The Champions League round of 16 comes to an end on Wednesday with two intriguing match-ups as Barcelona takes on rival Manchester City, and Juventus clashes with Borussia. Latin Post breaks down the games and predicts the winners.
The Clasico is likely to feature a ton of goals, but there are players on both sides of the pitch that will undoubtedly be looking to avoid any goals getting past them.Both teams feature a wealth of world-class defenseman. But does either side have a better collection?
And now things get heated. The year 2015 has been a showcase for Lionel Messi and no one, not even Cristiano Ronaldo, can deny that the Argentine has been the best player in the world to start the year. Even Ronaldo would not be considered second as his goal totals have been topped by Barcelona's Neymar and Luis Suarez. So if the Ballon d'Or voting started this week, Ronaldo would not be close to the top three.
The Clasico returns on March 22 with Real Madrid and Barcelona contesting arguably the most crucial game of the year.If Real Madrid wins, then it retains control of first place. With a win Barcelona would extend its lead to four points of its rival and control its own destiny the rest of the way. A draw would sustain Barcelona's one-point lead in the division.Goaltending will undoubtedly be the big question for this Clasico with one side essentially set in goal while the other struggling to figure out who mans the pipes. Here is how the goaltending situation breaks down.
Real Madrid and Barcelona are huge soccer rivals with by far the best players in the world today, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Pele, arguably the greatest player of all-time, seems to think Ronaldo has overtaken the top spot ahead of Messi.
Barcelona striker Luis Suarez is used to being the center of attention. He's one of the best players in the world, he's been the center of constant controversy, and he recently came out explaining why he left Liverpool FC for FC Barcelona .
The 2014-15 La Liga season has reached Week 27. Last week Barcelona took over the first place lead over Real Madrid, but plenty of time still remains. Latin Post lists and previews all 10 Spanish Premier League soccer games this weekend.
Barcelona overtook Real Madrid in the Spanish League standings in Week 26. Real Madrid has injuries and a struggling Cristiano Ronaldo at the moment. Can they still win a 33rd Spanish League Championship, or is it Barcelona's time to shine?
With their competition as tight as it has ever been, Cristiano Ronaldo and rival Lionel Messi sought out new ways to top one another and help their respective teams in a parallel title race in the Spanish League.For the second straight week, Messi got two chances to top his rival and this time he did so, emphatically. He had a solid Copa del Rey game against Villarreal in which he added an assist to his totals, but it was on the weekend against Rayo Vallecano where Messi really did his damage.
Week 26 of the 2014-15 La Liga season is complete, and Barcelona was the big winner. Thanks to Lionel Messi's hat trick, Barcelona is now in first place ahead of Real Madrid. Latin Post breaks down the exciting Week 26 of Spanish League soccer.
Another can't miss week of soccer games is upon us in La Liga. Real Madrid and Barcelona will be on display trying to capture the No. 1 seed in the league. Valencia and Atletico Madrid will face off in the game of the week. Latin Post provides a full schedule, preview and stream for week 26.
The 2014-15 La Liga season is entering Week 26. While everyone is focusing on Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, South American-born goalkeepers Claudio Bravo and Diego Alves have been nothing short of incredible this season.
Barcelona is headed to the Copa del Rey final after taking down Villarreal 3-1 Wednesday in the second leg of the semifinal for a total aggregate win of 6-2. The team is now headed to the competition's grand finale for the second straight year and the fourth time since 2011, and slated to take on Athletic Bilbao, which took down Espanyol 2-0 in its semifinal. Here are some major takeaways from this contest for Blaugrana.
Valencia has been the best La Liga team over the last month. Valencia has won six of their last seven games, and is quickly moving up the standings. Could we actually see them shock soccer fans everywhere and pull ahead of Real Madrid and Barcelona?
In just a few weeks' time, Real Madrid and Barcelona will renew their rivalry in what will likely be one of the most decisive matches of the 2014-15 season. Latin Post takes a look at some of the major questions heading into this major match-up
Week 25 of the 2014-15 La Liga season is complete, and Barcelona is climbing up the standings. Barcelona took care of business defeating Granada while Real Madrid tied with Villarreal. Latin Post breaks down the exciting week of Spanish League soccer.
Claudio Bravo has been playing phenomenal this La Liga season for Barcelona. The Chilean net minder is the frontrunner to win this year's Ricardo Zamora Award with his exceptional play. Latin Post breaks down his terrific season thus far.
Another exciting Week of Spanish League soccer is here. Barcelona is coming off a tough loss, while Real Madrid tries to stay in first place in the standings. Latin Post previews Week 25 and lists the entire week of La Liga games.
Year in and year out the world expects a surprise. And yet every year the same teams continually make reappearances in the latter stages of the Champions League. But for once, the 2014-15 UCL is threatening to show a new level of excitement as the first host of matches have featured some tremendous shockers.
Real Madrid and Barcelona continued their winning ways in this tournament, the latter doing so at the expense of a suddenly mediocre Manchester City. However, there were some other puzzling situations that have left the second legs with tremendous amounts of tension. Here are some of the big shockers of the UCL round of 16's first legs.
Barcelona bounced back from a 1-0 defeat this weekend by taking down Manchester City 2-1 Tuesday in the Champions League Round of 16. The away win all but ensures that the Catalan club will be moving on to the quarterfinals. Here are some interesting takeaways from Barcelona's third straight victory over the English side from Manchester.
Spanish League soccer clubs Real Madrid and Barcelona are by far the two most popular sports franchises in the world today on social media. The two Spanish clubs are also the most valuable franchises in sports.
