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LaLiga fixtures

LaLiga's fixtures for the 2023-24 season (stream all games live on ESPN+) were released on Thursday and the new campaign is already bubbling with promise after some busy transfer market activity.

As Real Madrid look to reclaim the title from rivals Barcelona, they have spent €103 million to sign England midfielder Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund and might not be done yet, with a possible €120m-plus move for either Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappe or Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane after star striker Karim Benzema left for Saudi Arabia.

Meanwhile financially stricken Barca, who won the league for the first time since 2019 last season, are closing in on the free transfer signing of Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan as they attempt to build on that success while balancing their books.

Atletico Madrid, who were perhaps the best team in Spain in the second half of the campaign, led by the impressive Antoine Griezmann, will be hoping to break up the Barca-Madrid duopoly, as they have managed to do twice under Diego Simeone in the past decade.

Elsewhere, Real Sociedad, Sevilla, Villarreal, Real Betis and Athletic Club are among the teams who will start the season with hopes of finishing in the top four. At the other end of the spectrum, Granada, Las Palmas and Alaves have all returned to the top flight after brief spells in the second division.

With the fixtures now published and managers, players and supporters able to plot their path to glory -- or otherwise -- here are the talking points.

The new LaLiga season gets underway on Aug. 12, with Barca and Madrid both starting on the road. Barca face a difficult trip to Jose Bordalas' Getafe, where they have often struggled in the past, and coach Xavi Hernandez moaned about the length of the grass after drawing there last season.

Madrid also have a tough start, away at Athletic, while Atletico face newly promoted Granada at home. Sevilla vs. Valencia and Villarreal vs. Real Betis are both fixtures to keep an eye on in the opening weekend of the campaign, too.

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Barca step slightly into the unknown this season as they move away from Spotify Camp Nou while renovation work is carried out on the stadium. In the meantime, for around 15 months, they will play at the Olympic Stadium in the Montjuic area of the city, which sees their stadium capacity slashed from 100,000 to 50,000. Xavi has said it will be difficult to get used to but is hopeful it won't affect the rebuild he is carrying out at the club.

First up in Montjuic will be Cadiz in the second week of the season (Aug. 20), but Barca face three of their first four games away from home. After Cadiz, they have challenging matches at Villarreal (Aug. 27) and Osasuna (Sept. 3), two teams that finished in the top seven last season, in the run-up to the September international break.

That tough run is followed by three home games out of four, with Real Betis, Celta Vigo and Sevilla all due to play, before an awkward-looking October. At a time when Champions League fixtures are coming thick and fast, Barca face Athletic (Oct. 22), Madrid (Oct. 29) and Real Sociedad (Nov. 5) in the league.

Like Barca, Madrid also start with run of away games as work continues on the redevelopment of the Santiago Bernabeu. After facing Athletic, they travel to Almeria (Aug. 20) and Celta (Aug. 27). However, unlike Barca, they will be back in their home stadium by September when they host Getafe (Sept. 3) in a Madrid derby.

If Madrid can get a positive result at Athletic's San Mames on the opening weekend, they should be in good shape come the first international break with those fixtures. Tougher tests await them after, though, with Real Sociedad and Atletico to come in back-to-back games in mid-September and consecutive away ties against Sevilla and Barca at the end of October.

Atletico's form in the second half of last season allowed them to make significant ground on Madrid in the table, although they eventually came up just short in their pursuit of their city rivals, finishing one point behind them in third -- with Barca 10 ahead of Madrid in the end. However, with 53 points from 24 games post-World Cup they had more than anyone else in LaLiga (Barca had 51), so Simeone will be hopeful of getting involved in next year's title race.

A home game against Granada is the perfect start to the campaign, although away matches against Real Betis and Rayo Vallecano follow. It's then Sevilla at home and Valencia away before the derby against Madrid. By that point, we should have a good idea about what sort of shape Simeone's side will be in.

Real Sociedad took fourth place last season and will have to manage Champions League football with domestic games this time around, but they could not have asked for a better start. Girona, Celta Vigo, Las Palmas and Granada are four winnable fixtures and there is no reason why they can't go into their game at Madrid (Sept. 17) with 10 or even 12 points. They have often started seasons very strongly under Imanol Alguacil.

Sevilla will be hoping they can continue their revival under Jose Luis Mendilibar, too. He took them from relegation candidates to Europa League winners -- and a spot in next season's Champions League as a result -- but expectations will be raised now. A trip to Atletico aside, they will be happy with their opening five games, which also include Valencia, Alaves, Girona and Las Palmas.

Villarreal, Betis and Athletic will be among the other clubs looking to finish in the top four. Athletic could take advantage of not having to compete in Europe on Thursdays, with Villarreal and Betis both in the Europa League.

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Barca 6-1 Sevilla (6-3 on agg): Another miracle! Barca come back to Copa semis

Barca 6-1 Sevilla (6-3 on agg): Another miracle! Barca come back to Copa semis

Barca 6-1 Sevilla (6-3 on agg): Another miracle! Barca come back to Copa semis

Barca 6-1 Sevilla (6-3 on agg): The Catalans quest for a fifth consecutive Copa del Rey title saw the LaLiga leaders overturn a 2-0 first-leg deficit to knock out their visitors Sevilla.

Philippe Coutinho scored twice as Barcelona produced a brilliant comeback in the second leg of their Copa del Rey quarter-final…

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Real Madrid ends Betis' unbeaten start in Liga with a 2-1 victory

In a 2-1 victory over Real Betis on Saturday, Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo scored to help Real Madrid snap Real Betis' unbeaten start to the Spanish league. Young Brazilian strikers played a key role in Real Madrid's record-extending 14th European Cup victory last season, and they once again made the difference in a matchup between the top two Spanish clubs in the first month of the new season.

Vinicius Junior’s game by numbers vs. Real Betis   Madrid extended its lead in the standings by winning all four of its contests. Betis, which had won all three of its games, fell three points short of first place. Prior to its subsequent visit to Sevilla, Barcelona was in third position and five points behind. In their opening home match of the year, Madrid's players gave their supporters the Champions League trophy and the newly won UEFA Super Cup before the game began. The team traveled for the first three rounds while they continued to renovate Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. In five seasons, Betis had not suffered a defeat against Real Madrid, winning twice, drawing once, and not giving up a goal there. In the ninth minute, Vinicius ended that strange scoring drought against the Seville-based team when he raced onto a long pass from David Alaba that let him free of Betis' thick defense. He completed the move by chipping the ball over Rui Silva, the goalie.

