Chelsea is out of the Champions League after suffering a 3-0 defeat from the home team, Barcelona. Antonio Conte’s side performed well over the two legs of their Champions League last-16 tie but they were ruthlessly punished for silly errors. Lionel Messi wrote another chapter in his story as the
Barcelona vs Chelsea tonight, the most anticipated match of the week, Chelsea has been doing great in the competition so far, they did as well in their last meeting against the spanish giant, Barcelona. Antonio Conte’s Premier League champions were heavy outsiders after being drawn against Barca in the
Barcelona have announced their matchday squad ahead of their LaLiga match against Girona and Gerard Pique has been called up, despite ending the Champions League tie at Stamford Bridge with discomfort in his knee. In addition, new signing Yerry Mina has not been called up, as Ernesto Valverde prefers Thomas Vermaelen
Barcelona have signed a total of 14 players since their treble-winning 2014/15 season, but many of the new arrivals are struggling for playing time in the most important matches. Since that Champions League triumph in Berlin, Jasper Cillessen, Lucas Digne, Samuel Umtiti, Aleix Vidal, Nelson Semedo, Yerry Mina, Arda Turan,
Barcelona may have come away with a 1-1 draw from Tuesday’s trip to Chelsea but their labouring performance underlined their drop in form. Here, we examine the causes of their struggles since the turn of the year. Quiet in front of goal With the exception of a 5-0 win at
There were no smiles as Barcelona celebrated their away goal in front of the Shed End at Stamford Bridge last night. No spontaneous outpourings of elation, no playful ruffling of hair, no gurning for the cameras. Just flinty looks and grim satisfaction, like family members comforting each other after a
Lionel Messi broke his goal duck against Chelsea to deny Antonio Conte’s side a crucial lead over Barcelona in their Champions League showdown. The Argentinian superstar had not scored in his previous eight meetings against the Blues, but he put that anomaly right with 15 minutes left to secure a
Chelsea and Barcelona renew hostilities in the Champions League last 16 on Tuesday in what has become a European classic in five tempestuous meetings shrouded in controversy. We takes a look back at the five previous knockout ties between the English champions and Catalan giants in the Champions League. Rivaldo
Whilst Ernesto Valverde wasn’t the Hollywood appointment some at Barcelona hoped for, the Spanish coach has done a fantastic job to this point and has actually equalled Pep Guardiola’s best LaLiga unbeaten streak. The former Athletic Club coach surprised many on Saturday afternoon when he elected to field a full strength team
Before their Champions League clash with Chelsea in London, Lionel Messi and Barcelona put their unbeaten record in La Liga on the line against Eibar in the rather less glamorous surrounds of Ipurua on Saturday. The modest 7,000-seat ground in the Basque Country welcomes a Barca side who have laboured
