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Barcelona hadn’t lost at home since the 3-0 defeat to Bayern Munich in May 2013. However, two penalties from Cristiano Ronaldo on the either side of a Weston McKennie wondergoal brought the streak to a halt. Despite boasting 59% possession and attempting 20 shots (in comparison, Juventus had just eight), the Blaugrana failed to create many clear-cut opportunities. Captain Lionel Messi was the only threat coming from Barcelona. The defeat also condemns Ronald Koeman’s side to second in Group G behind Juventus, courtesy of an inferior head-to-head record....

It was an evening of matter-of-fact football from the Catalan giants as they strolled past a leaden-footed Athletic Bilbao who never got going on the night. It took Barcelona all of 8 minutes to score as they caught the Athletic Bilbao defenders napping inside the area, with Paco Alcacer opening the scoring from a Jordi Alba cut back. Barcelona weaved their magic at the Camp Nou for a bit and Philippe Coutinho hit the woodwork before Lionel Messi smashed an absolute peach into the bottom corner from right outside the box....

And as always, there are stories which make headlines irrespective of the transfer window being open or shut. The transfer world has been eerily silent today but we have still managed to get a bunch of stories that made headlines on 20th March 2018: La Liga PSG want Zinedine Zidane included in the deal for Neymar The Parisians are now reportedly ready to let Neymar join Real Madrid in the summer but only on one condition....

“The club knows what we need. But, as is always the case, it comes down to price, negotiations, circumstances,” said Luis Enrique on Saturday. “Until the transfer window closes, there’s always the possibility of movement, but if nobody arrives I dont want anyone to leave.” He added he was delighted with Turan and Vidal, who have quickly slotted into the side after training with the first team. “They haven’t surprised me....

Zidane not happy with Getafe draw Real Madrid are already out of the title race but have finally managed to steady the ship after Zidane took over. However, after an impressive 3-0 win over Athletic Bilbao, Madrid dropped points once again at Getafe. After the 0-0 draw, Zidane was furious with his team and demanded a lot more from them. He said, “The result leaves a bad taste in the mouth....

Coutinho, who struggled to make an impact in Barcelona’s Champions League capitulation at Liverpool in midweek, put in an impressive display against Getafe on Sunday before limping off midway through the second half. And Barca have now provided an update on the Brazil international, confirming on Twitter that he “is expected to be out for around 10 days” with a hamstring injury. Coutinho may now face a race against time to be fit for the Copa del Rey final, though if Barca’s timescales are correct, the former Liverpool playmaker will be back in contention for the clash with Valencia on May 25....

Barcelona’s captain shone brightly at an empty Camp Nou on Saturday, driving his team into the next round; head and shoulders above the rest as he usually is and has been for far too long. Messi scored a brilliant solo goal and won the penalty for the third goal on the night as Barca went further than rivals Real Madrid and booked their ticket to Lisbon with a 3-1 win over Napoli (4-2 on aggregate)....

Andres Iniesta joined Barcelona’s famed youth academy ‘La Masia’ at the age of 12 and was earmarked as a future prospect right from the very beginning. As a teenager, the midfielder modelled his game around the unique styles of Michael Laudrup and Pep Guardiola, who were a part of Barcelona’s iconic ‘Dream Team’ at the time. In hindsight, it is fairly evident that the Barcelona star not only emulated his idols but went on to achieve a lot more than they could ever dream of....

After detailing the charges and listening to an overview of criminal charges Brooks, 39, has faced in the past during his Tuesday afternoon court appearance, Waukesha County Court Commissioner Kevin Costello accepted prosecutors’ recommendation to set Brooks’ cash bail at $5 million. Costello said that the bail amount was “extraordinarily high” but “warranted.” “I’ve not seen anything like this in my very long career,” Costello said. He added it appeared to him to be “a very strong case for the state....

Bailly has impressed as an imposing presence at centre-back since signing from Villarreal last pre-season and he credits Mourinho with smoothing his adaptation to English football. Scholes predicts Utd’s season finish The Ivory Coast international will start alongside Chris Smalling once more at the heart of defence in Thursday’s Europa League last-32 tie against Saint-Etienne at Old Trafford and praised his manager at a pre-match news conference. “What I’ve found different to other managers is the time he takes to spend time with you individually,” Bailly said....

