Barcelona players praised Milan’s performance and were critical of their own following Wednesday’s 2-0 loss away to the Rossoneri in the first-leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of16 series between the clubs. Midfielder Xavi Hernandez lamented Barca’s performance inthe second half: “We let in two goals that could have been avoided,” he said after […]
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Milan Players, Officials Hail 'Perfect' Game
Dismissed by most pundits before the game as mere cannon fodder for on-fire Barcelona, AC Milan on Wednesday produced the kind of team performance that recalled the famous victories of Chelsea lastseason and of Inter Milan in 2010 to defeat the Blaugrana 2-0 in the first-leg of its UEFA Champions League Round of 16 series. […]
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National Selection to face Real Madrid and Barcelona teams
[ID2 TOUR] The id2 National Selection is returning to Spain, where it will face teams from Real Madrid and Barcelona on its 12-day tour that begins Feb. 28. Head coach Gerry McKeown‘s 18-player team will convene on Feb. 28 in Miami, where it will conduct a pair of training sessions before flying toMadrid. […]
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Santos: All Neymar Bids Rejected
Brazil international Neymar, one of the world’s most sought-after young talents, will undoubtedly leave Santos, his current club, one day, but the questions of when and whereremain open. While the 21-year-old has expressed interest in playing for several top European clubs, from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain to most recently, Bayern Munich, both he and his […]
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Messi Breaks His Own Records
On Sunday, Lionel Messi scored twice and broke another couple of records, surpassing the 300-goal mark for Barcelona, and then extending his goalscoring run in La Liga to 14consecutive games. The interesting thing about these latest records, Football Espana’s Frank Tigani says, is that Messi is now breaking his own: his 301 goals (and counting) […]
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Messi Hurls Real Insults Following Clasico
An angry Lionel Messi reportedly waited for over an hour in the players’ parking lot to insult Real Madrid assistant coach Aitor Karanka and defenderAlvaro Arbeloa following Wednesday’s 1-1 Copa del Rey first-leg clash between FC Barcelona and Los Blancos. Real winger Jose Callejon says hewas talking to reporters about this weekend’s game away to Granada […]
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Copa Clasico Tied 1-1 at 'Halftime'
Real Madrid and FC Barcelona battled to a 1-1 draw in the first-leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday. Barca enjoyed the majority of possession and took the leadin the 50th minute when Lionel Messi intercepted a clearance and passed to Cesc Fabregas, who finished low passed the onrushing […]
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Lopez Returns to Real Madrid to Battle for Starting Spot
Goalkeeper Diego Lopez could make his “second debut” as a Real Madrid player in Wednesday’s Copa del Rey semifinal first-leg clash against Barcelona at the Bernabeu onWednesday. After first-choice keeper Iker Casillas was ruled out for three months with a fractured finger last week, Los Blancos moved swiftly to sign Lopez from Sevillafor $4.7 million. […]
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Messi, Ronaldo On Fire Ahead of Copa 'Clasico'
Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo are both in devastating form ahead of the Copa del Rey semifinal clash between the clubson Wednesday. Messi on Sunday scored four goals in a 5-1 rout of Osasuna to become the youngest player in La Liga history to score 200 goals, in addition to setting another […]
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Barca Sets Up Copa 'Clasico' Showdown
Barcelona won 4-2 in the second leg of its quarterfinal tie with Malaga on Thursday to set up a Copa del Rey semifinal clash with Real Madrid. The Catalan giant, which had tied the first-leg 2-2 atthe Camp Nou, advanced to the last four with a 6-4 aggregate victory. Barca had gained an eighth minute […]