BARCELONA REACH THE SEMI FINALS IN THE COPA DEL REY CUP.

 Barcelona only a few months ago  were hobbling over the relegation table,things really did look dark and gloomy  then, with huge financial problems, and selling of top players like Luis Suarez, Arturo Vidal and Ivan Rakitic just did not  help the club one bit.

 But today they re second i the table below Atletico Madrid. Have payed one final ad are in the semi finals at the Copa Del Rey cup, mind you Barcelona have not bought any player or for the matter even on a loan this January. In the quarter final match in the Copa Del Rey against Granada.

 Granada were 2-0 at the 81st minute after two errors by the Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti.

 But things changed at the end in injury time as both Antoine Greizman and Jordi Alba  equalized .

 But during A.E.T. Barcelona scored two more goals one each from Antoine Greizman and again from Jordi Alba. But there was a twist a Granada were given a  penalty. But then Frenkie De Jong scored the fifth goal deep into Extra time.

 The match ended 5=3 in Barcelona favor.

WHY HAS RONALD KOEMAN SUCCEEDED AND ZINEDINE FAILED WITH THEIR YOUTH?

  Now for over a year Barcelona were rally having a tough time ,as the-money pots started running dry.

 And buying costly stars was now next to impossible,and according to the bye laws of Barcelona they can only pay up to 70, seventy percent of heir income on players salary, but now it has reached 74,seventy four percent. So old players like Luis Suarez, Ivan Rakitic, Arturo Vidal were sold.

 Ronald Koeman ad no alternative but to  rely heavily on their youngsters, who honestly rallied up for the challenge and the club lost a final with Atletico Bilbao , are third in the La Liga, and reached the quarter finals in the Copa Del Rey. And once they were fighting a relegation battle. While Ansu Fati, Pedri  and other youngsters took their chance with both hands.

 On the other hand Zinedine Zidane has hardly given youngsters a chance to shine. He prefers players like Kareem Benzema, Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane, Toni Kroos,Casiemaro

LUIS SUAREZ IS THE TOP GOAL SCORER IN SPAIN EVEN AT THIRTY FOUR YEARS OF AGE

  Thee is no doubt about it that the Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez , is indeed a very good striker, whether he played in Ajax, Liverpool , Barcelona or now at Atletico Madrid.He has scored sacks of goals.

 Now at the twilight years of his as a footballer glittering career he is leading he table in Spain with he most goals, he has 12, twelve goals in 16, sixteen games this season with Atletico Madrid.

 Only Cristiano Ronaldo has more goals, he has 13, thirteen goals in sixteen games.

 Luis Suarez could easily win the Pin chichi award, in the LA LIGA.

 But the Barcelona fans say why did Barcelona sell him.?

 But you must remember that the financial worries are a huge mountain to climb and solve, they had to sell old wood who were good but had huge weekly wages over 200,000, two hundred thousand pounds.

 So Luis Suarez, Ivan Rakitic and Arturo Vidal were sold.

LIONEL MESSI LOOKS HAPPY WITH THE NEW ANDRES INIESTA IN PEDRI,

  Lionel Messi was feeling lost with out Neymar, Luis Suarez and Arturo Vidal,  Ivan Rakitic, 

 But the earlier departure of Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta did not help either. 

 But now the young 18, , eighteen year old Pedri, whose real name was Pedro Gonzales  Lopez, but he is called Pedri  for short.

 He was   a youth academy product of Real Madrid, who thought that Pedri was far below average and they released him.

He then joined Las Palmas, Barcelona bought him from there cheap.

 He has formed a good understanding with Lionel Messi, with good passes and lovely one two assists as well including a back heel pass as well.

 One thing is clear he has grabbed his opportunity  with both arms.

REAL MADRID WIN THE FIRST EL CLASICO 2020/2021.

 The famous clash between the two Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid, called the El Clasico,or THE CLASIC. when played both the streets of Madrid and Barcelona are empty, but all the pubs and bars are full.

 The match was held on24/10/2020. and Real Madrid defeated Barcelona with a score of 3-1.

 Now Ansu Fati scored the  only goal for Barcelona , he now becomes the  youngest footballer at 17, seventeen years to score a goal in the El Clasico history.

He also becomes the youngest player to score a goal in the champion league  to score for Barcelona ,and also the youngest for the club  .

But the Real Madrid should not get to excited here as many of the Barcelona former dstars like Luis Suarez, Arthur Melo, Arturo Vidal, Ivan  Rakitic  were  sold out in the summer transfer window.

 And Barcelona  are rebuilding their team and it will take a few years to do that, and to make matters worse the Corona Virus has made clubs financially in big mess.

