FC Barcelona bounced back from a challenging few weeks with a dominant 1-5 victory over Mallorca, reaching 37 points in La Liga. This win allowed them to maintain their position at the top of the standings, but the competition is far from over. Real Madrid, with 34 points, and Atlético de Madrid, with 32 points, […]
However Lyon's run of five consecutive Champions League wins was finally broken by Barcelona in 2021, as the Catalans beat Chelsea to claim their first win. Playing attractive, attacking football and boasting stars including Putellas and Jeni Hermoso, Barcelona benefited from thousands of travelling supporters and the club's illustrious name. On the road to the […]
In the final, Argentina defeated the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time, with player of the tournament Mario Kempes scoring two goals against a Johan Cruyff-deprived Dutch team that had refused to play in the World Cup. Menotti opted not to select 17-year-old great Diego Maradona, who had made his international debut a year earlier. Reacting […]
Alexandre Sorloth and Jose Luis Morales struck deep in stoppage time to give Villarreal a 5-3 win over Barcelona in a roller-coaster La Liga clash on Saturday. Villarreal took a two-goal lead through efforts from Gerard Moreno in the 41st minute and Elias Akhomach in the 54th, but the hosts hit back within 11 minutes […]
Haaland was favorite to win after scoring 52 times in his first season with City as the English team won the treble of Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup. However, after receiving the same number of points from a scoring system based on votes from national team captains, coaches, journalists and fans, Messi was […]
Ilkay Gündogan lost the ball in midfield and with Barcelona’s defense in complete disarray, Javi López crossed to Omorodyan, who passed between the legs of Marc-Andre ter Stegen. “We can’t make those mistakes, it’s unacceptable,” Xavi said. “We are giving too much and it takes a toll.” Barcelona were easily taken apart on several occasions […]
Real Sociedad remained on top after the break but Barcelona found more stability, gaining strength at the back and closing some of the space lost to Barrenetxea and Kubo early on. Pedri returned from injury in the second half and replaced Lewandowski for the first time since August as Xavi sought more control. The final […]
Barça Academy, the official football school of FC Barcelona, is launching in Bangladesh as International Schools Dhaka (ISD) has formed a partnership to bring the academy to the country. The leading school is set to launch its autumn training camp, which will include a multitude of students from the ISD and other schools, all of […]
Real Madrid legend Sergio Ramos’s own goal gave his old foes Barcelona a narrow 1-0 win over Sevilla in La Liga on Friday, taking the Catalans to the top of the table. Experienced centre-back Ramos headed Lamine Yamal’s header into his own net in the 76th minute to break a tightly contested deadlock. The 37-year-old […]
