On Sunday, Barcelona exploded with a 7-0 win over Osasuna that re-established the Catalan side as an offensive juggernaut. The team has languished offensively in the past few weeks thanks to a seemingly weak system that has become overly repetitive. However, Sunday's side looked like the well-oiled machine that many called the best team in the world a few years ago.
After drawing tremendous criticism for an embarrassing display this weekend against Real Valladolid, Gerardo Martino's Barcelona put up a solid performance against Manchester City in the second leg of the Champions League.
Bayern Munich will head to the quarterfinals of the Champions league after taking down Arsenal 3-1 over the course of three legs. Many have anointed this team the favorite to repeat as Champions and it is hard to ignore that possibility. Under Pep Guardiola, the team has found efficiency in its passing and use of speed that has somehow eclipsed even the loftiest form under Jupp Heynckes. But is the success sustainable this year? Or is there another team that can take down the mighty Bavarians.
The Champions League returns on Tuesday and Wednesday with the second leg of the round of 16. Four teams will finally find out if they will be destined for a quarterfinals berth while the remaining four will return home with the hopes of returning to the competition in 2014-15. Three of the matchups seem to be finalized while one still has some suspense.
Barcelona dropped a 1-0 decision against Villarreal on Saturday. When Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid won their respective matches this weekend, the defending Spanish Champions found themselves in third place and four points out of first place.
The Spanish League title race got very interesting this past weekend when Barcelona and Atletico Madrid both managed to drop all three points while Real Madrid pulled ahead with a huge win.
Both players have had their fair share of memorable games against one another. Latinos Post will showcase a two-part feature, which examines these two superstars' best games against their hated rivals. The edition featuring Messi's top performances was published on Wednesday. Now we will take a look at Ronaldo's star turns for Real Madrid.
Both players have had their fair share of memorable games against one another. Latinos Post will showcase a two-part feature, which examines these two superstars' best games against their hated rivals. In the first edition, we will at Lionel Messi's two finest performances against Real Madrid.
Champions League soccer is back and the biggest matchup of the round of 16 will kick off the festivities on Tuesday when Barcelona visits Manchester City.
The Copa del Rey final is one of the most hotly anticipated matches of recent seasons. Obviously every Barcelona-Real Madrid matchup is a reason for anticipation and joy in the soccer world, but seeing the two most famous clubs in the world renew their rivalry with a piece of hardware on the line is obviously a bigger treat than anyone could possible hope for.
The Champions League round of 16 gets underway on Tuesday. Back in December this publication ranked the remaining 16 clubs based on their previous performances. On the eve of the actual round of 16, we will relook at that list and see how the teams rank based on recent form. This is a look at which teams have the best chance to win the trophy and this also includes a look at their upcoming matchups and how that affects each team's respective tournament chances.
The Barcelona and Real Madrid rivalry has always been a reason to rejoice and celebrate for soccer fans around the world. Spectators are now guaranteed at least two more major Clasicos before the end of the 2013-14 season. Barcelona's Gerard Pique recently stated that he was excited about the prospect of playing Real Madrid with the Copa del Rey on the line.
And then there were two. But not just any two. The Big Two. Real Madrid and Barcelona will face off in the Copa del Rey final for the seventh time in the tournament's history.
The Spanish league title race is officially a three-horse race. After Real Madrid put itself atop the table with a win on Saturday, Barcelona responded with a rather dominant effort in Sevilla to tie Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid atop the table.
