Guardiola was delighted with Manchester City’s 2-1 Champions League first leg win at the Bernabeu but warned Zidane will be scrutinising his tactics ahead of the second leg at the Etihad. The Manchester City boss delivered a surprise with both his team selection and tactics, starting with Sterling and Aguero […]
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Eibar head coach Jose Mendilibar believes Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi doesn’t need to miss any games because he can rest while on the pitch. Before the Catalans’ Champions League game against Napoli on Tuesday, Barca face Eibar in La Liga on Saturday with question marks over whether Lionel Messi will be involved from the start. Mendilibar is adamant however that the Argentina attacker […]
Pep Guardiola has fired back at Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu after he praised the sanctions levied against Premier League side Manchester City by UEFA. In the aftermath of that ruling, both Pep Guardiola and City have defended the club, with all involved saying that the club is innocent. Bartomeu, meanwhile, defended his […]
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi isn’t surprised by Cristiano Ronaldo’s recent Serie A scoring streak for Italian side Juventus as he praised the striker’s ability to find the back of the net. Ronaldo has scored in 11 straight league matches for Juve despite turning 35 this month and has an outstanding 24 goals to his name this […]
The Atletico Madrid supporters created a ferocious atmosphere at the Wanda Metropolitano on Tuesday and Diego Simeone heaped praises on them as they beat Liverpool. Liverpool were returning to the scene of their Champions League final triumph, but lost 1-0 on this occasion. Ahead of the game, the home fans gave their […]
Liverpool defender Andy Robertson has accused Atletico Madrid and their boss Diego Simeone of celebrating their Champions League first-leg victory as if they had won the whole tie. The Premier League leaders went behind after only four minutes in Madrid as Saul Niguez netted the only goal of the match […]
Former Brazil and Real Madrid star, Kaka, has said Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi could leave Spain for the Premier League. Messi was just recently involved in a public spat with the club sporting director, Eric Abidal, who had questioned players’ commitment under former head coach, Ernesto Valverde. It had led […]
Gabriel Martinelli is revelling in the success he is enjoying at Arsenal, but concedes that he was snubbed by Barcelona before making a move to the Emirates. The 18-year-old’s potential was spotted by Barcelona before Arsenal joined the chase for his signature. A trial spell was taken in with the Liga giants, but […]
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has played down suggestions that Lionel Messi could join him at the Etihad and believes the superstar will end his playing days at Barcelona. Lionel Messi has spent his career with Barcelona but has a clause allowing him to leave for free this summer window. […]
Jordi Alba has joined Lionel Messi in calling out Barca’s director of football Eric Abidal for his recent comments aimed at the club’s players after the sacking of Ernesto Valverde. The Frenchman suggested in an interview with Sport that players were unhappy under Valverde and didn’t work hard enough for him. After Barcelona’s 1-0 loss to […]