FC Barcelona News: 16 February 2026; All set for must-win La Liga match against Girona

Barcelona held their final training session on Sunday ahead of Monday’s La Liga derby at Girona’s Estadi Montilivi, a fixture that closes match-day 24 and offers the Blaugrana the chance to return to the summit of the table. After surrendering top spot in mid-week, Hansi Flick’s squad travelled to Catalonia’s north-east coast determined to erase the memory of Wednesday’s Copa del Rey exit at the hands of Atlético Madrid.

“I expect to see a reaction,” Flick told club media, echoing the blunt assessment he delivered to his players behind closed doors last Friday. “Against Atlético we didn’t have the right attitude to be competitive,” the coach admitted, underlining that only a complete performance will suffice against a Girona side that has already made the Montilivi a difficult destination for the league’s heavyweights.

Encouraging history offers Barça some solace: the visitors have taken points from their last three league trips to Girona and have scored in every previous top-flight meeting between the neighbours. Yet Flick warned that past numbers will count for little if the team fails to match the hosts’ intensity from the opening whistle.

While the first-team focus is fixed on the league, the club’s women’s section continues to set the standard. On Sunday afternoon, FC Barcelona Femení dismantled SD Eibar Women 4–0 at the Estadi Johan Cruyff, preserving their commanding lead in Liga F. Patri Guijarro, who moved into the top five of the club’s all-time appearance makers during the victory, celebrated her milestone by dictating play from midfield and reinforcing her status as a modern-day legend at just 27.

Off the pitch, inclement weather forced the postponement of Barça Atlètic’s scheduled visit to Castellón B on Saturday after Civil Protection issued a red alert for high winds in the region. The reserves will now await a new date while monitoring the progress of Flick’s senior side, whose immediate priority is reclaiming first place with a statement win in Girona.