Barcelona have confirmed that defender Alejandro Balde has suffered a hamstring injury, with sources telling ESPN he is at risk of missing the Copa del Rey final against Real Madrid.
The last time we were here, on Tuesday night, Arsenal enjoyed surely the finest occasion in Emirates Stadium history. The 3-0 win over Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final will live forever; the return is eagerly awaited on Wednesday. It was always going to be lower-key here, Mikel Arteta making five changes to his team and watching them labour. The blood and thunder of the Madrid tie, the sheer drama, was missing. Continue reading...
The new attacking duo fires Barcelona to a 4-0 win and into the record books Leer
Lewandowski notched his 40th goal, Raphinha has Messi-like stats, and Yamal is the best player in the world. Dortmund were blown away on Wednesday by a team that is beginning to look era-defining.
Barcelona are facing competition to sign Liverpool's Luis Díaz. Transfer Talk has the latest news, gossip and rumors.
Barcelona are facing competition to sign Liverpool's Luis Díaz. Transfer Talk has the latest news, gossip and rumors.
Raphinha apologised to Pau Cubarsí for stealing his goal after opening the scoring in Barcelona's 4-0 Champions League quarterfinal rout against Borussia Dortmund at the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday.
Borussia Dortmund captain Emre Can launched an angry tirade against his teammates after his side were thrashed 4-0 by Barcelona in their Champions League quarterfinal first leg on Wednesday.
Enjoy Wednesday's UEFA Champions League quarterfinal action as Barcelona took on Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain took on Aston Villa.
Imperious Barcelona thumped visitors Borussia Dortmund 4-0 in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday after Robert Lewandowski netted twice against his old club to earn the Catalans a sizeable lead.
There is another game to be played but on this evidence, Barcelona will do so for just the fun of it, and there may be no one having as much fun as they are right now. A semi-final place is virtually secure with a second leg to spare after all three of their fantastic forward line scored on route to a 4-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund at Montjuic, the last of them scored by a kid who even at 17 may have a case to be considered the best player on the continent. Robert Lewandowski, with two, and Raphinha got the others, taking Barcelona to 144 goals this season and almost certainly to the next round and perhaps beyond. They will take some stopping; Dortmund couldn’t do it, certainly. only momentarily did they even get close on a night that began and ended with Barcelona. Continue reading...
If the Premier League title battle has been a one-horse race for some time, this was the day Arsenal surrendered any hope of pipping Liverpool at the finishing post.
Harry Kane scores in 3-1 victory at 10-man AugsburgEspanyol up to 15th after 4-0 win against Rayo Vallecano Bayern Munich came back from a goal down to beat 10-man Augsburg 3-1 away on Friday and move nine points clear at the top of the Bundesliga but Jamal Musiala went off injured and looks unlikely to be fit for next week’s Champions League quarter-final. Musiala equalised before Harry Kane’s header and a deflected own goal from Augsburg’s Chrislain Matsima gave Bayern the points after the hosts took the lead thorugh Dimitris Gianoulis’ strike but ran out of steam when Cedric Zesiger was sent off. Bayern now have 68 points with six games left, nine ahead of Bayer Leverkusen, who travel to Heidenheim on Saturday. Continue reading...
When Antony was packed off on loan from Manchester United to Real Betis, the Spanish club were convinced they were signing a player who would improve the club's fortunes and not the forlorn figure who had struggled so badly in the Premier League.