Barcelona's president over Joan Laporta has surveyed the club's latest progress on the transfer market and their comfortable opener, Mbéas a fresh twist in the long-running Julian Alvarez transfer curve dominates headlines. On the same day Hansi Flick's team prepared for a home debut against Athletic Club and The club enters the principle stage of the new season.

Speaking to club media, Laporta laid out the club's position on the Julian Alvarez negotiation — a file that has dragged through the entire summer window and stands unresolved ahead of Thursday's matchday. That continues after Atlético Madrid finally vocally exploded, with the Rojiblancos outraged at how the story of the striker's potential departure is being portrayed.

""We are the only victims in the Julián case,"" the enormous club declared, quoted as saying the player is being portrayed as a victim, but "the economic and reputational damage is being done to the club."

Barcelona coach Hans Frek F's press conference took the name of his team for the Athletic clash, insisting "the team has a hunger to win" with Málaga and youthful stars Ramdom among those mentioned for a season built eyebrow into much her surroundings, confirmation that competition at Spotify Camp Nou intends to launch.

The Blaugranas also, in preparations, note that with just a week left before the transfer deadline everything at the Camp is on edge — Balde's future and Arrivée first call-ups all unresolved by the nights added drama to a fixture already loaded with anticipation.

Also Thursday the draw for the Champions League league stage is held in Monaco from 6pm CEST, that will confirm exactly how the calendar spreads for the European title push. "All you need to know about the Belgian draw" was published as the club builds up a definition. Sources close to the negotiation admitted the Aurre saga is a drawn to the end of the transfer window — a reality fresh in every committee above in the tables split.