic Club with two goals from Raphinha and Fermín. Unai Simón prevented a rout. Next, some quick notes.

There was no tribute ceremony at Camp Nou for the world champions with Spain prior to the match against Athletic Club. "It is neither the most appropriate context nor moment. Football should serve to unite and not to generate confrontations that do not benefit anyone," declared Joan Laporta on Wednesday, before confirming that Barça would change the congratulation to the mundialists for an "act of exaltation of the estelada, which represents the way of thinking of many culers and Catalans". And thousands of culers and Catalans responded by filling the stadium with estelades.

The family of the underage member assaulted by the National Police before the start of the Elche-Barça match last Sunday has decided to accept the legal coverage offered by Barça. The defense of the case will be handled by criminal lawyer Marc Molins, as the ARA has been able to confirm. The affected person, who spent the night at the police station and suffered multiple injuries and bruises all over his body, faces a charge of attempted assault against authority, which in his case (being a minor) could result in a few months of supervised liberty or community service. However, he has not yet been officially notified by the Public Prosecutor's Office for Minors.

Barça has closed the signing of Dominik Livakovic. For weeks, the blaugrana club had been exploring the goalkeeping market so that Joan Garcia would have a more guaranteed short-term replacement, and the sporting management has finally opted for the Croatian international, who will sign for the next four seasons. The transfer fee will be 2 million euros fixed plus variables, an amount agreed with the Turkish Fenerbahçe, a club that held the priority since the summer of 2023.

The days go by and Atlético de Madrid is not softening with Julián Álvarez. Quite the opposite. Far from exempting him from public scorn, on Sunday they put him to play against Villarreal at home (2-2), where he was rewarded with shouts and whistles for his insistence on joining Barça this summer. The Madrid club remains firm in its position of not closing any transfer agreement with the Culé entity, which is reluctant to abandon the fight for what it considers the best possible replacement for Robert Lewandowski. "The issue is already personal," argue sources close to the mattress management to ARA, where for months the criterion of the investment fund Apollo Global Management has predominated. As this newspaper has already published, from the Metropolitano only the transfer of Julián is considered if the buyer is a club from outside the League. At the moment, no negotiation is possible with Barça, which could only make the dream of the international light blue paying the 500 million of his release clause.

Spectacular thrashing for Barça to open the League (0-5). Next, some immediate thoughts.

Barça fans present at the Martínez Valero have reported that the National Police confiscated esteladas from them at the entrance to Elche's stadium. As the blaugrana fans arrived at the stadium with the police watching everything, insults were heard and some incidents occurred with local fans who were waiting. The police charged harshly against the blaugrana fans and a Catalan supporter, a minor, was arrested when they confiscated his estelada. Many fans complained about the blows received from the police.

Hansi Flick was understood when, on the eve of tonight's match between Elche and Barça (9:30 p.m., Movistar La Liga), he publicly questioned whether Alejandro Balde has enough conviction to earn his place at Barça. With just over a week left until the transfer market closes, the blaugrana coach opened the exit door for the full-back raised in the Sant Martí de Provençals neighborhood of Barcelona.But he wasn't the only one, because Flick also publicly invited Jules Kounde to leave the club. "We have been clear with these players. It's a club situation, we are making a lot of changes. We have to wait until the end of the market. It's normal when you decide you want new players: you think about how to make the team stronger," he stated.

Diego Pablo Simeone is a wily old fox. He knew that the mood of the Atlético de Madrid fans with Julián Álvarez, who has pushed hard to be transferred to Barça, was tense, and he saved him from the whistles in the mattress team's first league match at the Metropolitano. The Argentine forward was the only one of the World Cup finalists who was left out of the squad for the duel against Málaga, which was decided in the second half in favor of the locals (2-0). "He is not yet ready to continue taking care of the name he has," Cholo justified in the press conference prior to the match. In the one that followed, he ironically commented on some offensive chants heard at the stadium against Julián: "They are very respectful." Obviously, he didn't like them at all.

The Gamper Trophy presentation, played under unbearable heat in Barcelona, ended with a modest 2-1 victory for Barcelona. Hansi Flick will be able to draw few conclusions from the last test before debuting this Sunday in the League. Below are the first hot takes of the season.

The heat that made t-shirts stick to chests and backs at Camp Nou in the middle of August did not prevent almost 55,000 people from approaching the stadium to cheer Rodri and enjoy the debut, at home, of Hansi Flick's enthusiastic 3.0 project. In a match without much history against Egyptian Al-Ahly (2-1), the Gamper began with the fans – among them many tourists, as is usual in the celebration of this match during the holiday season – bowing at the feet of the Madrid-born midfielder. The former City player did not play, but he was present at the presentation of the signings. On the other hand, Cancelo could not be there, who, although he did get dressed, Barça has not yet been able to finalize all the paperwork to make his incorporation official. While Rodri was acclaimed, Frenkie de Jong received some whistles. With the captaincy withdrawn from the Dutchman and handed over to Raphinha, it was the Brazilian who was in charge of giving a speech in which he remembered the injured players, called for unity, and welcomed the new signings. Hansi Flick, for his part, had also asked for unity and managed to be loved a little more by letting himself go with some phrases in Catalan.

The signing of Rodrigo Hernández Rodri to Barça could not be fully explained without a wedding, that of his good friend Daniel Codina. This is the person who, along with other employees of the Blaugrana club, has not left the side of the shining Blaugrana signing since his arrival in Barcelona this Monday.

If in the most glorious eras of contemporary Barça, the leader of the midfield was Sergio Busquets, now the Catalan club has not only strengthened itself with a Ballon d'Or winner and the best player of the World Cup, but also with the figure who most closely resembles Sergio Busquets: Rodrigo Hernández is now officially a Culer. Barça will pay Manchester City a transfer fee of 60 million euros fixed, 11.5 million in easily achievable variables (such as, for example, depending on the games played in the League) and another 5 million euros in case of winning the Champions League. The Madrid-born defensive midfielder has signed until 2030.

Barça has confirmed through its coach, Hansi Flick, that Frenkie de Jong will not be the first captain of the Blaugrana team. At least in the short term. This decision, according to the German coach, is "provisional" and is part of a context in which the Dutch midfielder is seriously injured in the knee and the squad is still subject to more changes until the transfer market closes on September 1st at 11:59 PM. The sporting management is working on various operations for both incoming and outgoing players. When the deadline passes, the forecast is that the players will vote for the five captains this season.

Hansi Flick's third project began a month ago, when the World Cup semifinals still had to be played. Resigned, the German saw that he would have to do a good part of the preseason without the backbone of his team, since at that time up to ten players were still competing in the tournament in the United States and, therefore, would take a few weeks to return.

Jorge Mendes already cashed in with Barça a decade ago. The Portuguese super-agent, today the representative of the best Barça player, Lamine Yamal, was a key player in facilitating the signing, at the end of July 2016, of one of the most coveted midfielders in the League. He belonged to Valencia and stood out for his vertical and elegant play. He was also seen as one of the most attractive footballers in the competition. At 23 years old, André Gomes arrived to take on the world. He chose Barcelona after Real Madrid pursued him for weeks. Just like Rodrigo Hernández these days, he left the white club disappointed when he decided to make the move to end up at Camp Nou.