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Barcelona have been far from their usual selves in some games this season

Has Barcelona’s invincibility waned?

Barcelona have lost just two league matches this season but are starting to draw criticism for their performances. The Catalan club haven’t quite been at the same level as they have reached in previous years and as Jake Miller discusses, that might just be playing into the hands of their rivals…

Fernando Torres won't be getting his hands on another international trophy because he won't be at Euro 2012

Fernando Torres won’t be going to Euro 2012

Fernando Torres has been in terrible form since he moved to Chelsea last January and it is starting to affect his chances with the national side. As Gary Linton discusses, the chances are he won’t be in Poland and Ukraine this summer…

Could Jose Mourinho leave Real Madrid at the end of the season?

Could Mourinho depart Real Madrid this summer?

In the last week, stories circulated that Jose Mourinho will walk away from the Bernabeu this summer. James McManus looks into the many reasons why he might want to go, and the all things that could force him to stay…

Daniele De Rossi has been deployed in the centre of defence to help Roma dominate games

Play starts from the back

Recent months have seen a number of managers deploying normally central midfielders in the heart of their own defence. As Suhail Seedat discusses, it may not make the teams more solid but it does help them pass around their opposition…

Falcao could very well score the goals to get Atleti into the Champions League

European spots are there for the taking

As the January transfer enters its final ten days, the attention of many is drawn towards the end of the season. Jake Miller is on hand to take you through the runners and riders for the final Champions League spot in Spain…

Arouna Kone has already scored seven times for Levante this season

La Liga’s surprise package

La Liga is sometimes referred to as a slightly better version of Scottish Premier League thanks to its domination by two clubs, Real Madrid and Barcelona. As James McManus explains, it’s refreshing to see Levante bucking the trend…

Sergio Busquets can't be the reason Barcelona are hated so much - especially compared to Pepe

Why the hatred towards Barcelona?

Andy Hunter didn’t watch this week’s El Clasico. He kept up to date with it by way of the internet and what he couldn’t understand is how disliked Barcelona were…

Lionel Messi picked up his third Ballon d'Or crown

Messi standing on the brink

Last night Lionel Messi got his hands on his third consecutive Ballon d’Or trophy. Right here, we’ve got Andy Hunter fawning over the 24 year-old who already ranks alongside the very best…

Lionel Messi probably shouldn't have been on the pitch to make the telling contribution that he did

Did Barcelona deliver a knockout blow?

Saturday’s El Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid was quite the game. Thanks to victory, Barcelona are now top of La Liga and as James McManus discusses they might have done enough already to lift the league title…

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Barcelona with a point to prove

Tonight is El Clásico. Jake Miller turns his eye to Barcelona and what they might do to keep up Pep Guardiola’s astonishing record in the fixture…