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Athletic Club haven’t won the Copa Del Ray since 1984 when the game famously ended in a brawl that involved Maradona and Andoni Goikoetxea. On Saturday, they go again in what could be Leo Messi’s last chance at silverware at the Nou Camp.
James Lelliott takes a closer look at a potentially thrilling La Liga run in, with Barcelona looking to chase down leaders Atlético Madrid
James Pendleton dives into the next generation of football stars as we look for an heir to the throne for the Ballon d’Or.
In the first of his series, Sam Stobbart takes a look at the greatest footballing teams of all time, starting with Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona.
Once the titan of Europe, Barcelona have collapsed both on and off the pitch under president Josep Maria Bartomeu, Kushagra Pandey talks us through the Catalonian decline
With unprecedented success and the instigation of a tactical revolution, Pep Guardiola is rightly held up as one of the greatest managers of all time. Sam Stobbart takes a look at his career to date.
In part three of his series on the best away performances by English sides in the Champions League, Ivan Smyth takes a look at the dramatic Champions League semi-final in 2012 between Chelsea and Barcelona.
Daniel Law takes an in depth look at Spanish giants Barcelona and how their style of play evolved by following the successful Dutch model.
John Dillon looks ahead to the restart of La Liga with plenty to play for at the top and bottom of the table.
With this season’s Champions League competition on hiatus, there’s an opportunity to look back at some of the big performances in recent years when the chips were down.