Tag Archives: Champions League

Barça stun Leverkusen with late comeback

Posted on September 29, 2015 by

Poor Bayer Leverkesen. The German side led Barça for close to an hour in tonight’s Champions League clash at Camp Nou after Papadopolous’s 22nd minute header, and for long periods they looked the better side. With just ten minutes remaining, … Continue reading →

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Champions League Preview: Barça vs Bayer Leverkusen

Posted on September 28, 2015 by

The last time Bayer Leverkusen visited Camp Nou, in March 2012, they received a 7-1 thrashing from Pep Guardiola’s Barça. Leo Messi played an absolute blinder that night, scoring five in one of the most dazzling displays ever seen in … Continue reading →

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Barça tamed by Florenzi wondergoal

Posted on September 16, 2015 by

Champions League defending champions Barça began the quest for back-to-back titles with a 1-1 draw at AS Roma tonight. Luis Enrique’s men got off to an excellent start when Luis Suárez headed in from Ivan Rakitic’s cross in the 21st … Continue reading →

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Champions League preview: AS Roma vs FC Barcelona

Posted on September 15, 2015 by

Barça begin their defence of the Champions League tomorrow night with a tough game at AS Roma at the Olympic Stadium in Rome (Wednesday 8.45 pm). No team has ever won back-to-back Champions Leagues which makes this season’s competition even … Continue reading →

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Barça sink Juve to clinch second treble

Posted on June 7, 2015 by

Goals from Ivan Rakitic, Luis Suárez and Neymar Jr earned Barça a deserved 3-1 win over Juventus in Berlin tonight to clinch the club‘s fifth European Cup while becoming the first ever club to complete two trebles of the Champions … Continue reading →

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Champions League Final Preview: Juventus vs Barça

Posted on June 5, 2015 by

The 2014/15 season reaches its climax tomorrow evening when Barça and Juventus face off in the Champions League Final at Berlin’s Olympiastadion (Saturday 8.45 pm). Both finalists arrive to the game as champions of their respective league and cup competitions, which … Continue reading →

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Countdown to Berlin

Posted on June 1, 2015 by

The 3-1 victory over Athletic Club in the Copa del Rey completed Barça sixth domestic league and cup double (1952, 1953, 1959, 1998, 2009 and 2015) and now there are just five days to go before the Champions League Final … Continue reading →

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Neymar double puts Barça in final

Posted on May 13, 2015 by

Barça reached the Champions League Final tonight after completing a 5-3 aggregate win over Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich. Bayern threatened to overturn Barça’s 3-0 advantage from the first leg especially when Mehdi Benatia headed in from a seventh minute corner. … Continue reading →

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Champions League semi-final second leg preview: Bayern Munich vs Barça

Posted on May 11, 2015 by

Following the 3-0 victory over Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich in last Wednesday’s first leg, Barça are firm favourites to reach the Champions League Final in Berlin on June 6. However, 90 minutes remain in tomorrow’s second leg at the Allianz … Continue reading →

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Barça stun Bayern with three late goals

Posted on May 7, 2015 by

Pep Guardiola made two significant statements in his pre-match press conference before tonight’s Champions League semi-final between his ex-team Barça and his current team Bayern Munich. The first was that the game would not end without goals and the second … Continue reading →

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