It wasn’t a vintage away display but didn’t need to be as Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool emerged unscathed from a frenetic Champions League last-16 first leg affair in Milan with a two-goal cushion after late second-half strikes from substitute Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah.
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Inter Milan 0-2 Real Madrid: 5 Talking Points as Los Blancos earn big away win
Eden Hazard’s penalty and an Achraf Hakimi own goal just before the hour mark proved the ultimate sucker punch as Real Madrid cruised to a 2-0 win away at Inter Milan, with Zinedine Zidane’s men earning an important Champions League group B result at the San Siro. What were five talking points, as the Nerazzurri’s hopes of a last-16 UCL berth ended with a whimper?
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Mallorca 0-4 Barcelona: Vidal and Braithwaite among scorers as leaders ease to victory
Goals from Arturo Vidal, Martin Braithwaite, Jordi Alba and Lionel Messi saw La Liga leaders Barcelona resume the 2019-20 campaign with a 4-0 away win over strugglers Mallorca. Luis Suarez made his first appearance under Quique Setien during an encouraging return as they aim to retain the title of Spanish champions.
Real Betis 2-3 Barcelona: 5 Hits and Flops as ten-man Barca battle back to win ugly
Goals from Frenkie de Jong, Sergio Busquets and Clement Lenglet were narrowly enough as Barcelona recovered from a goal down twice and battled through adversity to snatch all three points against a spirited Betis display on Sunday.
Barcelona 2-1 Inter Milan: 5 Hits and Flops | Champions League 2019-20
Having endured a frustrating hour at the Nou Camp, Luis Suarez netted two brilliant strikes to complete a second-half comeback, sinking a valiant Inter effort while presenting Barcelona with their first Champions League win of the 2019-20 campaign.
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Granada 2-0 Barcelona: 5 Hits and Flops
Newly-promoted Granada were surprise 2-0 winners over defending La Liga champions Barcelona on Saturday evening, confining Barca to their worst season start for 25 years in the process. Continue reading “Granada 2-0 Barcelona: 5 Hits and Flops”
Barcelona 5-2 Real Betis: 5 Hits and Flops
Despite conceding early to Nabil Fekir after 15 minutes, a depleted Barcelona side recovered to defiantly emerge as emphatic 5-2 winners over Real Betis at the Nou Camp following their frustrating 1-0 away defeat by Athletic Bilbao on La Liga’s opening night last Friday. Continue reading “Barcelona 5-2 Real Betis: 5 Hits and Flops”
Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona: 5 Talking Points
Liverpool recovered a 3-0 aggregate deficit with an incredible 4-0 win over Barcelona, to earn their second successive Champions League Final place in the process. What were five talking points from an Anfield classic? Continue reading “Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona: 5 Talking Points”
Barcelona 1-0 Levante: 5 Hits and Flops
Barcelona secured their second successive La Liga title with a 1-0 win over Levante, but which players struggled while others impressed at the Nou Camp? Continue reading “Barcelona 1-0 Levante: 5 Hits and Flops”
Manchester United 0-1 Barcelona: 5 Talking Points
Barcelona earned a slender 1-0 win over Manchester United in their UCL quarter-final first leg tie. Here are five talking points from their victory… Continue reading “Manchester United 0-1 Barcelona: 5 Talking Points”
Germany 1-0 Chile: Stindl strike seals Confederations Cup triumph
World champions Germany secured their first Confederations Cup triumph after a narrow victory against Copa America winners Chile during Sunday’s final in St Petersburg.
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