The 2015/16 season so far could not really have gone any better for Barcelona’s fans, players or directors.

Much of the coverage of Barcelona’s 2-1 defeat to Sevilla in La Liga on Saturday afternoon focused on the disruption caused by injuries to stars Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta. But blaugrana fans and pundits should really be asking why last season’s treble-winning squad looks so threadbare just a few months later.

La Liga is returning, a little later than first expected, with plenty of new and old questions to be resolved.

Barcelona’s 2-0 win over Real Sociedad on Saturday saw the Catalan side take a huge step towards claiming the La Liga title with a seventh consecutive clean sheet another cause of celebration.

European roundup: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi both scored hat-tricks in easy wins as Real Madrid remained two points ahead of Barcelona atop the La Liga table.

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The process of making Luis Suarez a Barcelona player has been managed very cleverly, but fitting another high-profile attacker into the blaugrana team could well prove much more difficult.

Barcelona 1 Atletico Madrid 1

Atletico Madrid 1 Barcelona 0 (Atletico Madrid win 2-1 on aggregate)

Barcelona midfielders Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta should recognise their surroundings when they emerge from the tunnel for tonight’s Champions League last 16 first leg at Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium.

Barcelona 6 Celtic 1

Barcelona 6 Celtic 1

Celtic 0 Barcelona 1

Celtic 0 Barcelona 1

Barcelona president Sandro Rosell has dismissed speculation that Paris St Germain have lodged a big-money offer for forward Pedro Rodriguez.

Barcelona have reached an agreement in principal for the transfer of striker David Villa to Atletico Madrid.

Barcelona central defender Javier Mascherano resumed training today after five weeks on the sidelines with knee ligament damage.

Barcelona 0 Bayern Munich 3

Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 3

AC Milan 2 Barcelona 0

AC Milan 2 Barcelona 0

Two early goals helped the Czech Republic heap more problems on struggling Turkey with a 2-0 friendly win at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium tonight.

There were wins for both Madrid teams in La Liga last night, but Atletico’s was marred by an injury worry for star striker Radamel Falcao.

Neil Lennon believes he is on the cusp of his greatest achievement as Celtic manager as he prepares for tonight’s Champions League Group G decider against Spartak Moscow at Parkhead.

Barcelona 5 Athletic Bilbao 1

Chris Coleman earned his first win as Wales manager as a double from Gareth Bale secured all three points in a 2-1 win over Scotland.

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Spain will begin their World Cup title defence with all-time leading goalscorer David Villa after he was recalled for the first time since suffering a broken leg eight months ago.

David Villa scored in his first competitive appearance since 2011 and Lionel Messi netted a brace as Barcelona thrashed Real Sociedad in new coach Tito Vilanova’s Primera Division debut in the Nou Camp hot-seat .

Spain coach Vicente del Bosque praised the control shown by his side after two goals from Xabi Alonso secured a 2-0 win over France and a place in the Euro 2012 semi-finals.

Premier League followers might be surprised, but Chelsea misfit Fernando Torres looks set for a more central role than Manchester City’s title winner David Silva for Spain this month.

While some players may be looking to wind down at this stage of the season with one eye on a beach holiday, Barcelona winger Pedro Rodriguez will be giving it everything over the coming weeks to try and ensure his summer will be spent on international duty in Ukraine and Poland.

Messages of support have been flooding in for Eric Abidal following the news that the Barcelona defender is to undergo a liver transplant.

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho claimed some of his players believe it is "impossible to win" at Camp Nou after his side's 4-3 aggregate defeat to Barcelona in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey.

Barcelona 2 Real Madrid 2 (Barcelona win 4-3 on aggregate)

LIONEL MESSI moved into joint-second place on Barcelona’s all-time goalscoring list as his brace helped the defending champions to a comprehensive Champions League Group H win in Minsk last night.

Barca coach Pep Guardiola was satisfied with his players’ efforts after they opened their Champions League defence with a 2-2 Group H draw against AC Milan at the Nou Camp.

BARCELONA midfielder Andres Iniesta will be sidelined for around a month after suffering an injury during last night’s 2-2 Champions League draw with AC Milan at Camp Nou.

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Coach Pep Guardiola wants Barcelona to do their talking on the pitch after a dramatic war of words erupted between him and Real Madrid counterpart Jose Mourinho ahead of tonight’s Champions League semi-final first leg.

BARCELONA coach Pep Guardiola hit back at Real Madrid counterpart Jose Mourinho as a stunning war of words erupted between the rival coaches ahead of tonight’s Champions League semi-final first leg.

BARCELONA head into tonight’s Champions League clash against Shakhtar Donetsk in buoyant mood, although striker David Villa admits to concern over his recent lack of goals at club level.

Real Mallorca 0 Barcelona 3

Portugal 4 Spain 0

Pep Guardiola declared himself satisfied with a point from last night’s Champions League clash against an FC Copenhagen side he considers the toughest opponents he has faced in his reign as Barcelona coach.

Spain 3 Saudi Arabia 2

Convalescing duo Fernando Torres and Cesc Fabregas have both been included in Spain’s final 23-man squad for the World Cup, along with uncapped trio Victor Valdes, Pedro Rodriguez and Javi Martinez.

AN ARGENTINIAN whose surname begins with M settled last night’s Champions League first leg semi-final encounter at the San Siro. And it wasn’t Lionel Messi.

Defiant Real Madrid have warned Barcelona they intend to fight the Catalan giants all the way for the Primera Division title despite last night’s potentially crucial setback at the Bernabeu.