It wasd Deja Vu for Barcelona who were once again frustrated by English opposition in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals. Last year it was Manchester United and this year it was Chelsea who left the Camp Nou with a goalless draw. Barcelona have now failed to win their last five home games against Premier League […]
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Chelsea held Barcelona to a goalless draw in their Champions League semi-final first leg in the Camp Nou. The Blues defence held firm in the face of the Catalans’ majority of possession while the best chance of the night fell to Didier Drogba. With time ticking down in the first half, his shot was blocked by […]
A look the the history behind the Barcelona v Chelsea match tonight. FC Barcelona v Chelsea FC Tuesday 28 April – Camp Nou Wednesday 6 May – Stamford Bridge It is the third time the clubs have met in the latter stages. Barcelona won an epic quarter-final in 1999/00, 6-4 on aggregate after scoring twice […]
Kick-off: Tuesday, 28 February 2009, 20:45 CET –Camp Nou, Barcelona Barcelona’s Quest for Glory This is a huge two week period for Barcelona. While all the focus in England has been on Manchester United’s pursuit of the quintuple, in Spain the talk has been all about Barcelona’s quest for a history-making treble voyage. Barcelona faces […]
No sooner had Chelsea seen off one familiar foe in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League than another homed into view. After knocking out Liverpool in spectacular fashion in the quarter-finals, the Blues take on Barcelona in the last four. Judging by past meetings between the sides, we could be in for a tie […]
Raul fired Real Madrid to within four points of Primera Division leaders Barcelona as his hat-trick helped see off third-placed Sevilla 4-2 at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. Raul, who earlier this season become the leading scorer in Madrid’s history, struck in the 45th, 63rd and 66th minutes to continue his side’s amazing run of […]
Thierry Henry’s equaliser four minutes from time salvaged Barcelona a 2-2 draw at Valencia and denied the hosts a sixth consecutive Liga victory. Barcelona were in scintillating form on Wednesday as they swept aside third-placed Sevilla 4-0, and appeared to have picked up where they left off when they forged ahead after 24 minutes. A […]
Manchester United scored five second-half goals against Tottenham Hotspur as they recovered from 2-0 down to beat the Londoners 5-2 and re-establish their three-point advanage over Liverpool at the Premier League summit. Darren Bent (29) and Luka Modrić (32) deservedly gave the visitors a lead to take into the break and, at that point, few […]
As we approach the end of the season in Europe, the transfer rumors start to fly. The biggest one by far is that Manchester United are in talks with AC Milan over a deal for Kaka. Now Real Madrid were supposed to have signed Kaka already but according to The Sun, Manchester United held talks with […]