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Barcelona seals lucrative 2nd place in Spain, Sorloth scores 4 as Villarreal draws with Real Madrid

MADRID — Barcelona routed Rayo Vallecano 3-0 to secure the lucrative second place in the Spanish league on Sunday, while champion Real Madrid drew 4-4 at Villarreal with Norway striker Alexander Sorloth scoring all four goals for the hosts. Real Sociedad secured the last Europa League spot with a 2-0 win at Real Betis, which was left with a place …

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7 months ago

Xavi reportedly under pressure at Barcelona after saying it will struggle to compete with Madrid

Associated Press

BARCELONA, Spain — Xavi Hernández’s honesty about Barcelona’s ongoing financial strife has reportedly not sat well with the club. In a message directed at the Barcelona fans, Xavi said earlier this week that no one should get too excited about the summer transfer market since there is little money to spend. After Barcelona’s 2-0 win over last-placed Almeria on Thursday, …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Xavi — Barca’s prodigal son who found the silver lining

The Hindu

The romance of winning titles both as a master and an apprentice at a football club sounds like the perfect media story, or even a Hollywood script. The club has been embroiled in a refereeing scandal, where allegations of paying the former president of the LaLiga refereeing committee, Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, for “technical reports” have earned it a bad …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Barcelona: The Airbnb-ification of a once-unique style

New York Times

Barcelona — the city, like the club — is a victim of its own success. Over the next decade, Barcelona’s principles became the new orthodoxy at the top of the game: instead of aspiring to play like Ferguson’s Manchester United, good teams built from the back, recycled play, passed short, pressed hard, tilted the field, crossed less and took more …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Man United 2-1 Barca LIVE, Europa League playoff: Antony scores for Red Devils lead; UTD lead on aggregate; streaming info

The Hindu

Welcome to Sportstar’s highlights of the Manchester United vs Barcelona Europa League knockout playoffs second leg match played at the Old Trafford Stadium. 70’ Barca sub: IN- Ferran OUT- Roberto 68’ Fred sends in a chipped ball inside the box from the left but it is too close to Ter Stegen who comes out and collects the ball. 66’ Man …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Barcelona to face best Man United team in many years - Xavi

The Hindu

Barcelona will face the best Manchester United team for many years in the second leg of their Europa League knockout round tie at Old Trafford, the La Liga leaders’ coach Xavi Hernandez said on Wednesday. After fighting back to earn a 2-2 draw with the Premier League side in a pulsating game at Camp Nou, Xavi believes his team will …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Barcelona vs Man United: Barca to miss Pedri, Dembele for Europa League return leg

The Hindu

Barcelona will be without some of its regular starters for the return match against Manchester United in the Europa League on Thursday, including playmaker Pedri and forward Ousmane Dembele because of injuries. Barcelona, which travelled Wednesday to Manchester, heads to the match still reeling from the public disclosure that it made payments of millions of dollars over several years to …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Barcelona 2-2 Man United highlights Europa League play-offs: No separating both the sides after a thrilling first-leg

The Hindu

Welcome to Sportstar’s highlights of the Europa League play-offs first-leg clash between Barcelona and Manchester United at the Camp Nou Stadium. 83’ Barca sub: IN- Ferran OUT- Raphinha 81’ Man United sub: IN- Garnacho OUT- Sancho 79’ Chances- Rashford finds himself in a good position again inside the Barca box. 67’ Barca subs: IN- Balde, Fati, Chrsitensen OUT- Alba, Kessie, …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Clash of Barcelona and Manchester United Underlines Soaring Revivals

News 18

Barcelona host Manchester United Thursday in a match-up which has twice graced the Champions League final but this week has the relative ignominy of taking place in the Europa League play-off round. Barcelona and Manchester United are both building under exciting coaches in Erik ten Hag and Xavi Hernandez and aiming to return to Europe’s elite imminently. We have a …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Xavi insists Barcelona are Europa League 'favourites'

Daily Mail

Xavi has insisted that Barcelona are now favourites to win the Europa League after their disappointing early Champions League exit. The Catalan giants finished third in Group C of Europe's elite competition behind Bayern Munich and Inter Milan, meaning they failed to reach the last-16, and will now drop into the Europa League. Xavi insists Barcelona are favourites to win …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Barcelona are staring at a 'miracle or hell' with their Champions League fate in Inter's hands

Daily Mail

Barcelona could be eliminated from the Champions League later this evening Former Spain goalkeeper Santi Canizares summed up Barca's plight on Spanish radio on Tuesday night when he said: ‘If I’m sat at home and my neighbour appears at my window and tells me to look out for a flying donkey I dismiss him as an idiot and don’t take …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Barcelona: The tide is turning against Xavi with the club on the brink of Champions League exit

Daily Mail

Barcelona will not be firing Xavi for failing to reach the Champions League knockout stages, but we may be just another bad result away from president Joan Laporta reminding everyone why he originally had reservations over the young coach. The tide could be turning against Xavi at Barcelona with the club on the brink of an exit from the Champions …

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2 years, 2 months ago

PSV breeze past FC Zurich in the Europa League

NL Times

PSV Eindhoven picked up a comfortable win over FC Zurich in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday. Centre-back Armando Obispo played a long ball behind the Zurich defence to send Yorbe Vertessen through, who made no mistake volleying his shot into the bottom corner. PSV kept dominating the hapless Swiss side as Xavi Simons scored his first goal in Europe …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Barcelona reaches agreement to sign Koundé from Sevilla

