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Fc Barcelona Shocked After Paris Saint-germain Fc Hammering

... Germany star Draxler marked his European debut for the club with the second goal five minutes before the interval. Di Maria curled in his second and the home side’s third 10 minutes after half-time before Cavani completed the rout with his 34 th goal of the campaign in the 71 st minute. Read more | Manchester City F. C. beat A. F. C Bournemouth, move to second in Premier League. “PSG did what we expected them to do and produced their best version and we were at our poorest,” the Barcelona coach added. “It’s extremely difficult for us now but we go back to our stadium and really we need a heroic performance but why not dream. “These players have shown down the years that they can get great results. Our chances are slim but there is a chance all the same.”. ‘The perfect match’. History suggests their chances are less than slim and the tie is PSG’s to lose now after what was a signature European performance from the French champions. Full Time Scores. — Football Talk (@_Footy Talk_) February 14, 2017. They had twice been eliminated by Barca in the four seasons ...

Pep Guardiola Wanted Me To Stay At Barcelona

... and was enjoying a party lifestyle. Those were reported to be some of the reasons - as well as seeking to rejuvenate the squad - behind Guardiola's apparent decision to let him leave for AC Milan when he was promoted to the role of first-team coach after one year with Barca B. However, Ronaldinho says the current Manchester City boss was actually hoping he would remain at Camp Nou. "When Pep arrived in 2008 he asked to see me," Ronaldinho told Mundo Deportivo. "I met with him and he said he wanted me in the team, to stay [at the club] because he was counting on me. "I appreciated it but I knew that my cycle at Barca had ended and I decided to leave.". Ronaldinho left for AC Milan after Pep Guardiola's promotion to first-team coach at Barcelona. There have been reports over recent years that the two do not have the ...

Real Madrid Beat Osasuna To Maintain Lead, Fc Barcelona Rout Alaves

... Zinedine Zidane. “We have to suffer, but in the end we got what we came for.”. The game at El Sadar was only 15 minutes old when Bonnin came off worse in an innocuous looking challenge with Isco to the visible shock of players on both sides. Osasuna had started on the front foot, but suffered a further blow nine minutes later when Karim Benzema’s through ball found Ronaldo and the World Player of the Year’s drive from a narrow angle had too much power for Salvatore Sirigu. The hosts responded in style just after the half hour mark when Sergio Leon broke into an ocean of space behind the Madrid defence before producing a cool chip over Keylor Navas to level. Real Madrid's Lucas Vazquez (L) celebrates with team mate Mateo Kovacic after scoring against Osasuna. (REUTERS). Navas then made brilliant saves from Emmanuel ...

Barcelona Defender Santiago Bueno

... Paranaense. Live football odds with bet 365. Bet Now ». Live football odds with bet 365. Bet Now ». Live football odds with bet 365. Bet Now ». Barcelona defender Santiago Bueno: I want to stay here for 15 years. Santiago Bueno, right, joined up with Barcelona B after the South American Youth Championship. New Barcelona defender Santiago Bueno has said he wants to stay at the Camp Nou for the next 15 years after agreeing to join from Penarol in January. Bueno, who helped Uruguay win the South American Youth Football Championship last month, is due to arrive in Barcelona on Wednesday. Some pundits have suggested that the 18-year-old combines the qualities of Gerard Pique and Diego Godin. But he told Mundo Deportivo : "That's what people say. But I'm Santiago Bueno and I have my own desire to be a success. "I'm serious and committed to what I do. My idea is to stay ...

Live Fc Barcelona

... loan deal. Although having said that, Messi didn't make the most of that opportunity from a freekick. He went for goal when he would have been better crossing into the area. Messi was extremely quiet for Barcelona in the Champions League defeat to PSG during the week, but he's seen plenty of the ball in the early exchanges of this match. Leganes are playing right into Barcelona's hands here. They are sitting back, but they are also so passive in the way they are pressing the ball. And they have no outlet in attack. This is a lowly Leganes side, but they made seven signings in the January transfer window. So this is a different side to the one Barcelona thumped back in September. There's no Iniesta for Barcelona this evening. He is on the bench, with both Rakitic and Gomes playing in the same midfield for the Catalans. You don't see that very often. That goal will have calmed any nerves inside Camp Nou. Barcelona aren't exactly sure of themselves as a club or a team at the moment, but they have started this game very well. Leganes are simply defending far too deep. They are inviting Barcelona on top of them and that's how the opening goal came about. ...

How Fc Barcelona Plans To Cash In On Chinese Tourists With Massive Development On Country’s ‘hawaii

... years by accepting sponsorship from Qatar, plus massive tax fraud cases brought against some of their biggest stars including Leo Messi and Neymar. Might the association with China, hardly a spotless ‘brand’, provide further fuel to those critics, I asked Asensi. “Tell me a country who has no problems with [human rights, corruption, etc] all the things you mentioned,” he replies. “That’s the world in the 21 st century. “From what we’ve seen and experienced we are so confident that our partnership in China is aligned with the FCB values – without rejecting the reality of the 21 st century, but not just in China but the whole planet.”. It’s an answer unlikely to satisfy those who accuse the club of having sold its soul to mammon; those who couldn’t care less and just want to see their team continue to rack up trophies will surely be gladdened by ...

