Kylian Mbappé will start on the bench for Real Madrid's Copa del Rey final clash with Barcelona on Saturday, after failing to fully recover from an ankle injury.
Updates from the 9pm BST kick-off at La CartujaContact Luke McLaughlin | Live scores around Europe Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé has to make do with a place on the bench while the 18-year-old wunderkind, Pau Cubarsí, starts for Barcelona. Real Madrid: Courtois; Vázquez, Asencio, Rudiger, Mendy; Tchouaméni, Ceballos, Valverde, Bellingham; Rodrygo, Vinícius. Substitutes: Lunin, Gonzalez, Alaba, Mbappé, Modric, Guler, Endrick, Vallejo, Garcia, Brahim Díaz. Continue reading...
As Inter and Barcelona meet again in a Champions League semi-final, it’s hard to ignore their epochal clash in 2010 Has there been a Champions League tie since that has felt more consequential? As Inter travel to Barcelona for Wednesday’s semi-final first leg, the mind turns inevitably to their 1-0 reverse at the Camp Nou 15 years ago – “the most beautiful defeat of my career” as José Mourinho has described it. Playing with 10 men for a little over an hour, Inter secured a 3-2 aggregate victory. Suddenly it became apparent that it didn’t matter whether you had the ball or not: you could win even with 19% possession. But the outcome was only part of it. The whole tie was played out amid an apocalyptic atmosphere symbolised by the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull, whose eruption made it impossible to fly over western Europe, forcing Barcelona to travel to Milan for the first leg by bus. Continue reading...
Sonia Bompastor has urged Chelsea to "go for it" against Barcelona in the second leg of the Champions League semifinal with captain Millie Bright adding that the team have "nothing to lose" with a place in the final at stake.
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Barcelona coach Hansi Flick wants his young team to enjoy Saturday's Copa del Rey final against Real Madrid and forget their two Clásico wins already this season.
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History books are firmly against the Blues as they try to overturn a three-goal deficit against a side that rarely falters The enormity of Chelsea’s task in their European semi-final second leg can be summed up in a few ominous statistics. For starters, their opponents, Barcelona, have never lost a two-leg Women’s Champions League tie after securing a first-leg victory. They have won 17 consecutive two-leg ties in the tournament and, this time, the eight-time semi-finalists are three goals ahead. For Chelsea to knock them out from 4-1 down will require something out of the ordinary; historic in fact. Since Europe’s elite women’s club competition was rebranded to be known as the Women’s Champions League in 2009-10, no team have overturned a three-goal deficit to progress on aggregate. Continue reading...
The referee and video assistant referee who'll take charge of Saturday's Clásico Copa del Rey final hit out at Real Madrid's videos criticising officials and their decision-making, warning of the "consequences" of such attacks.
RMTV released video of De Burgos’s decisions in careerOfficial says: ‘It is not right what we are going through’ Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea, the referee for Saturday’s Copa del Rey final between Real Madrid and Barcelona, was brought to tears on Friday, responding to a critical video published by Real’s in-house TV channel (RMTV). The video, released on Thursday, shows what RMTV claims is a series of errors made by De Burgos throughout his career. The release is the latest in a string of edits by RMTV, criticising Spanish officials. Continue reading...
Raphinha is struggling to agree a new contract with Barcelona as Saudi Pro League clubs watch on. Transfer Talk has the latest.
Viní Jr. or Raphinha? Lewandowski or Mbappé? Or play all of them together?
Marc-Andre ter Stegen has been included in Barcelona's squad for the Copa del Rey final against Real Madrid after recovering from a knee injury ahead of schedule.
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