However, while Valverde believes that result, which included a remarkable 4-0 win in the home leg, might give them a slight mental advantage over Barca, he is expecting a tough game against the favourites for the title this season. However, not only did they hold on but they were...
The trio advanced to the final voting round, beating out Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, Barcelona forward Neymar and Chelsea forward Eden Hazard.
Barcelona‘s third came shortly before halftime when Luis Suarez pounced on the rebound after his shot was parried by Beto and crossed for Rafinha to score.
Mundo Deportivo, Radio Catalunya/TV3 and Sport all reported that Ed Woodward had travelled to Spain to wrap the deal and end what was becoming another transfer saga.
Lionel Messi scored twice and set up the winning goal as Barcelona started the season in dramatic style by beating Sevilla 5-4 after extra time to lift the UEFA Super Cup yesterday (Macau time). But he simply held his hands to his head in shock at the elastic, electric genius...
Following Tuesday’s UEFA Super Cup triumph, Pedro denied wanting to leave the Camp Nou, but admitted to being “very angry” at not starting against Sevilla, per TV3 (h/t Toni Juanmarti of Spanish newspaper Sport). Messi had himself scored a double with two early...
Barcelona‘s Lionel Messi, top, celebrates after scoring his side’s first goal during the UEFA Super Cup soccer match between FC Barcelona and Sevilla FC at the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena stadium, in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Tu…
Pedro has denied claims that he has asked to leave Barcelona but admits he remains in a “difficult situation”. Pedro’s victor came as Messi was lining up another free kick, which initially rebounded off the wall and came back to Messi, whose second shot was...