BARCELONA B

TIME FOR THE BARCELONA B YOUNGSTERS TO STEP UP

 February 11, 2016   Abhishek Das

, , ,

Although Barcelona B team got relegated this year, it houses a lot of talented youngsters showing great potential. And some of the lot were given a chance during the Copa Del Rey first round fixture. Samper and Gumbau didn’t disappoint. But clearly Munir and Sandro need to get better for a permanent stay at the […]

Read more
2015 FIFA Club World Cup

Barcelona beat River Plate to confirm the UEFA superiority in FIFA Club World Cup

 December 21, 2015   John Welsh

, , , , ,

In beating River Plate 3-0 in the final of the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup on Sunday, Barcelona completed their third victory in this annual tournament which was hosted by Japan this year. Having qualified for the competition as winners of the UEFA Champions League, Barca had already beaten Asian Champions League winners Guangzhou Evergrande […]

Read more
 
UEFA Champions League

Ronaldo Ibrahimovic Light Up Match-Day 6 with Personal Bests as Round-16 Teams Emerge

 December 12, 2015   R K Gupta

, , , , , , ,

Over two days on December 8 & 9, 2015, all Match-Day 6 ties were played and everything fell in place. In a low stake match, rampaging Real Madrid drowned Malmo 8-0 in a goal-riot with Ronaldo leading from front with 4 goals. The other Pool-A team; Paris Saint Germain also won their last match defeating […]

Read more
UEFA Champions League zlatan

Suspense Still Prevails for Knock-out Qualification Race in the UEFA Champions League

 December 5, 2015   R K Gupta

, , , , , , ,

At the end of Match-day 5 games on November 24 & 25, nine out of sixteen places for UEFA Champions League knock-out phase were decided. As the teams prepare for their last games on Match-day 6 on December 8 & 9, fates of the remaining seven will be known while third-place finishers in each group […]

Read more
 
Manchester United

Wolfsburg aiming to end Manchester United’s Champions League ambitions

 November 30, 2015   John Welsh

, , , , ,

As the group stage of the 2015-16 Champions League competition draws to a conclusion in the next two weeks with just the final games to be completed, it is possible that four Spanish teams could qualify for the knockout phase with Valencia potentially joining the two Madrid teams and Barcelona in the next round of […]

Read more
UEFA Champions League

Zenit Real Madrid & Manchester City Qualify for UEFA Champions League’s Knock-out Phase

 November 9, 2015   R K Gupta

, , , , , ,

St. Petersburg’s FC Zenit have had a great run of matches this season and out of 32 teams, they are still the only undefeated side in 2015 UEFA Champions League. On Match-Day 4 during November 3 & 4, 2015, the Russian team assured itself of a place in the knock-out phase by scoring its fourth […]

Read more
 
Euro 2016 qualification

A pivotal moment in Albanian football history as Euro 2016 qualification is secured

 October 13, 2015   John Welsh

, , , ,

After the draw was completed for Group I of the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers, Portugal were installed as favourites to win the group with Denmark and Serbia expected to compete for second and third position while Albania and Armenia were generally dismissed as no-hopers and easy prey for the stronger teams. Albania had never previously […]

Read more
Porto in Champions League

Portuguese duo should not be underestimated in UEFA Champions League

 October 3, 2015   John Welsh

, , , , ,

There were the usual predictable results in this week’s Champions League fixtures with Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich all clinching victories, although the former team needed two late goals to overturn a 1-0 deficit when hosting Bayer Leverkusen. Yet it is the progress of two Portuguese teams which demonstrates that expensive purchases are not […]

Read more
 
Group-Stage Games in UEFA Champions League

Ronaldo’s Two Milestones and Own-Goal Drama Highlight Wednesday’s Group-Stage Games in UEFA Champions League

 October 1, 2015   R K Gupta

, , , ,

In a major highlight from remaining 8 games of Match-day 2 on September 30, Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in his side’s away game against the Swedish side Malmo. The first half strike from the Portuguese took his career tally to 500 goals, while he drew level with ex-Real star Raul Gonzalez’s mark […]

Read more
UEFA Champions League

Ronaldo Hat-Trick Highlights Group-Stage Openers in the UEFA Champions League

 September 19, 2015   R K Gupta

, , , , , ,

The Group-Stage action in the 2015-16 UEFA Champions League season got underway with 16 matches over two days on September 15 and16, 2015. In their first home fixture at Santiago Bernabeu against Shakhtar Donetsk, Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat-trick was the highpoint and it led to the home side’s 4-0 victory. In other notable results, Dinamo Zagreb […]

Read more