Premier League side Liverpool are readying a bid to sign Spanish international Mario Suarez from Italian side Fiorentina, according to reports from The Metro. Suarez has struggled for regular minutes on the pitch since making a move from Atletico Madrid to Fiorentina during the summer. With Suarez having set his sights on claiming a place in Spain’s 2016 European Championship side, it is widely expected that the midfielder will be leaving Florence in search of regular first team football during the January transfer window and Liverpool had been reported as being interested in the 28-year … [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...]
Barcelona’s Top Three performers against Espanyol
Neymar Barcelona endured a disappointing 0-0 draw against Espanyol at the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat and it was only for the second time so far this season that the Catalan giants had failed to find the back of the net. Given the fact that Barcelona had been scoring for fun over the past few weeks, one would expect the trio of MSN to have endured a tough time but it has to be said that Neymar was arguably the best player on the pitch for the Catalans on the night. Although not at his best, Neymar was easily the most dangerous attacking player for Barcelona during the clash but simply did not … [Read more...]
Probable Real Madrid Lineup vs Valencia – Carvajal and Ramos pushing for starts
Venue: Estadio de Mestalla Date: 03/01/2016 Kick-off: 7:30 PM GMT / 02:30 PM EST Television coverage: Sky Sports 3/HD; beIN Sports en Español, beIN Sports USA Online Streaming: fuboTV (USA), Sky Go (UK) The Strongest Possible Lineup for Real Madrid against Valencia Formation - 4-3-3 Goalkeeper Keylor Navas made a host of good saves in the clash against Real Sociedad and his contribution was undoubtedly important in helping Madrid to victory. Now with Valencia up next, Navas will have to continue his good form in order for Los Blancos to claim a victory and the Costa Rican is most likely to … [Read more...]
Valencia vs Real Madrid: Preview, Predicted Lineups and Prediction
Venue: Estadio de Mestalla Date: 03/01/2016 Kick-off: 7:30 PM GMT / 02:30 PM EST Television coverage: Sky Sports 3/HD; beIN Sports en Español, beIN Sports USA Online Streaming: fuboTV (USA), Sky Go (UK) Match Valencia News Gary Neville’s search for a first win as manager of Valencia continued after his side succumbed to a disappointing 1-0 defeat against Villarreal last time out. The defeat means that Valencia are now languishing in 10th position in the La Liga table and Neville already seems to find himself under pressure at the Mestalla. Things are likely not going to get any easier soon … [Read more...]