Barcelona continued their Europa League campaign by hosting Group E winners Galatasaray in the Round of Sixteen, with the two sides meeting for the first time in almost twenty years, with each of their previous six matches coming in the Champions League’s group stage. In spite of being the dominant side in the match, the […]
Ahead of kickoff, Barcelona’s revival under the management of Xavi was on the verge of a crucial marker. Threatening to break into the Champions League berths, more of the same was in order. And his men emphatically delivered. A dominant display, and an inspired showing off the bench, gave way to a rampant scoreline that […]
Though Barcelona managed to put four goals past José Bordalás’ Valencia side, they very easily could have conceded just as many to the hosts. Xavi has his midfield and attack firing on all cylinders, but his transition defense is still quite lacking, and this win largely depended on penalty area heroics from his center-backs and […]
Barcelona made their Europa League debut against Napoli in the first knockout round of the competition. Lifting the Europa League trophy might not have been either side’s grandest ambition, but now they found themselves in it to win it. Napoli must have been the happier side after the final whistle as Barcelona missed lots of […]
In a six-goal thriller, Xavi’s Barcelona completed a comeback over fellow-Champions League seekers Atlético Madrid. Though Yannick Carrasco scored early for the away side, goals from Jordi Alba, Gavi, Ronald Araújo, and Dani Alves put the match away for Barcelona, moving them into fourth place in LaLiga. Tactical analysis and match report by Charlie Tuley. […]
At the beginning of the season, not even the biggest skeptic would have suggested that falling into the Europa League was within the range of potential outcomes that awaited Barcelona this side of the Lionel Messi era. Yet that is precisely the future that Xavi’s group now faces, as Bayern Munich picked up where they […]
It was not the resounding win that Barcelona fans were hoping for in Xavi’s first match as manager, but they did snag all three points against their cross-town rivals. Despite losing, Espanyol were solid defensively throughout the match, and they nearly grabbed an equalizer multiple times late on. Tactical analysis and match report by Charlie […]