Rafael Nadal beat David Ferrer 7-6 (7-1) 7-5 in two hours 40 minutes to win a seventh Barcelona Open title and becomes the first man in the Open era to capture two ATP events at least seven times. A week ago he won his eighth Monte-Carlo Masters.
Fight in Barcelona subway ends with a fatality
A 31 year old Peruvian man died early on Saturday morning after falling in front of a subway train during a fight at La Marina station, Barcelona.
Couple arrested in connection with death of baby
The Catalan police have arrested a couple on suspicion of involvement in the death earlier this week of an eleven month old baby.
Four dead in fire in Barcelona
Four young Rumanians have died in a fire in calle Bilbao in the Poblenou district of Barcelona. The identities of the victims is not yet known.
Police in Santa Coloma de Gramenet investigating death of 38 year old man
The Catalan police are investigating the death this morning of 38 year old Kashem O, a Bangladesh national, whose body was found in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona. The body showed obvious signs of violence and is the fifth violent death in the region in the past week.
AC Milan 0-0 Barcelona
Barcelona dominated much of the match against AC Milan with their trademark short, sharp passing game but were unable to break down a stubborn AC Milan and it’s all to play for at the Nou Camp next week.
Barcelona 7-1 Bayer Leverkusen
Lionel Messi helped himself to a record-breaking five goals and substitute Tell bagged a brace as Barcelona sauntered into the quarter finals of the Champions League with a 7-1 win on the night (10-2 on aggregate) against Bayer Leverkusen.
Seven year old girl dies in fire in Barcelona
A seven year old girl died and several people were injured, three of them seriously, in a fire in an apartment block in calle de l’Avet in Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona.
Body of 50 year old woman found in Granollers, Barcelona
The Catalan Police are investigating the discovery of the body of a 50 year old woman at an apartment in Granollers, Barcelona, on Friday morning. The body showed signs of violence.
Barcelona progress in the Copa del Rey
Real Madrid fought back from 2-0 down to earn a 2-2 draw but it was not to be enough and Barcelona went through 4-3 on aggregate and now play either Valencia or Levante in the semi-final of the Copa del Rey.