Full match player ratings: Thibaut Courtois—7: A quiet evening at the office for the Big Belgian who had only two saves to make on the night. Dani Carvajal—7: Never tested defensively and safe in possession. Finished the game with 4 tackles and 3 clearances. Rudiger—7: Found Mbappe with an over the top pass that the …
HALFTIME, Barcelona 1-1 Athletic: The first half ends all square despite Barça’s dominance as the home team had more of the ball and created better chances, but are unable to take a lead into the break thanks to a few misses and an unlucky penalty. 42’ GOAL, Barcelona 1-1 Athletic (Sancet pen): Athletic equalize as …
Full match player ratings below: Thibaut Courtois—8: One massive stop on Miranda which will fill him with confidence ahead of the UCL final. Dani Carvajal—6: Like many, did not want to overexert himself ahead of next week. Dove into a few challenges and missed a good opportunity after a Vinicius back post cross. Rudiger—5.5: Rare …
Full match player ratings below: Andriy Lunin—6: No real fault in the goals, but will be disappointed to have conceded four, especially with a Champions League starting spot on the line. Lucas Vazquez—9: A fantastic performance and a fantastic season, overall. Scored with his left foot, curled an inch-perfect cross to assist the Joselu goal, …
Barcelona will finish the weekend in third place in the La Liga table with four games remaining thanks to a 4-2 defeat to Girona in Saturday’s Catalan derby at the Montilivi Stadium. The game delivered plenty of entertainment and Barça had multiple chances to win it early in the second half, but a 10-minute implosion …
HALFTIME, Girona 1-2 Barcelona: A wildly entertaining first half that started at a furious pace ends with a crucial goal for Barça as they had into the break with lead, but Girona are absolutely still in it and the second half should be all kinds of fun. 45+1’ GOAL!!! Girona 1-2 Barcelona (Lewandowski pen): BARÇA …
Barcelona could not capitalize on the chance to reignite the La Liga title race and will finish the weekend still in second place and eleven points behind leaders Real Madrid with six games to go thanks to a 3-2 defeat in Sunday’s El Clásico at the Santiago Bernabéu. Barça played a solid match in the …
FULL-TIME, Real Madrid 3-2 Barcelona: Barça played a solid game and were in front twice, but some awful mistakes at the back cost them all three points and the title race is now over. 90+1’ GOAL, Real Madrid 3-2 Barcelona (Bellingham): Madrid take the lead in stoppage time as Vázquez’s cross finds Jude Bellingham at …
Barcelona will head into the final international break of the season in second place in the La Liga table and have taken a giant step towards a spot in next season’s Champions League thanks to a massive 3-0 victory away to Atlético Madrid at the Cívitas Metropolitano on Sunday night. Barça had to suffer for …
FULL-TIME, Atlético 0-3 Barcelona: Barça are the first team to beat Atlético Madrid at home in La Liga this season and have done so with a performance built on excellent defending, great fighting spirt and brutal efficiency in front of goal. The Catalans are back in second place and with this win have virtually guaranteed …