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Barcelona returned to San Mames on Sunday night for the first time since their painful Copa del Rey elimination. Going up against Ernesto Valverde’s in-form Athletic Club, the Azulgranas always had their work cut out for them. With Real Madrid and Girona both dropping points on the matchday, Barcelona had the chance to jump to second place with a win …

At the Maradona Stadium in Napoli, Juventus paid the price for their missed chances and inexperience, as they sustained a dramatic 1-2 defeat at the hands of their hosts. Max Allegri started with a 3-5-2 formation spearheaded by Dusan Vlahovic and Federico Chiesa, while Carlos Alcaraz made his full debut, joining Manuel Locatelli and Fabio Miretti in the middle of …

Mohamed Salah, Liverpool’s and Egypt’s talismanic star, has lately found himself embroiled in the age-old tension between club and nation. After hearing Liverpool‘s plea that the 31-year-old attacker sit out March friendlies, the Egyptian FA nevertheless chose to call him up to the squad. Salah has only managed 35 minutes of playing time for the Premier League champions since the …

Xavi Hernandez’s team has been on a fine run of form since he revealed in January that he would be leaving as Barcelona head coach at season’s end. On top of being in a respectable position to make it to the quarterfinals of the Champions League, they have grabbed 13 of the last 15 La Liga points. Consequently, rumors have …

Presented with the opportunity to potentially go in second place after Girona’s draw and cut short the deficit between themselves and Real Madrid to six points, Barcelona took on Athletic Club at the San Mames tonight. Xavi lined up his best possible starting lineup for the game, with Pedri as the left-winger and a midfield trio of Ilkay Gundogan, Frenkie …

Manager Mauricio Pochettino has been clean about his inability to “feel the love” from Chelsea supporters. Today is a really perilous moment for the former Tottenham and Paris Saint-Germain boss. Worse still, rumors are beginning to circulate from Stamford Bridge. Even though Pochettino just arrived last summer, he is already the subject of evaluation. According to The Guardian, a departure …

After falling down 2-0, Real Madrid rallied to draw level with Valencia at the Mestalla on Saturday. But they believed they had clinched it in the dying minutes when Jude Bellingham headed the ball beyond Giorgi Mamardashvili. The Real Madrid players went absolutely ballistic when they realized that Bellingham’s goal wouldn’t count. In fact, just before Brahim Diaz had crossed …

LAFC’s new goalie Hugo Lloris has the amusing confession that he learned everything about the city by playing GTA. Even though he had never set foot in the city, he has brought attention to its special relationship with it. This past summer, the Frenchman signed with Los Angeles Football Club of Major League Soccer. Thus, it effectively ended his 11-year …

According to Sport, Barcelona’s idea to replace the departing Xavi Hernandez with Brighton and Hove Albion boss Roberto De Zerbi has hit complications, with the Premier League side unwilling to discuss releasing the Italian tactician for anything less than the buy-out clause in his contract, apparently set at €15 million. If so, the Catalan club are showing a severe lack …

Barcelona will hope to replicate their performance from the 4-0 win against Getafe as they are hosted by Athletic Club at the cathedral of Spanish football in San Mames. Following his man of the match showing against Getafe, Raphinha starts on the right-wing once again tonight, and is only aided by Robert Lewandowski in attack tonight as Xavi has opted …