The incident occurred towards the end of the game The referee was forced to stop Galatasaray’s Europa League second leg tie against Barcelona in the closing stages on Thursday night after Jordi Alba was hit with missiles. Barça were leading 2-1 at the time in Istanbul after goals from teenage sensation Pedri and the in-form […]

4 years ago

Barcelona have finally been able to register Sergio Aguero after Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba agreed pay cuts with the club

4 years ago

In total it amounted to less than a minute, but it felt like a lifetime There are moments in football that feel seminal as they’re happening. It’s rare – generally the significance of an event doesn’t become clear until after the fact – but occasionally you get an incident during which you think ‘Yeah, this […]

5 years ago

Alba’s new deal keeps him at the Camp Nou until 2024 Jordi Alba is going nowhere any time soon. The left-back has inked a new five-year deal with Barcelona, keeping him with the reigning Spanish champions until 2024. Unless, that is, somebody decides to trigger the staggeringly high release clause that’s been inserted into his […]

7 years ago

Barcelona and Spain left-back Jordi Alba insists Alvaro Morata would be very welcome at the Camp Nou if he were to leave Chelsea in January

7 years ago

The incident happened minutes before Ronaldo’s late free-kick

8 years ago