Barcelona have really struggled with injuries to its first-choice defenders this season and the result is that they have conceded an unusually high number of goals this season; 14 goals in 11 league games. Barcelona manager Tito Vilanova accepts how easy his side is conceding goals saying after the Mallorca match. “Teams are not creating […]
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One of the advantages of international friendlies, is that players are often more open and honest with reporters from their own country than they are with reporters that cover them day in and day out. The third best player on the planet is Atletico Madrid’s Radamel Falcao and he had some interesting things to say […]
Another game and another remarkable milestone for Barcelona’s Lionel Messi. His two goals at the weekend, gave him 76 goals this calendar year, moving him ahead of Pele and within reach of Gerd Müller’s record of 85 goals from 1972. Of his 76 goals this year, Messi has scored 64 for Barça and 12 for […]
Two goals from Lionel Messi helped Barcelona make it ten wins from 11 Liga games this season, as they beat Mallorca 4-2, while second-placed Atlético Madrid also won. Xavi Hernández put Barca ahead after 28 minutes and Messi doubled their lead close to half-time, scoring his 75th goal for club and country in 2012. That […]
Barcelona manager Tito Vilanova could be facing the first challenge of his brief managerial career, as he tries and figures out how to play Lionel Messi and David Villa together. In the loss to Celtic in midweek, Messi coud be seen criticizing Villa on the pitch for shooting on goal instead of passing the ball […]
Real Madrid are going through an injury crisis of strikers with the news that Gonzalo Higuain will be joining Karim Benzema on the treatment table. Higuain could be out for up to a month after suffering a hamstring injury against Borussia Dortmund.The Argentine international had to be substituted after 15 minutes of the Champions League […]
By qualifying for the Champions League knockout stages, the financially troubled La Liga side will pocket at least €17.7 million from Uefa for its performance in the competition so far. That €17.7 million will be added to by the variable amount which UEFA awards based on the market share of each of the teams. That […]
After falling to land striker Fernando Llorente from Athletic Bilbao this summer, Juventus are expected to come back with a new offer of €6M-€7M when the January transfer window opens. Juventus fans have been crying out for a top striker since the summer and when you look at the statistics it is amazing that Juventus […]
It has been a really tough start to the season for Milan fans, but Massimiliano Allegri is hoping that Saturday’s thrashing of Chievo will be the springboard for a better performance against Malaga at the San Siro on Tuesday. After three rounds of matches, Milan are 5 points behind Malaga and Allegri’s knows that qualifying […]