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Yahoo
3 days ago
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🚨Breaking news: Barcelona extend Koundé's contract until 2030
Koundé, absolute pillar in the latest titles achieved by FC Barcelona, has just renewed his contract with the blaugrana team. The French international has extended his relationship with Barça, which now extends until 2030. Last season, Koundé played 53 games, scored four goals and made eight assists. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here. 📸 Carl Recine - 2025 Getty Images
Yahoo
30-07-2025
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How Marcus Rashford ‘delayed' Barcelona star's contract renewal
A leading member of the defensive ranks at La Liga giants Barcelona saw the official renewal of his contract delayed by the arrival of Marcus Rashford at the club. That's according to , who point towards Jules Koundé as the player in question. It is of course common knowledge across Spain that defender Koundé has agreed on the terms of a long-term contract renewal at Barcelona. The Frenchman is fresh off a stellar campaign in 2024/25, which saw him act as one of the first names on the team sheet of new boss Hansi Flick. Talks, in turn, had long been kicked into gear over a new deal for Koundé, just rewards for his ongoing excellence. And earlier this month, a definitive agreement was found between the parties. An official statement regarding as much was in turn scheduled for last week, but as alluded to above, Joan Laporta and co. were forced to delay this announcement. As per a report from MD: 'What happened was that the signing of Marcus Rashford was finalized and, due to scheduling issues, the formal signing of Koundé, which was already in the final stages of preparations, was postponed.' Conor Laird – GSFN
Yahoo
26-07-2025
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Jules Koundé to sign Barcelona contract extension
understands that Jules Koundé (26) has agreed a contract extension with Barcelona that will tie him to the Catalan club until 2030. The France international's deal with the La Liga champions had been set to expire in the summer of 2027. Since making the move from Sevilla, he has become indispensable at right-back and has since secured his place in Les Bleus' set-up. Capped 42 times at international level, he is now set to extend at Barcelona. As per L'Équipe, a deal has been reached with Koundé that will see him extend his stay at the Nou Camp until 2023. The deal will also see him increase his salary. The breakthrough in talks came amid interest in the former Sevilla defender. Manchester City were notably interested, however, he has been in talks over an extension at Barcelona for several weeks. Only a few small details need to be sorted before the deal is officialised. GFFN | Luke Entwistle
Yahoo
15-05-2025
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Barcelona win thrilling Copa del Rey and drive Madrid to red card fury
It was late and they were tired, but with four minutes left and long after midnight in Seville, everyone prepared for penalties, Jules Koundé found the strength to send a shot flying into the net and the Barcelona fans into raptures. The fireworks were lit and the men in blue and red sprinted towards him from all sides: here, at last, it was. An epic Copa del Rey final, a first clásico final in 11 years, had a winner. They had been a goal up and a goal down, they had thought they had a last-minute penalty to win it only to have it taken away, but now it was 3-2 and the Catalan side had done it. Done? Not quite, but very nearly. On an extraordinary night, there was still one last opportunity for Real Madrid when Kylian Mbappé was fouled in the area and the referee, Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea, pointed to the spot, only for the linesman's flag to be up. They had fought and rebelled, but they were defeated and, in a chaotic end, when all the emotion exploded at the final whistle, somewhere in the noise and the pandemonium they had three players shown red cards: Lucas Vázquez, Antonio Rüdiger and Jude Bellingham. The German had to be held back from going at the referee. This had been some night, swinging one way and then the next. You might call it a game of two halves, but there were four of them and they had all been superb. They also had an unlikely man at the heart of a decisive moment: Pedri, Mbappé, Aurélien Tchouaméni and Ferran Torres had all scored and then it was Koundé who did so. Not, though, before it had a very, very likely man standing in the middle of what might have been the decisive moment: after all the talk about referees, after Real had boycotted pre-match activities and the threat that they might refuse to turn up for the game, it was indeed the officials who took the spotlight at the decisive moment. With 30 seconds left of normal time De Burgos Bengoetxea, who had cried in the pre-match press conference, gave Barcelona a penalty. But Pablo González Fuertes, the video assistant referee who had accompanied him in that press conference and whose talk of taking action against those who criticise officials had so incensed Real, called him to the screen. So there was De Burgos Bengoetxea alone in a 70,000-strong crowd at midnight with time having run out, a career-defining decision to make that would ever be with him. After three long minutes, replays on the giant screens and players surrounding