5:00 PM ET Sophie Lawson TURIN, Italy — There is a cliché that this is just Olympique Lyonnais‘ world and we’re all living in it, but there is substance in the trite. Lyon might not have been perfect in Saturday’s pulsating Champions League final, but their 3-1 win over Barcelona was a convincing and richly
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7:18 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has confirmed the club are working on the signing of Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski this summer. Lewandowski, 33, still has one year to run on his contract but last week revealed his desire to leave Bayern after eight seasons at the German club.
10:45 AM ET Sophie Lawson When Barcelona stepped out onto the pitch at the Groupama Arena three years ago in Budapest for their first UEFA Women’s Champions League final, they were the unfavoured team, expected to be no match for Olympique Lyonnais. The narrative was set: the European juggernaut (Lyon) was clashing with the new
5:30 PM ET Thomas Tuchel has said Chelsea might need to reluctantly sanction Cesar Azpilicueta’s departure to Barcelona. Photo by Angel Martinez – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has said Cesar Azpilicueta is torn over a possible move to Barcelona and hinted he may reluctantly sanction a transfer if the defender does not
6:00 AM ET This weekend, Barcelona slumped to a third successive home defeat at Camp Nou for the first time ever in a single season, with some of the spotlight landing on a player who wasn’t even on the pitch. 2 Related Xavi’s side fell behind after just seven minutes against mid-table Rayo Vallecano, yet
6:27 PM ET Danny Lewis The summer transfer window is approaching, and there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Ten Hag, De Jong to reunite at Old Trafford? Manchester United could reunite Erik
7:03 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The summer transfer window is approaching, and there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Barcelona seek Robert Lewandowski for long haul Barcelona are planning on doing everything
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8:54 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Xavi Hernandez said Barcelona is the “most difficult club in the world” because of the demands on his team to win while playing good football. Barca face Eintracht Frankfurt in the second leg of their Europa League quarterfinal at Camp Nou on Thursday after a 1-1 draw in
5:18 PM ET Barcelona striker Luuk de Jong scored a header in added time to give his side a 3-2 win at struggling Levante after a remarkable, end-to-end game in which his side gave away three penalties. Levante took a deserved lead against a lacklustre Barca in the 52nd minute when captain Jose Luis Morales
4:53 PM ET Barcelona rallied for a 1-1 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt in their Europa League quarterfinal first leg on Thursday night. The hosts had a penalty waved off following a VAR review in a scoreless first half, but took the lead shortly after the break from Ansgar Knauff’s stunning long-distance shot. – Hunter: Ousmane
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8:04 AM ET The final international break of the 2021-22 European soccer season — the most consequential one in years — is officially in the rearview mirror, and it’s once again time to focus on the homestretch of the club season. In terms of title races, relegations, future Champions League spots or the current Champions
1:43 PM ET Fresh off a World Cup draw, the European club season resumed this weekend and provided plenty to talk about. From Juventus and Inter‘s fiery Serie A clash to more woe for Man United, it was a packed schedule. Elsewhere, Pedri was a superstar when Barcelona needed one, Real Madrid got some (lucky)
6:08 PM ET What a weekend! With Premier League title chasers Liverpool and Man City winning, Man United were again left frustrated in their chase for fourth place. Elsewhere, Real Madrid rebounded from their Clasico defeat to stay in charge of LaLiga’s title race, though Pedri‘s brilliant goal pushed Barcelona into second. There was also
Mar 29, 2022 Caroline Graham Hansen was 14 when she first found out there was a women’s national team in Norway. It was only then, after 10 years of playing football for three hours every day — however cold or wet the weather would get in Oslo — that she realised the game she enjoyed
10:25 AM ET Adriana Garcia Barcelona president Joan Laporta has said no exceptions will be made with potential new signings regarding wages. The Catalan club, who have a negative €144 million spending limit according to LaLiga, continues to work on cutting down spending. – La Liga on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S. only)–
6:48 PM ET Danny Lewis The 2022 January transfer window is closed, but there’s still plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Dembele to stay at Camp Nou? Barcelona are considering keeping Ousmane Dembele
11:35 AM ET No matter what you read or hear elsewhere, it’s a fact that Real Madrid did not lose this Clasico, in which they were utterly thrashed, “because Karim Benzema was out.” Don’t accept that: It’s glib, it hides some key truths and it is a little typical of the modern obsession with one-phrase
12:52 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Xavi Hernandez has said the door will always be open for Lionel Messi at Barcelona for as long as he is the coach. Messi left for Paris Saint-Germain last August because Barca could not afford to renew his contract, while Xavi, Messi’s former teammate at Camp Nou, returned