{"id":24392,"date":"2026-05-16T09:43:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T09:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/24392\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T09:43:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T09:43:16","slug":"fc-barcelona-news-16-may-2026-preparations-begin-for-real-betis-barca-meet-with-joao-pedros-agent-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/24392\/","title":{"rendered":"FC Barcelona News: 16 May 2026; Preparations begin for Real Betis, Bar\u00e7a meet with Jo\u00e3o Pedro\u2019s agent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelona.com\/en\/football\/first-team\/news\/4504008\/training-with-betis-match-in-mind\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Training with Betis match in mind &#8211; FC Barcelona<br \/><\/a>Hansi Flick\u2019s squad in for a training session at the Ciutat Esportiva with the final match of the season at Spotify Camp Nou on the horizon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelona.com\/en\/football\/first-team\/news\/4503950\/when-and-where-to-watch-fc-barcelona-v-real-betis-balompie\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">When and where to watch FC Barcelona v Real Betis Balompi\u00e9 &#8211; FC Barcelona<br \/><\/a>International kick-off times and viewing guide for the final match of the season at the Spotify Camp Nou.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelona.com\/en\/football\/first-team\/news\/4503955\/one-match-away-from-making-more-history\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">One match away from making more history &#8211; FC Barcelona<br \/><\/a>Bar\u00e7a will create a new record for home wins in La Liga with a victory against Betis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelona.com\/en\/football\/first-team\/news\/4503623\/jules-kounde-called-up-for-the-2026-world-cup\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jules Kounde called up for the 2026 World Cup &#8211; FC Barcelona<br \/><\/a>Didier Deschamps calls up the FC Barcelona number 23, the first Blaugrana confirmed to be going to the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelona.com\/en\/football\/first-team\/news\/4503994\/alvaro-cortes-it-still-hasnt-sunk-in\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00c1lvaro Cort\u00e9s: \u2018It still hasn\u2019t sunk in\u2019 &#8211; FC Barcelona<br \/><\/a>Center-back speaks about his debut and has the traditional photo with the jersey in front of La Masia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundodeportivo.com\/futbol\/fc-barcelona\/20260515\/1004183592\/flick-hara-cumbres-individuales-sobre-futuro.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Flick will hold individual meetings about the future &#8211; Mundo Deportivo<br \/><\/a>The manager plans to speak with some players to clarify their position and short-term expectations. The future of Kounde, Balde, or Roony, who have fallen out of favor, is uncertain; Rashford\u2019s case is different.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundodeportivo.com\/futbol\/fc-barcelona\/20260515\/1004183626\/araujo-no-plantea-marcharse-barca.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Araujo is not considering leaving Bar\u00e7a &#8211; Mundo Deportivo<br \/><\/a>The center-back has barely played since his recovery, mostly as a full-back, but his intention is to fulfill his contract until 2031.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundodeportivo.com\/futbol\/fc-barcelona\/20260515\/1004183703\/agente-joao-pedro-llega-londres-reunirse-chelsea-barca.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jo\u00e3o Pedro\u2019s agent travels to London to meet with Chelsea and Bar\u00e7a &#8211; Mundo Deportivo<br \/><\/a>The agent arrived in the English capital from Brazil with contacts scheduled with the London club and with Deco, given Barcelona\u2019s interest in the Brazilian striker due to difficulties with Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundodeportivo.com\/futbol\/fc-barcelona\/20260515\/1004183666\/motivo-dejo-ronny-fuera-lista-suecia.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The reason why Roony was left off Sweden\u2019s World Cup squad &#8211; Mundo Deportivo<br \/><\/a>The coach didn\u2019t like his anger and attitude after not playing in the matches that secured qualification for the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundodeportivo.com\/futbol\/fc-barcelona\/20260515\/1004183539\/unai-emery-apretara-rashford-barca.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Unai Emery will push hard for Rashford and Bar\u00e7a know it &#8211; Mundo Deportivo<br \/><\/a>The Aston Villa manager is prepared to make a strong bid for the English winger currently on loan at Barcelona from Manchester United; the player wants to stay at the Camp Nou.<\/p>\n<p>See More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcablaugranes.com\/barcelona-news\" class=\"_153sp3o9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Barcelona News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Training with Betis match in mind &#8211; FC BarcelonaHansi Flick\u2019s squad in for a training session at the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24389,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[92,222],"class_list":{"0":"post-24392","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-barcelona","8":"tag-barcelona","9":"tag-barcelona-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24392"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24392\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}