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Liverpool trio feature but no Tottenham in Champions League knockout XI

by Martin Laurence at Jumapili, Jun 2 2019 15:34
Liverpool trio feature but no Tottenham in Champions League knockout XI While Liverpool ensured they went one better than last season to lift their sixth European Cup the Reds weren’t the only team to boast some star performers over the latter stages of the Champions League. Jurgen Klopp’s side are one of six represented in our team of the knockout phase.GK:...
Categories: Best XI

Finger pointing Barcelona need look at themselves rather than elsewhere

by Simon Harrison at Jumatano, Jan 11 2017 17:00
Finger pointing Barcelona need look at themselves rather than elsewhere After a late Lionel Messi free-kick managed to get Barcelona out of jail against Villarreal, as La Liga action returned in 2017, Luis Enrique’s squad were left feeling as though they had been cheated out of the opportunity to win. Normally, an equaliser at the end of a tight contest can hold a...
Categories: Form Guide

Player Focus: Was Del Bosque Right to Leave Pique Out of Spain Squad?

by Dermot Corrigan at Jumanne, Sep 2 2014 12:02
Player Focus: Was Del Bosque Right to Leave Pique Out of Spain Squad? Gerard Pique apparently being dropped by Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque last week fit perfectly with a widely believed narrative about the Barcelona defender at this stage of his career.Del Bosque decided he could do without Pique for Thursday’s friendly against France and Monday’s Euro ...
Categories: Player Focus

Match Focus: Stretched Atlético's Chance to Make History Against Barcelona

by David Cartlidge at Alhamisi, Mei 15 2014 16:14
Match Focus: Stretched Atlético's Chance to Make History Against Barcelona And then there were two...It just so happens that this particular two will play each other on La Liga’s final day of the season. Barcelona face Atlético Madrid in what promises to be one of the most spectacular showdowns in Spanish football history. If Barcelona win, they will retain th...
Categories: Match Focus

Team Focus: Barca & Atletico Dealt Untimely Injury Blows

by David Cartlidge at Alhamisi, Apr 3 2014 16:08
Team Focus: Barca & Atletico Dealt Untimely Injury Blows One game. Two Injuries. A lot of selection dilemmas ahead. The enforced withdrawals of Gerard Piqué and Diego Costa in Tuesday evening’s draw between Barcelona and Atlético Madrid could not have come at a worse time for their respective clubs, who both still harness ambitions of ...
Categories: Team Focus

Player Focus: Bartra Developing Balance Between Puyol and Pique

by David Cartlidge at Jumamosi, Nov 16 2013 14:14
Player Focus: Bartra Developing Balance Between Puyol and Pique “Marc Bartra will become a lot better than me, because he's faster, braver and smarter. Gerard Piqué wasn’t coy when it came to talking about his new partner in the centre of Barcelona’s defence. Meanwhile Carles Puyol, as opposed to talking about, has been talking to the pl...
Categories: Player Focus

Euro 2012 Focus: WhoScored's Top Rated Centre-Backs

by Martin Laurence at Jumatano, Jul 4 2012 15:17
Euro 2012 Focus: WhoScored's Top Rated Centre-Backs Having assessed the tournaments' leading attacking threats in yesterday's Sharp Shooters blog, today we are looking at the best centre-backs at Euro 2012, based on WhoScored ratings. Here we will analyse our top 7 across a variety of defensive categories to ascertain just why their ratings were so i...
Categories: Player Focus

Top 5 Goal Scoring Centre Halves for 2010/11- La Liga

by Paul McKinnon at Ijumaa, Ago 5 2011 14:41
Top 5 Goal Scoring Centre Halves for 2010/11- La Liga Next up in our look at the top scoring centre-halves of 2010/11 is La Liga. The top two teams are represented here, with Gerard Pique and Ricardo Carvalho proving their importance at either side of the pitch for Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively. There were impressive performers near the foot o...
Categories: League Focus | Player Focus

Barcelona Crowned Champions of Europe

by Paul McKinnon at Jumapili, Mei 29 2011 10:56
Barcelona Crowned Champions of Europe Barcelona were fully deserved of their Champions League victory last night, with the 3-1 score line far from flattering. United had a bright first ten minutes, pressuring from the front and putting their opponents on the back foot, but the Spanish side soon found their stride and opened the scoring ...
Categories: Player Focus | Team Focus

Barcelona vs. Manchester United Combined All Star XI

by Cristiano Acconci at Alhamisi, Mei 26 2011 17:16
Barcelona vs. Manchester United Combined All Star XI If both teams were to merge together and form an All Star XI, there is no doubt that the final product would be a tremendously powerful force. From a subjective point of view, there could be numerous opinions on this particular topic. Is Puyol better than Vidic? Or is Villa a better finisher than He...
Categories: Team Focus