Real Madrid hosted their eternal rivals Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu in a big mid-week Copa del Rey semi-final clash this Wednesday. After a relatively even first leg in the Catalan capital, Los Blancos were slight favourites to earn themselves a ticket to the grand final. But once again, Barcelona...
A Copa del Rey semi-final Clasico at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu is a big occasion, and Real Madrid headed into the tie feeling positive after a 1-1 draw at the Camp Nou, but after an evenly fought first half, they ended up on the losing side. Despite being by far...
After what was one of the most inspiring starts to a La Liga campaign, Sevilla fell off drastically and are still in search of better times. Their visits to other teams have left them with little points to talk about but Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan has always been their fortress. It's...
The Champions League is finally back and all is once again well with the world. European football has been gone for far too long to count, and that is exactly why Tuesday’s result might sting a bit more than we would like it to. Olympique Lyonnais hosted Barcelona at their...
Olympique Lyonnais hosts five-time UEFA Champions League winners FC Barcelona in the first leg of the knockout stages. Having witnessed some enticing battles between European giants last week, this promises to be another closely contested tie. Both teams will be looking to make a quick start to hold an advantage...
Ah, February, the single most dreadful time of the year for all things FC Barcelona. While a certain dose of superstition definitely plays a huge role in believing in what Cules popularly call “Hlebruary”, some facts simply cannot be totally overlooked. The Catalans do struggle just around the second month...
A trip to San Mames is never easy, and Ernesto Valverde probably knows this best. The ex-coach of the Basques returned to his former love with Barcelona and was held to a draw by an inspiring performance of Athletic Bilbao in front of their fans. The Catalans just couldn’t find...
And just like that, the first of three Clasicos is already behind us. As fate would have it, it ended in a draw, a mostly fair result considering the events that transpired in the Catalan fortress of the Camp Nou. We saw only one goal on each side which left...
Barcelona hosted Valencia at the Camp Nou for a clash that almost never leaves the fans disappointed. Usually, the Catalans know how to manage games against Los Che, especially considering that Ernesto Valverde has never lost a game against them at home with four wins and five draws so far to...
There something funny that happens to Barcelona when they face an opponent wearing white at the Camp Nou that just flips the switch and the Catalan machine becomes unhinged. First, it happened to Real Madrid in La Liga, and now Sevilla have felt the same wrath. All levity aside, it...
Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde said that it was very important to start the second half of La Liga with a win. As the league leaders, Barcelona had 43 points and six consecutive wins. Leganes, however, had 22 points and were placed 13th. As one would expect, the leaders won comfortably 3-1....
Barcelona proved exactly why the Copa del Rey means the King's Cup as they beat Levante 3-0. Using statistics, this tactical analysis will show how this match progressed. After the 2-1 loss in the first leg Barcelona returned to the Camp Nou to face Levante. A late converted penalty by...
La Liga returned to the Catalan capital this weekend as Barcelona hosted Eibar at the Camp Nou on a lovely Sunday afternoon. As much as the guests showed energy and pure will, in the end, it did not matter much as they fell to the league leaders in a rather...
Although it might not be every club's, or every fan's, favourite competition, the Copa del Rey manages to surprise us every year. While it is not a surprise that smaller clubs beat the bigger ones, it always brings a special flavour along the way. Barcelona travelled to Valencia to face...
The winter break is finally over and football has returned back to Spain, and more importantly, to Catalunya. Barcelona had a really tough fixture with a trip to the capital to face Getafe at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez. After a thrilling performance from both sides, it was the guests who took...
Barcelona rounded up the calendar year with a vintage Ernesto Valverde game to secure all three points at the Camp Nou: conservative, safe, and relying on familiar themes throughout the whole game. Celta proved to be a smaller obstacle than what was maybe expected but the signs of improvement are...
This Sunday, Barcelona returned to ”l'escena del crim” where they suffered the only league defeat in the whole of last season. Levante have definitely become one of the most entertaining teams to watch in La Liga, especially in the most recent years, regardless of their mixed results. Either there’s something...
It has been five years now since Barcelona last lost a Champions League game at the Camp Nou. Bayern Munich was the last team to achieve this enormous feat back in 2013 when they crushed the Catalans with three goals in the back of their nets. Tuesday's clash against Tottenham...
Barcelona travelled across town to the home of Catalan rivals RCD Espanyol for the latest edition of the Catalan derby. Barcelona have been dominant in this fixture in the past, as Espanyol have not won against their more illustrious neighbours since 2009. However, with the team's strides under new coach...
As we might have expected prior to the game itself, Barcelona cruised past Cultural Leonesa in a convincing 4-1 display that saw them through to the last 16 in Copa del Rey. What was interesting was the fact that 76 398 people arrived at the fabled Camp Nou to watch...
