Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty Images After a nail-biting encounter, FC Barcelona emerged victorious over PSG in Paris. The French side showed early signs of venom in the game, but La Blaugrana emerged as the final victors. A 3-2 scoreline serves Barcelona well as they await the next leg in their home at the …
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Raphinha scored twice but it was Andreas Christensen, on his 28th birthday, who headed the decisive goal for Xavi Hernández’s men in Paris. Barcelona players congratulate Andreas Christensen after his winnerAFP via Getty Images Barcelona will take a 3-2 lead back to Spain for the second leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final tie …
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Although the prospect of a Remontada rematch had dominated the build-up tonight’s clash at the Parc des Princes, Luis Enrique’s reunion with former teammate Xavi emerged as an unexpectedly confrontational subplot. Asked about which of the two coaches was a better representative of the Catalan style of play, the Asturian was unequivocal – “It’s me, no doubt about …
Barcelona have taken a big step towards a spot in this season’s Champions League semi-finals thanks to an epic 3-2 comeback victory against Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday night. After a great first half the Blaugrana collapsed in the first 15 minutes of the final period and looked in danger of suffering a bad defeat, …
Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images Barcelona have made the trip to French capital Paris to take on PSG for the first-leg of the quarter-final tonight, with the hopes of finishing off the tie as soon as possible. Luis Enrique has picked an interesting selection of XI for the game against Barcelona, making several changes to …
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Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images The big day is here as the Parc des Princes get ready to host the biggest game of this season’s quarter-finals as Barcelona take on PSG for the first-leg. The Catalans are unbeaten across their last 12 games, but PSG’s unbeaten streak has been going on for 27 matches, …
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Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images Less than six hours remain before Barcelona lock horns with PSG at Parc des Princes in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarterfinals. The Blaugrana will be eager to return home from Paris with an advantage and given their recent run of form, a win would not be out of …
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© Reuters Barcelona remain without the services of Gavi and Alejandro Balde for Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final first leg with the French champions Paris Saint-Germain. Both players are out for the season, with Gavi, who has travelled to Paris to support his teammates, suffering a serious knee injury while representing Spain towards the end of last year, while Balde underwent a hamstring operation …
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In today’s Tottenham transfer news – Ange Postecoglou would like to hijack a rumoured Barcelona deal, an update on Antonio Conte & more. Ange Postecoglou wants to hijack Barcelona deal According to a report from The Telegraph, Tottenham Hotspur are monitoring the situation of Athletic Bilbao forward Nico Williams, who has a £42.8m release clause in …
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Barcelona head coach Xavi has confirmed that Andreas Christensen, Pedri and Frenkie de Jong are all available to feature in Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final first leg with Paris Saint-Germain. Christensen and De Jong were both expected to be given the green light to return against PSG after recovering from Achilles and ankle issues respectively. However, Pedri was seen as a major doubt, with the Spain international …
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