They know the quarterback showdown is the headline heading into Saturday’s top-five matchup between the No. 2 Buckeyes and No. 5 Sooners at Ohio Stadium, even if both try to deflect from that narrative as much as possible. WEEK 2 PICKS: Straight up | Against the spread “I feel like I’m going against Oklahoma’s defense and he’s going against Ohio State’s defense,” Barrett said at a NEWS conference Monday at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center....

Some of this content is the legendary characters made famous by the novels set in the D&D universe. There are two secret characters that fans of the R.A. Salvatore novels will be overjoyed to unlock and play. RELATED: Action RPGs To Play If You Like Baldur’s Gate Who Are The Secret Characters? There are few characters from the D&D novels as famous as Drizzt Do’Urden. This drow ranger left his home in the Underdark to escape the evil society devoted to the spider queen, Lloth....

The trailer shows off a few highlights of Baldur’s Gate 3 combat, along with some of Dungeons and Dragons’ most famous creatures, with Owlbears and more making appearances. Even more notable, however, was the announcement of the game’s early access release date. Fans should be able to start playing in August this year, but Larian warned that might change, primarily due to factors relating to the coronavirus pandemic. RELATED: Baldur’s Gate 3 Opening Cinematic Revealed...

Loaded Dice, for those unfamiliar, is a recently added feature to Baldur’s Gate 3. Larian heavily prioritizes player feedback when it comes to changing gameplay or balance in its projects. It took note that many Baldur’s Gate 3 players were frustrated with the dice rolls in-game, so it added Loaded Dice. Turning on this feature would increase the player’s chance of getting higher rolls more often. The problem is, Baldur’s Gate 3 players seemed to be even more frustrated with the Loaded Dice than before, even going so far as calling the dice “rigged” or even “cursed....

Forward Bale has not featured for his club since the 4-2 win over Granada at the start of last month, though he has played four times for Wales since that outing. The 30-year-old was on international duty during the week, helping Ryan Giggs’ squad secure a place at Euro 2020 with a 2-0 win over Hungary. He celebrated after the final whistle, dancing and singing with a banner that read: ‘WALES....

Bale found the net in the eighth minute and Madrid withstood pressure from the league newcomer to move to fourth in the standings after 15 matches, behind Atletico Madrid, Sevilla and leader Barcelona. Barcelona and Atletico Madrid won their games on Saturday, while Sevilla was held by Valencia to a draw. The match in Huesca happened only a few hours before fierce Argentine rivals River Plate and Boca Juniors played in Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in the final of the Copa Libertadores, South America’s equivalent of the Champions League....

In case you didn’t know Ribery enjoyed the best season of his career in 2013, netting 22 goals and providing 18 assists in all competitions. His exploits helped Bayern Munich complete a spectacular treble, winning the Bundesliga, the UEFA Champions League, and the DFB Pokal Cup. The winger was presented with the UEFA Player of the Year award but was snubbed for the coveted Ballon d’Or, losing out to Cristiano Ronaldo, who won no titles with Real Madrid that year but enjoyed a phenomenal individual season with 66 goals in 56 games....

One of the prizes these tournaments will heavily influence is the Ballon d’Or. While Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have dominated the award in the last decade, their duopoly was shattered when Luka Modric controversially took home the gong last year. With the 2018-19 performances reviewed, fans have already begun betting on the players they think deserve football’s most prestigious award this year. Here, we take a look at six players and their probabilities to win the 2019 edition of the Ballon d’Or based on the latest betting odds on Bet365....

The outspoken Italy striker is in his third season with Nice, although he is yet to register a goal in 2018-19. Speculation began to circulate recently that Balotelli could complete a move back to the Rossoneri, where he spent two spells either side of an ultimately unsuccessful switch to Liverpool. That talk was met with scorn by some sections of the Milan faithful, prompting Balotelli to post a riposte via an Instagram story....

The former Liverpool man has continued last season’s impressive form this term, netting five goals in his first five Ligue 1 games. Favre was critical of Balotelli earlier this season after Nice were knocked out by Napoli in a Champions League play-off, but despite praising the recent improvements in his game, the Swiss coach still feels there is more to come from the 27-year-old. “He has really improved in his movement,” he told a news conference ahead of Nice’s Europa League clash with Lazio....