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Barcelona's 5-0 win over Real Betis  on Sunday was a brilliant result, but it was also a pretty sweet night for Luis Suarez. The Uruguayan scored twice in the match and now has 100 La Liga goals, in just 114 appearances - that’s some going. Suarez is also only the second Uruguayan to reach a century of goals in La Liga, behind Diego Forlan. Congratulations Luis Suarez and keep ‘em coming!

Welcome back,  La Liga ! The second round of the Spanish league seasons starts this weekend and the fixtures are reversed.  Barcelona  begin the return round with a trip to Seville for what promises to be a very tough, yet very fun game against Real Betis. The Catalan giants will face one of the most entertaining teams in Spain. Betis love to go forward and have scored (and conceded) plenty of goals this season. Their manager, Quique Setién, is one of the most attacking coaches in the league and has a squad full of skilled and quick players who can be devastating on their day. It’ll be interesting to see if Betis will be able to score against the best defense in Europe this season (just 9 goals conceded in 19 games), and it’ll be even more interesting to see if a poor Betis defense (36 goals conceded in 19 games) will be able to keep a clean sheet against Lionel Messi and his friends. This game will be crazy fun, and it is one you just can’t miss. LINEUPS Barce...

BARCELONA could reportedly be offered the chance to sign Eden Hazard in exchange for Ousmane Dembele if the Chelsea star refuses to renew his contract. The Catalan giants are flying high at the top of the La Liga table and strengthened this month with the capture of Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool. They continue to be linked with a whole host of top talent and were forced to deny a swoop for Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann was in the pipeline. One of last summer’s big-money captures, Dembele, has not faired so well at the Nou Camp though due to injuries. And the latest reports from Spain suggest Barcelona could be handed the chance to offload him in exchange for one of Chelsea’s top players. According to transfer specialists Don Balon Chelsea are unhappy about the tricks Real Madrid have used to show their interest in Hazard. And that comes as the Belgian weighs up whether he should sign a new contract unless the Bernabeu outfit move for him. Chelsea supp...

Chelsea have been drawn against Barcelona in the Champions League last-16 stage. Paying the price for finishing second behind Roma in the group phase, the Blues - who were victorious in the competition in the 2011/12 campaign - face a two-legged affair with the side they beat en route to the final that year. Despite losing Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain in the summer, the Catalan giants sailed through the group stage and are the current La Liga leaders.

Barca's Coutinho alternative 09.15: Barcelona could turn to Miralem Pjanic as an alternative to Philippe Coutinho. Barca want Coutinho in January but have back up options if Liverpool reject their approaches. Liverpool rejected three offers for Coutinho in the summer and want to hold onto their star man. And Barca could now turn to Juventus ace Pjanic instead. Sturridge ready to leave 07.30: Daniel Sturrridge is ready to move abroad as he looks to get more game time. The Liverpool striker is out in the cold with Jurgen Klopp favouring his ‘Fab Four’ and Dominic Solanke, who started the Merseyside derby. And the Daily Mail claim Sturrridge could move abroad with Valencia and Real Betis monitoring his situation.  The striker, 28, has made just five starts and nine appearances in total in the Premier League, scoring two goals.

Chelsea were paired with Barcelona when the draw for the Round of 16 took place at UEFA headquarters in Switzerland today (Monday). The first leg will take place at home on Tuesday 20 February, kick-off 7.45pm (UK time), and the second leg away is on Wednesday 14 March, kick-off 7.45pm (UK time). We have a big history against Barcelona in the Champions League. Our first meeting in it came in the quarter-finals of the Blues’ maiden season in the competition. Our total of 12 Champions League games against Barca include a pair of two-legged semi-finals, the most recent of which was our famous encounter on the way to winning the trophy in 2012. This season's tie will take Cesc Fabregas and Pedro Rodriguez back to their former club.  Tickets for the home game will be sold to members on a loyalty points basis, one ticket per member. Full selling information will be published in due course.   The full draw is: Juventus v Tottenham Hotspur Basel v Manchester City Por...

NEYMAR has suggested Kylian Mbappe can become Paris Saint-Germain’s very own Lionel Messi. PSG kept up their 100% record in the Champions League last night with a 4-0 win away at Anderlecht. And both Mbappe and Neymar got on the scoresheet with Edinson Cavani and Angel Di Maria grabbing the other two. Mbappe scored the opening goal of the night after just three minutes and created history by finding the net. He is now the highest scoring teenager in Champions League history with eight goals - a feat that has never been reached by anyone under the age of 20 in the competition. I hope for Mbappé to be what Messi was for me at Barcelona... he is my friend Neymar And Brazil international Neymar was full of praise for the teenager, claiming he wants to build a similar relationship with the former Monaco star to the bond he had with Messi at Barcelona. "I hope for Mbappé to be what Messi was for me at Barcelona... he is my friend,” Neymar said. Mbappe now has four ...