The Expert: Why Man City shouldn't be troubled by winless run
by Jonathan Wilson
at Monday, Oct 17 2016 16:31
After Saturday’s draw against Everton, Pep Guardiola admitted that there was a danger his players would lack confidence before Wednesday’s trip to Barcelona. It was an unusual admission, one that was greeted with a sense of surprise in the press-room – managers almost never acknowl...
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The Expert
Celta Vigo & Sisto hit their stride in yet another win over Barca
by Simon Harrison
at Tuesday, Oct 4 2016 17:25
Four weeks into the season, Eduardo Berizzo may well have wondered what had happened to the Celta Vigo squad that cantered into the Europa League places at the tail end of the last La Liga campaign.After opening the season with a 1-0 defeat at the hands of newly promoted Leganes, Real Madrid were ne...
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Team Focus
Monday's Midday Mastermind - 03/10/16
by Martin Laurence
at Monday, Oct 3 2016 12:00
Tottenham inflicted Pep Guardiola's first defeat as Manchester City boss to close the gap to one point, Barcelona lost for the second time this season and a Mario Balotelli goal moved Nice to the top of Ligue 1, but how confident are you that you kept abreast of all of the action in Europe this week...
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WhoScored Quiz
Can Torres continue his fine scoring form against Barca?
by Jenny Brown
at Tuesday, Sep 20 2016 14:00
The biggest problem facing Atletico Madrid, or any team taking on Barcelona, is trying to contain the free-scoring triumvirate of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar. The last 3 home games have seen 14 goals scored - 11 of those scored by ‘MSN’ - but they aren’t infallible. After ...
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WhoScored Tipster
Barcelona must be wary of increasingly adaptable Atletico
by Simon Harrison
at Tuesday, Sep 20 2016 11:15
When a team is at the height of their powers, as Luis Enrique’s squad was when they won an unprecedented treble in recent years, it becomes incredibly hard to improve upon the quality on a player-by-player basis. Barcelona’s transfer policy over the summer is indicative of this very fact...
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Match Focus
Barca's Famous Trio Star in Champions League Team of the Week
by Ben McAleer
at Thursday, Sep 15 2016 11:10
The Champions League is back. The famous music has returned, with Europe’s top performers plying their trade once more the club football’s grand stage. There was mixed success for the British teams from gameweek one. Manchester City and Leicester secured comfortable wins, Arsenal somehow...
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Tournament Focus
Weekend Round-up Quiz - September 12th, 2016
by Martin Laurence
at Monday, Sep 12 2016 11:46
There were, as ever, a number of big stories from the weekend's action across Europe. The Manchester derby saw Pep Guardiola improve his head-to-head record over Mourinho, Barcelona lost to promoted Alaves and Mario Balotelli scored twice on his debut for Ligue 1 outfit Nice. In this week's quiz we'...
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Arda Must Take Chance to Save Barca Career
by Ben McAleer
at Wednesday, Aug 17 2016 16:10
The past 12 months have been testing for Arda Turan to say the least. After securing his move from Atletico Madrid to Barcelona last summer, the Turkey captain was unable to play for six months given the club’s transfer ban and refused to leave the club on a short-term loan in order to keep hi...
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Player Focus
Gomes and Suarez seek to lift the burden on Barca front three
by Simon Harrison
at Friday, Jul 22 2016 15:24
For the last two seasons, Barcelona’s reliance on their famous offensive trident has not been questioned nor highlighted as a particularly negative facet of Luis Enrique’s very successful tenure as Blaugrana boss.Last campaign, the trio of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar chipped in ...
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Player Focus
Can Umtiti end week to remember on a high?
by Martin Laurence
at Friday, Jul 1 2016 14:29
It’s been quite the week for Samuel Umtiti, and one that the 22-year old will hope ends on a high as France aim to put an end to Iceland’s remarkable Euro 2016 campaign.Having agreed a deal to make the move from Lyon to Barcelona for a fee of €25m, the defender will link up with his...
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