We all know Lionel Messi is pretty good. Better than pretty good, even. But when one of the best players in the world is in an interview talking about how he was scared that Messi would embarrass him on front of his family, well, that's a different type of good altogether.
With Lionel Messi out with a knee injury, Barcelona needed someone to step up, and they got just that with this Suarez goal vs Leverkusen in the second round of Champions League group matches. The Uruguayan executed a perfect finish off of a pass from Munir El Haddadi, who weaseled his way through the Leverkusen defense. Barcelona were not playing very Barcelona like during the match. They were out possesed and out shot, but come the 82nd minute Suarez stepped up to the plate and cracked a perfectly placed right footed shot into the upper corner.
Who is Alvaro Morata? Well, soon he could be a legend. In only his second season with Juventus, the 22-year-old Spanish striker has already carved his name into Juventus’ record books.
He netted his fifth goal in five consecutive Champions League matches for Juventus, tying the record set by legendary striker Alessandro Del Piero in 1995-96.
It was without a doubt a big week for soccer fans all around the world, with the UEFA Champions League kicking off its campaign. Millions of fans gathered to see their favorite team compete on the biggest club soccer stage in the world. And while Messi, Ronaldo, and Co. are working hard to lift the trophy at the end of the campaign, another UEFA tournament kicked off simultaneously.
As Luke Shaw’s horrific injury continues to move further and further into the past, everyone involved seems to be doing their best to remind everybody to have some faith in humanity.
Luke Shaw immediately tweeted out a display of a resolve after the injury.
Thank you everyone for your messages , words can't describe how gutted I am , my road to recovery starts now, I will come back stronger.
A Dutch newspaper reported Thursday that Mexico captain Andres Guardado would be out for approximately six weeks because of an ankle injury he suffered against Manchester United in the Champions League Tuesday.
This is a big blow to Mexico, as that time frame puts the midfielder out for Mexico's Confederations Cup playoff Oct. 10 against the United States.
Cristiano Ronaldo's season was off to a slow (for him) start. As happens when foorballers get off to slow starts to seasons (see Rooney, Wayne and Kane, Harry), the general public begins loudly wondering whether the footballer in question has lost it.
Cristiano Ronaldo has now scored eight goals in two games in the span of four days, so we can safely say that he is still one of the two best players in the world.
Bayer Leverkusen have been accused of buying Chicharito Hernandez for marketing reasons. They have denied these claims, but if Chicharito keeps playing as well as he did against BATE in the Champions League, they won't care what people say about the reasons for his purchase.
Everyone, please take a moment to bask in the reflective glory of what Alessandro Florenzi has just done, because he has just done something incredible.
On a field inhabited by both Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi, Florenzi is the star of the day. Bow to him, and tramble at his might.
The Champions League group stages are a joy for any football, futbol, and soccer fan alike because it means double the games during the week to watch your favorite club compete in Europe. Plus, it’s not everyday that Juventus, Manchester United, or Paris St. Germain come through town for a match.
Yet, the sky blue in the north of England must have missed the memo about City’s match against Juventus in the first group stage match of the year. The expanding Etihad Stadium that is soon to house over 60,000 spectators was having trouble selling out the stadium.