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Barcelona confirm Lewandowski hamstring injury

Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski has suffered a hamstring injury, the LaLiga club said on Sunday after the Polish striker was forced to come off in their 4-3 win over Celta Vigo.

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Coach: Celta player target of racist slurs at Barça

Celta Vigo midfielder Ilaix Moriba was targeted by racist insults from Barcelona fans after their La Liga game on Saturday, his coach said.

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Barça should have cruised by Dortmund, instead they nearly crumbled

Flashbacks of past capitulations were fresh in the mind as Barcelona nearly contrived to give up a four-goal lead.

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Flick has to remind dejected Barça: We're in SF

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said he had to remind his disappointed players they had reached the Champions League semifinal after Tuesday's 3-1 loss to Borussia Dortmund.

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Champions League as it happened: Villa sparks comeback, but PSG advance

Enjoy Tuesday's UEFA Champions League quarterfinal action as Borussia Dortmund took on Barcelona and Aston Villa took on Paris Saint-Germain.

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Barça stumble into UCL semis, unbeaten run ends

Five-time European champions Barcelona reached their first Champions League semi-final in six seasons with a 5-3 aggregate victory despite being beaten 3-1 by Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday.

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PSG end Aston Villa’s European run after epic fightback falls just short

Unai Emery will always shudder at mention of La Remontada. It came to define his time as the manager of Paris Saint-Germain, the inexplicable Champions League defeat by Luis Enrique’s Barcelona in 2017 after his team had held a 4-0 first-leg lead. Barcelona would end up needing three goals with 88 minutes of the second leg gone at the Camp Nou. They got them for a 6-5 aggregate victory. On an epic night at Villa Park, the roles were reversed – and so nearly to cathartic effect for Emery. His Villa team were magnificent. They refused to believe that this showpiece Champions League quarter-final was over after Luis Enrique’s PSG surged into a 2-0 lead on the night for a 5-1 aggregate advantage, the goals coming from their flying full-backs, Achraf Hakimi and Nuno Mendes. Continue reading...

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Barcelona sneak through after Serhou Guirassy’s treble gives Dortmund hope

In the end, it was comfortable enough for Barcelona, despite Serhou Guirassy’s hat-trick. They weren’t able to hold the ball in trademark fashion and command through possession but they always had clear water. There were times, though, when they were distinctly uneasy and, but for an own goal that came at just the right time for them, this might have been a very awkward evening. It may ultimately have been a second leg negotiated without too much jeopardy, but it was a tie that raised doubts about them as potential champions. There is much to admire about Hansi Flick’s Spanish league leaders but theirs is a high-risk game and more precise opponents than Dortmund might have exposed them. Continue reading...