With a shock La Liga loss to Rayo Vallecano, Barcelona lost their third home defeat in a row for the first time in a single season. Real Madrid are on the verge of winning the league after Barcelona’s defeat, with Carlo Ancelotti’s side needing just one point from their final five games to claim the … Read more
Barcelona were defeated 1-0 by Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, giving Real Madrid the potential to win La Liga if they tie Espanyol at home next weekend. Barca’s spot in the top four is also in jeopardy after a third straight defeat at Camp Nou extended their late-season slump and saw them waste a chance to … Read more
Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the Barcelona semi-finals on Friday, defeating top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in a three-set thriller to become the world’s youngest player since Rafael Nadal in 2005. Tsitsipas, who had successfully defended his Monte Carlo Masters title last weekend, was defeated by the 18-year-old Spaniard 6-4, 5-7, 6-2. Alcaraz will become the first … Read more
Holders Barcelona persisted in their torrid scoring shape as they tore Wolfsburg aside in the first 1/2 in their women’s Champions League semi-very last on the manner to a 5-1 first-leg win at the Camp Nou on Friday. Before a ladies’ global report crowd of 91,648 on the Camp Nou, Aitana Bonmati set the tone … Read more
A goalless draw with Granada on Wednesday left Atletico Madrid furious, as Diego Simeone’s team missed the chance to move away in the race for La Liga’s top four. With the draw, Atletico climbs to second place in the table, although both Barcelona and Sevilla might overtake them on Thursday. After Sevilla’s trip to Levante, … Read more
Barcelona’s position in La Liga’s top four appears to be in jeopardy after a 1-0 loss at home to relegation-threatened Cadiz on Monday. On the heels of their shock Europa League loss at the hands of Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday, Lucas Perez’s close-range finish early in the second half doomed Barca to a second straight … Read more
According to a story in the Spanish press on Monday, the Spanish football federation negotiated for a commission of 24 million euros ($25.9 million) to be paid to Kosmos, the sports events company owned by Barcelona defender Gerard Pique, as part of the Spanish Super Cup going to Saudi Arabia. According to El Confidencial, the … Read more
Tommy Robredo, the former world number five, lost the final match of his career on Monday at the Barcelona Open, falling 6-1, 6-1 to Bernabe Zapata Miralles. Robredo, who made his professional debut in Barcelona in 1999 and won the title there in 2004, announced his retirement following this week’s event in his hometown. In 2013, … Read more
Joe Salisbury of the United Kingdom along with his US partner Rajeev Ram maintained their world number one doubles title by winning at the Monte Carlo Masters. Number one ranked thrashed Colombian doubles team of Juan-Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah by 6-4 3-6 10-7. Salisbury displayed a stunning performance at the net with the aid … Read more
After Barcelona’s Europa League loss to Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday, Xavi Hernandez stated the team felt like they had been “robbed in their own home.” The second leg drew around 20,000 Frankfurt fans, with a sea of white jerseys in the stadium creating a hostile atmosphere for the Barcelona players. Frankfurt seized the lead in … Read more
On Saturday, April 16th, Barcelona president Joan Laporta confirmed that tickets for European games at the Camp Nou will be non-transferable. This comes following Barcelona’s humiliating defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League at the Camp Nou on 15 April, in which the Blaugrana were outplayed by the energetic German side, who pounded three … Read more
Eintracht Frankfurt knocked favorites Barcelona out of the Europa League quarterfinals on Thursday, while West Ham United and Rangers joined RB Leipzig in qualifying for the last four. Frankfurt beat Barcelona 3-2 on the night and 4-3 on aggregate after Serbian international Filip Kostic scored twice either side of a Rafael Santos Borre goal at the … Read more
Thousands of Eintracht Frankfurt fans packed the Nou Camp’s home sections to watch their team beat Barcelona 3-2 in the Europa League quarter-finals. According to reports, 30,000 Frankfurt fans travelled to Spain for the return leg, which was tense after a 1-1 tie in Germany last week. Frankfurt had sold out its 5,000 away-seat allocation, … Read more
Barcelona has struggled at home in international play this season, but if they are to reach the Europa League semi-finals, they must beat Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday at the Camp Nou. Last week, the Catalans needed a second-half Ferran Torres goal to come from behind and draw 1-1 with Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany in the … Read more