 Now Real Madrid will also have to replace like Marcelo, Kareem Benzema, Sergio Ramos and they have still to replace Cristiano Ronaldo.

FOOTBALL CLUBS IN SPAIN DID HARDLY ANY BUYING OF PLAYERS DURING THE TRANSFER WINDOW.

  The Corona Virus, Covid 19 or the Chinese  virus has brought the entire  world to it's knees economically.

 Football clubs have been taking a real beating financially, and many clubs have asked players to take pay cuts to bail heir clubs out.. Clubs have even sold players to generate funds.

 Now for example Barcelona sold players  tat were sold out who were n the wrong side of 30, thirty years like Luis Suarez,, Arturo Vidal, and Ivan Rakitic.. Still Barcelona could not make money to buy Memphis Depay..

 Real Madrid also did not buy a single player during the summer transfer window. And we will  have to go back to the year 1980, that is 40, forty years ago tat is when Real Madrid lat went without buying any footballer in a transfer window.

 Now Valencia sold a lot of players,but could not replace all of them.

 Only Seville did buy few players in the summer transfer window.

ATLETICO MADRIDD ARE ANGRY WITH THE WAY ARSENAL DID THE THOMAS PRATLEY DEAL.

 Atletico Madrid and their Argentinean  manager Diego Simone  , re very angry with Arsenal, for the way the English club went about getting the Thomas Pratley  transfer within a minute which was remaining of the summer transfer window. .

 Actually speaking legally Arsenal  , was correct in what hey did do get tis transfer a done and dusted deal..

 Atletico Madrid had as according to the Spanish employment law, every person working in Spain should have a buy out clause on their contract, and the Spanish club Atletico Madrid had fixed the buy out clause at 45, forty five million pounds.

 Arsenal had to sell  players first so Ivan Rakitic, Arturo Vidal and Luis Suarez along with Nelson Semedo were sold and Matteo Geundosi  was given ut on a loan deal..

 Arsenal were asaking for  Thomas Pratley right from te first day of the transfer window.

 The trouble now is that Atletico madrid do not have a replacement  for Thomas Pratley.

 Atlico Madrid thought  that Arsenal w, would never cough up the money.

 Anger and  tempers ae very high at Madrid now.

YOU MUST UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEMS FACING BARCELONA.

 Barcelona are really facing financial  problems mainly due to the Corona virus, Covid 19 or call it Chinese virus. The entire world has collapsed economically, football and sports all over the world have been financially hit very hard.

 Now the Spanish La Liga have told Barcelona, that they can not buy any players and ten generate funds to buy new players, or they will have to release players to save huge weekly salary, So Ivan  Rakitic,was sold to Seville, Luis Suarez to Atletico Madrid, Nelson Semedo to Wolverhampton and Arturo Vidal to   Juventus.. Luis Suarez  was getting a weekly salary of 400,000, four hundred thousand pounds.

 That is why the Memphis Depay deal could not go through.

BARCELONA COME BACK FROM THE COVID 19 BREAK TO BEAT MALORCA .

 The Spanish La Liga is back in action  after a few months ban due to the Covid 19, Corona Virus or the Chinese virus  , which ha brought the world on to it's knee economically  ., everything was affected financially one way or another including football.
 Therewre fears that he footballers would be over weight  and out of form.
 But Barcelona proved them wrong they  went and  defeated Mallorca  with a score line of 4-0.
 with goals  from Lionel Messi, Arturo Vidal, Jordi Alba and Martin Braithwaite. Lionel Messi povided two  beautiful  assists s well.

BARCELONA TO SELL A FEW PLAYERS

 The Spanish giants  Barcelona are really feeling  the pinch financially after the very big hit the world faced after the Corona Virus or the Chinese Virus.
 As football is a complete lock down now with no money coming from gate money, or from sales of Jerseys .
 So Barcelona re forced to sell players to generate funds  to survive..
 So te players that are going to be sold ae  as follows.
 1) Antoine Griezmann.
 2) Luis Suarez.
3) Ivan Rakitic.
4) Arturo Vidal.
5) Nelson  Semedo.
6) Ousman Dembale.
7) Samuel Umtiti.
8) Philippe Coutinho.
 It is not yet clear about Philippe Coutinho, will he be given on loan, or be sold or will he saty at Barcelona.

TEN FOOTBALLERS TO WIN THE MOST MAN OF THE MATCH SINE 2010.

