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Fc Barcelona Start 2017 With Defeat At Nine-man Athletic Bilbao In Copa Del Rey

... we did enough to deserve more, even taking into account Athletic’s numerical disadvantage.”. Read more | Pep Guardiola, Man City boss, says he could be ending football coaching career. Enrique started all three of his star strike force of Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar despite handing them an extended winter break which meant they only returned to training on Monday after two weeks off. This is the sixth time Barca and Athletic have been paired together in the Cup in nine seasons, including three finals. Barca have emerged victorious in all five previous occasions, but Athletic looked well on their way to reversing that run with two excellent goals midway through the first-half. Firstly, Aduriz stooped unmarked to head home Garcia’s cross and round off a fine team move on 25 minutes. Alvarez homage. Then, in the midst of a homage to Athletic defender Yeray Alvarez who was recently diagnosed with testicular cancer, the hosts struck again when Williams smashed home a volley from Aduriz’s neat backheeled layoff. Alvarez was in the crowd and the club announced earlier on Thursday he will return to training in the next few weeks after undergoing successful ...

Barcelona Face Atletico Madrid In Copa Del Rey Semifinals, Celta Get Alaves

... with bet 365. Bet Now ». Burkina Faso. Live football odds with bet 365. Bet Now ». Stade Rennes. Live football odds with bet 365. Bet Now ». US Pescara. Live football odds with bet 365. Bet Now ». AS Roma. 5 days ago. Barcelona face Atletico Madrid in Copa del Rey semifinals, Celta get Alaves. Shaka Hislop says there are few strikers who he would even consider to be in the same league as Luis Suarez. Copa del Rey holders Barcelona have been drawn against Atletico Madrid for the semifinals of this season's competition. The Catalan giants beat Real Sociedad 5-2 on Thursday to progress 6-2 on aggregate to reach the last four of the Copa for the seventh year in a row. The Vicente Calderon Stadium will be the venue for the first leg. "They are one of the best teams in the world," said Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke, who spoke live after the draw. "It's going to be a beautiful challenge. I think details are what make the difference in this type of tie and we hope to go all the way.". Atletico are through to the semifinals for the first time since the ...

Real Madrid Cf Extend Lead As Fc Barcelona, Sevilla Fc Slip-up

... goal of the season. However, he was less understanding as he claimed the ball “was a metre over the line.”. The hosts dominated opening 75 minutes as Dani Ceballos saw a dipping long-range effort come back off the bar before Ruben Castro struck the post with Marc-Andre ter Stegen beaten at his near post. The German goalkeeper had a moment to forget for the opening goal as he failed to get a good connection on an attempted punch under pressure from two Betis players and the ball fell kindly for Alegria to tap home. Conceding appeared to wake Barca from their slumber and they were doubly denied by Hernandez seconds later as Neymar went down inside the area and the ball ricocheted off Riza Durmisi and over his own line despite Alissa Mandi’s best efforts. Yet, La Liga’s refusal to implement goal line technology due to pricing fears cost Barca dearly as no goal was given. Betis should have sealed the three points when Castro broke clear on goal eight minutes from time, but Ter Stegen redeemed himself with a fine save. And that miss proved crucial as Messi finally found the space to slip a pass through the Betis ...

Fc Barcelona Implements Kore Prosports Sponsorship™ To Take Sponsorship Sales And Activations To The Next Level

... "We are excited to add an organization the caliber of FC Barcelona to our European operations. We look forward to boosting the operations of this world-class club for years to come.". About KORE Software. KORE Software has revolutionized the way that the global sports industry does business. No other company on earth has more influence on how sports and entertainment assets are bought and sold, whether they be individual tickets, annual memberships, luxury suites, media, or corporate sponsorships—over €10 billion and growing go through KORE's systems each year. The KORE Pro Sports™ suite of software is the global sports industry's leading platform for turning a generic CRM, such as Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, or SAP into a 360-degree sports business system.  KORE's software seamlessly integrates with other key business systems, including ticketing systems (e.g., Ticketmaster Archtics) and accounting systems (e.g., SAP). KORE's flagship suite of Saa S software includes. KORE ...

