Jurgen Klopp hailed Liverpool’s ‘giants’ as they produced the greatest comeback in the club’s history to reach their ninth Champions League final. Anfield has witnessed some extraordinary night in the past but this was on another level as they beat Barcelona 4-0; Divock Origi, who replaced the concussed Mohamed Salah, and substitute Gini Wijnaldum both […]
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Anfield will be rocking on Tuesday night as Liverpool try to overcome a three goal first leg deficit to Barcelona and reahc the Champions League final for the second consecutive season. Liverpool come into the tie unbeaten in 13 consecutive Champions League matches at Anfield while Barcelona have lost just once in their last ten […]
Lionel Messi scored his 600th career goal in club competition during Barcelona’s 3-0 win against Liverpool in the Champions League. Messi was sitting on 598 goals coming into the semifinal first leg against Jurgen Klopp’s side, but two second-half goals, including a world-class free kick for his second, saw him reach the 600 goal mark. […]
Chelsea are eyeing a summer move for Barcelona playmaker Philippe Coutinho as they plan for life without Eden Hazard. The Belgian is expected to complete a switch to Real Madrid this summer, with Zinedine Zidane making him his top transfer target after returning as manager. Chelsea want around £100million for Hazard and have already begun […]
Jurgen Klopp described Liverpool’s progression into the semi-finals of the Champions League for the second successive season as a ‘big statement’ and said he was looking forward to thinking up a way to beat Barcelona. Liverpool eventually made light work Porto, winning 4-1 at the Estadio do Dragao to advance 6-1 on aggregate, and while […]
Barcelona are ready to reignite their interest in forward Antoine Girezmann this summer. The international rejected the Catalan giants last summer having agreed a £260,000-a-week contract to play at the Nou Camp. Griezmann’s £200million release clause is set to drop to £129m on July 1 and Ernesto Valverde’s side are looking to take advantage. The […]
According to media reports, Nike played a key role in Frenkie de Jong’s decision to reject an offer from Paris Saint-Germain and sign for Barcelona. The company, a sponsor of both Barca and De Jong, will pay a large amount of the midfielder’s salary, sources close to the club said. In February, De Jong agreed […]
Barcelona are open to selling Philippe Coutinho should they receive a bid upwards of €100 million, despite the Brazil international’s desire to stay Coutinho has been in and out of the starting lineup this season, and was even booed by his own supporters during a 3-1 victory over Rayo Vallecano. The 26-year-old has been linked […]
Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu is confident that Lionel Messi, along with others, will continue to represent the Blaugrana for the next few seasons. The 31-year-old has scored 581 goals in 665 games for the Catalan giants and is under contract at the Camp Nou until 2021, having signed a deal in November 2017. A […]