Real Madrid end Betis' perfect start Moments afterward, striker Nabil Fekir, one of Manuel Pellegrini's finest players, was abruptly replaced by Luiz Henrique due to what appeared to be an injury. Sergio Canales equalized for Betis in the 17th minute after a clever throw-in by Alex Moreno and Borja Iglesias. Iglesias, who leads Betis with four goals, deflected Moreno's throw-in and set up Canales for an angle goal. The rest of the way, though, it was all Madrid as the scoring opportunities came in quick succession for the hosts while Betis failed to threaten Thibaut Courtois' goal. Vinicius fumbled a ball from Rodrygo that he simply needed to shove Silva's way seconds after Canales' score. Silva was then at his best as he dived to swat Aurelien Tchouameni's thunderous header. However, Rodrygo doubled Madrid's lead in the 65th minute when Silva failed to keep out his silky redirection of replacement Federico Valverde's ball into the area. Read the full article

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The full match of Real Madrid vs Sevilla

The full match of Real Madrid vs Sevilla live score will be available on the website of sports statistics. The match was held in the summer, and the result of the game was a draw.

The teams played in the Champions League. The first match was a victory for Real Madrid, which was followed by a defeat of Sevilla. The second match of the season was a win for the Meringues, who have already won the Champions Cup.

What to Expect from the Match

The match was very interesting and not without its difficulties. The main one is the fact that the teams played at the same time in the Europa League. This means that the fans of the teams are able to watch the game live.

However, the main problem of the match was the fact, that the Mers were not able to get into the top 4. The team was not able, because the following teams were in the top:

* Barcelona;

* Atletico;

* Real.

This means that after the first round, the team will be in the relegation zone. The fans of Real will be able to see the results of the team’s matches on the site of sports statistic.

The main goal of the Meralco is to get to the Champions league zone. However, the Merners will have to do their best in the remaining matches of the Europa league.

Football scores on the reliable resource

The season of the Spanish championship has already ended, and it was a very interesting one. The teams of the championship have already met in the first matches, and now it is the turn of the EPL teams to play.

Real Madrid is the main favorite of the Champions cup, and its fans are expecting a victory in the tournament. However the Mertesacker's team has not yet been able to demonstrate its full potential.

It is still unclear who will win the title of the champion of Spain, but the Meroets will definitely be one of the favorites https://azscore.com of the tournament, because they have already played in all the Champions cups.

In the EFL Cup, the teams of La Liga have already shown their best game. The Meringue was able to win the first match, but then the team lost to Barcelona. The victory of the Catalans was a result of a mistake of the goalkeeper.

After that, the Catalonians won the next matches. This is a good result, because it means that Real Madrid is not able yet to demonstrate the full potential of its players.

You can always find the latest football scores on our website. Here, you will find only reliable information.

Live Results of the Match of Barcelona vs Real Madrid

The start of the new season of La liga has already shown that the team of Ernesto Valverde is not going to give up on the Champions trophy. The Catalans have already managed to win in the Epl, and this is a great result for them.

Barcelona is also not going down without a fight. Lionel Messi has already scored a lot of goals, and he is able to score even more.

Valverde’sthe team has a good lineup, and they are able not to lose points. The coach has already managed not to make mistakes, and his players are ready to fight until the last round.

At the moment, the results are not very good for the Catalons, but they are still able to show their best.

Results of the Catalan victory in Epl

The first matches of La liga have already been very interesting. The players of Barcelona have already demonstrated their maximum, and Valverdes team has also managed to show its best game in the matches against Real Madrid and Atletico.

Messi has already become the best scorer of the club, and even Lionel Messi is not far behind. The Argentine has scored a total of 6 goals in the season.

Despite the fact the Catalonian team has many problems, the fans can still count on a victory. The following factors can be called as advantages of the current season of Barcelona:

1. Good lineup.

2. Good teamwork.

3. Good players. They are able, despite the fact they have not played in a long time, to understand each other.

4. Good results.

5. Good motivation.

6. Good coach.

These factors are the main reasons for the success of the Barcelona team.

Main Chances of the Team

Barça has already played many matches, so it is not easy to make predictions. However it is possible to say that the Catalones will be the main favorites of all the matches.

There is a high probability that Messi will score a lot, and so will Suarez. The same applies to the team's defense, which is not very strong. However this is not the main reason for the victory of Barcelona.

If the Catalians win, then it will be a great victory for the team, because this will be their first trophy.

Livescore today of the matches of Barcelona

The Catalonian victory in La ligue has already been announced, and all the livescore today are available on our site.

Today, the match of Barcelona was held against Real Sociedad. The game was held at the Camp Nou, and after the game, the score was 2:0.

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Barcelona Latest News: Lionel Messi suffers a hand injury against Sevilla

Barcelona Latest News: Lionel Messi suffers a hand injury against Sevilla

Barcelona Latest News: Lionel Messi suffers a hand injury against Sevilla

The Barcelona skipper Lionel Messi, has reportedly gained a hand injury and further treatment would be taken to know the height of the damage. (more…)

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Madrid on the brink in CL group stage; Messi vs Ronaldo

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid is used to breezing through the Champions League, rather than facing must-win matches near the end of the group stage.

But poor performances this season have left Zinedine Zidane’s team needing a victory on Wednesday against Borussia Mönchengladbach to ensure the record 13-time European champions don’t miss out on the knockout phase for the first time in the club’s Champions League history.

With a draw, Madrid can still squeak through to the round of 16 if Shakhtar Donetsk loses at Inter Milan.

Madrid has never failed to get past the group stage in its 25 previous campaigns. Before falling in last season’s round of 16, Madrid had reached at least the semifinals for eight consecutive seasons, winning the title four times in that stretch.

Lionel Messi’s latest meeting with old rival Cristiano Ronaldo features as the other main attraction in the last of the group games. Messi’s Barcelona hosts Ronaldo’s Juventus on Tuesday with both already qualified.

Group B has proven to be the most competitive. Gladbach leads it with eight points. Madrid and Shakhtar each have seven, two more than last-place Inter. All four can still advance, and all four can still miss out.

When Gladbach hosted Madrid in October, the German club was leading 2-0 until Karim Benema and Casemiro scored late to salvage a 2-2 draw.

Madrid’s only two wins both came against Inter. It was beaten twice by Shakhtar.

Struggling in attack, Madrid has also had problems in defense, conceding nine goals in five group games, its worst defensive record up to this point in the competition. A hamstring injury has sidelined defensive leader Sergio Ramos for the last two weeks. Injuries to right backs Dani Carvajal and Álvaro Odriozola have forced Zidane to play a forward, Lucas Vázquez, in their spot.

Madrid has underperformed for a squad of its caliber in the Spanish league as well. It had gone three rounds without a win until it eked out a 1-0 victory at Sevilla last Saturday thanks to a goalkeeping blunder.

“We’re going through a bit of a tough spell lately,” Zidane said after the win at Sevilla. “The recent days have been difficult, (but) this team is full of character. It thrives on challenges and this win is hugely important for what is to come”.

Gladbach can go through with a draw. In the case of a loss at the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium, it would need Shakhtar and Inter to draw.

