Barcelona

The holder of the Champions League crashed out on Wednesday as Barcelona lost 2-0 to Atletico Madrid to go out 3-2 on aggregate. Arrigo Sacchi's AC Milan side of 1990 will remain, for at least another year, the last side to defend the European crown. It was always going to come down to that first … Read more

Atletico Madrid blew the Champions League wide open last night as a sensational Antoine Griezmann brace dumped defending champs Barcelona out of the competition. The Frenchman's 36th-minute header would have been enough to send through the  Atletico delivered a tactical masterclass in the opening 45 minutes as Barcelona struggled to create chances against one of … Read more

Barcelona's hopes of a second Champions League in a row, two trebles in two years, were broken. For only the second time in eight years they have failed to reach the semi-finals; both times they were eliminated at this stage and by this Atlético side. Barcelona's hopes of a second Champions League in a row, … Read more

BARCELONA secured their 23rd La Liga title with a game to spare when Lionel Messi struck to secure a 1-0 win at Atletico Madrid. Spanish publication Mundo Deportivo claim Luis Enrique sees Gundogan as a ready made replacement for departing midfielder Xavi. The German international was lined up last summer but Barcelona were reluctant to … Read more

BARCELONA secured their 23rd La Liga title with a game to spare when Lionel Messi struck to secure a 1-0 win at Atletico Madrid. diego simeone. ateltico barca messi goal. messi goal atletico. atletico madrid barca gabi. barcelona la liga celebrate. Barcelona and Atletico Madrid faced off in La Liga Sunday evening with Barca looking … Read more

Atletico: Oblak, Juanfran, Giménez, Godín, Siqueira, Koke, Gabi, Mario (Raul Garcia), Arda (Mandzukic), Griezmann, Torres (Saul). Barcelona: Bravo, Alves, Piqué, Mascherano, Jordi Alba (Mathieu), Busquets, Rakitic (Rafinha), Iniesta (Xavi), Pedro BARCELONA'S international sporting director Ariedo Braida insists Pedro will not be sold in the summer. Barcelona's win over Atlético Madrid returned Barça to the La … Read more

Barcelona are a different animal these days; they're more direct, more potent and more open than they ever were under the famed Pep Guardiola. But in light of the Catalan club's 5-3 aggregate victory over Pep's new charges, Bayern Munich, it's perhaps  Those talents could soon lead to him challenging Manuel Neuer for Germany's goalkeeping … Read more

Andres Iniesta says Barcelona are "one step" away from winning everything as they close in on a domestic and continental treble. His Bayern team went down swinging, but their defence – again with three at the back – was an overmatched shambles when it mattered. A seventh-minute header from Mehdi Benatia had given them hope … Read more