Manchester City and Erling Haaland had not anticipated the striker's extended stint out of action this season with injury. Despite missing time, the Norwegian striker has scored 14 goals in the Premier League thus far this season. However, if the prolific ace could avoid the treatment table, he would have most certainly netted more. The […]

Aston Villa utterly dominated Manchester City this past week, resulting in a narrow 1-0 loss for Pep Guardiola's squad. Considering that Villa had 22 shots on goal compared to City's two, the match statistics were somewhat surprising. After Rodri's suspension, the away side had to make do with John Stones in the middle of the […]

The anxious supporters of Manchester City need not worry anymore about Pep Guardiola and his recovery from surgery. The revered boss is back at City's training facility to help the club in practice. After missing nearly three weeks of action with the treble winners, the Spaniard was seen returning to training on Wednesday. The experienced […]

The Camp Nou will be the venue when Barcelona host Inter in the second-leg of the Champions League semi-final. In Milan, Inter were able to score a fantastic 3-1 win after trailing 1-0 against the European champions. One player who has been instrumental for the Nerazzurri in Europe is Wesley Sneijder yet the Dutch playmaker […]

La Liga leaders Barcelona will travel to Milan to take on Inter in the highly anticipated clash between two of the best teams left in the European competitions. The current champions Barca rely heavily on midfield schemer Xavi Hernandez and superstar Lionel Messi while Inter will be attempting to reach the final in Madrid to […]

At the moment the answer would most likely be a resounding "Yes" considering Lionel Messi's torrid scoring run and his great form. However, one would only need to look at Argentina's matches to see how the talented Messi who is widely regarded as the best player in the world becomes just another good player. In […]

Last weekend's defeat was inevitable given the Catalans were likely to suffer a loss sooner or later with the congested fixture list. The main concern was whether Barcelona would be able to recover after succumbing to Atletico Madrid or if the loss would signal the beginning of a mid-season slump. Barca's answer was emphatic as […]

The Blaugrana continued their steady march towards retaining la Liga title after defeating Getafe 2-1 at the Camp Nou. The Catalans had two players sent-off as Gerard Pique received his marching orders after 26 minutes with the score 1-0 in Barca's favour. The star for the Barca side was the magical Lionel Messi who scored […]

Barcelona have yet to suffer a defeat in la Liga and will complete half of their season's fixtures this weekend. In 18 matches played, the Catalans have won a remarkable 14 matches and drawn the remaining four games. Barca have the best defensive record with a mere 10 goals conceded and have scored a league high […]

The world's best player ensured Barca avenged the Coppa del Rey exit at the hands of Sevilla when he scored two goals in the 4-0 rout of the Rojiblancos. Lionel Messi not only helped the Catalan club thump Sevilla but also made sure the lead over Real Madrid got extended to a comfortable five points. Along […]

It is mouth-watering just to imagine a match featuring the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Xabi Alonso and Karim Benzema taking on an opposing team which includes Lionel Messi, Thierry Henry, Xavi Hernandez and Zlatan Ibrahimovic to name just a few. The dream of many football fanatics has come true following a spending frenzy by […]