STALEMATE

Two of the trio of Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United and Leipzig will advance from Group H; the other having to settle for the Europa League. All three are tied on nine points.

Last year’s losing finalist PSG can win the group with a victory over eliminated Istanbul Basaksehir on Tuesday. It can even advance with a loss as long as United’s game at Leipzig does not end in a draw.

A draw in Germany would be enough for United. Leipzig will aim to beat United because a draw will leave the German team needing Basaksehir to upset PSG.

If he plays, PSG star Kylian Mbappe will be trying to break his 13-match, nine-month scoring drought in the Champions League.

Here’s a look at other group games:

TUESDAY

GROUP E

Chelsea welcomes Krasnodar and Sevilla is at Rennes with absolutely nothing at stake. Chelsea is already through as group winner and Sevilla is through in second place. Krasdonar is going to the Europa League; Rennes will place fourth.

GROUP F

Borussia Dortmund is already classified but can claim the group outright if it wins at eliminated Zenit St. Petersburg. Lazio can advance for the first time in 20 years if it avoids defeat against Brugge, which must win in Rome to progress to the next stage.

GROUP G

Barcelona will win the group unless Juventus can overtake it in head-to-head goals. Barcelona won 2-0 in Turin. Ronaldo missed that possible rematch with Messi after catching the coronavirus.

The two best players of their generation have not faced another since Ronaldo left Real Madrid in 2018.

Dynamo Kyiv hosts Ferencvaros. Both teams have one point.

WEDNESDAY

GROUP A

With defending champion Bayern Munich already through as group winners, the second spot is down to either Atlético Madrid or Salzburg when they face off in Austria.

Diego Simeone’s Atlético has only lost once in all competitions this season. A draw is enough to send it through, while Salzburg must win.

Bayern is likely to rest players for its game against Lokomotiv Moscow. Lokomotiv must win to have hope of taking third place and a Europa League spot.

GROUP C

Manchester City and FC Porto have already booked their spots in the last 16. Olympiakos faces Porto, while City hosts Marseille. Olympiakos will take the Europa League berth as long as it matches the result of Marseille.

GROUP D

Liverpool is already through, leaving Atalanta and Ajax to decide who joins the English champions. Atalanta can go through with a win or draw in Amsterdam. Liverpool visits Danish club Midtjylland.

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Argentine Champions League Preview, Matchday 3: Rodrigo De Paul vs. Liverpool

The third matchday of the Champions League begins on Tuesday with several players from the Argentina national team taking place in some of the biggest matches of the week.

Lionel Messi, who scored his first goal for PSG in their last Champions League match against Manchester City, hosts Nicolas Capaldo and RB Salzburg. He, along with Angel Di Maria, Leandro Paredes and Mauro Icardi will want to maintain their place top of the group.

Rodrigo De Paul and Angel Correa are up against in form Liverpool. De Paul, who was Argentina’s best midfielder and arguably best player in October’s World Cup qualifying matches will try to shut down an in form Liverpool side.

Lautaro Martinez, who has five goals in seven league matches this season for Inter is yet to score in the Champions League. He and Joaquin Correa host Sheriff as they haven’t won a match in the Champions League this season.

Lisandro Martinez and Nicolas Tagliafico will try to stop Borussia Dortmund as it’s number one against number two in the group. Ajax host Dortmund with both teams on six points.

Agustín Marchesín is still recovering from knee surgery but was on the bench for FC Porto in their last league match. He might not feature against AC Milan.

Sergio Aguero made his FC Barcelona debut on Sunday when he came on as a substitute. Aguero will hope to make his Champions League debut for his new club in a match where they desperately need to win.

Sevilla, along with Lucas Ocampos, Erik Lamela, Marcos Acuña, Papu Gomez and Gonzalo Montiel will hope to try and get first place in the group. They are away against last place Lille.

Juan Musso and Jose Luis Palomino are away with Atalanta against Manchester United with Atalanta in first place in the group. Musso continues to impress this season as he has become one of Argentina’s top three goalkeepers in the national team.

Paulo Dybala will miss Juventus against Zenit due to an injury.

Nicolas Otamendi and Benfica will try to stop the goal scoring machine of Bayern Munich. A win for Benfica would take them to first in the group.

Juan Foyth, who was selected for Argentina’s World Cup qualifying matches in October, along with Geronimo Rulli are away against Young Boys. Villarreal only have one point in the group.

Here are the matches in the Champions League involving Argentine players:

PSG(Lionel Messi, Angel Di Maria, Leandro Paredes, Mauro Icardi) vs. RB Salzburg (Nicolas Capaldo)

Atletico Madrid (Rodrigo De Paul, Angel Correa) vs. Liverpool

Inter (Lautaro Martinez, Joaquin Correa) vs. Sheriff

Ajax (Lisandro Martinez, Nicolas Tagliafico) vs. Borussia Dortmund

FC Porto (Agustín Marchesín) vs. AC Milan

Wednesday:

FC Barcelona (Sergio Aguero) vs. Dynamo Kiyv

Lille vs. Sevilla (Lucas Ocampos, Erik Lamela, Marcos Acuña, Papu Gomez, Gonzalo Montiel)

Manchester United vs. Atalanta (Juan Musso, Jose Luis Palomino)

Zenit vs. Juventus (Paulo Dybala)

Benfica (Nicolas Otamendi) vs. Bayern Munich

Young Boys vs. Villarreal (Juan Foyth, Geronimo Rulli)

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Barcelona 2-8 Bayern Munich: ‘It was good against Brazil, but against Barca we were brutal’

Thomas Muller (left) scored twice for Bayern Munich on a memorable night for the German giants

We were all warned about this Bayern Munich attack – now we possess witnessed it at its most ferocious.

Yes, Barcelona were poor – of course, they were awful. However credit to coach Hansi Flick for making them sight poor as his Bayern facet recorded a humiliating 8-2 Champions League quarter-final victory.

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Midfielder Thomas Muller, who scored twice, stated the facet had “made an announcement” in Lisbon. It used to be some sing:

Bayern turned the foremost team in Champions League history to attain eight targets in a knockout match, and the foremost in the European Cup since Unswerving Madrid in the 1990-91 final 16 against FC Wacker Innsbruck (9-1).

Barcelona had no longer conceded eight targets since shedding 8-0 to Sevilla in the final 16 of the Spanish Cup in 1946.

Bayern possess won their past 19 matches in all competitions, a fable fade for a German top-flight team.

Muller, 30, used to be furthermore concerned for Germany in the 7-1 thrashing of Brazil on the 2014 World Cup. He scored the opener in what used to be undoubtedly one of essentially the most memorable global fixtures of all time.

When asked concerning the comparison between the success over Barcelona and that feat, the person of the match stated: “Within the establish in Brazil we did now not possess an analogous quantity of regulate. Yes, we were true, nonetheless tonight the technique we dominated the recreation used to be brutal.”

