Barcelona will look to seal their second trophy of an incredible season against Athletic Bilbao on Saturday to maintain their chances of winning the treble. Having already wrapped up the La Liga title, the Copa del Rey would sign off their domestic season in some style ahead of the Champions League Final against Juventus. The match will be staged at the Nou Camp, much to Barca's advantage, and is also expected to be the final match on home soil for midfielder Xavi which would make it an even more special occasion. Despite having already qualified for the Europa League by finishing 7th, … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2015
Ancelotti sacked at Real Madrid – an analysis
Another summer, another manager gone at Real Madrid.It didn't matter that the locker room wanted him to stay or that he was at the helm when the club won it's 10th Champion's League title or that he is one of the most successful and sought after managers in world football. None of that made any difference because right now, all that matters in Madrid is Florentino Perez. … [Read more...]
Lionel Messi leads our La Liga team of the week
Barcelona are champions, what else matters? And we might as well even go on and tag the Barcelona side the team of the penultimate round of La Liga games, and we won’t be so far from the truth – especially after they pulled off a 1-0 win at the Vicente Calderon…But so much more mattered. Valencia and Sevilla were at the forefront of a fight for the final Champions League spot, while the battle at the bottom was fierce as always. … [Read more...]
The redeeming of Luis Enrique
Luis Enrique’s Barcelona are the 2015 champions of Spain (the club’s 5th title in the last 7 seasons) and still could win the treble with a victory in the King’s cup and in the Champion’s League final. That is a statement no one thought would be typed just four months ago. … [Read more...]
The Fight for Survival in La Liga
Almeria, Eibar, Granada and Deportivo La Coruna head into the final day of the La Liga season knowing that they need a result to avoid relegation back to the Segunda Division. Two of those teams will be going down, with just two points separating them and head-to-head records making matters even more interesting. Deportivo face the toughest task and will be reliant on the other teams below them not picking up results. They have to travel away to the Nou Camp to face a Barcelona side ready to pick up the title. However, with Depor requiring a result and Barca players wary of picking up … [Read more...]
Bayern Munich v Barcelona – Champions League analysis
After a thrilling game by two top clubs, Bayern Munich ended up in front 3-2 but it was not enough as Barcelona won 5-2 on aggregate. Barca will now return to Germany on June 6th for a shot at their fifth European Championship. However, the result could have much different ; similar to the with the previous game, Bayern will be left asking “what if” as if just a few things went differently, they could have been the ones celebrating. … [Read more...]
Bayern Munich v Barcelona Champions League preview
Barcelona and Bayern Munich meet again today in the second leg of the Champion’s League semi-finals and anyone beyond a die-hard Bayern Munich fan already has Barcelona penciled into the finals in Berlin. With the recent form of the club and their 3-0 advantage after the first leg, Barcelona are the odds on favorites to advance and at this point, you have to fancy their chances to lift the trophy on June 6th. … [Read more...]
Barcelona 3-0 Bayern Munich analysis
After a flurry of late goals and some Messi magic, Barcelona walked away from the first leg of the Champion’s League semifinal with a 3-0 victory over Bayern Munich. Barcelona will now head to Munich next week with a comfortable lead and with one foot already in the finals. … [Read more...]
Barcelona stars lead our La Liga team of the week following 8-0 rout at the weekend
The La Liga title race is going down to the wire but the elite players of Spain’s top tier are certainly stepping up to make it a worthy contest. … [Read more...]
Barcelona v Bayern Munich Champions League video preview
Tonight sees the first leg of this mouth-watering Champions League clash between Barcelona and Bayern Munich. … [Read more...]