Liverpool and Barcelona can both consider their domestic campaigns to have been fine ones this season. Having lost just three games between them in their league competitions, the real battle came at the Camp Nou on Wednesday as they clashed in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final in Madrid...
“The final before the final”, as most would call it, between Barcelona and Liverpool in the Champions League takes places tonight at the Camp Nou, in the heart of Catalunya. This tactical analysis preview will try to decipher how things could play out when these two giants of the footballing...
And just like that Barcelona have secured their eighth La Liga trophy for their rich cabinet. Levante proved to be a worthy opponent, regardless of their low positioning in the table, but the last three points the Blaugrana needed went with them back to Catalunya after all. The new champs...
Barcelona are yet another step closer to clinching the La Liga throne once again. Try as their might, Deportivo Alavés could not slow the Catalan giant down, nor could the rotations Ernesto Valverde opted for. Even though this game won’t go down as one of the classics, Barcelona were extremely...
It was 1994/95 when Real Sociedad last visited the Camp Nou and managed not to lose against Barcelona. On that day, La Real returned back home with a point after a 1-1 draw in La Liga, and on Saturday night, they were once again pretty close but the Catalan team...
And just like that, after four years of quarter-final exits, Barcelona are through to the semi-finals of the Champions League once again. Even though it might have been shaky and more complicated than was predicted at first, the Catalans dispatched Manchester United and sealed the deal at the Camp Nou...
Blood, sweat, and tears were shed last Wednesday evening in Manchester as Barcelona left with an underwhelming 1-0 victory over a Manchester United side that looked bereft of attacking impetus but put on a strong defensive display. The Catalan side probed and pressed at will with Lionel Messi and Luis...
After such a huge game at Old Trafford mere days ago, going back to La Liga action felt like going downhill a bit. As much as the Spanish domestic competition has been fierce this season, the bumpy road is coming to its end as Barcelona need a total of nine...
The Theatre of Dreams has waited long enough for a huge Champions League clash exactly like the battle between Manchester United and Barcelona. Unfortunately, despite their valiant efforts, the Red Devils will have to chase their dreams even harder next week. The Catalans left Manchester with a victory, a clean...
The UEFA Champions League returns to Old Trafford as Manchester United host Barcelona in what promises to be an epic encounter between two teams vying for European supremacy once again. Barcelona will be looking to reclaim their throne at the top while Manchester United will look to continue their fairy...
“Campeones, campeones, campeones!”, were the chants of around 90,000 people inside the Camp Nou as Lionel Messi basically passed the ball into the net behind Jan Oblak, making it a two-nil victory for Barcelona over Atlético Madrid. And just like that, the door is slammed shut for Diego Simeone as...
As much as La Liga has been a big mystery for the majority of the ongoing campaign, Saturday’s clash between Barcelona and Atlético Madrid at the Camp Nou very much feels like a league-deciding game. The battle between first and second is always a special treat, particularly now that a...
What seemed like a routine three-pointer for Barcelona ended up being one of the most intense matches the Catalans have played in a rather long time. Not many have challenged the Blaugrana the way relegation-bound Villarreal did at the Cerámica stadium on Tuesday night. The game started exactly as most...
Apart from the usual pre-game public banter both Barcelona and Espanyol dish out to their rivals, there was no special hype surrounding the Catalan derby this time around. Still, there is no love lost when it comes to these two neighbours. Espanyol, in general, don’t enjoy trips to the Camp...
It is never a dull affair when Barcelona meet Real Betis, and the venue rarely plays any significant difference in that sense. Countless times we have seen the Blaugrana triumph over the green and whites, and countless times have we seen the Seville-based men make a dent in the Catalans’...
It might have looked a bit shaky for about 15 minutes of the second half, but Barcelona advanced to the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the 12th time in a row. Even more importantly, they did so in incredible fashion, brushing aside Lyon 5-1. Once again, the Camp Nou was...
In what felt like an appetizer to the French main course coming up this Wednesday, Barcelona hosted relegation-bound Rayo Vallecano at the Camp Nou in La Liga. The Catalans needed some time to wake up but managed to get the big three points to maintain their distance in front of Atletico...
Three home defeats in a row for the first time since 2004. Falling behind Barcelona in the win count between the sides for the first time in 87 years. Even though there was little to play for in this Clasico with La Liga title hopes slim to say the least, defeat...
The Catalan giants have waited 87 years for this single moment. For 87 long years, Real Madrid were seen as the better of the two eternal rivals, having a lead in head-to-head Clasico clashes. But this Saturday, Barcelona finally did it – they have finally turned the tides and made history....
Real Madrid and Barcelona has always been one of the most anticipated encounters in world football. Millions of fans worldwide eagerly await two iconic teams as they continue their rivalry and battle for supremacy as the undisputed kings of Spain. Both teams have seen moments of turbulence throughout the season...