Germany struggled to hit these heights in the last, managing a 1-0 additional-time establish over Lionel Messi’s Argentina.

Muller, possibly with that in thoughts, added: “This day we desire to be very snug. After we derive up and acknowledge the messages on the cell phone then we must in any admire times point of interest.

“I do know about these occasion conditions. As a rule after the astronomical wins or no longer it’s complicated.”

Flick used to be an assistant to head coach Joachim Low in 2014, and he used to be furthermore asked to confirm the wins.

The 55-yr-outdated, who has been in eternal worth handiest since December, stated: “You retain in mind that I raise out no longer sight help because handiest the here and now issues.

“Yes, we performed a good recreation and we are able to even be snug nonetheless we all know we mute possess labor to raise out if we’re to face in the terminate the build we desire to face.”

They face either Manchester City or Lyon in the semi-final, which can occur subsequent Wednesday.

Agree with you considered a more out of the ordinary recreation? Your responses

The match at Estadio La Luz will long dwell in the reminiscence, nonetheless we asked you whether or no longer it used to be essentially the most out of the ordinary recreation you had witnessed. Listed here are some of your responses.

Wi Fi Tom: Wooded space 5-2 Derby, Christmas 2010. Ex Rams man Robert Earnshaw bagging about a. Very snug night!

Ash Williams: The Liverpool comeback used to be particular (from 3-0 down against Barcelona in the semi-final in 2019) because they were written off due to the foremost leg.

Mike: England 5-1 Germany (2001) is one other one who’s up there for the technique unpleasant a drubbing it used to be of a astronomical facet.

Matt: Liverpool vs Arsenal. 26 May possibly possibly 1989. Never to be overwhelmed. Arsenal won the First Division title with a dull Michael Thomas design.

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Ivan Rakitic says I would fairly triumph Euro 2020 with Croatia than Champions League

Ivan Rakitic, Barcelona midfielder and member of the Croatia national team, said during an interview that he hopes he can become Euro 2020 champions with Croatia and that the team has a good upcoming because of its new players. Euro 2020 fans can book England Vs Croatia Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices.

When questioned if he supposed Croatia could endure prospering when the golden group (Rakitic, Modric, Perisic) step down, Rakitic responded:

“We hope so, there are a lot of young really good guys and hopefully the guys can do it better than the generation.”

When asked if he would prefer the Euros or the Champions League title this year, Rakitic didn’t hesitate.

“I prefer the Euros because I've already won the Champions League and would love to win the Euros with Croatia.”

Rakitic, who won the Champions League with Barcelona in 2015, received new coach Quique Setien last month, replacing Ernest Valverde, who has been coaching the Croatian midfielder since the summer of 2017. Euro 2020 fans can book Croatia Euro Cup Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices.

"It is impossible to compare them," he said starved of clarification.

Rakitic still regrets that he lost the World Cup final 2:4 to France in 2018, saying that he would replace winning the Champions League with the World Cup title.

“In every station, there are special people, I would change it for sure as there are plenty of opportunities to win a Champions League but it is difficult for a World Cup.”

He said that the World Cup in Russia altered him.

“It changed a lot, to have an experience where we were there until the last day, to lose it was really hard. To feel the love from the whole world was really special for us and I will never forget it for sure.”

Barcelona sports director Eric Abidal said this month in an interview with Catalan Sport that Rakitic had talked to Juventus but not Barcelona, and that the Catalan club had not received any offers from Turin. Euro 2020 fans can book Group D Euro Cup Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices.

Juventus Sports Executive expressed Sky Sports that Rakitic is a countless player but that they do not mean to carry him in because they have a decent and well-placed team. Requested if he would similar to play with Cristiano Ronaldo, Rakitic replied:

“Of course I would like he is also one of the biggest players in history, you really enjoy watching him and you see now what he's doing at Juventus and for me is one of the best players in history.”

Rakitic will go thirty-two in March and has an agreement with Barcelona until the summer of 2021. Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho one time said that Rakitic is the most undervalued football player in the world. But who does Rakitic ponder is the most undervalued in the world?

“There are a lot, Jose Mourinho told it was me, haha and he was right (joking) there are a lot of players in this way and I think there are a lot. For me though Miralem Pjanic.”

He would like to play with Brazilian forward Neymar once again, a player he shared a wearing room with till the summertime of 2017.

“First of all I would like to have Neymar in my team for sure, he needs to decide what's best for him as he's my big friend and I want to see him happy and for sure when he is happy he is one of the best players in the world.”

For him, though, the finest player is Barcelona skipper Lionel Messi - the GOAT.

“Yes just amazing to play with him and I think it's really special and if he is the GOAT, I think in every moment there were special players, for sure he was the best player in the last 15 year and in my opinion, he is the best of all time and I think for me to play with him on the left side for the last six years was amazing.”

Rakitic exited on to name Robert Prosinecki as his preferred player and Eminem as his preferred rapper. He dears the Barcelona kits this period "because they fit the kits of Croatia". 

His preferred goal is his 1st for Basel, Switzerland a left volley. The most amusing player he played with is Brazilian Dani Alves, and the finest defender is present colleague Gerard Pique. His favorite ground besides Camp Nou is his Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, the Sevilla field where he played from January 2011 to June 2014, and where he was the team captain.

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Juventus show why they hired Sarri in beating Inter. PLUS: Are Man City in crisis?

Another busy weekend in Europe means it’s time for another bumper edition of Monday Musings. Gab Marcotti is here to recap the big stories around soccer.

Jump to: Juve too good for Inter | Man City in crisis? | Barca ride their luck again | Man United go from bad to worse | Real continue to confuse | Rose helping Gladbach bloom | Liverpool win again | Bayern hungover in Bundesliga? | Milan scrap it out vs. Genoa | Where is Ozil? | Is Pochettino to blame at Spurs? | Dortmund’s flaws exposed again | Stop worrying about Pulisic | Icardi shines for PSG | Atletico still work in progress

Sarri and Juve simply too good for Inter

So this is why Maurizio Sarri was brought in. Why Juventus embarked on that cultural and tactical 180-degree turn. Why Max Allegri was effectively shown the door after five years of success. Everything came together on Sunday night as Juve won away to Inter.

Sarri made some big calls — Paulo Dybala ahead of Gonzalo Higuain, Federico Bernardeschi in the attacking midfield hole, Emre Can and Rodrigo Bentancur coming on to safeguard the three points — and gave his Juve side the right tactical impetus. (Witness the 24-pass build-up to Higuain’s game-winning goal.) The rest was about setting great players free to make their quality count, with Miralem Pjanic‘s metronomic point guard play, Dybala’s run and strike and the two Ronaldo efforts: the first, crashing against the bar with raw violence, the other disallowed (correctly) after a give-and-go with Dybala.