This is the list of ten famous footballers who have gone and won the MAN OF THE MATCH , most times in the past ten years. The standing is ridiculous I would say there are a hundred awards separating the first and second footballer. 1) Lionel Messi. 225. Man of the match awards. 2) Cristiano Ronaldo. 125. Man of the match award. 3) Eden Hazard. 93. Man of the match award. 4) Zlatan Ibrahimović .89. Man Of the match award. 5) Neymar . 65. Man of the match award. 6)Luis Suarez. 65. Man of the match award. 7)Gareth Bale. 62. Man of the match. 8) Antoine Griezmann. 58. Man of the match award. 9) Arturo Vidal 54. Man of the match award. 10 Marco Reus. 50. Man of the match award. The Cristiano Ronaldo fans will be upset here for sure.

CLUBS ARE ALERTED AS BARCELONA ARE READY TO SELL THEIR STARS..

Seeing that the football season in the world was rudely came to a early end due to the Corona Virus, the Chinese Virus, and Covid 19.Football clubs are struggling really hard to survive. And football giants to are facing difficulties where money is concerned. Barcelona have decided that they will have to sell payers to generate funds to buy during the transfer window. So footballers like Arturo Vidal, Ivan Rakitic, Antoine Griezmann, Neto, Philippe Coutinho are for sale, and some more could be added in the list. Barcelona have gone and made it very clear that only the two of them have their career at Barcelona safe, and they are Lionel Messi, and Anders Ter Stergen, the German goalkeeper.

BARCELONA WILL HAVE DIFICULTY SIGNING NEYMAR AND LATUARO MARTINEZ.

Barcelona will be having a great deal of difficulty in buying both Neymar as well as Latuaro Martinez. The big problem here is that according to the F.I.F.A rules , a European club can only have three footballers who are none European Union members. In other words footballers from America's Africa Asia and Australasia are counted in this group. Now Barcelona already have three players in this bracket, they are Arturo Vidal Chile, Arthur Melo Brazil, and Ansu Fati, Guyana Basu. So if Barcelona are keen to buy either of Neymar or Latuaro Martinez, they will first have to sell two players first to then buy two players. Now Lionel Messi has a dual citizenship Spanish as well as Argentinean , and Philippe Coutinho ha two passports a Brazilian and a Portuguese passport as well., as his wife is from Portugal.

BARCELONA CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY BOTH NEYMAR AS WELL AS LATUARO MARTINEZ.

According to THE DAILY MAIL, which had a article which said clearly that Barcelona do not have the money to buy both Neymar as well as Latuaro Martinez. Yes both will be costing almost well over a 100, one hundred million pounds, and here the buyout clause will come into place. And mind you both will be having huge weekly salaries, so practically speaking Barcelona can not afford to pay very high salaries now as according to the Barcelona byelaws , Barcelona can only spend a total of 70, seventy percent of their income on wages, and they today have almost reached that figure. Here please note the staff salary is also counted. Barcelona will try and buy a player by giving a cash amount as well as a player so Arturo Vidal, the Chilean midfielder and Philippe Coutinho could bee used to buy Latuaro Martinez, as you see , the Inter Milan manager Antonio Conte is fond of the Brazilian as well as Arturo Vidal. Ousmane Dembale and Ivan Rakitic could also be used as swap deals. Barcelona will not be buying Neymar as he has filed several cases against Barcelona over his bonus.

BARCELONA AGREE TO THE PERSONAL TERMS OF LATUARO MARTINEZ.

Barcelona have been looking far and wide to find a real good striker to go and replace the aging Luis Suarez who is now 33, thirty three years old , and is in his twilight years as a footballer. Now the Spanish giants Barcelona, have decided to buy the young Argentinean striker Latuaro Martinez , rom the Italian giants Inter Milan, and Barcelona will have to pay the Italian club his buy out clause which stands at 100, one hundred million Euros. Barcelona have now agreed to the personal terms with the Argentinean striker, his yearly salary will be 1, sixteen million pounds. Barcelona may educe the price by giving Inter Milan a player a well as cash, in the form of Arturo Vidal, the Chilean midfielder.

BARCELONA COULD BUY JULIAN WEGIL FROM BORUSSIA DORTMUND.

The Spanish giants Barcelona are keen to strengthen their midfield in the January transfer window, and they are now planning of buying the German midfielder Julian Wegil, he is young and is costing only 21, twenty one million pounds. Another holding midfielder Barcelona are looking very close at is the Portuguese midfielder Bruno Fernandes from Sporting Lisbon. But he is not going to come cheap ,Sporting Lisbon are a club known the world over a club that are very hard bar gainers when buying or selling of players. Bruno Fernandes has just signed a new contract with Sporting Lisbon, and the buy out clause has increased. But the good news for Barcelona is that as Sporting Lisbon ae in debt to a tune of 56, fifty six million pounds Bruno Fernandes will have to e sod at even 60,sixty million pounds. But why are Barcelona looking to buy a new young midfielder? The reason is both Arturo Vidal and Ivan Rakitic are being sold to balance the Barcelona books.

