Bomb alert in Barcelona

Mossos d’Esquadra officers yesterday cordoned off an area of Barcelona and called in the bomb squad after a suspicious package was found on a bus.

New undress code for Barcelona

Tourists who wander the streets of Barcelona in just their swimming costumes, or less on some occasions, will now face fines of up to €300 after City officials voteded to ban nudity or virtual nudity in public places and limit swimming costumes to swimming pools, beaches, adjacent roads and beach walks.

Shakhtar Donetsk 0-1 Barcelona

Barcelona are through to the semi-finals of the Champions League after a 0-1 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk and an aggregate score of 6-1. Lionel Messi got the only goal of the match just before half time.

Sevilla 1-1 Barcelona

Barcelona’s lead at the top of La Liga is down to five points after they were held to a draw at Sevilla. Bojan, on as a substitute, gave Barca the lead just before half time but this was cancelled out by a goal from Jesús Navas at the beginning of the second half.

Municipal Band to play concert in Barcelona

On Friday March 4th at 21:00, the Nerja Municipal Band will be playing a concert in the Tetro Spai Francesa Bonneimaison in Barcelona, an event organised by the Federation of Andalucian Communities and forming part of the Andalucia Day celebrations being held in the Catalan capital.

Wins for Barcelona and Nerja

CD Nerja remain in second place in the Primera Andaluza Grupo 3 after beating Fuengirola-Boliches 3-1 on Saturday, five points adrift of San Pedro who overcame third placed Malaka 0-1.

Barcelona 2-1 Athletic Bilbao

Barcelona are back to a five point lead at the top of La Liga after a hard fought 2-1 win against visiting Athletic Bilbao.

Barcelona’s winning streak ends

Barcelona’s run of wins came to an end on Saturday after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Sporting Gijón. Barral gave Sporting the lead in the first half and then later on, David Villa grabbed the equaliser. Barcelona are still eight points clear at the top of La Liga pending Sunday’s games.