– Horncastle: Sarri pulled the right strings vs. Inter – Replay: Stream Juve vs. Inter on ESPN+ (U.S. only)

When your opponents are more talented and well-coached, there’s only so much you can do. Antonio Conte did it, which is why one Italian TV pundit was probably correct when he said “Sarri won this game, but Conte didn’t lose it.” You need fight and desire, creativity and individuals to turn the tide in those circumstances. Conte’s Inter has plenty of the first two but the latter two are pretty much trapped in the same man, Stefano Sensi, and he went off after 30 minutes due to injury. That’s when the creative light went out and it left Inter relying on willpower alone. Not enough.

Juventus passed their biggest test of the Serie A season with full colours when they took down Inter on Sunday.

It remains remarkable how Dybala and Higuain, two guys who weren’t even supposed to be here, should prove to be so important to Juve. And equally, that a guy like Sarri — a tactical nerd supposedly not exactly well-versed in man-management — is getting production out of both of them and even rotating them. In fact, speaking of guys who were not supposed to stick around, you can make the same point about Blaise Matuidi and Sami Khedira, both of whom are proving to be invaluable in Sarri’s set-up. At the back, penalty aside, Matthijs de Ligt continues his journey: it remains a bumpy ride but it certainly helps to grow on a winning team rather than one in turmoil.

As for Inter, their last two games pitted them against superior opponents stacked with superstars (Barcelona and Juventus). It’s a process for them too and it’s also a discovery of their squad. Romelu Lukaku still hasn’t found his feet, not for lack of trying either. It’s the sort of thing Conte can fix on the training ground. Diego Godin in the back three, especially as a wide center-back, isn’t convincing. And for a team that plays two up front, they probably could have used a serviceable fourth striker rather than forcing Matteo Politano (nice player, but more of a winger) to adapt. Still, there’s plenty to go. And these are the sort of games that tell you a lot about yourself.

Are Man City in crisis?

It had been flagged up by plenty, including yours truly. For Manchester City, letting Vincent Kompany leave without replacing him would most likely be fine unless something bad happened. Well, that happened with the injuries to Aymeric Laporte and John Stones. And now chickens are coming home to roost because there is no insurance policy.

Both Fernandinho and Nicolas Otamendi started each of the past five games that matter (i.e. Champions League and Premier League). They played every minute, except for the last half-hour against Watford, when Otamendi came off because they were up 7-0. It’s not just their limitations — Fernandinho is 34 and not a central defender, Otamendi is 31, not the second coming of Walter Samuel and started only 14 league games last year — it’s also about how Pep Guardiola tried to mask them. It’s not gone well.

You knew what was going to happen when Wolves came to visit because we’ve seen it before from Nuno Espirito Santo on the road against Big Six sides. He’d sit tight, create human density in front of Rui Patricio and try to hit on the counter: the inclusion of Adama Traore was as obvious a “tell” as you’re going to get. Wolves did it brilliantly. In the first half alone, they had four dangerous counterattacks, each of which could (should?) have led to a goal.

– Miller: Man City are fading fast – Man City ratings: Otamendi 3/10 in defeat

Otamendi and Fernandinho aren’t suited to defending out in the open, especially against speedy opponents. It’s hard to fathom why Guardiola failed to address this after the early scares. Instead, he took off Kyle Walker (probably City’s quickest defender) at half-time, and sent on Oleksandr Zinchenko, switching Joao Cancelo to right-back. That made it two D.I.N.O.s (Defenders In Name Only) in the back four.

All around, a bad day at the office for Pep. It can happen even to the very best. And if the front five had done their job properly rather than managing just two shots on target, it might not have been an issue because they might have scored three or four. But Wolves kept them out and, at the end, with City gambling and lopsided, they sunk Pep’s battleship.

Stones will be back soon, you’d imagine, and that will help. At least there will be an extra option. But on days like these, Pep has to coach his way out of the mire. And against Wolves, he failed to do it.

Barcelona ride their luck again… and it works again

Two games in a row doesn’t quite make a trend, but if you don’t learn your history you’re condemned to repeat it. Just as happened against Inter in midweek, Barcelona were battered for long stretches, could have conceded three or four times and then turned things around thanks to individual brilliance. Sevilla came out of the gates with gusto on Sunday and with somebody other than Luuk de Jong (even another Luke… Hemmings, Harper, Campbell from 2 Live Crew even though he’s 58 years old) might have converted the many chances they created. De Jong hasn’t scored in nearly six months for club or country and, for a center-forward, that’s not good.

Luis Suarez keyed the turnaround with a highlight-reel overhead kick, Arthur and Arturo (Vidal) connected to make it two and an Ousmane Dembele “worldie” made it three. All in the space of eight minutes. Lionel Messi made it four with his first goal of the campaign. So while the turnaround was stunning, you can’t get overly carried away no matter how gaudy the scoreline.

– Barca ratings: Messi 7/10 in victory

Dembele’s performance in his first start since Week 1 was as encouraging as his bonehead sending-off was discouraging. Maybe referee Mateu Lahoz was harsh in showing red after Dembele said, in his limited Spanish, “you are very bad,” but there’s no excuse to get sent off when you’re 4-0 up. The same applies, of course, to Ronald Araujo‘s red, though given it was his debut and he’s 20, you’re going to be a bit more lenient.

Dembele is heading for a likely suspension, which means Antoine Griezmann will probably be back and that will dampen any controversy over Ernesto Valverde’s decision to leave him out, at least for a while. Griezmann has had some rough spots, but that’s more than understandable when you’re adapting to Barca after five years under Diego Simeone at Atletico. Suarez turns 33 in January and will need breathers so he’s realistically not just competing with Dembele for tie.

Man United are bad. Real bad

Strip away the heartwarming story of two Longstaffs, one of them scoring on his debut, and the Geordie Nation discovering more tales they can pass on to their grandchildren and you have what Manchester United is right now: not a good side, with plenty of issues.

Craig Burley made the point on Sunday’s FC TV show that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is getting an easier ride than his predecessors, Jose Mourinho and Louis Van Gaal. He’s probably correct, though you’re also tempted to say it’s down to two factors: He hasn’t had the transfer support that Mourinho and Van Gaal enjoyed and, equally, he’s a much more pleasant, affable guy.

– Ogden: Are United in a relegation fight?

What grates is how one-dimensional this Man United team is. Other than playing in transition, there’s not much they know how to do (and they don’t always do it well). There’s little creativity with Paul Pogba out and, while they’re better defensively, you expect more if not in terms of execution, at least in terms of ideas.

Solskjaer is just one of many issues at this club. It’s a long list. Crucially,  though, he’s the manager, which means he’s also the easiest to fix. That may offer a short-term boost, but it will also be a meaningless one unless they get under the hood and fix the structural issues. That will take time, but will also require a real appetite for change on the part of the owners.

Will the real Real Madrid please stand up?

