Tag: barcelona
Champions League projections 2024-25: Who will lift the trophy in Munich on May 31?
The Champions League has a new format for 2024-25. Forget group tables, instead we saw a 36-team league stage being contested from September...
Which teams are in the Champions League round of 16 and when is the draw?
The inaugural Champions League play-offs to reach the round of 16 are complete… without any huge surprises.The result was never in doubt at...
Barcelona's Pedri and the passes that show why he is different
Barcelona really like playing Valencia. For the second time in as many weeks they swept them aside last night, and this win booked...
Aston Villa close to agreeing loan for Manchester United's Marcus Rashford
Aston Villa are close to agreeing a deal to sign Marcus Rashford on loan from Manchester United.The proposed move has not yet been...
How Wojciech Szczesny ousted Inaki Pena to become Barcelona's back-up goalkeeper
Wojciech Szczesny left the field smiling and waving to the stands.After his team had just qualified as runners-up in the league phase Champions...
Barcelona are a brilliant, bewildering team of extremes – how do you explain them?
The referee blew the final whistle and Fermin Lopez collapsed onto the pitch, exhausted. In Barcelona’s technical area, there were smiles and knowing...