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Graft but little guile as Clasico fails to fire

There were no goals and surprisingly little quality in tonight’s La Liga Clasico at the Camp Nou, with the game showing just how far both Barcelona and Real Madrid currently are from their peaks over the last decade.

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Key clashes to decide Clasico

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European wrap: Messi blasts hat-trick for brilliant Barca

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Frank Lampard wants VAR summit to address ‘worst of both worlds’

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Messi named FIFA player of the year ahead of Van Dijk and Ronaldo

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A summer of unrest the precursor to a new season in Spain

Euro giants prepare to plunder Dutch gold

Highly-rated Ajax duo Matthijs De Ligt and Donny Van De Beek are keeping their options open amid transfer interest from some of Europe’s biggest clubs.

Tue, 11 Jun, 2019

What is behind the mental fragility that causes Barca paralysis?

The one word uppermost in the minds of all Barcelona players, fans and pundits throughout this season was ‘Roma’.

Wed, 08 May, 2019

Enchanting Ajax continue to defy odds

Whatever happens in the remainder of this tournament, and whether or not they lift the trophy, you suspect there will be echoes of Ajax’s class of 2019 reverberating around European football for many years to come.

Wed, 01 May, 2019

How Ajax rebuilt after ‘coup’ crisis

Ajax don’t have a club motto, but if they did it would have to be something like ‘Remember what you’re good at, even when everything seems to be falling apart’.

Thu, 07 Mar, 2019