Ernesto Valverde has admitted that he is not sure how Tuesday s loss will impact his future with Barcelona. Blaugrana lost 4-0 at Liverpool, after having a 3-0 lead from the first match and for the second consecutive season blew up a three-goal lead after the first leg in Champions League. Last season, it was a 4-1 lead that was lost at the hands of Roma.
How does it affect my future? I do not know, the truth is that I did not have time to think about many things, but the coach has to take responsibility, he told Movistar Plus after the match at Anfield.
Valverde won La Liga in both seasons and is on course to win the domestic double, as Copa del Rey final is yet to be played. However, after two such heartbreaking losses, many believe that domestic double …
Barcelona forward Luis Suarez congratulated his former Liverpool team-mates after they booked their spot in the Europa League final on Thursday.
Liverpool were a class above as they accounted for Villarreal 3-0 in Thursday s second leg at Anfield, earning a showdown with two-time defending champions Sevilla via the 3-1 aggregate triumph.
And Suarez, who swapped Liverpool for Barca in 2014, took to Twitter to congratulate Jurgen Klopp and Co, who advanced to their second final of 2016, having lost to Manchester City in the League Cup.
Congratulations to all at LFC for moving to the final!! Congratulations friends!!, wrote the Uruguay international, who spent over three years on Merseyside.
Liverpool trailed Villarreal heading into the return fixture in En…
Liverpool left-back Alberto Moreno has been using the club s incredible 2005 Champions League triumph in Istanbul as motivation for his club s upcoming Europa League final against his old side Sevilla.
The Spanish winger-turned-full-back said he was watching footage of the game, in which Liverpool recovered from a 3-0 half-time deficit to lift the Champions League trophy after penalties, in the build up to his first European final with the club.
I ve seen a video of the game but I also remember watching the match on the night. I was very young but old enough to remember not being able to believe what I was watching. They did something very special, Moreno told the Daily Mail.
Not that the Spain international is short on European final experience, despite being just…
Liverpool won t be hoping to get through the Champions League round of 16 too much, given that they need to beat Real in Madrid on Wednesday by at least three goals to take the tie into the extra time. Even manager Jurgen Klopp admitted the tie was over after losing the first leg at Anfield by 2-5, but he also said his team would at least try to do better and win the game this time.
Be that as it may, Klopp and his team will be happy that defender Joe Gomez is back in their ranks, having recovered from a hamstring injury.
Joe Gomez back in training
Smiles all round during Liverpool s training session ahead of their Champions League clash against Real Madrid
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Luciano Spalletti has pushed back on Pep Guardiola s claim Napoli are the best team in Europe right now, claiming the comments are a game to build us up, so they can knock us down .
The Partenopei booked their first appearance in the Champions League quarter-finals after a comfortable 3-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the last-16 second leg.
With an 18-point lead at the summit of Serie A to boot, Spalletti s side seem primed for silverware regardless, and City boss Guardiola suggested they are the team to beat.
Spalletti, however, feels the Catalan coach is only saying as much in order to take the advantage in the mental tussle ahead of Friday s last-eight draw, with both teams in the mix to meet.
I don t feel proud, I don t feel anything, he told Amaz…
Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos says his side showed they can never be written off after their 3-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday.
Adrien Rabiot gave the Ligue 1 leaders the advantage in the first leg of the Champions League last-16 tie before the holders responded with a brilliant comeback.
Cristiano Ronaldo s penalty made it 1-1 before the Portugal star and Marcelo scored a goal each in the space of three minutes in the closing stages at the Santiago Bernabeu.
The victory puts Zinedine Zidane s side in a commanding position ahead of the visit to Parc des Princes next month and Ramos was hugely proud of his team s efforts.
It was an important victory, he said, as quoted by AS. These are Champions League days to be remembered and what bette…
Liverpool could be set to make a move for Bournemouth’s Lewis Cook as they eye potential replacements for Emre Can, according to the Mail Online.
Can has long been linked with a move to Serie A champions Juventus with his current contract with the Merseyside club set to expire at the end of the season.
Cook, who is valued at £20m has been monitored by Liverpool scouts after being one of the stand out performers for Eddie Howe’s side this season.
The Cherries are among a clutch of sides battling to stay in the top flight but currently sit in eleventh place, five points above the drop zone.
Cook signed for Bournemouth from Leeds United in the summer of 2016, shortly after being named the Championship’s Young Player of the Year.
Since ar…
Cotonsport maintained their two-point lead at the top of Group A in the CAF Confederation Cup after a goalless draw with Leopards on Tuesday.
In a hotly contested clash at the Stade Denis Sassou Nguesso, Leopards managed to nullify a Cotonsport attack that had netted five goals in their opening two games.
The Cameroon Elite One champions are yet to lose in this year s competition after dropping down from the Champions League in April, but this was the first time they have failed to win in the group stages.
Having seen their original meeting in May postponed due to an Africa Cup of Nations clash between Congo and Namibia, top spot in the group was up for grabs in Dolisie with only two points separating them.
However, neither side could break the deadlock i…
Vitesse Arnhem midfielder Marco van Ginkel has refused to rule out a summer move away from the GelreDome amid reported interest from Dutch Eredivisie giants AFC Ajax Amsterdam and PSV Eindhoven, .
Van Ginkel, 20, has also been linked with English Premier League side Norwich City and Italian Serie A giants FC Internazionale Milano following an impressive campaign at Vitesse.
Recent reports in Holland have suggested that the 20-year-old could be a potential replacement for Ajax captain fantastic Siem de Jong, who is set to leave the Amsterdam Arena at the end of the season.
Van Ginkel remains uncertain where he will play his football next season, but did admit that his decision would be facilitated if his destination was Old Trafford, and rightfully so.…
Curtis Jones is belying his teenage years with mature performances for Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp says the midfielder is no longer considered a Kop kid .
The 19-year-old scored a winner against Ajax in the Champions League and has played more of a role in the Premier League than many expected this season.
Injuries have pushed him into the picture, with the likes of Thiago Alcantara, Naby Keita and captain Jordan Henderson missing games.
Jones has seized his chance, and the Liverpool-born youngster has stepped in with a string of impressive displays.
Some people will tell you Liverpool lets you grow up quickly. I don t mean the club, I mean the city, Klopp said.
He is 19, until he enters the pitch. If you say he s 19 and he s allowed to make this…