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On This Day in 2011: Lionel Messi stars as Barcelona win Champions League

Lionel Messi produced a Wembley masterclass as Barcelona beat Manchester United 3-1 in the Champions League final on this day in 2011 to become European champions for a fourth time. Pep Guardiola won his second Champions League as Barca head coach in three years after a dominant performance from his side. They reached the final […]

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Xavi backs ´special´ Yamal to reach the top after teenager makes Barcelona history

Xavi believes Lamine Yamal will go on to achieve great things after the teenager made Barcelona history with his LaLiga debut against Real Betis on Saturday. Yamal was introduced as a late substitute at Camp Nou as Barca cruised to a 4-0 victory over Betis, restoring their 11-point lead at the summit. The La Masia […]

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Courtois targets late Real Madrid title charge as Los Blancos hope for Barcelona wobble

Thibaut Courtois insisted Real Madrid have not given up hope of catching LaLiga leaders Barcelona and dramatically retaining their title. It would take a Barcelona collapse and consistent winning from Madrid to transform the situation at the top of the Spanish top flight. Although Madrid won 2-0 on Saturday against Celta Vigo to trim Barcelona’s […]

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Real Madrid hits back at Barcelona following Laporta´s ´club of the regime´ allegations

Real Madrid have taken aim at rivals Barcelona following Joan Laporta’s ‘club of the regime’ allegations with a four-and-a-half-minute video. Barcelona president Laporta leapt to his club’s defence at a Monday press conference amid allegations they made payments to Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, the former vice-president of the technical committee of referees. The Blaugrana are […]

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Barcelona 2-1 Real Madrid: Last-gasp Kessie winner settles Clasico and pushes Blaugrana closer to La

Franck Kessie scored a dramatic late winner as Barcelona took a significant step towards LaLiga glory with a 2-1 Clasico victory over Real Madrid on Sunday. Blaugrana midfielder Kessie stroked home in the 92nd minute at Camp Nou to send Xavi’s side 12 points clear of Madrid, who thought they had won it earlier when […]

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Athletic Bilbao 0-1 Barcelona: Dramatic late VAR reprieve ensures Xavi´s men restore nine-point lead

A late VAR reprieve ensured Barcelona clung on to a slender 1-0 win over Athletic Bilbao as Raphinha continued his impressive form to restore the Blaugrana’s nine-point lead at the summit. Barca looked to have been pegged back by a dramatic Inaki Williams equaliser, but it was disallowed for handball and Xavi’s side just about […]

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Pep ´just having fun´ in Champions League because ´nothing will be enough´

Pep Guardiola’s mindset is just to enjoy leading Manchester City in the Champions League rather than worrying about talk of a “disaster” if they still cannot win Europe’s elite club competition. Guardiola won the Champions League twice while Barcelona coach but has failed to add to that haul in otherwise successful stints in charge of […]

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