Barcelona B defender Moussa Wague has been handed a four-game ban for striking a supporter in the face at the weekend.

Wague, 20, tangled with a SD Ejea fan on the touchline during Barca B's 1-0 loss on Sunday as he attempted to get the ball back to take a throw-in. The Senegal international has since apologised for his actions, which he said were provoked by "numerous and repeated racist insults."

Barca have not lodged a complaint about the alleged racist abuse but will appeal the length of the...

Barcelona's Marcus McGuane will be sidelined for the next month after injuring his hamstring during Saturday's B team game against Villarreal B.

England youth international McGuane was forced off just before half-time and underwent tests at the club's training ground on Monday. Barca later confirmed that they expect him to be out for around five weeks.

The setback comes just after the midfielder had forced himself back into the Catalan side's reserve team, who play in the third tier of Spanish football.

McGuane,...

Sporting Gijon coach Ruben Baraja has apologised for preventing a Barcelona B player from taking a throw-in during his team's 3-2 Segunda Division defeat on Saturday -- an action that could see lead to a lengthy ban.

The ball went out of bounds near the centre line with the score level at 2-2 in the 79th minute, and Baraja, standing in the technical area, handed the ball to Barcelona B right-back Sergio Palencia.

But as Palencia attempted to throw the ball in to launch a fast counter-attack, Baraja...

Barcelona have sacked Gerard Lopez as the coach of their reserve team as they face relegation from the Segunda Division.

Gerard, whose side have not won since mid-February, will be replaced by Francisco Javier Garcia Pimienta, who led the under-19 team to the UEFA Youth League title on Monday.

Barca B are 20th in the 22-team league on 37 points, and with four teams relegated to the Segunda Division B, they are two points from safety with six games remaining.

They have lost their last five games...

Marcus McGuane became the first English player since Gary Lineker to play for Barcelona's first team on Wednesday after coming on as a second-half substitute in the Catalan Super Cup win against Espanyol.

Ousmane Dembele, Yerry Mina and Jasper Cillessen were among eight first-team players to feature in the match, with the latter emerging as the hero as Barca won 4-2 on penalties.

The Dutch goalkeeper made a string of impressive saves during the 90 minutes as the game ended goalless before saving...