Benfica misses last minute chance to stun Barcelona in the Champions League
AFP - Spain - 24/11/2021
Barcelona’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League last 16 go down to the final Group E matchday after an entertaining 0-0 draw against Benfica yesterday
With Xavi Hernandez taking charge of his second game since replacing Ronald Koeman in the Barca dugout…
Deprived of Neymar, PSG look to Pochettino to take down old foe Barcelona
AFP - France - 15/02/2021
Paris Saint-Germain knew what they were doing when they appointed Mauricio Pochettino as coach a little over six weeks before renewing their rivalry with Barcelona in the Champions League last 16.
Tuesday’s game at the Camp Nou will be the ninth between the sides in…
Koeman uncertain about Messi future
AFP - Spain - 20/11/2020
Ronald Koeman has admitted he has no idea if Lionel Messi will leave Barcelona next summer and said it is not his job to persuade the Argentinian to stay.
Messi made an attempt to leave Barcelona this summer before backing down. He can talk to other clubs in January…
Barcelona's new "golden generation" with Fati and a Portuguese at the head
O Jogo - Portugal - 19/11/2020
Barcelona is going through a transition phase with Ronald Koeman at the helm and the threat of a possible exit from Messi, at the end of the season, hovering. As such, the Catalan club attacked the market thinking about the future and, with the constant focus on training, is…
Barcelona “intensifies interest” in Darwin
O Jogo - Portugal - 02/11/2020
Uruguayan striker Benfica had already been one of the targets of the Catalans in the summer.
Darwin Núñez was quick to make an impact at Benfica. Hired by Almería for 24 million euros, the Uruguayan striker quickly asserted himself as the eagles’ starter and…
New era to bring hope but no quick fix for Barcelona and Messi
AFP - Spain - 29/10/2020
Ronald Koeman threw his arms around Lionel Messi and in that moment all seemed well again, Barcelona toasting the resignation of Josep Maria Bartomeu as president on Tuesday by beating Juventus 24 hours later.
“This was our best performance of the…
Luis Suarez suspected of cheating on Italian exam
AFP - Spain - 22/09/2020
Barcelona forward Luis Suarez is suspected of cheating to pass his Italian language test with the help of his teachers, the Perugia prosecutor’s department in charge of the investigation said on Tuesday.
The Italian exam was a first step required in order to…
Xavi says coaching Barca remains his 'primary goal'
AFP - Spain - 28/07/2020
Xavi Hernandez, who is coaching Al-Sadd in Qatar, says his “primary goal” is to coach Barcelona where he won a host of trophies, but he is focused on his current job.
Xavi also said he was “fine” after testing positive for coronavirus.
“I…
