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Setién’s Villarreal beats Real Madrid 2-1 in Spanish league
2 years ago

Setién’s Villarreal beats Real Madrid 2-1 in Spanish league

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — This will be one for Quiqué Setién to savor. His Villarreal beat Real Madrid 2-1 on Saturday in a victory that will help rehabilitate the credentials of a coach who spent more than two years away from soccer following his short and painful stint in charge of Barcelona. The pulsating Spanish league match at Villarreal’s remodeled Estadio …

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La Liga: Villareal Stun Defending Champions Real Madrid 2-1
2 years ago

La Liga: Villareal Stun Defending Champions Real Madrid 2-1

News 18  

Villarreal beat Real Madrid 2-1 in a vibrant Spanish league match on Saturday before Carlo Ancelotti’s side heads to Saudi Arabia to play in the Spanish Super Cup. The defending champions’ loss gave Barcelona the opportunity to regain the sole lead of the competition on Sunday when it visits Atlético Madrid. Madrid will pause league play to compete in the …

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Champions League: Lionel Messi's 'special' guides Barcelona to quarterfinals with win over Napoli
4 years, 5 months ago

Champions League: Lionel Messi's 'special' guides Barcelona to quarterfinals with win over Napoli

India TV News  

Just when it looked like Lionel Messi had nowhere to go, the Argentine great bamboozled half of Napoli’s team before scoring from an exquisite solo effort that helped Barcelona reach the Champions League quarterfinals in Portugal. Messi netted Barcelona's second goal in the 3-1 victory that sent the Spanish side past Napoli on a 4-2 aggregate score on Saturday. Barcelona …

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Barcelona president backs Setién, sees Xavi as future coach
4 years, 5 months ago

Barcelona president backs Setién, sees Xavi as future coach

The Hindu  

Barcelona’s club president has not lost faith in coach Quique Setien, while leaving the door open for Xavi Hernŕndez as a future coach. Josep Bartomeu told Spanish sports daily Sport in an interview on Saturday that “at no moment did we think about a coaching change” despite Barcelona’s poor finish to the Spanish league season. Like Arturo Vidal said, he …

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Real Madrid and Barcelona savour break ahead of Champions League
4 years, 5 months ago

Real Madrid and Barcelona savour break ahead of Champions League

India TV News  

With the Spanish league over, Real Madrid and Barcelona are ready to recharge and regroup as they turn their focus to the Champions League. “We need a little peace of mind,” Barcelona forward Lionel Messi said after the team’s 5-0 rout of Osasuna in the last round of the Spanish league on Sunday. “The break will be good to give …

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La Liga: Lionel Messi sets up goals for Suarez, Griezmann in Barcelona's 4-1 win over Villarreal
4 years, 6 months ago

La Liga: Lionel Messi sets up goals for Suarez, Griezmann in Barcelona's 4-1 win over Villarreal

India TV News  

Two-time defending champion Barcelona ended their two-match winless streak with Lionel Messi setting up goals by Luis Suarez in the 20th and Antoine Griezmann in the 45th. “These points were important to keep us in the fight for the title,” Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué said. “We will keep pushing even though we know it's going to be complicated.” Suárez's strike …

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Antoine Griezmann decline deepens as Barcelona struggle to retain La Liga title
4 years, 6 months ago

Antoine Griezmann decline deepens as Barcelona struggle to retain La Liga title

India TV News  

Antoine Griezmann arrived at the Camp Nou last year expecting to complete an intimidating attacking trio with Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez. One year later, the World Cup champion from France can barely get on the field as Barcelona tries to defend its Spanish league title. Griezmann was left out of the starting lineup for the second straight game on …

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Barcelona salvage 2-1 win over Getafe in Spanish league
4 years, 11 months ago

Barcelona salvage 2-1 win over Getafe in Spanish league

India TV News  

Overcoming a lackluster performance and benefiting from a video review that took away an early goal from its opponent, Barcelona salvaged a 2-1 win over gritty Getafe in a match between the second and third teams in the Spanish league on Saturday. It was Barcelona's second consecutive league win since pressure grew on new coach Quique Setién following the team's …

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Clash of styles: Hard-hitting Getafe face Messi’s Barcelona
4 years, 11 months ago

Clash of styles: Hard-hitting Getafe face Messi’s Barcelona

India TV News  

Barcelona's home match against Getafe on Saturday promises to be one for aficionados of coaching strategies to savour. Ever since Johan Cruyff returned to coach Barcelona in the late 1980s, the club has not wavered from its doctrine of dominating the ball and picking opponents apart with an intricate passing attack. Getafe has surpassed expectations for two consecutive seasons by …

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La Liga: Lionel Messi gives winning start to Quique Setien with Barcelona
4 years, 11 months ago

La Liga: Lionel Messi gives winning start to Quique Setien with Barcelona

India TV News  

Quique Setién had Lionel Messi to thank for ensuring he made a winning start as Barcelona’s new coach. Setién, who last coached at Real Betis, was hired by Barcelona on Monday after it fired Ernesto Valverde following a loss in the Spanish Super Cup semifinal to Atlético Madrid. We know that when the ball reaches Messi’s feet there is a …

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The Barcelona churn: Valverde out, Setién in
5 years ago

The Barcelona churn: Valverde out, Setién in

Live Mint  

Elite football clubs often defy logic. The latest logic-defying move comes from Barcelona, who sacked their manager Ernesto Valverde mid-season on Monday and appointed former Real Betis manager Quique Setién. Despite the Catalan club being top of the table, Barca’s hierarchy had moved to replace Valverde, first going behind his back to woo former player Xavi Hernandez. The way Liverpool …

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LaLiga: Barcelona appoint new coach Quique Setien; tasked with restoring Catalans' iconic passing style
5 years ago

LaLiga: Barcelona appoint new coach Quique Setien; tasked with restoring Catalans' iconic passing style

Firstpost  

Setien delivered an example of what his sides are capable of last season when Betis beat Barcelona 4-3 at Camp Nou — the first team in two years to triumph there and also the last side to do so. Barcelona: Quique Setien was named Barcelona coach late on Monday, tasked with the job of restoring the club’s iconic passing style, …

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