Associated Press

BARCELONA, Spain — Xavi Hernández can scratch the last item off his wish list after Barcelona struck a deal for France defender Jules Koundé on Thursday. Koundé, who also drew interest from Chelsea, will provide Barcelona’s coach a skilled and versatile defender as the team tries to transition beyond a backline still led by the 35-year-old Gerard Piqué. “Sevilla is …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Eintracht Frankfurt fans made Barcelona feel 'robbed in our own home', says Xavi

Firstpost

More than 20,000 Frankfurt fans managed to get tickets for the second leg, with a sea of white shirts in the stands creating a hostile atmosphere for the Barca players. Xavi Hernandez said Barcelona felt like they had been “robbed in their own home” after the Camp Nou was packed with Eintracht Frankfurt supporters in their Europa League defeat by …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Barcelona's Pedri sidelined with thigh injury

The Hindu

Barcelona midfielder Pedri's season may be over after the La Liga club said on Friday that the Spaniard had suffered a thigh injury, giving no timeline for his return. Pedri has been a crucial cog in Barca's midfield but coach Xavi Hernandez was forced to take the 19-year-old off at halftime in Thursday's Europa League quarter-final defeat by Eintracht Frankfurt …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Barcelona ‘embarrassed and ashamed’ after 30,000 Eintracht Frankfurt fans make it into Camp Nou

The Independent

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2 years, 8 months ago

Barcelona president Laporta 'embarrassed' after Eintracht fans flood Camp Nou

The Hindu

Barcelona President Joan Laporta said he was "embarrassed and ashamed" after a reported 30,000 Eintracht Frankfurt fans made it into the Camp Nou for Thursday's Europa League quarterfinal despite away fans only being allocated 5,000 tickets. Barca were sensationally knocked out of the competition by the Germans after winger Filip Kostic scored twice in a 3-2 victory that saw Eintracht …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez unhappy with pitch condition in Frankfurt

The Hindu

Barcelona manager Xavi was unhappy with the state of the pitch at Eintracht Frankfurt's Waldstadion on Thursday and said his side struggled to produce their best on a "difficult" surface in the 1-1 Europa League draw. READ | "They are physically strong, dangerous on the counter-attack, and they created but were not able to take advantage of them," Xavi told …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Araujo injury blow for Barcelona before Europa League clash

The Hindu

Barcelona's Uruguayan international defender Ronald Araujo suffered a calf injury during the La Liga side's 2-2 draw against Espanyol, the Catalan club confirmed on Monday. Araujo was substituted at half-time on Sunday after taking a knock to his left foot and was replaced by Eric Garcia, who made his comeback after five weeks out with a right thigh injury, and …

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3 years ago

Barcelona out of Champions League in loss to Bayern Munich

Associated Press

MUNICH — Barcelona will not play in the knockout rounds of the Champions League for the first time in 18 years after a 3-0 loss to Bayern Munich on Wednesday ensured the Catalan club was eliminated from European soccer’s premier competition. Barcelona drops into the Europa League playoffs after finishing third in Group E, thanks to Benfica’s 2-0 win over …

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3 years ago

Champions League Bayern Munich vs Barcelona HIGHLIGHTS: Barcelona knocked out of UCL with a 0-3 loss

The Hindu

Full Time Bayern Munich 3-0 Barcelona With two goals in the first half and one from young Musiala, Bayern Munich finish the match with a comfortable win with Xavi's Barcelona now in the Europa League after a night to forget at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. Three minutes of UCL for Barcelona left as the side enters Europa league …

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Barcelona seals lucrative 2nd place in Spain, Sorloth scores 4 as Villarreal draws with Real Madrid

Xavi reportedly under pressure at Barcelona after saying it will struggle to compete with Madrid

Xavi — Barca’s prodigal son who found the silver lining

Barcelona: The Airbnb-ification of a once-unique style

Man United 2-1 Barca LIVE, Europa League playoff: Antony scores for Red Devils lead; UTD lead on aggregate; streaming info

Barcelona to face best Man United team in many years - Xavi

Barcelona vs Man United: Barca to miss Pedri, Dembele for Europa League return leg

Barcelona 2-2 Man United highlights Europa League play-offs: No separating both the sides after a thrilling first-leg

Clash of Barcelona and Manchester United Underlines Soaring Revivals

Xavi insists Barcelona are Europa League 'favourites'

Barcelona are staring at a 'miracle or hell' with their Champions League fate in Inter's hands

Barcelona: The tide is turning against Xavi with the club on the brink of Champions League exit

PSV breeze past FC Zurich in the Europa League

Barcelona reaches agreement to sign Koundé from Sevilla

Eintracht Frankfurt fans made Barcelona feel 'robbed in our own home', says Xavi

Barcelona's Pedri sidelined with thigh injury

Barcelona ‘embarrassed and ashamed’ after 30,000 Eintracht Frankfurt fans make it into Camp Nou

Barcelona president Laporta 'embarrassed' after Eintracht fans flood Camp Nou

Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez unhappy with pitch condition in Frankfurt

Araujo injury blow for Barcelona before Europa League clash

Barcelona out of Champions League in loss to Bayern Munich

Champions League Bayern Munich vs Barcelona HIGHLIGHTS: Barcelona knocked out of UCL with a 0-3 loss