Six weeks into the 2019-20 season and you’re still not sure what to make of this Real Madrid team. Last in their Champions League group and coming off a nervy home draw with Bruges, it seemed like once again they’d bounced back straight away after an hour or so against Granada. They were 3-0 up, Eden Hazard opened his account, Luka Modric scored a peach of a goal. Everything was fine (other than Toni Kroos‘ muscular injury, the club’s 12th of the campaign) and then came the Alphonse Areola horror show.

The Frenchman, standing in for the injured Thibaut Courtois, foolishly gave away a penalty and then looked anything but sound as Granada pulled one back and then another. It was a nervous, messy ending, the sort where you could feel the Bernabeu boo-birds going full Pavlov’s dog in terms of salivating for a “panolada.” The nerves lasted until James Rodriguez scored the fourth, to make it 4-2.

This Real team has tons of quality, no question. But we still don’t know how they are. Will the real “merengues” please stand up? Please?

Rose is making Gladbach bloom

Remember that old trope whereby it takes hundreds of millions and four or five transfer windows to change a club’s culture and fortunes? Yeah. It’s nonsense. Provided you have the right people and structure, of course.

Borussia Monchengladach leapt to the top of the Bundesliga with a 5-1 win over Augsburg and while they may not stay there — there are 7 teams within two points — long-term, manager Marco Rose has already proven the point. An alumnus of the Ralf Rangnick school of football, he arrived at Gladbach after two title-winning seasons at Salzburg and immediately turned things around.

They were flat in terms of net spend and lost Thorgan Hazard, arguably their best player last year, and just three of Gladbach’s summer signings — Stefan Lainer, Breel Embolo and Marcus Thuram (yes, it’s you-know-who’s son — have had significant playing time yet the style has been radically transformed from the Dieter Hecking grind-them-out days.

Rose is understandably one of the hottest young managers in Europe, shaped by both Rangnick and Jurgen Klopp. But it’s one thing to do it at Salzburg, with the Red Bull machine taking care of your every need. Quite another to hit the ground running at Gladbach in a totally different environment.

Liverpool keep finding new ways to win

Another week, another case of Liverpool squeaking a win without necessarily impressing. As we’ve written before, it’s either a sign of maturity or a sign that you’re getting the breaks now, but you’d better shape up because you might not get them later. Klopp is evidently working on finding the right mix up front, as evidenced by his reshuffling with Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah.

Equally though, while the penalty at the end may be contentious — and Marc Albrighton‘s clumsy tackle on Sadio Mane was a gift from the heavens — this is no time to go Chicken Little. Leicester didn’t have a real chance until Denis Praet’s speculative effort with 20 minutes to go. Defensively, Liverpool held up nicely.

The gap between them and Manchester City is eight points. Avoid defeat on November 10 against Guardiola and you’re half-way there.

Bayern follow up win at Spurs with stunning defeat

Bayern Munich’s first Bundesliga defeat since February came thanks to two goals scored by a 26-year-old who was playing amateur football until two years ago and who was making his first-ever start. Sargis Adamyan punished a hungover Bayern side with the sort of clinical precision we normally see from his opposite number, Robert Lewandowski (oh, he scored too).

The 2-1 defeat leaves the Bavarians in a third-place cluster mess with four other clubs, behind Wolfsburg and table-topping Borussia Monchengladbach. It’s a bit of a cliche to chalk it up to a comedown after the 7-2 win over Spurs, but you wonder why manager Niko Kovac didn’t see fit to do some rotation here. A home game against Hoffenheim, who hadn’t won since August, might have been a logical place to find some minutes for the likes of Ivan Perisic, Javi Martinez and, of course, Thomas Muller.

Milan scrap it out vs. Genoa

I’m not sure if it was quite the “worst half of Milan’s season” as my colleague Matteo Bonetti suggested, but those first 45 minutes against Genoa were a cartoonish synthesis of Marco Giampaolo’s season so far. Poor personnel choices, poor tactics, listless performance.

At half-time, he made the changes most would have begged for — Hakan Calhanoglou and Krystztof Piatek off, Lucas Paqueta and Rafael Leal on — and within 15 minutes, Milan went from 0-1 down to 2-1 up. It was still a wild second-half culminating in Pepe Reina‘s penalty save (Gianluigi Donnarumma had helpfully injured himself in the warm up) and if reports are to be believed, Giampaolo is still hanging onto his job by a thread. But it showed there’s fight in this team.

Now, if he can just find the right tactics to get the quality out — yes, there’s quality too, not a lot, but more than we’ve seen — maybe this season won’t be a write off. Assuming he’s still around after the international break, that is.

What’s going on with Ozil?

I don’t know what it says about Arsenal that they’re third in the Premier League table despite not exactly firing on all cylinders this season. Unai Emery has had injuries, sure, but so have other top four contenders. I guess the good news is that there is a lot of room for improvement and they’re grinding out results, like the 1-0 win over Bournemouth, while stil finding themselves.

Less understandable is the Mesut Ozil situation. Despite being fully fit, he was left out of the 18 both in the Europa League and against Bournemouth. This is the same Ozil who was made one of the three highest-paid players in the Premier League just 20 months ago. Emery simply says “others deserve a place in the squad more than Ozil.”

Maybe one day we’ll find out what’s going on. And yeah, I like to think there’s something going on, mainly because I don’t want to believe this guy is simply mailing it in while collecting a (huge) paycheck.

Is Pochettino to blame for Tottenham’s slump?

It’s well and truly finger-pointing time at Tottenham, which is what happens when you concede t10 goals over two games between Europe and the Premier League. Saturday’s 3-0 defeat at Brighton was a massive blow. The issues run far deeper than Mauricio Pochettino — see what fun it is when you have three key players on expiring deals — but it’s also pretty evident that that this team just plays differently.

It’s not just the 4-3-1-2 we saw the last few games, it’s also the lack of intensity and pressing, which had been Pochettino hallmarks earlier in his tenure. Some of it may be by choice and some of it may be forced upon him, but it looks like a whole other team, despite the fact that many of the names are the same.

The silver lining? Pochettino’s mega-contact makes him extremely difficult to sack, which means he’ll have plenty of time to take on what may be the biggest challenge of his career.

Dortmund’s flaws hurt them again

OK, this isn’t funny anymore. Borussia Dortmund threw away yet another opportunity to nose their way into the Bundesliga hunt, drawing 2-2 at Freiburg. You can budget for that sort of result — Freiburg are a good side — but it’s hard to fathom how you twice let a lead slip away, eventually dropping two points on an own-goal with a minute to go.

Fingers will be pointed at defender Manuel Akanji but the truth is that Dortmund broke down further up the pitch, wasting opportunity and simply taking their foot off the gas with a 2-0 lead. Lucien Favre has been around the block and has a reputation as a cerebral boss. Time for him to live up to it. And, if necessary, crack the whip.

Stop worrying about Pulisic at Chelsea!