Watch Lionel Messi’s Wonder Goal In Fc Barcelona’s Win Over Atletico Madrid

... could not contain Atletico for long, however, and their goal arrived from an old staple of Simeone’s side, a set piece. Gabi chipped the ball deep into the box for Diego Godin to glance across the box and Griezmann rose to nod Atletico back into the tie. Read more | Nicolai Adam goes but serious questions remain in India football’s functioning. The France international had a chance to level soon after as Filipe Luis rolled the ball across to him but Jasper Cillessen made himself big and stopped the shot at point-blank range. The Dutch goalkeeper looked shaky for much of the second half, however, and was fortunate his frailties were not punished by Atletico, as Torres and Gameiro each missed the target after moments of indecision. “In the second half we were much closer to how we wanted to be,” Atletico coach Simeone said. “I’m very happy with the image we showed in the second half, with our intensity and attitude. We leave here with the sensation that if we play like that in the second leg we can still go ...

Fc Barcelona Vs. Atletico Madrid

... / AFP PHOTO / Josep Lago JOSEP LAGO/AFP/Getty Images. (Credit: EPA / ALBERTO ESTEVEZ). Atletico Madrid players (back to front) goalkeeper Miguel Angel Moya, midfielder Saul Niguez, Montenegrin Stefan Savic and Belgian midfielder Yannick Carrasco react during the Spanish King's Cup semi final, second leg soccer match between FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, 07 February 2017. EPA/ALBERTO ESTEVEZ. (Credit: EPA / ALEJANDRO GARCIA). FC Barcelona's Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez celebrates after scoring the 1-0 lead during the Spanish King's Cup semi final, second leg soccer match between FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, 07 February 2017. EPA/ALEJANDRO GARCIA. (Credit: AP / Manu Fernandez). Barcelona's Lionel Messi, center, runs with the ball during the the Copa del Rey semifinal second leg soccer match between FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday Feb. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez). (Credit: EPA / ANDREU DALMAU). Atletico Madrid's Belgian midfielder Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco (L) in action against FC Barcelona's Denis Suarez ...

Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez Help Fc Barcelona Down Sd Eibar In La Liga

... Busquets, who had been carried off on a stretcher with strained ankle ligaments following a crunching tackle by Eibar’s Gonzalo Escalante. Lionel Messi stretched Barca’s lead by finishing off a brilliant move with Luis Suarez in the 50 th minute and the Uruguayan joined his close friend and strike partner on 15 league goals by robbing an Eibar defender and finishing inside the near post in the 68 th. Neymar added an extra shine to the victory by netting in the 91 st minute, scoring his first goal for Barca from open play since October. Read more | Cristiano Ronaldo is FIFA’s best player of year. See Real Madrid star’s top goals in 2016. “We leave here with one piece of bad news which is Busquets’s injury although it’s not as serious as we thought,” Barca coach Luis Enrique told reporters after a fourth straight win in all competitions. “We have very good players in midfield who we can rely on. After everything I feel satisfied with what I saw on the pitch. “We said we needed to get better results and that’s what we’re doing, and that’s giving us more confidence, but we’re still far from the level we want to be at.”. Barca are third on 41 points, two behind Real, who beat ...

Fc Barcelona’s La Liga Title Challenge Jolted After Draw Against Real Betis

... a dipping long-range effort come back off the bar before Castro struck the post with Ter Stegen beaten at his near post. The German goalkeeper had a moment to forget for the opening goal as he failed to get a good connection on an attempted punch under pressure from two Betis players and the ball fell kindly for Alegria to tap home. Conceding appeared to wake Barca from their slumber and they were doubly denied by Hernandez seconds later as Neymar went down inside the area and the ball ricocheted towards the Betis goal off Riza Durmisi. Replays showed the ball clearly went over the line before Alissa Mandi cleared, but La Liga’s refusal to implement goal line technology due to pricing fears cost Barca dearly as no goal was given. Another goal line clearance prevented Aleix Vidal’s deflected cross levelling for Barca moments later. Betis should have sealed the three points when Castro broke clear on goal eight ...

Live Paris Saint-germain

... SAVE! ter Stegen gets one big hand on Matuidi's rasping shot after he was sent surging into the left side of the area. Rabiot eventually follows up but sizzles a strike straight at the Barca stopper. A lot of love for Verratti on Twitter. DID YOU KNOW? Barcelona are hoping to reach the quarter-finals for a record 10 th season on the spin. Barca only half clear from that Cavani chance with Draxler curving a shot from 20 yards well wide of the far post. Promising signs for the hosts. BIG CHANCE. Cavani is left in acres on the left of the area. The PSG forward takes an age to pull it down and get a shot away, allowing Sergi Roberto to make an important block. The resulting free kick poses a question the PSG defence just about answer. They counter but ter Stegen is out of his area well to mop up the danger. Yellow card Adrien Rabiot Paris Saint-Germain. Yellow Cards 1 Fouls 1. Adrien Rabiot gets an early caution for a lunging challenge on Neymar, who was in full flow after bursting away from the left flank. ...

Barça Vs Leganés

... but aside from that, it’s unlikely that Enrique will want to make too many changes. For the first time this year, Barcelona will have a week before their next game, and as such the focus should be on securing the result above anything else. A plucky side from the outskirts of Madrid, Leganes are like Getafe’s somewhat more likeable cousin – even if they also seem destined to potentially fall back into the second tier based on their current form. Leganes are without a win in their past 12 matches, and they’ve only managed one win in their past 18. This dramatic loss of form has seen Asier Garitano’s side drop ever closer to the relegation zone, where they hold just a two point cushion over Sporting Gijon in 18 th place. In terms of the match tomorrow, Leganes will be without the suspended Ruben Perez, while Mamadou Kone, David Timor, ...