Barcelona and Real Madrid played 0-0 draw on Wednesday in a Clasico that was briefly interrupted by Catalan independence protests when dozens of yellow beach balls were thrown onto the pitch at Camp Nou. After being postponed in October, there were renewed fears of unrest around Spain’s most famous fixture. Protestors held banners, waved flags […]
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The defending champions of the UEFA Champions League, Liverpool progressed into the knockout stages of the competition on Tuesday, beating Red Bull Salzburg 2-0 to keep their hopes of a successful defence alive. Goals from Naby Keita and Mohamed Salah were enough for the Reds to advance. A loss would have seen them eliminated at […]
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A second half brace from Luis Suarez saw Barcelona come from a goal down to beat Inter Milan 2-1 at the Nou Camp in Wednesday’s Group F Champions League game. Inter got off to the best start as they took the lead through Lautaro Martinez in the 3rd minute. Suarez equalised for Barcelona on 58 […]
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Since Spanish champions FC Barcelona announced the signing of striker Antoine Griezmann on Friday for 120 million euros (£107 million) from Atletico Madrid, the 2018/2019 La Liga runners-up have been fuming. They said the Catalan club had not paid enough to trigger the player’s release clause. The 28-year-old France forward rejected a move to FC […]
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Liverpool set up a mouthwatering Champions League semi-final against Barcelona on Wednesday after their superstar front three all scored in a 4-1 win away at FC Porto that saw them cruise into the last four 6-1 on aggregate. On a wet night at the Estadio do Dragao, Liverpool had to weather an early storm before […]
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Lionel Messi pounced on two Manchester United mistakes to score twice and end their hopes of another Camp Nou comeback as Barcelona breezed into the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday. After an excellent start, United were undone twice in four minutes by Messi, who first nicked the ball off the careless Ashley Young and then […]
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An own goal from Luke Shaw saw Barcelona record a 1-0 win over Manchester United in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at Old Trafford on Wednesday night. United arguably shaded the match against an off-colour Barca, but the Spanish champions did enough to secure a narrow advantage ahead of the return fixture […]
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Barcelona went 11 points clear at the top of La Liga on Saturday when Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi scored twice in two minutes to break the resistance of 10-man Atletico Madrid. Diego Costa saw red in the 28th minute at Camp Nou after insulting referee Gil Manzano but while Atletico held on for almost […]
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Lionel Messi has continued his remarkable run of form with a second-half double as Barcelona progressed toward the La Liga title on Saturday with a 2-0 win over Espanyol. The visitors gave their city rivals a tough game at the Camp Nou, but Messi’s chipped free-kick with 19 minutes to play and a late second […]
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Lionel Messi’s goal in a Copa del Rey game against Getafe in the 2006/2007 season has been voted the best ever in the history of Barcelona. The goal was picked ahead of 63 other goals in a competition that started at the end of December 2018, and had more than 500,000 votes cast in the […]
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