The transfer market closes this Tuesday at 11:59 PM and Barça once again has several open folders to resolve in the coming hours. Below is a list of the needs that the blaugrana sporting director, Anderson Luís de Souza, Deco, and his team must cover before the end of the day.

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.

Everything is going well in this Hansi Flick's Barça, which has kicked off the season like thunder. A thrashing (5-2) against Rayo Vallecano and three unassailable victories in three League matches. The rivals end up as broken toys in the hands of the blaugrana steamroller. No player has a full stomach, everyone puts on their work overalls and, hungry and united, they turn Barça into a marvelous combination of talent and effort that makes a very excited fan base happy, even though this has only just begun. Even Lamine Yamal, who had made some grimaces in the last two matches, showed a beaming smile after scoring a great goal and having a great performance at the Camp Nou. The stadium sings and dances, proud of a squad that has been reinforced with new faces like an Anthony Gordon who has landed on his feet, a Rodri who is gradually picking up pace, and old acquaintances who want to be loved again like Andreas Christensen. Also from youth academy players, like a Xavi Espart who seems to have been playing with the first team for half his life.

New season, new challenges, and new players, but the same ambition and the same result. Barça beat Costa Adeje Tenerife and already have the first three points of the season in Liga F (5-0). There are traditions that, even as the years pass and the squad changes, are never lost. Graham Hansen opened the scoring with a pass from Claudia Pina, who also joined the goal-scoring party. Ewa Pajor, Van Asten, and Irene Paredes completed the rout.

Barça has reached an agreement with Gabriel Jesus, Arsenal forward, for 10 million euros plus variables associated with titles and performance. The Brazilian had lost prominence in the Gunners' forward line and has become a "market opportunity" to strengthen the attack, according to sources from the blaugrana club. Jesus' contract was set to expire in June 2027.

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.

There was a time when Barça women's team competed in the Second Division or fought to stay in the First. Years when the great women's football team in Catalonia wore white and blue – Espanyol – and when the stars were not from Barça. Maribel Domínguez, known as Marigol, was Barça's first major international signing. The footballer, born in Mexico City in 1978, arrived in mid-2004-05 season as one of the best players in the world.

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.

The ERC deputy in Congress Francesc-Marc Álvaro wore a tie with the Barça colors and took out an estelada (Catalan independence flag) in the interior commission to denounce the actions of the National Police in Elche, where a minor was subjected to police aggression for carrying this flag. In this commission, the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, was appearing due to the crisis in Ceuta, and Álvaro took the opportunity to denounce the attack on the fan boy during the run-up to the Barça match."Do you think this flag [the estelada] is a weapon of mass destruction or a prohibited item that should be seized?", the deputy and journalist asked Marlaska. Álvaro demanded explanations from the Interior Ministry and argued that if we are talking about a democratic state, such actions should be inadmissible. "I regret, Mr. Marlaska, that UIP forces were rough and beat a 17-year-old boy and arrested him with absolutely excessive police brutality", Álvaro insisted, while from the commission's table they asked him to refer to the Ceuta issue, which was the focus of the minister's appearance. There is currently an internal investigation within the National Police to determine if the officers acted with proportionality.

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.

Barça's decision to suspend the tribute to the world champions has caused an earthquake on social media and a certain degree of discomfort in some Catalan press. Only this explains, for example, that this topic does not appear on the cover of the "Sport and be frankly hidden in the of World Sport. In programs like The Jugones beach bar, as was to be expected, they jumped on it and accused Joan Laporta of mixing politics and sport, of dividing Barcelonismo, and of positioning himself in favor of the independentists. And well, there are several reflections to be made here.

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 already knows the first part of the path to reach the dreamed Champions League final which will be played on June 5, 2027 at the Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid. Hansi Flick's team, which fell in the quarterfinals of the previous edition precisely in this venue, will face very tough rivals in the first phase of the competition.

In life, one must have a well-defined personality and defend it. Know who you are. And Barça seems to know it on the pitch and also in the stands. With a backdrop in the form of full of estelades stands in which at times it seemed we had returned to 2017, Hansi Flick's third project is increasing the optimism of the blaugranas, adding points and raising the game. Yesterday he defeated a good Athletic Club 2-0 who sold their skin dearly, and he has already won six out of six. The new players give their all, Rodrigo already wears blaugrana when people recently imagined he would wear white and the youngsters from La Masia are asking to play.

