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Barcelona Hope Young Blood Can Overcome Old Ghosts In Europe | Football News
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Barcelona Hope Young Blood Can Overcome Old Ghosts In Europe | Football News

[ad_1] Barcelona host Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday hoping their young stars can help them vanquish the ghosts of the past and return the five-time winners to the Champions League elite. The Catalans' dramatic 3-2 quarter-final first leg victory in Paris is arguably their finest result away from home in the competition in the last decade, sparking big dreams in Catalonia. "I understand the euphoria -- it's better to live with euphoria than with pessimism," said Barca coach Xavi Hernandez on Saturday.Xavi's side which snatched victory at the Parc des Princes featured the two youngest players ever to play in the final eight of the Champions League, in 16-year-old Lamine Yamal, and Pau Cubarsi, 17.That fresh blood has brought new life to a team not only struggling this season but which has...
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Kyian Mbappe And PSG Face Fight To Keep Champions League Dream Alive | Football News
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Kyian Mbappe And PSG Face Fight To Keep Champions League Dream Alive | Football News

[ad_1] The spectre of another disappointing exit from the Champions League hangs over Paris Saint-Germain after a 3-2 first-leg defeat at home left them with a fight to turn around their quarter-final tie against Barcelona in Tuesday's return. At first, nobody realistically expected this PSG side, in transition with a rejuvenated squad following last year's departures of Lionel Messi and Neymar, to go on and win the Champions League this season. But the realisation that Kylian Mbappe would not be staying beyond the end of his contract after this campaign helped concentrate minds, with the superstar forward informing the club of his plans after the win over Real Sociedad in the last 16.Then came the draw for the last eight and semi-finals, which presented the French champions with a favou...
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Real Madrid See Off Mallorca To Stay On Title Course | Football News
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Real Madrid See Off Mallorca To Stay On Title Course | Football News

[ad_1] Aurelien Tchouameni's long-range strike earned Real Madrid a 1-0 victory over Mallorca on Saturday that kept them eight points clear of Barcelona at the top of La Liga ahead of the upcoming Clasico. The France midfielder, who is suspended for the second leg of Madrid's Champions League quarter-final away to Manchester City next week, scored three minutes into the second half with a deflected 25-metre drive. Jude Bellingham rattled the crossbar in the first half with a rasping effort from just outside the area as coach Carlo Ancelotti reshuffled his attack with Wednesday's trip to England in mind, leaving out Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo.Tchouameni's third goal of the season put Madrid ahead, with Brahim Diaz denied a second by the legs of Mallorca goalkeeper Predrag Rajkovic and Fe...
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Barcelona Beat PSG In Thriller To Seize Edge In Champions League Tie | Football News
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Barcelona Beat PSG In Thriller To Seize Edge In Champions League Tie | Football News

[ad_1] Andreas Christensen came off the bench to head in the winning goal as Barcelona won 3-2 away to Paris Saint-Germain in a remarkable first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie on Wednesday. Raphinha had earlier scored twice for the Catalans at the Parc des Princes, slotting in the opener late in the first half and then volleying in an equaliser to make it 2-2 just after the hour mark. In between, PSG had turned the game around as they awoke from a poor first-half display by starting in electrifying fashion after the restart with two goals in six minutes, neither coming from Kylian Mbappe.Ousmane Dembele struck against his old club, and Vitinha briefly put the French giants in front, only for Barcelona to recover in stunning fashion to take control of the tie.Christensen'...
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Barcelona Beware: Old Boy Ousmane Dembele On A Mission For PSG In Champions League Clash | Football News
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Barcelona Beware: Old Boy Ousmane Dembele On A Mission For PSG In Champions League Clash | Football News

[ad_1] Most of the attention in Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League quarter-final with Barcelona on Wednesday will be on Kylian Mbappe, but Ousmane Dembele is also set to have a big role to play for the French club against his former side. Mbappe, who is expected to be coming up against Barca in a Real Madrid shirt next season, has 39 goals for PSG in this campaign. Dembele has only one. However, the player described by newspaper Le Parisien last week as a "tearaway" offers something different, even if Barcelona are all too aware of what the 26-year-old winger can do with a ball at his feet.The France star returned to his home country last August after six seasons in Catalonia, with PSG paying a reported 50 million euros ($54.3m) to sign him on a five-year deal.That relatively paltry ...
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Shadow PSG Side Held In Final Warm-up For Barcelona Champions League Showdown | Football News
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Shadow PSG Side Held In Final Warm-up For Barcelona Champions League Showdown | Football News

