🥐 Homecoming, a trial and a derby... 5️⃣ top stories to start your day

November 21 marks the light at the end of the tunnel for club football fans. The international break is over and the leagues are back!

Barcelona returns to Camp Nou tomorrow, and today we will learn Hansi Flick’s squad list for a special matchday. Spotlight on Joan García and Raphinha.

This briefing summarizes the five most important news stories that could shape today’s sports conversation.

✅ Heading to Camp Nou

Joan García will start and Raphinha may get some minutes tomorrow as Barcelona returns to Camp Nou against Athletic. Today we’ll find out the squad list and Flick’s thoughts on it.

🎙️ Varane looks back on his career

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The French center-back reflects on his career in an interview with As, and besides talking about glory or how hard it’s been to deal with so many serious injuries, he shares a moment as tender as it is fascinating: the moment he received his first call from Real Madrid.

"I was at my mother’s house, studying. I think it was a Friday afternoon. The phone rang. It rang so much in those days that I barely paid attention to the person on the other end. 'Just another one,' I thought. And suddenly, I recognized Zidane."

🎥 An XXL stadium on the horizon

The club that developed Jude Bellingham, Birmingham City FC, will build the sixth largest stadium in England (62,000 seats). With a futuristic design and imposing chimneys surrounding it to pay tribute to the city’s working class, the first renders are impressive.

⚖️ De Laurentiis, on trial

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For accounting fraud related to the club’s financial statements for the years 2019, 2020, and 2021. Everything revolves around the signings of Kostas Manolas and Victor Osimhen.

🍿 The best matches on Friday

Not a bad way to start the weekend with two fierce rivalry clashes to sink your teeth into: Valencia vs Levante (9:00 p.m.) and Nice vs Olympique de Marseille (8:45 p.m.)

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.

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