FIFA has introduced a new streaming service, FIFA+, that will provide free live streaming of all games along with ‘Netflix-style’ documentaries. The new platform will have an archive of every past world cup match that was ever recorded on camera. “This project represents a cultural shift in the way different types of football fans want … Read more
Rafael Nadal has not yet been able to resume training with a racket, said one of his team said on Tuesday, saying that the world No. 4 will “logically” miss the Barcelona tournament next week. “He is still suffering from his ribs and as expected when his injury was announced, he needs four to six … Read more
Coach Louis van Gaal of the Netherlands declared Monday that he was fit enough to lead his country to the World Cup finals, claiming that his prostate cancer treatment had gone well. Van Gaal, 70, announced ten days ago that he had been getting treatment since being diagnosed with cancer in 2020, but that he … Read more
Sergio Busquets is the most outstanding opponent Bukayo Saka has faced since breaking through at Arsenal. The 20-year-old made his senior debut for Arsenal in 2018 and has since played 122 times for the club in all competitions. Saka has only faced Busquets once in his career, when Arsenal faced Barcelona in a pre-season friendly … Read more
Luuk de Jong of Barcelona scored a header in additional time to earn his team a 3-2 win against struggling Levante following a stunning end-to-end match in which his team gave away three penalties. Barcelona became the first team in La Liga to win a match after surrendering three penalties, and De Jong’s last-gasp goal … Read more
Barcelona will play an A-League All Stars side in Australia for the first time, the Spanish giants said on Wednesday. On May 25, Xavi Hernandez’s team will face a team made up of the finest players from Australia’s local league at the 80,000-seat Stadium Australia. “Being able to play this match will give us the … Read more
PARIS: Barcelona and tournament specialists Sevilla are hoping to secure spots in the quarter-finals of the Europa League this week with three Spanish teams still in a competition dominated by La Liga clubs in recent years. A rejuvenated Barca head to Istanbul for the second leg of their last-16 tie against Galatasaray on a 10-game … Read more
SAKHIR, Bahrain – Four-time Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel had a Ukraine flag emblazoned on his helmet in protest at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine when he drove his Aston Martin in testing in Bahrain on Thursday. The 34-year-old German had spoken out forcefully a fortnight ago when Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the invasion, declaring he … Read more
PARIS: On Thursday, Barcelona and a resurgent Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, as well as Europa League experts Sevilla, will lead Spain’s challenge in the competition’s final 16. In two of the more intriguing ties of the round, Sevilla hosts English team West Ham in the opening leg, while Barcelona hosts Turkish club Galatasaray at the Camp Nou. … Read more
Rangers stunned Borussia Dortmund 4-2 in the Europa League while Barcelona had to come from behind to draw 1-1 at home to Napoli in their play-off first leg tie. In Dortmund, James Tavernier gave Rangers the lead with a 38th-minute penalty after a handball by Dan-Axel Zagadou from a corner. Three minutes later, Dortmund again … Read more
The January transfer window of 2022 ended on Monday where the clubs spent millions and millions of Dollars on these transfers. Some of the decisions that these clubs made seemed wise, while some of those raised eyebrows. Here are seven of the biggest signings that the clubs have completed during the winter transfer window. … Read more
Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid will be hoping to lift their first title on Sunday when they will face Athletic Bilbao in the final of the Spanish Super Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Los Blancos will be strong favourites going into the match but they will be without a few of their first-team players. Centre-back David … Read more
BARCELONA: Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele, defender Samuel Umtiti and midfielder Gavi have tested positive for Covid-19, the Spanish club said Wednesday, bringing to six the number of infected first team players. “The players are in good health and self-isolating at home. The Club has reported the cases to the relevant authorities”, it said in a … Read more
PARIS: Spanish international Ferran Torres signed for cash-strapped Barcelona on Tuesday from Manchester City, the Catalan side announced. Despite their financial struggles, Barcelona have reportedly agreed a deal worth an initial 55 million euros ($62 million, £47 million) for the 22-year-old. “FC Barcelona has reached an agreement with Manchester City for the transfer of Ferran … Read more