Fc Barcelona Vs. Real Sociedad

... Denis Suarez reacts after scoring a goal during Copa del Rey, quarter final, second leg soccer match, between FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad at the Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. (Credit: AP / Manu Fernandez). FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, left, duels for the ball against Real Sociedad's David Zurutuza during the Copa del Rey, quarter final, second leg, between FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad at the Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. (Credit: AFP/Getty Images / LLUIS GENE). Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (c) vies with Real Sociedad's defender Yuri Berchiche (R) and Real Sociedad's midfielder Mikel Oyarzabal during the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup) quarter final second leg football match FC Barcelona vs Real Sociedad at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on January 26, 2017. (Credit: AP / Manu Fernandez). FC ...

Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez Help Fc Barcelona Down Sd Eibar In La Liga

... with what I saw on the pitch. “We said we needed to get better results and that’s what we’re doing, and that’s giving us more confidence, but we’re still far from the level we want to be at.”. Barca are third on 41 points, two behind Real, who beat Malaga 2-1 on Saturday and have a game in hand. Sevilla are second on 42 points after following last week’s recovery against Real by staging another stirring comeback to win 4-3 at Osasuna earlier on Sunday, while Atletico Madrid faltered again despite a brilliant strike from Antoine Griezmann earning them a 2-2 draw at Athletic Bilbao. Late goals from Franco Vazquez and Pablo Sarabia secured the points for Sevilla after their captain Vicente Iborra had scored for both sides in an action-packed clash between teams from opposite ends of the table. Read more | Premier League: Alexis Sanchez scores late as 10-man Arsenal FC beat Burnley FC. Jorge Sampaoli’s side, now a point off the pace but having ...

Fc Barcelona’s La Liga Title Challenge Jolted After Draw Against Real Betis

... long-range effort come back off the bar before Castro struck the post with Ter Stegen beaten at his near post. The German goalkeeper had a moment to forget for the opening goal as he failed to get a good connection on an attempted punch under pressure from two Betis players and the ball fell kindly for Alegria to tap home. Conceding appeared to wake Barca from their slumber and they were doubly denied by Hernandez seconds later as Neymar went down inside the area and the ball ricocheted towards the Betis goal off Riza Durmisi. Replays showed the ball clearly went over the line before Alissa Mandi cleared, but La Liga’s refusal to implement goal line technology due to pricing fears cost Barca dearly as no goal was given. Another goal line clearance prevented Aleix Vidal’s deflected cross levelling for Barca moments later. Betis should have sealed the three points when Castro broke clear on goal eight minutes from time, but Ter Stegen redeemed himself with a fine save. And that miss proved crucial as Messi finally found the space to slip a pass through the Betis defence ...

Live Villarreal Cf

... into quite a fiery encounter. Some of the tackles are getting a little tasty now, but for the moment the referee has decided to keep his cards in his pocket. Suarez pleads his innocence after bringing down Costa. The Villarreal midfielder nutmegged the Barca man and so he retaliated by tripping him. The referee saw it, though. GOMES LETS RIP! A loose ball falls into the path of Gomes about 25 yards out from goal. The midfielder gets a powerful strike away, but the ball flashes over the crossbar. This match is starting to settle into something of a rythym now. Barcelona are seeing more of the ball, but it's Villarreal who seem to be posing more of an attacking threat. Some transfer gossip for you - Rakitic has been left out for Barcelona today and speculation in Spain says that's because the Croatian is on the brink of signing for Man City. Neymar is finding it difficult to get himself involved in this game. He is attempting to pick a pass, but the Brazilian is lacking a final product at the moment. He's been wasteful so far. GREAT TACKLE! That was a last ditch intervention. The pass into Dos ...

I'll Never Be Barcelona President

... of losing Fernandinho to red card suspension. Pep Guardiola has closed the door on a return to Barcelona, saying he will never become the Catalan club's president. After the Manchester City boss said earlier this week that he felt he was "approaching the end" of his coaching career, Fabio Capello suggested the 45-year-old may already be thinking of a return to Barca. However, Guardiola - who has previously ruled out returning to the Camp Nou as manager - has now dismissed the possibility of returning as the club's president, saying he loves his job at City and has no intention of leaving coaching any time soon. "I was lucky to be trained by Fabio Capello and I would like to tell him I will never be president of FC Barcelona," he said at a news conference on Thursday. "There is already Gerard Pique to do that.". Guardiola spent 17 years at Barca as a player and returned as manager of the B team in 2007 before taking over from Frank Rijkaard as first team manager the following year. During ...