With both teams not being able to come out with their strongest squads on the night, it will be interesting to see how Inzaghi and Flick field their sides to outwit the other.
Reports from the training ground offer little encouragement. Balde has yet to rejoin his teammates in full training sessions, instead working alone under careful medical supervision.
With sixth Champions League title in their sights, Barcelona are chasing history. Inter, meanwhile, are looking to repeat the magic of 2010
The Polish forward, who has been out for around two weeks due to a left thigh injury, was named in the squad on Monday for the trip to Milan
Real Madrid survived a late scare but kept pace with leader Barcelona again on Sunday, ahead of their Spanish league "clasico" next weekend. Kylian Mbapp scored in each half as Madrid held on to beat Celta Vigo 3-2 and remain four points behind the Catalan rival going into next Sunday's match in Barcelona. "La Liga is in Barcelona's hands, but we'll have more chances if we're able to win," Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said. "It's a great opportunity. We're going to prepare well for Sunday's game, which I'm not saying will be decisive, but almost." Arda Gler also scored for Madrid, which opened a 3-0 lead early in the second half but saw Celta get back into the game toward the end of the match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. Celta had a couple of great chances to complete its comeback, including a shot by Pablo Durn that stopped just short of the goal line after a deflection by Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois in the 78th minute. Courtois had to make a couple of saves near the
After witnessing from the touchline how Lamine Yamal pushed his Inter Milan lineup to the limit, Simone Inzaghi said talents like the Barcelona teenager come around only once in a half century. He's the kind of talent who is born every 50 years, I had never seen him live and he really impressed me today, the Inter coach said after Yamal helped Barcelona rally in a scintillating 3-3 draw Wednesday to start their Champions League semifinal series. Lamine Yamal caused us so many problems in the last 25 minutes of the first half. Barcelona coach Hansi Flick described his 17-year-old player as a genius" after Yamal put on his latest talent show in his 100th game for the club's senior squad. He's special. I've said it before, but he's a genius, Flick said. In the big matches, he shows up, and I think he enjoyed the situation. I'm really happy that this talent, if it only comes every 50 years like Simone said, I'm glad it's for Barcelona. Yamal romping where Messi once ...
According to India time, Inter vs Barcelona semifinal second leg take place on May 7 while live time and date for PSG vs Arsenal semis 2nd leg is 12:30 AM IST on May 8
Barcelona and Inter Milan have clashed ten times in the UEFA Champions League, with Barcelona winning five matches, Inter Milan winning two and three matches ending in a draw
FC Barcelona, who last won the coveted UEFA Champions League back in 2015, is just three wins away from securing their sixth UCL title
Celta Vigo midfielder Ilaix Moriba was targeted by racist insults from Barcelona fans after their La Liga game, his coach said. Celta coach Claudio Girldez said the 22-year-old Moriba, who is from Guinea, was subjected to racist slurs when he was substituted late in the game won by Barcelona 4-3. It's sad that this continues to occur in soccer today, Girldez told reporters. Moriba came up through Barcelona's training academy before making its first team as a promising young talent. He signed for Leipzig in 2021 when the Germany club reportedly offered him a better contract. Since then, he has played on loan in the Spanish league at Valencia, Getafe and, now, Celta. Spanish soccer has been plagued by recurring incidents of Black players being targeted by racist slurs during games.
Hansi Flick ran onto the field on the final whistle and lifted Raphinha off his feet in a bear hug. The Brazil forward deserved being singled out for extra praise from Barcelona's coach. He had just led a thrilling 4-3 fightback over Celta Vigo by scoring two late goals including a clutch penalty for an injury-time winner. Barcelona remained on pace for the Spanish league title as it opened up a seven-point gap over Real Madrid before the defending champion hosts Athletic Bilbao on Sunday. It was amazing to see at this stage how this team gives everything to never give up," Flick said. He added that at halftime he told Raphinha he needed him as a leader on the field. Raphinha's double let him reach 30 goals in all competitions this season, the best of his career. LEWANDOWSKI INJURY WORRY AHEAD OF BIG GAMES The loss might come at a price, however. Barcelona top scorer Robert Lewandowski asked to be substituted in the final minutes while touching his left thigh. We have to wait u
Sony Sports Networks will live telecast the UEFA Champions League 2025 semifinal matches in India
Serhou Guirassy and Borussia Dortmund did what no else has been able to in 2025 they beat Barcelona. It still wasn't enough to reach the Champions League semifinals. Guirassy scored a hat trick and still ended up on the losing side as Dortmund's 3-1 win over Barcelona the Spanish club's first defeat of any sort since December wasn't enough to prevent a 5-3 aggregate loss. After being swept aside 4-0 in the first leg of the quarterfinal, Dortmund had nothing to lose Tuesday and attacked Barcelona from the start, leaving the visitors off-balance. Barcelona coach Hansi Flick, who has plenty of experience of facing and beating Dortmund from his time in the German league, said the passionate home crowd meant he'd expected a tough second leg despite his team's four-goal lead. I had a little bit of a feeling that something like this was coming, Flick told broadcaster Amazon Prime. Today you have to say congratulations to Dortmund, they played a very good game, and congratulations to
The Bundesliga side was soundly beaten 4-0 by Barcelona in the first leg last week, with the Catalan giants taking a strong step towards a semi-final meeting with either Inter Milan or Bayern Munich.
Barcelona eked out a 1-0 win after an own goal from relegation-threatened Leganes to protect its lead in the Spanish league. Raphinha, Barcelona's breakout player of the season and the Champions League's leading scorer, came through again for Hasni Flick's team in attack and defense. Raphina's dangerous cross was turned into the net by Leganes defender Jorge Senz for the game's only goal in the 48th minute. The Brazil forward then showed hustle when he disrupted a promising pass for Leganes' top scorer, Daniel Rabaseda, late in the first half. The hard-earned win extended Barcelona's lead to seven points over Real Madrid before the titleholders visit Alaves on Sunday. After this weekend there are seven rounds left, including a clasico next month. These games are where leagues are won, Barcelona's ric Garca said. It was a night to put the pressure (on Madrid). Leganes shocked Barcelona 1-0 in December, during a dip in form by the Catalan club. But since the start of 2025, Barcelo
The live streaming of the UCL quarterfinal between Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund will be available on the SonyLIV app.
From young kids jumping with excitement to old-timers reliving their glory days, the atmosphere at the DY Patil Stadium was electric.
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Barcelona reestablished its three-point lead over Real Madrid at the top of the Spanish league after beating Catalan rival Girona 4-1. Robert Lewandowski added to his league-leading tally with two second-half goals. Lewandowski has scored nine goals in his last nine league games and has 25 goals in total in the competition, three more than Madrid's Kylian Mbapp. For me the most important thing is what I can do to help the team," Lewandowski said. I know that if I score two goals, I'll be helping my team. As a striker it's important to have confidence for when the ball comes to me. Barcelona went in front with an own-goal by Girona defender Ladislav Krejci in the first half. Ferran Torres added the fourth goal for Barcelona in the final minutes at Montjuic stadium. On Saturday, Madrid had moved level on points with Barcelona with a 3-2 victory over Leganes at home and third-placed Atletico Madrid dropped nine points off the lead following a 1-1 draw at Espanyol. It was Barcelona's
Xavi Hernández shared that he was thrilled to relive the legendary rivalry in front of the passionate Indian crowd