Levante stunned La Liga leaders Barcelona on Saturday as they went from behind to 3-1 victors in just six minutes in the second half at the Estadi Ciutat de Valencia. Lionel Messi had given the visitors the lead after Nelson Semedo was tripped in the box, but three goals in...
If the odds of a Real Valladolid result weren’t great coming into the game, Clément Lenglet’s third-minute goal certainly didn’t help their prospects. Though the guests managed to equalize in the 15th minute, Barcelona ran away with a 5-1 victory in their La Liga matchup. Lionel Messi recorded a brace...
The UEFA Champions League is back after the international fixtures. This is the third game of the group and SK Slavia Prag played against Barcelona at the Sinobo Stadium. The home team had been producing dominant performances in domestic competition. Their only defeat this season came from Borussia Dortmund’s game....
Barcelona travelled to Ipurua last Saturday and managed to snatch away all three points after beating Eibar 3-0. Even though the Basque hosts fought bravely, the Catalans were clinical and made use of the hosts' disorganised pressing tactics and the abundance of space they were given when entering the final...
Matchday eighth of La Liga brought us a thrilling contest between Barcelona and Sevilla at the Camp Nou. And while the scoreline might suggest the Catalans demolished their Andalusian counterparts, in reality, the two teams were quite evenly matched throughout the clash. This tactical analysis will aim to reveal both...
Arguably the most anticipated Champions League game of the week occurred on Wednesday night as Barcelona hosted Inter Milan at the Camp Nou. After a faltering start to the 2019/20 La Liga season, Ernesto Valverde has found himself under intense pressure from the media and Barcelona fanbase, and after drawing...
On Saturday evening, Getafé welcomed the defending champions FC Barcelona to their home stadium Coliseum Alfonso Pérez. The home side have had a very average start to the season, only securing one win and four draws in the first seven La Liga matches. Playing against a side who they haven’t...
On Saturday at prime time, Granada hosted the current Spanish champion, Barcelona. Even though Barça had their problems early on in this season, the expectancy was that they would take home a clear win, as they were strongly suggested as favourites. However, Granada were able to beat the Cataláns with...
Welcome to the group of death of this season’s UEFA Champions League. Barcelona, Dortmund, Internazionale, and Slavia Praha are going to fight against each other to clinch two knockout spots out of Group F. The group started with a bang in Italy where Internazionale needed an injury-time goal to salvage...
La Liga finally returned to the Camp Nou last Saturday and once again, it was a goal-fest. After they demolished Real Betis 5-2 in Catalonia on matchday two, Barcelona did the same to Valencia on matchday four. Ernesto Valverde can be satisfied with most of the things he saw and...
This Saturday's fixture between Barcelona and Valencia had originally been billed as the latest tactical battle between managers Ernesto Valverde and Marcelino García Toral following their duel in May's Copa del Rey final in which Valencia emerged the victors. Just three days before the game though we heard that Marcelino...
Barcelona are finally off the mark in the 2019/20 La Liga season as the Catalans clinched their first three points at the Camp Nou against Real Betis. After the initial shock and falling behind, Ernesto Valverde’s troops rallied behind Antoine Griezmann and co. and really ran over their opposition, winning...
La Liga returned in all its fashion and what a curtain-raiser we got at San Mamés last Friday evening. Athletic Bilbao hosted the reigning champions Barcelona and served them a cold shower courtesy of their jubilant 38-year-old, Aritz Aduriz. It has been a whole decade since the Catalans last lost...
Barcelona 2018/19 season went from glory to failure within a couple of games. At one point towards the end of the campaign, only three games stood between them and a third treble in the club’s rich history. All they had to do was hold onto a 3-0 lead against Liverpool...
Saturday evening witnessed the Copa del Rey final which took place at the Benito Villamarín. Entering the centre stage was Barcelona, who were hungry to complete the double after being crowned as La Liga champion. They wanted to shake things up after being eliminated by Liverpool in the Champions League....
And just like that the 2018/19 La Liga campaign is all wrapped up. The team to win it was also the team to get the last kick of the season as Barcelona, the defending and the reigning champions, travelled to Eibar for the last game and one final draw to...
Barcelona marked the end of their La Liga campaign at the Camp Nou just the way they started it: with a victory. But it was a rather frail 2:0 game for the Catalans against Getafe in a gloomy atmosphere of their fortress instead of a captivating finale in front of...
“To delete the word ‘almost’. It looks like you have to be perfect to beat them.” Jürgen Klopp, when asked what his approach will be to stopping Barcelona in the second leg The day before Barcelona travelled to Liverpool, Jürgen Klopp answered a number of questions regarding how his team...
At Anfield, Liverpool will face a Herculean task in Barcelona as their opponent after a 3-0 defeat in the first leg game. Jürgen Klopp's side will need to evolve attacking power up front and defensive solidity in the back. Obviously, this will be a tough nut to crack against the...
On Saturday night, Ernesto Valverde recorded his fourth La Liga defeat as Barcelona manager after a total of 74 games managing the Blaugrana team. That makes just a bit over five percent of all his matches in the Spanish top division and so far, it makes him the most proficient...
