Venue: Santiago Benabeu, Madrid Date: 09/07/2016 Kick-off: 7:30 PM GMT / 02:30 PM EST Television coverage: Sky Sports 1/HD; beIN Sports USA, beIN SPORTS CONNECT U.S.A., beIN Sports en Español (USA) Online Streaming: fuboTV (USA), Sky Go (UK) Match Real Madrid News Real Madrid took the surprise decision of dispensing with the services of manager Rafael Benitez following their 2-2 draw against Valencia last time out and now club legend Zinedine Zidane has been appointed as the replacement for the Spaniard. Many within the club are hoping that Zidane will be able to do a good job at the helm of … [Read more...]
Barcelona vs Granada: Preview, Predicted Lineups and Prediction
Venue: Nou Camp, Barcelona Date: 09/07/2016 Kick-off: 3:00 PM GMT / 10:00 AM EST Television coverage: beIN Sports USA, beIN Sports en Español, beIN SPORTS CONNECT U.S.A. (USA) Online Streaming: fuboTV (USA), Sky Go (UK) Match Barcelona News Barcelona managed to return to winning ways in emphatic fashion after claiming a fine 4-1 victory over rivals Espanyol in the midweek Copa Del Rey encounter and it would certainly have been very pleasing for the fans to see their team getting back to their best. Now Barcelona will be looking to claim a victory in La Liga as well in order to reclaim top … [Read more...]
Probable Barcelona Lineup vs Espanyol – First taste of Turan and Vidal
Venue: Nou Camp, Barcelona Date: 06/01/2016 Kick-off: 7:30 PM GMT / 02:15 PM EST Television coverage: LaLiga TVCOPA (UK); beIN Sports en Español, beIN SPORTS CONNECT U.S.A. Online Streaming: fuboTV (USA), Sky Go (UK) Match Formation - 4-3-3 Goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen has had to wait patiently for his chance in the cup competitions due to the fantastic form shown by Claudio Bravo and the German will now surely be keen on impressing on Wednesday night when he will start in goal against Espanyol. Despite the lack of opportunities, there is no doubting that ter Stegen is a top class … [Read more...]
Barcelona vs Espanyol: Preview, Predicted Lineups and Prediction
Venue: Nou Camp, Barcelona Date: 06/01/2016 Kick-off: 7:30 PM GMT / 02:15 PM EST Television coverage: LaLiga TVCOPA (UK); beIN Sports en Español, beIN SPORTS CONNECT U.S.A. Online Streaming: fuboTV (USA), Sky Go (UK) Match Barcelona News Barcelona only managed a 0-0 draw upon their return to the La Liga in the Catalan derby against Espanyol last weekend and the result means that Blaugrana’s lead at the top of the table has been further reduced. The dropped points would most certainly have been very disappointing for manager Luis Enrique but his side will be awarded the opportunity to exact … [Read more...]
Real Madrid’s Worst Three performers against Valencia
Pepe With Raphael Varane back to full fitness, Pepe needed to deliver a good performance in order to keep his place in the starting lineup intact but unfortunately, the Portuguese star did just the opposite against Valencia. Looking very shaky as well as clumsy, Pepe made a host of poor decisions throughout the game and was at fault for allowing Paco Alcacer to grab the equalizer late into the game. While the 33-year old did look impressive with deliveries into the box, he simply did not exude confidence from the back and it would not be a surprise if the veteran is replaced by Varane in … [Read more...]
Real Madrid’s Top Three performers against Valencia
Karim Benzema Putting behind the controversy that has plagued him this season, Karim Benzema seems to have his full focus back on football once again and the Frenchman put in another impressive performance during the 2-2 draw against Valencia. Benzema opened the scoring with a fine goal in the 16th minute and created a host of opportunities for his teammates throughout the clash. Even more impressively, Benzema helped out defensively as well and it was a fantastic all round performance from the Frenchman. As a result, everyone was left baffled by manager Rafael Benitez’s decision to … [Read more...]
Barcelona’s Worst Three performers against Espanyol
Jordi Alba Never one to lack fight and courage, Jordi Alba played with total commitment during the 0-0 draw against Espanyol. However, it has to be said that Alba’s overall performance was not of the desired quality and his passing at times was atrocious. While Barcelona did manage to keep a clean sheet, Alba did not have much defending to do throughout the course of the match and the Spanish international would surely be disappointed at not being able to offer more down the flanks in attack. Dani Alves Another Barcelona full back who had a poor game against Espanyol was Dani Alves. While … [Read more...]
Strongest Real Madrid Lineup vs Real Sociedad – Unchanged Lineup
Venue: Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid Date: 30/12/2015 Kick-off: 3:00 PM GMT / 10:00 AM EST Television coverage: Sky Sports 1/HD (UK); beIN Sports en Español, beIN Sports (USA) Online Streaming: fuboTV (USA), Sky Go (UK) The Strongest Possible Lineup for Real Madrid against Real Sociedad Formation - 4-3-3 Goalkeeper While most of the Real Madrid squad would have been pleased with the 10-2 victory over Rayo Vallecano last time out, goalkeeper Keylor Navas would perhaps have been left a bit disappointed after letting in two goals. As a result, Navas will want to keep a clean sheet on Wednesday and … [Read more...]
Strongest Barcelona Lineup vs Real Betis – Star studded lineup to start
Venue: Nou Camp, Barcelona Date: 30/12/2015 Kick-off: 7:30 PM GMT / 02:15 PM EST Television coverage: Sky Sports 2/HD (UK); beIN Sports en Español, beIN Sports (USA) Online Streaming: fuboTV (USA), Sky Go (UK) The Strongest Possible Lineup for Barcelona against Real Betis Formation - 4-3-3 Goalkeeper Claudio Bravo has been the preferred choice in goal for manager Luis Enrique and the Chilean star has most certainly not disappointed. With Marc Andre ter-Stegen breathing down his neck though, Bravo cannot afford to get complacent and will be hopeful of keeping a clean sheet against Real … [Read more...]
Barcelona vs Real Betis: Preview, Predicted Lineups and Prediction
Venue: Nou Camp, Barcelona Date: 30/12/2015 Kick-off: 7:30 PM GMT / 02:15 PM EST Television coverage: Sky Sports 2/HD (UK); beIN Sports en Español, beIN Sports (USA) Online Streaming: fuboTV (USA), Sky Go (UK) Match Barcelona News Barcelona capped off the year with a stunning five trophies after claiming a comfortable victory in the FIFA Club World Championships and the Catalan giants will now be focusing their attention back to matters domestically. The likes of Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid have closed the gap on Barcelona at the top of the La Liga table and now the Catalan giants will … [Read more...]