I was thousands of miles away from the ESPN studio in Bristol when we were asked for the umpteenth time about Christian Pulisic and Frank Lampard, but even then I could sense Craig Burley rapidly reaching his boiling point. I covered this last week, so no need to get into it again, but no, an assist for Michi Batshuayi in garbage time of a 4-1 away win against Southampton isn’t going to move the needle for him in terms of playing time.

What will move the needle is what he shows every day in training and the performance of the guys who play his position. So far, those performances have been so good that Lampard rightly put his faith in other players. Leave Pulisic alone: he turned 21 last month, let him reach the level he’s going to reach. Hopefully though, the 11 minutes he got after being left out of the squad entirely in midweek might convince some Lampard doesn’t bear a personal grudge against him.

Icardi stars as PSG dismantle Angers

Technically, it was a top-of-the-table clash but you wouldn’t have known it given the way Paris Saint-Germain disassembled Angers at the Parc des Princes in Ligue 1. With Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani still out, Mauro Icardi notched his first Ligue 1 goal, turning in a typically minimalist performance (just 21 touches) on the way to a 4-0 win.

The big question is what happens when Cavani returns. Is Icardi just a guy to eat up minutes and bang in goals while the veteran Uruguayan (who goes out of contract in June) saves himself for the big games? Time, and Thomas Tuchel, will tell.

Atletico still a work in progress

If you want to insist on seeing the glass as half-full, you’ll note that Atletico Madrid are on track in the Champions League for a spot in the round of 16 and are third in La Liga, three points off the pace. If you’re more of a glass half-empty inclination, then “Cholismo 2.0” is proving to be a dud.

Joao Felix, Alvaro Morata and Diego Costa all started together for the first time this season and achieved something close to nothing away to Valladolid, who also managed to miss a penalty. The tinkering continues but the impression is that we don’t need to see this trio again. Not unless the midfield suddenly kicks it up a notch.

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Liverpool beat Chelsea 5-4 on penalties to win Super Cup

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Liverpool beat Chelsea 5-4 on penalties to win Super Cup

Adrian was the hero for Liverpool as he saved Tammy Abraham’s penalty

Liverpool won the Super Cup for the fourth time in their history by beating Chelsea 5-4 on penalties after a 2-2 draw in Istanbul.

Goalkeeper Adrian kept out Tammy Abraham’s spot kick to secure victory for the Champions League winners.

Chelsea had taken the lead in the first half through Olivier Giroud’s clinical strike but Sadio Mane scored twice to give Liverpool the lead.

Jorginho’s spot-kick took the game to penalties, where Liverpool triumphed.

The win comes just two months after Jurgen Klopp won his first trophy as Liverpool boss when he led the Reds to a 2-0 win over Tottenham in the Champions League final.

Games between these two sides in Europe have historically been tight affairs, with just one of their 10 previous meetings having been won by a margin of more than one goal.

It was the same again on Wednesday night as the two teams tussled for 120 minutes in a game that did not finish until almost 1am in Istanbul.

In the end, it came down to who could keep their cool in the sweltering heat and after nine excellent penalties, Abraham placed his shot too close to Adrian to hand Liverpool their first silverware of the season.

Fairytale final for Adrian

Two weeks ago Adrian was without a club, having been released by West Ham at the end of last season.

But, following Simon Mignolet’s departure to Club Brugge, Klopp snapped up the 32-year-old shot-stopper to provide experienced cover for Alisson.

Adrian had barely had time to get to know his new team-mates when he was called upon earlier than expected as Liverpool’s first-choice goalkeeper injured his calf in the 4-1 win against Norwich in the Premier League’s season-opener last Friday.

With Alisson facing a spell on the sidelines, Adrian made his full debut against Chelsea. It was his first competitive start since January, but he showed little signs of nerves or rustiness, catching the eye in the first half when he sprung off his line to deny Mateo Kovacic from close range.

There was little he could do about Chelsea’s opener, which was a clinical finish by Giroud, although he did give away the penalty deep in extra time when he took the legs of Abraham.

But that gave him the platform to produce his penalty shootout heroics, which will give him and the Liverpool fans confidence he can be an able deputy during Alisson’s absence.

Two defeats, but promising signs from Chelsea

Taxi for the kit man. Chelsea midfielder Jorginho’s name was spelt wrong on his shirt

Chelsea lost 4-0 at Manchester United on Sunday and while this was another defeat for the Blues and their new manager Frank Lampard, there were plenty of positives to be taken from Wednesday night’s performance.

Lampard fielded a young side at Old Trafford but turned to the older heads in his squad for this game. They added bit of experience and quality showed, particularly in a dominant first-half display.

N’Golo Kante was by far the best player on the pitch in the opening 45 minutes as he pulled the strings in midfield, while Giroud showed the clinical finishing that was absent for the Blues at the weekend.

Christian Pulisic also caught the eye on his first competitive start for Chelsea.

The 20-year-old American provided a creative spark, while his movement and vision had more than a hint of Eden Hazard about them.

One moment that caught the eye saw him run onto a through ball in the first half, cut inside before tucking a neat finish inside the near post. However, the goal was ruled out for offside following a VAR check.

If Lampard is able to get the balance of youth and experience right in his first XI, Chelsea could be an exciting team to watch this season.

Frappart impresses in historic appearance

Frappart showed three yellow cards in a game she largely let flow

History was made in the game as France’s Stephanie Frappart became the first woman to referee a major European men’s game.

The 35-year-old has officiated matches in the third division of men’s football in France and refereed the Women’s World Cup final in France this summer.

Frappart, who led a team largely made up of female officials which included assistant referees Manuela Nicolosi of France and Michelle O’Neill from the Republic of Ireland, was praised on social media for her performance.

She let the game flow, while VAR was not called upon in the game to overturn any of her decisions.

Man of the match

Kante was everywhere in a first half Chelsea dominated and was unlucky to be on the losing side

Chelsea come close again – the stats

Only Barcelona and AC Milan (5) have won the Super Cup more times than Liverpool (4).

Chelsea have now lost three consecutive Super Cup appearances (2012, 2013 and 2019) – only Barcelona and Sevilla (four each) have been runners-up on more occasions.

This was the 11th match between Liverpool and Chelsea in European competition, making it the most-played European fixture between two sides from the same nation.

With the scores level at 1-1 after 90 minutes, this was the fifth time in the past seven seasons the Super Cup has gone to extra time or penalties.

Liverpool became the first Premier League club to be involved in two penalty shootouts in the same month since Middlesbrough in February 2007.

Olivier Giroud has scored 12 goals in 16 appearances in European competition for Chelsea, compared with just seven goals in 49 domestic games for the Blues.

Liverpool’s Sadio Mane became the first African player to score in the Super Cup since Frederic Kanoute for Sevilla vs Barcelona in 2006.

‘I’ve nothing but pride’ – what they said

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp speaking to BT Sport:“It was a very difficult game for both teams. It was all about winning it and we did that in the end.