The intolerable episode of police brutality that occurred in Elche, when some police officers beat up a Barça supporter who was carrying an Estelada, has made it possible to confirm – without surprise, it must be said – that some fellow citizens get indignant with more or less intensity depending on the autonomous community from which the victim of police violence comes. Or depending on the flag they raise.It was just a month ago that more than twenty people were injured as a result of police brutality – entirely unjustified and disproportionate – against the massive demonstration in Palma protesting against tourism, speculation and overcrowding. And a few months ago, during the also massive, and admirable, mobilizations of Valencian teachers in defense of public schools and education in Valencian, a teacher was brutally assaulted by a police officer who made her fall face down on the ground with a push from behind. Some of those who are now exclaiming and indignant – with every right, moreover – about the police assault on a young Barça fan who was carrying an estelada did not find any reason to say anything about the cases of police brutality in Mallorca or the Valencian Country. On the contrary, some consider that we Mallorcans and Valencians deserve it, with the astounding argument that the PP (or the PP plus Vox) win the elections in these communities. As if to say: For them, among the victims of police violence there are classes. A Valencian teacher (retired, moreover) who defended public school and in Catalan: bah. Mallorcan demonstrators, activists and journalists protesting against housing speculation, environmental destruction and overpopulation: pse. Young Barça fan with an Estelada: attack against freedoms, historical grievance and national hero. Some of those who make these distinctions then usually also make great patriotic proclamations and give lessons –never asked for– about the country.The police officers who beat people are not that picky, and they themselves are clear about whom they beat and why. In all cases, police forces – and, around them, political and media powers (and judicial ones, when convenient) – hide behind a fierce corporate defense of violent police officers. They also resort to the tactic of perverting roles and presenting the victim as the aggressor and the aggressor police officer as the victim. There is no shortage of police unions, which stoke tension in accordance with a very specific and recognizable political ideology, that of the Spanish nationalist far-right. Faced with all this, however, some find that full consideration as victims should be reserved for some and not granted to others. It is strange behavior, which occurs in the distance between being a victim and exercising victimhood.

"We want to call you all to a permanent mobilization", said the then president of Òmnium, Jordi Cuixart, perched on the roof of a Civil Guard car on September 20, 2017. His words were incorporated into the police report that served as the basis for his imprisonment and that of Jordi Sànchez (ANC) a few weeks later. According to the police, the two of them controlled the thousands of people who were gathered in front of the Ministry of Economy to protest against the first arrests of the Procés and "never" used this control to call off the demonstration. The police report omitted that, moments later, perched on the same car and with the same megaphone in hand, Cuixart asked to end the demonstration: "We ask you, as far as possible, in a calm manner, to disperse this call in a few moments". The images, recorded by protesters, were shown during the trial at the Supreme Court.

There will be no tribute at Camp Nou to the world champions with Spain on the eve of this Thursday's match against Athletic Club (9 p.m., DAZN). "It is neither the context nor the most appropriate moment. Football should serve to unite and not to create confrontations that do not benefit anyone," declared Joan Laporta, before confirming that Barça will change the congratulations to the world champions for an "act of exaltation of the estelada, which represents the way of thinking of many Barça fans and Catalans." The blaugrana president, who since 2021 had maintained a low profile regarding pro-independence demonstrations and who showed explicit support for the Roja during the World Cup, reiterated that the estelada is a legal symbol within freedom of expression. "It does not generate violence or hatred. It must be respected because it represents our desires for freedom," he stated.

The incidents with a fan in Elche on Sunday during Barça's league debut have generated pressure from the Culer fanbase. Several Blaugrana supporters' clubs and Catalan entities have called for a boycott of the tribute to the eight world champions –Joan Garcia, Eric Garcia, Pau Cubarsí, Gavi, Pedri, Dani Olmo, Lamine Yamal, and Rodri– which was to take place this Thursday before the Barça - Athletic Club match. According to what ARA has learned, Barça's board of directors has doubts about whether or not to proceed with this act and a definitive decision is expected to be made this Wednesday.

Nico González, Ilaix Moriba, Marc Cucurella, Pau Víctor, Dro Fernández…, and now Alejandro Balde, Marc Casadó and Héctor Fort, if the operations currently underway to have them leave before September 1st are finalized. Barça continues to cash in on academy players who do not have a place in the first team. In the last ten years, about thirty players trained at La Masia have been sold after debuting in the elite. On the other hand, others, such as Pau Cubarsí, Lamine Yamal or Marc Bernal, have recently earned their place among the best footballers in the world. Eric Garcia, Gavi, Fermín and Dani Olmo are other home-grown talents with a consolidated presence in the first Barcelona squad. La Masia represents almost half of Flick's Barça, but it is also sold.