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Barcelona remains five points clear at the top of LaLiga, after a comfortable 3-0 win over Eibar on Sunday evening. Luis Suárez‘s brace, as well as a landmark goal for Lionel Messi, ensured Ernesto Valverde’s side eased to victory over Eibar. Which players struggled while others impressed at the Nou Camp? Continue reading “Barcelona 3-0 Eibar: 5 Hits and Flops”
Tottenham qualified for the Champions League knockout rounds as group runners-up during an action-packed affair at the Nou Camp, where their 1-1 draw with Barcelona proved enough to progress as Inter Milan failed to beat PSV in the group’s other fixture. Which players struggled here, while others impressed?
Continue reading “Barcelona 1-1 Tottenham: 5 Hits and Flops”
Ousmane Dembele has certainly suffered over the past year after his big-money switch to Barcelona. The £103.5m transfer fee – making him the world’s third-most expensive signing of all-time – was either going to hinder his progress or allow him a bigger platform to quickly justify it. Continue reading “The Ousmane Dembele conundrum”
According to recent reports, Paris Saint-Germain are still prepared to make a big-money surprise signing from another top European side before the August 31 deadline… Continue reading “Reports: PSG seriously interested in signing Barcelona’s Ousmane Dembélé this summer”
Kylian Mbappé scored two and assisted one more as France rallied to prevail over Argentina in a seven-goal thriller to kick off the knockout stage in style. Argentina, who needed a Marcos Rojo late winner just to qualify for the last-16, have been eliminated. Continue reading “France 4-3 Argentina: Mbappe magic fires Les Bleus into the quarter-finals”
La Liga champions Barcelona appear to always be on the lookout for fresh acquisitions, quality players that can provide world-class ability on a consistent basis. After all, their domestic achievements in recent seasons have been somewhat overlooked by rivals Real Madrid and Los Blancos’ Champions League dominance – which is widely regarded as a more impressive feat.
Continue reading “Analysis: 5 Bundesliga players that would improve Barcelona”
Andres Iniesta has officially announced that he will leave Barcelona at the end of this season. The creative midfielder, 33, came through the club’s esteemed youth system and turned professional back in 2001. Continue reading “Tearful Andres Iniesta confirms he will leave Barça at season’s end”
Neymar’s pursuit of the Ballon d’Or took him to PSG last summer, but here are five reasons why the Brazilian will never win the accolade.
Continue reading “5 reasons why Neymar will never win the Ballon d’Or”
Consistency is always the bridge between a top-quality player and one that can be described as world-class. The ability to showcase brilliance when it matters most, when the pressure is on with the game on the line; that’s crucial if you want to be considered elite.
Continue reading “Critics should let Paulo Dybala progress in peace”
In all of Europe’s top five leagues bar Italy, the smallest gap between the top spot and the second place is nine points. We’re only midway through January and yet the competitive aspect of an actual title race has seemingly faded away, but why?
Continue reading “Why are Europe’s top five leagues bar Serie A so uncompetitive this season?”
Another transfer saga is finally over. Just four days after Liverpool broke the world-record transfer fee for a defender to sign Southampton’s Virgil van Dijk for £75m, their own key creative asset in Philippe Coutinho has departed for La Liga giants Barcelona – becoming the world’s third most expensive player of all-time in the process. Continue reading “Analysis: Philippe Coutinho finally completes £142m Barcelona switch – So what’s next? Did Barça overpay?”
Lionel Messi once again proved why he’s already been lauded as the world’s best ever player with a superb individual display to help Barcelona to a comfortable 3-0 away win over rivals Real Madrid away from home. Luis Suárez and substitute Aleix Vidal were also on the scoresheet, as the defending champions were humbled at home just days before Christmas.
Continue reading “Real Madrid 0-3 Barcelona: Messi sparkles as Barça go eleven points clear”
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