Barcelona's squad depth: the back-to-back champions built on a financial tightrope
How Barcelona turned a La Masia core, a few shrewd loans and a stretched salary budget into consecutive La Liga titles, and where the squad still looks vulnerable.
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Summer 2026 transfer window: a World Cup, Mourinho's Madrid and the PSR squeeze
The first summer window to run straight through a World Cup is already reshaping Europe's elite - from Mourinho's free-transfer Real Madrid to Barcelona's £69m bet on Anthony Gordon and the Premier League's sell-to-buy churn.
El Clásico preview: Barcelona one win from the title against Real Madrid
Barcelona host Real Madrid at the Spotify Camp Nou knowing a win seals back-to-back La Liga titles - the form, tactics and stakes behind a Clásico with the championship on the line.