***Originally published on July 24. Jamie Carragher has said that he would love to see Philippe Coutinho return to Liverpool this summer. Coutinho was a fan favourite at Anfield during his five years at the club, scoring 54 goals in 201 games before his move to Barcelona in January 2018. The Catalan club paid £142m for the midfielder. Liverpool used …
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Barcelona have made Paris Saint-Germain an offer they could find very hard to refuse. According to Sky Sports, the Catalan club have offered €100m and two players for Neymar. PSG can select two players from a list of six Barca stars, including Ousmane Dembele, Philippe Coutinho, Ivan Rakitic, Malcom, Samuel Umtiti and Nelson Semedo. They could earn back half the …
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Barcelona striker Lionel Messi gave his first press conference in four years ahead of his side’s Copa Del Rey final on Saturday and admitted that the Champions League loss to Liverpool is still on his mind. The Catalan giants were defeated in dramatic circumstances during the European Cup semi-final as, despite going into the second leg at Anfield with a …
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Last night, Liverpool did the unthinkable as they defeated Barcelona by 4-0 to advance to the Champions League final. Klopp’s men had to overturn a three-goal deficit at Anfield without two of their key players in Roberto Firmino and Mo Salah but completed the most remarkable of turn arounds thanks to a double from Divock Origi and Gini Wijnaldum. The …
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Former Liverpool midfielder Graeme Souness was full of praise for the Reds’ quick thinking for Divock Origi as well as the Anfield ballboy during their 4-0 win over Barcelona last night. Liverpool produced one of the most remarkable comebacks in Champions League history as they overturned a three-goal deficit to advance to the final in Madrid. Without two key men …
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp can be forgiven for a slip of the tongue given the circumstances. The Reds came back from 3-0 down against Barcelona to win 4-0 at Anfield and reach their second Champions League final in as many years under Klopp. Klopp’s men, knowing they needed at least three goals on the night, started in incredibly bright fashion …
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Liverpool completed the most remarkable of comebacks to beat Barcelona by 4-0 at Anfield and reach their second Champions League final in as many years. Klopp’s men, knowing they needed at least three goals on the night, started in incredibly bright fashion as Divock Origi gave them the lead, tapping home after Jordan Henderson’s shot was saved by Andre Ter …
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Lionel Messi’s Barcelona were just too much for Liverpool in today’s Champions League semi-final as they left with a dominant 3-0 victory. You could really get a sense of the stakes on offer here as Barcelona met Liverpool in today’s Champions League semi-final and it showed in the exhilarating early exchanges. An electric opening half hour was highlighted by moments …
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With the Champions League’s last four decided we analysed each of the teams vying for European glory this season. _____ Liverpool How They Got Here: Liverpool did excellently to negotiate a difficult group containing PSG, Napoli and Red Star Belgrade. The Reds finished second, just ahead of the Italian side on goals scored. They won three games, beating each team …
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Following last night’s quarter-final results, the fixture details for the UEFA Champions League semi-finals have been confirmed. Liverpool will travel to the Camp Nou on Wednesday, May 1 for the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Barcelona. Jurgen Klopp’s men sealed their place in the final four with a 4-1 win (6-1 on aggregate) over FC Porto last …
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Barcelona were as dominant as you would expect as they saw off a weak effort from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United side in the Nou Camp. Marcus Rashford nearly handed the Red Devils a dream start as he went as close as one could possibly imagine up the left-flank in the opening minute. From there, United were able to sustain …
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Old Trafford played host to the Champions League quarter-final clash between Manchester United and Barcelona this evening. At first, it was all Barcelona as the Catalan giants controlled close to 90% of the possession in the opening sections. Disaster struck early on for Solskjaer’s men as a Luke Shaw own-goal saw them fall behind in the first twelve minutes. Manchester …
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Barcelona have won the race to sign highly-rated Ajax midfielder Frenkie de Jong, the Spanish club announced on Wednesday. The 21-year-old will join Barca on July 1 for 75 million euros ($85 million), with a further 11 million euros due to Ajax in additional payments. De Jong, who is considered one of the most exciting young players in Europe, will …
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Ghanaian forward Kevin-Prince Boateng has joined Barcelona in a shock loan move from Italian side Sassuolo, the Spanish club said on Monday. The leaders of La Liga said in a statement they had agreed a deal to take Boateng on loan until the end of the season with an option to make the move permanent in the summer. “The agreement …
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Ghanaian forward Kevin-Prince Boateng is on the verge of joining Barcelona in a shock loan move from Italian side Sassuolo, according to media reports in Spain on Monday. Catalan daily Sport reported that the leaders of La Liga had agreed a deal to take Boateng on loan until the end of the season with an option to make the move …
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It’s now six straight La Liga wins for the current title holders. An upset defeat to Levante in the Copa Del Rey occurred on Thursday, but Barcelona bounced back in style at home against Eibar. Lionel Messi made history in the 3-0 win, scoring his 400th La Liga goal with the second strike of the evening. Lionel Messi's 400th La …
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Lionel Messi scored his 400th goal in La Liga against Eibar on Sunday to extend his record as the division’s all-time top scorer. Messi collected the ball off Luis Suarez and drove it into the bottom corner in the 53rd minute at Camp Nou to give Barca a 2-0 lead over Eibar and notch his quadruple century after 435 matches. …
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Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta has apologised after posting a photo on social media with two people in blackface as part of Epiphany celebrations. The 34-year-old superstar who currently plays at Japan’s Vissel Kobe had no intention “to upset anyone by displaying that photo,” according to a statement by his agency sent to AFP on Wednesday. “He would like to apologise …
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