BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona survived a tricky first half to beat Valencia 4-2 with the help of a second half hat trick from Robert Lewandowski and a red card to Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili on Monday. On a rainy night in Catalonia, the home side dominated possession but was behind at the break due …
The Catalans looked determined while Los Rojiblancos jaded in the 3-0 result. POLE POSITION After struggling through large swathes of this campaign, Robert Lewandowski has come alive of late. On Sunday, he had a hand in all three goals as the Blaugrana saw off Diego Simeone’s side. The Polish striker scored one, and assisted two. …
Harry Kane has scored 27 goals in 23 Bundesliga games Harry Kane says Bayern Munich “will never give up” after the England captain scored a stoppage-time winner against RB Leipzig to get the German giants back to winning ways. Kane placed in a brilliant strike late on after also opening the scoring with a left-footed …
The 2023-24 edition of La Liga returns to the fold with another set of matches this weekend as Granada lock horns with Xavi’s Barcelona side in an important clash at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on Sunday. Barcelona vs Granada Preview Granada are currently in 19th place in the La Liga standings and have struggled …
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Xavi Hernández won’t continue as Barcelona’s coach after this season, saying he can’t get the team out of a slump. Xavi announced his decision on Saturday, minutes after Barcelona lost to Villarreal 5-3 in the Spanish league, leaving it 10 points adrift of leader Real Madrid. “I would like to announce …
FC Barcelona could have a new captain on Saturday. Getty Images As pointed out by SPORT, FC Barcelona might be forced to appoint a new captain for Saturday’s La Liga clash with Rayo Vallecano – and possibly beyond – because of injuries and unfit players. The departure of Sergio Busquets to Inter Miami this summer, …
Robert Lewandowski was the hero for FC Barcelona as they beat Osasuna in La Liga on Sunday evening. AFP via Getty Images Robert Lewandowski was the hero in El Sadar on Sunday evening, as FC Barcelona beat Osasuna 2-1 in La Liga. Barca were lucky not to go a goal down around the half hour …
FC Barcelona came back from behind to beat Villarreal on Sunday. NurPhoto via Getty Images FC Barcelona blew a two-goal lead and then came back from 3-2 behind to beat Villarreal at the Estadio de la Ceramica on Sunday. With a 4-3 victory, they are now just two points behind La Liga leaders Real Madrid …
FC Barcelona will make lineup changes for their meeting with Villarreal. Getty Images FC Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez will be forced to make lineup changes for Sunday’s trip to Villarreal. Considering title race rivals Real Madrid won 1-0 at Celta Vigo on Friday, thanks to a late header from Jude Bellingham, today’s clash is must-win …