Football can be so stunningly unbelievable, when it is played like this, that people use the phrase: "There are no words!" But there are. They tumble out of you, but it is how to pack in all the visual images and in which order to put them.Lionel Messi running in the opposite direction to his team-mates when the definitive, sixth, goal went in and leaping up on to the wall behind the goal to celebrate, without any trace of restraint, in the arms of dozens of Barcelona supporters after the Liga leaders had overturned a 4-0 first-leg deficit.
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Sevilla close in on Barcelona and Real Madrid
THURSDAY Sevilla 1-0 Athletic Club (Iborra 14)Sevilla are now within two points of new Liga leaders Barcelona and one behind Real Madrid after a fifth consecutive competitive win. Vicente Iborra got the goal on the follow-up from Stevan Jovetić's saved penalty, the Sevilla captain driving the ball under Gorka Iraizoz.Deportivo La Coruña 1-1 Atlético Madrid (Andone 13; Griezmann 68)A superb swerving finish from Antoine Griezmann rescued a point for Atleti against a struggling Deportivo side who were under new coach Pepe Mel. A... UEFA.com - News
Barcelona maul Gijón, Ronaldo rescues Madrid
WEDNESDAY Niort 0-2 Paris Saint-Germain (Pastore 78, Cavani 90)Second-tier Niort could not deny Paris a place in the French Cup quarter-finals on a soggy night as the Ligue 1 side extended their unbeaten run to 15 games. Javier Pastore scored the first and then set up Edinson Cavani for a tap-in – his 12th strike in his last ten games.
Champions League Highlights: PSG Stuns Barcelona, As Angel di Maria, Edinson Cav…
Share this: Edinson Cavani, Angel di Maria and their Paris Saint-Germain teammates were in the mood for love, and goals, Tuesday. Cavani, di Maria and Co. starred in PSG’s shock 4-0 win over Barcelona in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 series. The result positions PSG to advance to the quarterfinals, but the French side still must finish the job when it visits Barcelona on March 8 in the second leg. Cavani and di Maria both celebrated their birthdays Tuesday in a manner that will endear them to PSG fans for years to game. If only di Maria and Cavani could turn 29 and 30, respectively, every game day. Di Maria kicked off PSG’s Valentine’s Day party in the
Big win for Barcelona, surprise defeat for Dortmund
Round of 16 first legs: Tuesday 14 FebruaryPARIS v BARCELONABordeaux 0-3 Paris (Cavani 6 47, Di María 40)Edinson Cavani took his recent tally to nine goals in six games as Paris won for the tenth time in eleven matches in all competitions.Alavés 0-6 Barcelona (Luis Suárez 37 67, Neymar 40, Messi 59, Alexis og 63, Rakitić 65)All three members of Barcelona's revered 'MSN' forward line were on the mark as Luis Enrique's men picked up their 12th victory in their last 16 outings in all competitions. The result was soured by Aleix Vidal suffering a dislocated ankle which ha... UEFA.com - News
Nine-man Barcelona into final again, Monaco stay clear
TUESDAYBarcelona 1-1 Atlético Madrid (agg: 3-2) (Luis Suárez 43; Gameiro 83)Copa del Rey holders Barcelona reached a fourth successive final in an eventful second leg against Atlético. Leading 2-1 after last week's first leg, Luis Suárez's eighth goal in his last eight games seemed to have wrapped it up, but Sergio Roberto's red card early in the second period gave Atlético renewed hope. The visitors were also reduced to ten men midway through the second period when Yannick Carrasco also collected a second yellow card, and when Kevin Gameiro missed a p... UEFA.com - News
How Barcelona raised Thiago Motta’s horizons
Having joined the club's academy as a teenager, Thiago Motta was deeply influenced by his time at Barcelona, but now he is eager to stand up to his old employers with Paris in the UEFA Champions League round of 16. The Italian international midfielder, 34, spoke to UEFA.com.On facing Barcelona again ... Barcelona are the favourites – that's pretty obvious, you can see that in everyone's eyes. But we've competed against them many times, we know what they can do, and we also know there's a chance for us to get to the quarter-finals. They're going to be two really tough