THURSDAY Athletic Club 2-1 Barcelona (Aduriz 25, Williams 28; Messi 52)Having beaten Athletic 3-1 in the 2015 Copa del Rey final, Barcelona – winners in each of the last two campaigns – must come from behind to progress to this season's quarter-finals. The home side took the initiative in the first half of their last-16 tie at San Mamés thanks to two goals in four minutes from Aritz Aduriz and Iñaki Williams, before Lionel Messi's free-kick reduced the arrears soon after half-time. Athletic lost Raúl García
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Arsenal and Leicester beaten, Barcelona win in Doha
TUESDAY Everton 1-1 Arsenal (Coleman 44, Williams 86; Sánchez 20)Arsenal, who took the lead when Alexis Sánchez's free-kick was deflected in by Ashley Williams, were handed their first Premier League defeat since the opening weekend of the season. Williams atoned by heading in the winner from a corner. The Gunners would have gone top with a victory.
Arda Turan chirpy after Barcelona treble
The evening began with the focus on whether Lionel Messi might equal an all-time UEFA Champions League group stage scoring record. It ended with Arda Turan confirming that he too is in the most prolific form of his career.The Turkey midfielder had not registered a hat-trick in eight and a half years, but his triple against Borussia Mönchengladbach means he is averaging a goal every 36.5 minutes in this season's competition: 146 minutes played, four goals, one assist. Having hit the net twice in the Liga and with a goal every 83 minutes in Barça's Spanish Super Cup win, Arda
Watch Barcelona Vs. Malaga La Liga Game Online (Live Stream)
Share this: Barcelona can reclaim first place in La Liga’s standings Saturday for a few hours or perhaps longer. Malaga will visit Barcelona at Nou Camp in a La Liga game that will set the tone for the weekend of Spanish soccer. Second-place Barcelona trails Real Madrid by just two points and can overtake its eternal rival with a victory over 10th-placed Malaga. Barcelona striker Luis Suarez is suspended for the game due to yellow card accumulation, but the hosts could welcome defenders Gerard Pique and Jordi Alba back into the squad after they recovered from injuries. Here’s how to watch Barcelona vs. Malaga online. When: Saturday, Nov. 19, at 10:15 a.m. ETLive Stream: FuboTV Thumbnail photo via YouTube/LaLiga More Stories Source link
City, Lyon, Barcelona, Rosengård, Fortuna in last eight
Brøndby 1-1 Manchester City (agg: 1-2) Manchester City will take their debut campaign into the quarter-finals as they made full use of their 1-0 home win. After a tight first half, City picked up the pace and on 65 minutes Toni Duggan got their away goal with a superb shot on the turn. Nanna Christiansen immediately equalised on the night but the three-time semi-finalists remained two goals short.Zürich 0-9 Lyon (agg: 0-17)The holders went one better than their first-leg win and now have 74 goals in 11 competitive matches this season. Camille Abily scored twice before half-time and substitute Claire Lavogez matched her ... UEFA.com - News
How will Barcelona cope without Iniesta?
There were jubilant scenes for Barcelona at the Mestalla on Saturday as Lionel Messi's added-time penalty sealed a thrilling 3-2 win against Valencia, but the celebrations were quickly tempered by concerns over captain Andrés Iniesta.Taken off with a knee injury in the first half, the 32-year-old was later ruled out for six to eight weeks with collateral ligament damage, and he is set to miss some major games for his club. With Barcelona already deprived of injured defenders Jordi Alba and Gerard Piqué, they must now make do without their midfield magician for Liga games that include a testing trip to Sevilla and the Clásico
Pupil Messi teaches old Barcelona master Guardiola a lesson
The irony of how superbly Lionel Messi played in Barcelona's 4-0 defeat of Manchester City simply linked to the fact that he's beginning to treat his former mentor a trifle too robustly. Pep Guardiola has come back to the Camp Nou twice as a rival manager and during two aggregate 7-0 defeats it is his star pupil, Messi, who has scored five times, got an assist and won a penalty.Not what you'd call gratitude.But, all joking aside, what stood out about the Argentinian's hat-trick (taking him to six goals in the UEFA Champions League already this season)... UEFA.com - News