The kind of form Barcelona and its players are showing these days, it not surprising to see even opponent managers are praising their dominance in the field and last Barca vs SD Eibar game was one such faceoff when Camp Nou side thoroughly dominated and registered a convincing 4-0 victory in La Liga. Looking at the final score, it looks hosts would have not been as competitive but those who watched the complete game know it was not easy for any side in the world to break the solid defense fielded by the Eibar side, however, since it was Barca’s perfect combination of world class forwards who made it an easy affair for them. Score started surging in visitors favor right in the eighth minute when Messi’s pass helped Munir El Haddadi score his first goal and soon FIFA Ballon d'Or award winner added one more goal to their lead just before the half time. He along with Suarez again hit the net and took their lead to invincible stage with four goals by the full time. Actually, it was not easy … [Read more...]
Messi gearing up for Champions League revenge
Barcelona FC could be the reigning champion of Spanish league La Liga, but on European front; they were humility beaten by Bayern Munich in the semifinal last year. In fact, they were crushed by 7-0 in aggregate by the German club and those unforgettable memories are still alive in the mind of every Barca player, especially Messi, who was the part of their last season debacle in the European league. Now, the Argentinian is gearing up for a revenge of what they conceived last year right from their first match of the season which is against Ajax on Wednesday. Barcelona has refined its strategies to triumph UEFA trophy this year and their roadmap includes the likes of Messi and Neymar in important roles. La Liga champions are firmly determined to polish their record by showing best of their strength in front of European fans. However, Messi is not taking it as an excuse to their shoddy performance last year; hence he wants some notable changes to their show this season. He talked … [Read more...]
Ronaldo gets a Real extension, finally
Cristiano Ronaldo has been a superstar as far his performances and soccer skills are concerned, and that is why he has also been on the media coverage ever since he hinted he wanted to return back to United. Some media houses also revealed about his backend spat with Real bosses about a contract extension on his terms, but the think-tank at Santiago Bernabéu never, until now, came forward and said anything confirmed about whether they would be offering him an extension or resell their once highly priced eye candy. But now there is something to cheer for both Ronaldo and his fans coz he has officially been offered an extension that will tie him with Spanish giant until 2018, or it means; he would retire from Madrid Football Club. Notably, his record of being the priciest player in the world has been broken by none other than his teammate Bale last week, so a pressure was also building on the forward to decide his future career. Though, the exact terms of extension are not yet known, but … [Read more...]
Neymar is ready to face the heat despite anemia
Brazilian starlet Neymar has been in the news ever since he signed a mega million deal for Catalan side; even today, everything he does on or off the field becomes a news for media houses thanks to the reputation he has earned right in the initial stage of his career. Next La Liga season is around the corner, and everyone is eagerly waiting to see him playing alongside Messi, but at the moment, there is a small obstacle as he is reportedly suffering from anemia, however, his doctors have not hinted any seriousness to his condition and that is why he was seen in the training session for Barca upcoming matches against Thailand national side. Striker revealed to have been suffering from the disease during his pre-season tour to Asia, but since ailment was under control that time, he did not inform to anyone. Actually, he has not sustained too many injuries during last few months, though he went through a small operation to remove his tonsils just after the Confederation cup. Earlier, … [Read more...]
Messi and Neymar will make a perfect forward line: Rosell
Amid wide speculations about how the new Barcelona’s forward line would look like or would it bring any advantage for it by signing one of the most promising striker Neymar in the team when it already has a finest army of strikers - especially Messi in the lead. Experts still believe that it would be difficult for both strikers to harmonize their relations playing for the same team particularly looking at their dominating style of gameplay. But sidelining all these rumors, Barcelona president Sandro Rosell thinks otherwise, perhaps he says that upcoming season will show the world how two best players play with a perfect synchronization for a team irrespective of what media or others say. One of the prominent names who think otherwise is former coach Johan Cruyff who recently advised that Barcelona should now get rid of Messi coz having both in the team will create more problems for the whole team. Rosell rejected his outlooks and said, “As some say, we were lucky to sign Neymar before … [Read more...]
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