Santiago Bernabeu: UEFA Champions League (UCL), Real Madrid dumped out by Ajax in their home. In seven days, Madrid have been knocked out of the Copa del Rey, La Liga’s title race and now the last 16 of the Champions League, the competition they had come to believe was their own. They had won it […]
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Luis Suárez scores twice as Barcelona beat Real Madrid to reach Copa del Rey final
For Barcelona, there is something about the Santiago Bernabéu. They came to the home of their greatest rivals needing a victory to take them to a record sixth consecutive Copa del Rey final and while that task may appear titanic for most teams, Barça are not most teams. They have made a habit of silencing […]
Messi unable to inspire Barca winner as Madrid hold on for draw
Real Madrid gained a measure of redemption at the Camp Nou by holding Barcelona to a 1-1 draw on Wednesday and taking the upper-hand in the semi-final of Copa del Rey. Neither Lionel Messi nor Gareth Bale were named in the starting line-ups for this first leg but their replacements filled the void as Malcom’s […]
Real Madrid’s Bernabeu to host all-Argentine Copa Libertadores final
South American football’s governing body CONMEBOL on Thursday confirmed that the twice-postponed Copa Libertadores final second leg between Argentine rivals River Plate and Boca Juniors will be played on December 9 at Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu stadium. Originally scheduled for last weekend at River’s Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, it was postponed after some Boca […]
In a first, Messi ends up on the losing side even after scoring a brace
FC Barcelona captain Lionel Messi ended up on the wrong end of the results on Sunday at the Camp Nou as his brace could not help his side avoid a 4-3 shock defeat at home against Real Betis. Sunday’s clash against Betis was Messi‘s first appearance in three weeks after suffering from a horrific broken […]
A look back at Messi’s goals against Italian teams ahead of Barcelona’s clash with Inter Milan
Lionel Messi is one of the greatest footballers to grace the game of football if not the best. He has scored against almost every nation, every league, every team that he has played against and he has done so with relative ease and brilliance. With 100s of goals to his name, and just about half […]
Fans confused as Barcelona first include, then exclude Messi from squad to face Inter Milan
Spanish champions FC Barcelona left fans and footballer lovers all around the world in absolute confusion as they first named captain Lionel Messi, then excluded him and then included him again in the squad to face Inter Milan mid-week in UEFA Champions League at San Siro. Read also: 5 things you did not know about Lionel […]
‘I never asked for him’: Guardiola denies trying to sign Messi
Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola says reports that he tried to sign Barcelona captain Lionel Messi during his time at Bayern Munich and his current club are false and that he never asked for the Argentine superstar. “When I left Barcelona and I went to Bayern Munich and Manchester City I never, never asked Lionel […]
‘He is incomparable’: Xavi hails Messi as world’s best
Former Barcelona captain Xavi Hernandez has lauded current leader Lionel Messi saying that he is incomparable and that he can play for as long as he is 38, 39 or 40. Speaking to Catalan Radio, Xavi said: “For a player like Messi, you need very little to do to play for as long as he […]
Messi not named in Argentina squad for friendlies
Argentina and Barcelona captain Lionel Messi was not named in the squad to face Mexico in two international friendlies later this month. Messi, who is recovering from a broken-arm and was ruled out for three-weeks, will not take part in Argentina’s friendlies scheduled for November 16 and 20 respectively against Mexico. The little Argentine has […]