Xavi: ‘Juve, dangerous final’
Barcelona's Xavi believes the Champions League final against Juventus will be 'closer than it looks'. The Blaugrana are generally viewed as favourites in tomorrow's highly-anticipated game, but the 35-year-old feels…
Barcelona's Xavi believes the Champions League final against Juventus will be 'closer than it looks'. The Blaugrana are generally viewed as favourites in tomorrow's highly-anticipated game, but the 35-year-old feels…
Barcelona icon Xavi believes his Juventus counterpart Andrea Pirlo was 'always the best in Italy'. The 35-year-old is not a guaranteed starter for the Blaugrana in tomorrow evening's Champions League…
Xavi Hernandez wants to end his Barcelona career with a win over Juventus in the Champions League final. The Spanish international has played over 750 games for the Catalan side,…
Andres Iniesta says Andrea Pirlo is ‘an icon’ and assures he’ll be fit to face him with Barcelona on Saturday. Pirlo will face his fourth Champions League final and first…
Andrea Pirlo admits Barcelona are favourites in the Champions League final, but Juventus ‘know what we have to do’. The match will be the playmaker’s fourth final in the competition,…
Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio believes his side have a 50/50 chance of winning the Champions League on Saturday. The Bianconeri face Barcelona in Berlin hoping to win the competition for…
Juventus Coach Massimiliano Allegri believes Gianluigi Buffon deserves to win the Ballon d’Or before he retires. The Bianconeri captain came second in the voting for the 2006 award, losing to…
Xavi Hernandez has described Andrea Pirlo as ‘wonderful’ and says he watches Juventus just to see the midfielder play. The Barcelona star was talking to Marca this week and considered…
New Sampdoria midfielder Jose Campaña is inspired by fellow Spaniards Xavi and Andres Iniesta. The 21-year-old arrived this week from Crystal Palace for €1.8m, having spent last season on loan…
Miralem Pjanic has reflected on Rudi Garcia’s impact at Roma and asserted the target in the Champions League for next term. The Giallorossi have begun preseason preparations for a second…
Speculation in the Spanish media is that Diego Costa will start for Spain against Italy, but Cesc Fabregas, Xavi Hernandez and Sergio Ramos won’t. The trio were all notable absences…
Xavi Hernandez will line-up for Barcelona against Milan tonight after he passed a fitness test. The Spanish international was a doubt due to a problematic thigh injury that he has…
Barcelona’s Xavi Hernandez will play against Milan next week despite the fact that he may not be 100 per cent fit. The midfielder is still struggling to recover from a…
Spanish media claim Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez is out for two weeks with a hamstring strain, so is likely to miss the Champions League match against Milan. Spanish media claim…
Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez warns tomorrow’s opponents Milan have “historically always made things difficult for us.” They come face-to-face in the Champions League for the third year running in the…
Barcelona assistant Jordi Roura has admitted that Xavi Hernandez could miss the Champions League clash with Milan. The Spanish side travel to San Siro to face the Rossoneri next Wednesday…
Milan made an offer for Barcelona’s Xavi Hernandez while he was with their B team, his mother has confirmed. The Spanish playmaker quickly caught the attention of the Diavolo and…
Xavi Hernandez says “Italy have changed” both in recent years and since the opening group game with Spain. The Spaniards had the chance to knock Italy out in the group…
Xavi is confident “Italy will reach the Euro 2012 quarter-finals along with Spain, as our mentality doesn’t let us play for a draw.” The Azzurri will be eliminated if Spain-Croatia…
Xavi Hernandez feels Spain “deserved the victory” after their hard-fought 1-1 draw with Italy and complained about the pitch. Xavi Hernandez feels Spain “deserved the victory” after their hard-fought 1-1…