him, offering not entirely neutral advice, the penalty was withdrawn, and so it went to extra time and Koundé's moment. What a relief that Real had shown up, even if at the end they might have wished they had not, even if the fury and the frustration overflowed. They played their part in an enthralling final in which exhausted players gave everything – one that dignified this competition more than what happened the day before. At the end of it, Barcelona, whose high line, life lived on the edge, had already seen a Real goal and a penalty ruled out for offside before that last-minute decision against Mbappé, had the trophy. They hope it could be the first of three. Real face the prospect of winning none. How exhausted everyone was. How this game had shifted, changed, mutated. How the noise had travelled from one end to the other, the psychology of it all. How long ago, those early moments felt. It took 56 seconds for Madrid to even touch the ball and then, when they did, they immediately lost it. That set the tone for a first half that Barcelona dominated and led with a lovely Pedri goal, made by Lamine Yamal. Yet the half-time introduction of Mbappé and a new mentality shifted everything. Arda Guler and Luka Modric also tipped the balance. Real were alive, and could sense a vulnerability hidden, every action feeling like an opportunity. They got an equaliser when Mbappé was dragged down by Frenkie de Jong. Real wanted a red card but they got something better: from the free-kick, Mbappé bent beyond Wojciech Szczesny's right hand, celebrating with a gesture borrowed from Cristiano Ronaldo: calm down, I'm here. Barcelona knew: here was a speed and intent about Real, a directness, that soon led to Tchouaméni heading them into the lead. Into the corner they went, leaping about. But as the celebrating players broke Rüdiger needed a huge bandage applied to his leg, the significance of which was perhaps seen when with six minutes left, he could not catch Torres as the forward ran on to Lamine Yamal's lovely pass, went past Thibaut Courtois and struck a clean, low, angled finish into the empty net to make it 2-2 with only six minutes left. Rüdiger, in his defence, then made a huge interception to deny Lamine Yamal. He also might have been fortunate not to be punished for what then appeared to be a foul in the area on Torres. That was when the seemingly inevitable happened with just 30 seconds left. Raphinha went down under a challenge from Raúl Asencio. De Burgos Bengoetxea gave the penalty, González Fuertes called, and the referee was back in the middle of a storm. A single decision, a million consequences, so many thoughts to be blocked out until he said no penalty. Let someone else take the stage. In extra time when blows were exchanged and everyone lived on edge, Torres shooting just wide and Bellingham diving to just miss a header, someone did. A loose pass from Modric and Koundé stepped up to win the trophy.
Time of India
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Barcelona win all four El Clasicos in a season for the first time since 1982/83
Image Source: Getty Barcelona has made history by defeating Real Madrid in all four El Clasico matches this season. The latest was a thrilling 4-3 win at the Estadi Olimpic Lluís Companys on Sunday. With this, Barca are now just a few points away from lifting the LaLiga trophy. No other team has ever beaten Real Madrid four times in one season with so many goals. The total tally? A record-breaking 16 goals across the four clashes. Barca coach Hansi Flick's dream start against Real Madrid Not even Barcelona's German coach Hansi Flick, has had a dream run in his debut season, especially in El Clasico games. That result was a commanding 4-0 win at the Santiago Bernabeu — Real Madrid's stadium — in October for Barcelona's first official victory over Real Madrid this season. The second came in January's Spanish Super Cup final in Saudi Arabia, which Barca won 5-2 despite playing with ten men for more than half an hour. It was also Hansi Flick's first trophy with the club. In April, Barcelona won the Copa del Rey final 3-2 in extra time with a late goal from Koundé. And on Sunday, in front of over 50,000 fans in Montjuïc, they sealed a 4-3 win that puts them close to the LaLiga title. All four Clasico wins under Flick had something special: high scoring, attacking football, and a never-give-up attitude. Scoring 16 goals against Real Madrid in one season is a new record. Even the famous Barcelona team of 2011-12 didn't manage this. Real Madrid's defense crumbles under pressure As expected, Real Madrid started well but again failed to protect the lead. Kylian Mbappé scored twice early on Sunday, but Barca were soon on equal footing at 4-2 by the break. Madrid were missing their prime defenders, such as Carvajal, Militao, and Rüdiger. Their replacements, especially Lucas Vázquez and Fran García, struggled to stop Barca's fast attacks. One major mistake from Vazquez led to Raphinha's second goal right before the break. Kylian Mbappe did complete his hat-trick at the later stages of the game, but it wasn't enough. This was the third time this season that Barcelona scored four goals in a short time against Madrid. Madrid now trails Barcelona by seven points in the LaLiga table with only three matches left. Their chances of winning the title are almost over. Also Read: Szczesny and Lewandowski families spotted celebrating Barcelona's ElClasico win
