Barcelona restored their five-point advantage over Real Madrid CF thanks to a 2-1 win against Athletic Bilbao. Beaten in midweek by Arsenal in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie, Barcelona took only four minutes to settle back into their stride at the Camp Nou. David Villa provided the finish, and […]
The majority of the frontrunners in Europe’s leading leagues enjoyed a winning weekend, though Ligue 1 leaders Lille bucked the trend with a first defeat since October. Meanwhile, Barcelona and Milan rebounded from midweek Champions League defeats to grab valuable league victories. Spain Barcelona bounced back from their midweek Champions League defeat by Arsenal with […]
Real Madrid rested players and still eased to a 2-0 win over Levante at the Bernabeu to close to within two points of La Liga leaders Barcelona. Karim Benzema and Ricardo Carvalho scored first-half goals to put the pressure on Barca, who host Athletic Bilbao on Sunday after suffering a league draw and a Champions […]
Barcelona have now gone two matches without winning and according to Julián Ruiz, Barcelona are a team in crisis. Ruiz writes in El Mundo today: “In the second half, Barcelona were a team without spark or fluidity, a toy without batteries – the team was like a deflated doll. Messi looks to have lost the […]
Villarreal left Naples with a draw against Napoli, and have a great chance to progress to the last-16 of the Europa League. Chances were few and far between in a match that had been billed as boasting two of Europe’s more attacking sides. For Napoli in-form forwards Edinson Cavani and Ezequiel Lavezzi struggled to get […]
Barcelona have now gone two matches without winning and according to Julián Ruiz, Barcelona are a team in crisis. Ruiz writes in El Mundo today: “In the second half, Barcelona were a team without spark or fluidity, a toy without batteries – the team was like a deflated doll. Messi looks to have lost the […]
Shakhtar Donetsk’s first venture into the Champions League knockout stages is well set to continue to the quarter-finals after they overcome Roma in a vibrant game. Mircea Lucescu’s men rallied after falling behind to Simone Perrotta’s 28th-minute header, Jadson replying within 60 seconds and Douglas Costa and Luiz Adriano putting the visitors in command before […]