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Fermin Lopez Runs Show As Barcelona Beat Shakhtar To Keep Perfect Record | Football News
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Fermin Lopez Runs Show As Barcelona Beat Shakhtar To Keep Perfect Record | Football News

[ad_1] Barcelona continued their perfect start in the Champions League and warmed up for the Clasico at the weekend with a 2-1 win over Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday. The Spanish champions held off their Ukrainian visitors to take their third win from three games and put one foot into the knock-out stages after failing to progress in the past two seasons. Ferran Torres opened the scoring for Barca with 20-year-old midfielder Fermin Lopez smashing home the second from the edge of the box.Heorhiy Sudakov pulled one back for Shakhtar after a Barca defensive lapse, creating a nervy finale for the hosts, but they held on to the three points.After 17-year-old debutant Marc Guiu struck the winner against Athletic Bilbao at the weekend, Lopez's display meant it was another fine night for Barcelo...
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Sergio Ramos Set For Real Madrid Reunion As Sevilla Start New Era | Football News
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Sergio Ramos Set For Real Madrid Reunion As Sevilla Start New Era | Football News

[ad_1] Sergio Ramos has not played against Real Madrid since 2005 but on Saturday, his Sevilla team welcome the Spanish league leaders to the Sanchez-Pizjuan for a reunion. New Sevilla coach Diego Alonso faces a stern test in his first game at the helm and in experienced veteran centre-back Ramos he has a player who can offer plenty of insight into Carlo Ancelotti's Madrid side. Ramos controversially left Seville for the Spanish capital at the age of 19, which some fans have never forgotten, even though the majority welcomed him back with open arms this summer."We believe that the mere proposal of this signing was already a lack of respect for the values that have made us great... and for the thousands of Sevilla fans who have suffered the scorn of this player in the past," wrote Sevilla...
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Barcelona ‘Get Rid Of Ghosts’ With Important Win At Porto | Football News
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Barcelona ‘Get Rid Of Ghosts’ With Important Win At Porto | Football News

[ad_1] Ferran Torres's strike earned Barcelona a tense 1-0 win at Porto in the Champions League on Wednesday, which coach Xavi Hernandez said "got rid of ghosts" the club had from previous years. Barcelona have been eliminated in the opening stage in the past two editions but this hard-fought triumph on the road puts them in a strong position as Group H leaders to avoid a third consecutive strike-out. Xavi said the trip to the north of Portugal would be the hardest group game and his team had to dig deep, surviving a penalty which was cancelled after a VAR review and an offside goal in the gripping final stages.Barca midfielder Gavi was sent off in stoppage time for a second yellow card as the Catalans clung on desperately to secure victory."We lacked a lot of calm, a lot of patience (bu...
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Barcelona Snatch Late win Over Cadiz In New Home, Atletico Madrid Draw At Betis | Football News
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Barcelona Snatch Late win Over Cadiz In New Home, Atletico Madrid Draw At Betis | Football News

[ad_1] Pedri and Ferran Torres' late strikes earned La Liga champions Barcelona a 2-0 win over Cadiz in their first competitive home game away from Camp Nou on Sunday. Atletico Madrid drew 0-0 at Real Betis in a dour clash. Playing at the Olympic Stadium on the city's Montjuic hill while their stadium is rebuilt and upgraded over the next year-and-a-half, Barcelona were nearly thwarted by visitors Cadiz. After Getafe held them to a frustrating goalless draw on the opening weekend, Cadiz almost managed the same feat until Ilkay Gundogan cleverly released Pedri to score.Substitute Torres drove through the middle and tucked home in stoppage time to put gloss on what was another unconvincing performance."I'm happy, quite satisfied with the team's work and their positional play too, I think i...
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Barcelona And The Woodwork Defeat Real Madrid In Texas ‘Clasico’ | Football News
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Barcelona And The Woodwork Defeat Real Madrid In Texas ‘Clasico’ | Football News

[ad_1] Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-0 in a fiercely contested friendly match on Saturday with an early strike from Ousmane Dembele and late goals from Fermin Lopez and Ferran Torres. The result was harsh on Carlo Ancelotti's team, who struck the woodwork five times and created plenty of opportunities. But Spanish champions Barcelona's more clinical finishing proved to be the difference. A packed AT&T Stadium, home of the NFL'S Dallas Cowboys, witnessed a game which had all the passion and commitment of a real derby despite being a pre-season warm-up.The crowd were soon on their feet when Oriel Romeu rattled the Real cross-bar with a thundering drive in the fourth minute but Barca soon had their fans celebrating.A cleverly worked free-kick saw Pedri slide a diagonal pass into the path...
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Ferran Torres Earns Barca Narrow Win Over Atletico As Sevilla Stun Villarreal | Football News
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Ferran Torres Earns Barca Narrow Win Over Atletico As Sevilla Stun Villarreal | Football News