“Nobody in the stadium wanted extra time, it was a killer. I’m not sure about the penalty but who cares now.

“We started well then dropped off… we could talk about football but it’s too late now. We had to fight and the boys did tonight.”

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard speaking to BT Sport:“I’ve got nothing but pride in the team and the performance, and confidence in what that means.

“It was a tough game against a good Liverpool team that had extra time to recover after the weekend. But sometimes football comes down to little moments of luck.”

What next?

Liverpool travel to Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday (15:00 BST), while Chelsea host Leicester the following day (16:00 BST)

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Nike vs. Adidas - Saad Badar

Barcelona is sponsored by Nike and Arsenal is sponsored by Adidas. Arsenal is my favorite team but they are no match up against Barcelona. Barcelona has defeated them on countless occasions, similar to Nike beating out their competition and remaining the top dog. Nike sponsored Barcelona for a reason because they only want to be associated with the best. 

FC Barcelona’s Facebook page has 102,715,237 likes and 100,146,082 people following them compared to Arsenal’s Facebook page which has 37,782,808 likes and 36,941,533 people following them.

FC Barcelona’s most successful recent post was about their GK getting the man of the match award against Sevilla. It had 74,000 likes, 1,100 comments and 660 shares. It was successful because it’s a picture of the world’s best goalkeeper and Barcelona fans love him. 

Arsenal’s most successful recent post was about one of their top players doing a celebration after scoring against their rivals, Arsenal won that match. It had 12,000 likes, 216 comments and 257 shares. It was successful because Arsenal absolutely demolished their rivals 4-1 and Torriera, who is a fan favorite, scored an amazing goal. 

Both brands use the 50/50 rule. Some of their posts are about promoting their jerseys and fan wear and other is talking about their players and about the club.

The Facebook round goes to Nike, it was not even close, let’s see if Adidas can win on Twitter. Stay posted for the Twitter battle. 

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Liverpool face Manchester City in UCL quarterfinals Juventus play Real Madrid

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Liverpool face Manchester City in UCL quarterfinals Juventus play Real Madrid

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Liverpool face Manchester City in an all-English Champions League quarterfinal after the draw in Switzerland on Friday.

Juventus take on defending champions Real Madrid while Barcelona — the first team to emerge from the draw — play Serie A side Roma.

Sevilla, who knocked out Manchester United to reach the quarterfinals of the competition for the first time, face Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich for a place in the last four.

The draw means Liverpool, who eased past Porto to reach this stage of the competition, play a domestic rival for the seventh time in European competition.

They were thrashed 5-0 at the Etihad Stadium in September but inflicted City’s only Premier League defeat of the season so far in a 4-3 thriller at Anfield — where City have won just once in their last 30 visits.

Juventus have the chance to gain revenge on Real, who beat them 4-1 in last season’s Champions League final in Cardiff.

Bayern, meanwhile, have been knocked out of the Champions League by a team from Spain in the last four seasons.

The first legs between Sevilla and Barcelona and Juventus and Real Madrid take place on Tuesday April 3, with Barcelona vs. Roma and Liverpool vs. Manchester City the following night.

The second legs see Manchester City and Roma play their home games on April 10, with Bayern and Real in action the evening after.

The Champions League final takes place in Kiev on May 26.

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Sevilla vs. Liverpool, strong finish to the Champions League...

Sevilla vs. Liverpool, strong finish to the Champions League...

The start of the new season of the Champions' League is already in the books, and the result of the first matches of the tournament is already being analysed.

The Sevilla vs Liverpool match was a strong and decisive victory for the Spanish club, who managed to win the first leg in the Europa League, and then the next one in the Champions.

In the first half of the season, Sevilla has already won the league, and in the second half the team will try to win its first European trophy.

It is a great opportunity to see the best football in the world, and it is worth remembering that the Sevilla team is one of the strongest in the Spanish championship.

This season, the team has already managed to improve its position in the standings, and now the Sevillistas are ready to fight for the title.

Sevillistas have already won a number of trophies, and they have a good chance to win one more.

They have already managed a great victory in the Copa del Rey, and their main rivals are Real Madrid.

However, they have not managed to get into the Champions, and this is why they are not in the best position.

If they want to win their first trophy, they need to improve their performance in the domestic arena, and that is why the Sevillas have a lot of work ahead of them.

Now, the Sevillo team has a lot to do, and if they want, they will be able to win a number one position in La Liga.

But the main thing is that the team is ready to compete with the best teams in the country.

There are many teams in La liga that are stronger than Sevilla, and even the team of the Spanish coach, Josep Guardiola, has managed to do a good job.

Sebastian Giovinco is a key player for the team, and he has already shown his skills in the national team.

He has already scored a number 1 goal in the tournament, and his team has also managed to score a number 2 goal.

And the team's main rivals in the championship are Barcelona, and Sevilla is one more team that is ready for a fight.

All the Sevilleristas are able to do is to improve the team performance, and to do this, they must be ready to face the best in the field.

At the moment, the Spanish team is in a good position, and we can expect a lot from them in the near future.

We can also see the Seville team in the next round of the Europa Cup, and there is a good possibility that the Spanish side will be in the final of the competition.

Of course, the main goal of the Sevilles is to win La ligue, and at the moment they are in a very good position.

The team has managed a number 3 position in its domestic league, but the main focus of the team now is to fight in the European arena.

So far, the results of the matches have shown that the players of the club are ready for the fight, and will not give up easily.

That is why we can see a lot more of the best players of Sevilla in the future.

Now the Sevills are ready, and all the players are ready.

The Sevillista team is able to fight against the best, and its main goal is to become the champion of Spain.

One of the main things that the club needs to do now is improve its performance in La Ligue 1, and for this, the players need to be ready.

Liverpool vs. Sevilla - strong finish in the Premier League...

Now it is time to see how the Liverpool team will perform in the upcoming season.

After the first round of matches, the Reds have already shown a good performance, but now they need a lot.

Liverpool has already been able to show a good fight in all the rounds of the Premier league, so now it is the time to show their best.

Before the start of a new season, Liverpool has already made a number 5 position in English football, and a number 4 position in Spanish football.

For the new year, the club has a number 6 position in England, and number 3 in Spain. This is a livescores.biz very important position for the club, because it is crucial for the success of the Liverpool.

As for the new Liverpool, the fans can see that they are ready and ready to show the best. The players are able and ready, so the fans will not miss anything.

Many of the players have already showed their best, so it is now time to watch them in action.

Here, the Liverpool is able and able to play with the strongest teams in England and Spain.

It has already started, and Liverpool is already showing its best. The team is now able to beat the strongest clubs in the English Premier League, so they are able show their strength.

Although the team does not have a number 7 position in Spain, but it is still very important for the Liverpool, because the team needs to fight with the main rivals of the English team. Liverpool has a good number 6 in England.

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