[ad_1] Paris Saint-Germain warmed up for their looming Champions League showdown with Barcelona by fielding a shadow line-up in a 1-1 draw at home to struggling Clermont on Saturday. PSG needed a Goncalo Ramos equaliser with five minutes left, following a one-two with substitute Kylian Mbappe, to snatch a draw and avoid what would have been just a second loss in Ligue 1 this season. Malian midfielder Habib Keita had earlier given bottom side Clermont the lead in the first half, but they could not hold on for a repeat of their win in Paris last season.Ramos's goal, his 11th of the season for his club, allowed PSG to extend their unbeaten run to 27 matches in all competitions since a 2-1 loss away to AC Milan in the Champions League in early November."The players are professionals. We are ...
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Rodrygo Keeps Real Madrid Clear Of Barcelona, Girona Boost European Dream | Football News
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Rodrygo Keeps Real Madrid Clear Of Barcelona, Girona Boost European Dream | Football News

[ad_1] Rodrygo fired La Liga leaders Real Madrid to a 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao with a superb brace on Sunday to restore their eight-point advantage on Barcelona. Earlier Cristhian Stuani's last-gasp strike earned Girona an entertaining 3-2 win over Real Betis, keeping the minnows on track for Champions League qualification. After champions Barca, second, beat Las Palmas on Saturday to put pressure on Carlo Ancelotti's side, Los Blancos responded with a solid showing at the Santiago Bernabeu.Without suspended Brazil forward Vinicius Junior, his compatriot Rodrygo made the difference with two superb strikes against an Athletic with one eye on next weekend's Copa del Rey final against Mallorca.Los Leones coach Ernesto Valverde rested goalkeeper Unai Simon and defender Dani Vivian, along...
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Raphinha Guides Barca Past Las Palmas To Pressure Leaders Madrid | Football News
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Raphinha Guides Barca Past Las Palmas To Pressure Leaders Madrid | Football News

[ad_1] Spanish champions Barcelona cut the gap on Real Madrid at the top of La Liga to five points with a 1-0 win over 10-man Las Palmas on Saturday. Raphinha headed home in the second half to clinch Barcelona's victory after the visitors had goalkeeper Alvaro Valles dismissed after 24 minutes for a rash foul. Barcelona warmed up for their Champions League quarter-final clash against Paris Saint-Germain, their next match in 11 days' time, with a straightforward victory, albeit by a tight scoreline.Xavi Hernandez's side are unbeaten in 11 games since the coach said he would leave at the end of the season and their recent form has given them some faint hope of retaining their title."We could have scored more, we had many chances to kill the game off," said Xavi."It's a summary of our seaso...
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Leaders Real Madrid Face Athletic Bilbao In Final Run Towards La Liga Title | Football News
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Leaders Real Madrid Face Athletic Bilbao In Final Run Towards La Liga Title | Football News

[ad_1] La Liga leaders Real Madrid host Athletic Bilbao on Sunday as the Spanish top flight ramps up for an exciting end to the season. Madrid have a firm grip on the title race after shaking free of Catalan minnows Girona before the international break, but Ernesto Valverde's high-flying Athletic will be tricky opposition at the Santiago Bernabeu. The Basque side, in the Copa del Rey final, are fighting to secure a top four finish and a return to Champions League football next season.Athletic are fourth, a point clear of Diego Simeone's Atletico in fifth, who face Villarreal on Monday.Madrid have a comfortable eight-point lead on champions Barcelona with nine matches remaining and if they can beat Athletic will be confident of holding on to claim a third title in five seasons.The Catala...
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Convicted Of Rape, Ex-Brazil Star Dani Alves Freed On Bail For 1 Million Euros | Football News
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Convicted Of Rape, Ex-Brazil Star Dani Alves Freed On Bail For 1 Million Euros | Football News

[ad_1] File photo of Dani Alves.© AFPFormer Brazil international footballer Dani Alves is to be released from jail pending an appeal against his rape conviction in exchange for posting bail of one million euros ($1.08 million), a Barcelona court said Wednesday. The ruling came a day after his lawyer requested the 40-year-old's release on grounds he had already served a quarter of his four-and-a-half-year sentence in pre-trial detention following his arrest in January 2023. In its ruling, the court granted him "provisional release" in exchange for "the bail payment of 1,000,000 euros" also requiring he hand over his Spanish and Brazilian passports, remain in Spain and present himself to court "on a weekly basis".Public prosecutors had opposed his request, arguing he posed a high-flight ri...
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