[ad_1] Ferran Torres's strike helped Barcelona emerge from a recent slump to earn a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid on Sunday in La Liga, taking a big step towards clinching their first title since 2019. Sevilla, fresh from thrashing Manchester United in the Europa League, snatched a late winner to beat high-flying Villarreal 2-1, with Youssef En-Nesyri heading home in stoppage time. After two consecutive goalless draws for Barca, second-place Real Madrid cut into their lead by beating Celta Vigo on Saturday, but Torres's low first-half finish restored their advantage to 11 points with eight games remaining.Diego Simeone's Atletico, third, arrived as Spain's most in-form side but Torres stroked home from the edge of the box in the 44th minute to secure victory for Xavi Hernandez's side.Both...
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La Liga: Ferran Torres Earns Barcelona Narrow Win Over Atletico Madrid | Football News
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La Liga: Ferran Torres Earns Barcelona Narrow Win Over Atletico Madrid | Football News

[ad_1] Ferran Torres's strike helped Barcelona emerge from a recent slump to earn a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid on Sunday in La Liga, taking a big step towards clinching their first title since 2019.After two consecutive goalless draws, second-place Real Madrid cut into Barcelona's lead by beating Celta Vigo on Saturday, but Torres's low first-half finish restored their advantage to 11 points with eight games remaining.Diego Simeone's Atletico, third, arrived as Spain's most in-form side but Torres stroked home from the edge of the box in the 44th minute to secure victory for Xavi Hernandez's side.Both sides had clear chances to score in the second half but Barcelona held on to their lead to inflict Atletico's first defeat since these sides met in January at the Metropolitano.The hosts ...
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Barcelona, Atletico Stars Come To Blows In Intense La Liga Clash; Both Get Sent-off. Watch | Football News
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Barcelona, Atletico Stars Come To Blows In Intense La Liga Clash; Both Get Sent-off. Watch | Football News

[ad_1] Ferran Torres and Stefan Savic came to blows during Atletico vs Barca match© TwitterBarcelona's La Liga title bid faced a stern test on Sunday as they took on Atletico Madrid in an away clash at Wanda Metropolitano. Without their top-scoring striker Robert Lewandowski, Barca had no surety over goals but it was Ousmane Dembele's first-half strike that prove to be enough, as the Catalans secured a 1-0 win. However, just minutes before the full-time whistle, Barcelona's Ferran Torres and Atletico's Stefan Savic were involved in an ugly battle on the field. The referee had no apprehensions about sending both players off.Shorn of suspended top scorer Robert Lewandowski, Xavi selected Ansu Fati up front in his place, but it was Dembele who made the difference, finishing a slick move in ...
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Spain Thrash Costa Rica 7-0, Record Their Biggest World Cup Win Ever | Football News
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Spain Thrash Costa Rica 7-0, Record Their Biggest World Cup Win Ever | Football News

[ad_1] Spain shredded Costa Rica 7-0 on Wednesday in a brutal destruction in their Group E opener which launched their bid to lift a second World Cup. Avoiding the fate of giants Argentina and group rivals Germany, who lost 2-1 to Japan earlier on, Luis Enrique's fancied side sparkled at Doha's Al Thumama Stadium, dominating possession and taking their chances mercilessly. Ferran Torres netted twice and Marco Asensio, Dani Olmo, Gavi, Carlos Soler and Alvaro Morata were also on the scoresheet for the Euro 2020 semi-finalists in an emphatic romp.In the past the 2010 World Cup winners have paid the price for profligacy but all three forwards Luis Enrique selected netted in the first half to pay back his trust in them.The coach placed Asensio at false nine, flanked by Olmo and Torres, start...
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Real Madrid Beat Barcelona To Win El Clasico And Top La Liga | Football News
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Real Madrid Beat Barcelona To Win El Clasico And Top La Liga | Football News

[ad_1] Reigning champions Real Madrid beat Barcelona 3-1 in the Clasico to overtake their fierce rivals at the top of La Liga on Sunday. Karim Benzema opened the scoring in the 12th minute by converting a rebound after Marc-Andre ter Stegen saved from Vinicius Junior, with Fede Valverde drilling home the second from the edge of the box before the break. Ferran Torres pulled one back for Barcelona in the final stages after good work by Ansu Fati, but Rodrygo won and converted a late penalty to ensure Carlo Ancelotti's side inflicted Barcelona's first domestic defeat of the season.Madrid ended the Catalans' seven-game winning streak in the league and added to the still-raw pain of their struggles in Europe, where they are on the verge of Champions League elimination.Barcelona, who spent he...
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