BARCELONA THRASH REAL MADRID..

In the famous EL CLASSICO played regularly between arch rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona. The one played on 28/10/2018, was no different it was a thrilling match with six goals scored. This was also the first El Classic o that did not have either Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo playing, and the last time that happened was way back in the year 2007, eleven years ago. Lionel Messi had a fractured right hand and so missed the game, while Cristiano Ronaldo moved on to Juventus. So all were asking a single question will Barcelona cope with out Lionel Messi? Barcelona gave the answer with a score line of 5-1.Luis Suarez scored a hat trick and Philippe Coutinho and Arturo Vidal scored a gold each. Barcelona outclasses , outplayed , outthought Real Madrid in all areas. And what was worrying here is that the Real Madrid strikers Gareth Bale and Kareem Benzema are not scoring goals and the only goals Real Madrid have scored has been by their left back Marcelo. These are worrying times for both club, fans and the players Real Madrid could easily end up as a midtable club this season. The real reason for Real Madrid to be in such a mess is because they have not replaced their striker Cristiano Ronaldo as yet, and you are not going to get a player of that class, as they are icons and come once in a life time. For the very first time V.A.R video Assist Referee was used at a EL CLASSICO , the penalty conceded by Raphael Varane , on bringing Luis Suarez was the result.

SEVILLE TO BOYCOTT SUPER CUP IF BARCELONA USE MORE THEN THREE NON EUROPEN PLAYERS.

Now the opening match of the curtain opener in the match to be played between Barcelona and Seville, has now run into legal problems the Spanish F.A have given a notice stating that Barcelona can use more then three non European footballers to play for Barcelona, and this has angered Seville, who have now threatened o take legal action against the Spanish F.A. And it is no secret that Barcelona have a lot of South American players in their club, like Arthur, Philippe Coutinho, Luis Suarez and Malcolm. But there were other players as well who were not from European Union countries example Paulinho, who was loaned back to his cold club in China, and the big Colombian Yerry Mina was sold to Everton, to clear up players with his problem. Now Luis Suarez the Uruguayan striker has a Italian wife called Sophia Balbi, now the U.E.F.A rules clearly says that the footballer must be married to his foreign wife for three years. So now Philippe Coutinho has a wife from Portugal, so Barcelona made Philippe Coutinho apply for a Portuguese passport, and he got that important passport a few days ago SO now legally speaking both Philippe Coutinho and Luis Suarez are now from European countries. So only Malcolm and Arthur are from Brazil. Arturo Vidal FROM Chile. To say that the Spanish F.A favour Barcelona here is absolutely unfair. T

BOTH MANCHESTER UNITED AND MANCHESTER CITY BOTH REJECTED THE DEAL TO BUY ARTURO VIDAL.

It has been reported that Barcelona have now agreed terms with Bayern Munich to buy the Chilean Arturo Vidal, for a transfer fee of 27 twenty seven million pounds. But according to THE METRO, both the big English clubs Manchester United and Manchester City flatly declined the offer to buy Arturo Vidal from Bayern Munich, but what was the reason to reject the offer. There were actually a few points that went against the Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal, one was that he was already 31 thirty one years old , and would not be a good choice to have as a replacement for Michael Carrick, who retired from Manchester United at the age of 36, thirty six years , they wanted a long time replacement here. The other point was that Arturo Vidal had undergone two major knee operations and these two clubs were scared to buy him. Another weakness in him is he gets to many red and yellow cards. And he has a tendency for drinking as well.At the COPA AMERICA in Chile he banged his car after he was drunk.

ARTURO VIDAL TO JOIN BARCELONA FROM BAYERN MUNICH.FOR TWENTY SEVEN MILLION POUNDS.

Now Barcelona are on the verge of signing the Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal, from the German giants Bayern Munich. Now Arturo Vidal had joined up with Bayern Munich from Juventus in the year 2015.He now has a hundred caps for his country Chile. He will be costing Barcelona a sum of 27, twenty seven million pounds only. Barcelona decided to buy Arturo Vidal as Andres Iniesta had left Barcelona for a club in Japan, and Paulinho was given on a loan to his old Chinese club again. Now reports in Spain are saying that the transfer deal for Arturo Vidal has been completed. Now the deal is done dusted as Arturo Vidal has agreed for a three year contract only, nd you must know that he is a short time replacement for the icon Andrea Iniesta. Now that the deal for Arturo Vidal is a done and dusted, my big worry is that he has a history of reckless tackles and getting far to many yellow and red cards as well.