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Barcelona Defeat Sevilla to Lift UEFA Super Cup

Image Courtesy of MULADAR NEWS/Flickr Last season’s Champions League winners Barcelona faced off against last season’s Europa League champions Sevilla, beating them 5-4 after extra-time in a nine-goal thriller after initially taking a 4-1 lead....

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Barcelona Complete Treble in Berlin

Image Courtesy of borkur.net/Flickr Barcelona showed desire and spirit to deny a battling Juventus the Champions League title. The Spanish side lifted their fifth Champions League crown, beating their opponents 3-1 in Berlin on Saturday....

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Barcelona Advance to Champions League Final despite Loss

Image courtesy of EnricAndDestroy/Flickr . Despite winning the second-leg 3-2 at home, Bayern Munich are knocked out of the Champions League as Barcelona advance to the final. The Bavarians couldn’t overturn a 3-0 first-leg defeat...

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Lionel Messi Double Secures Vital Win For Barcelona

Image courtesy of Christopher Johnson/Flickr . A Lionel Messi inspired Barcelona defeated Bayern Munich in their UEFA Champions League semi-final first-leg to put one foot firmly in the final. The seven time finalists left it...

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Champions League Last 16: Four Key Lessons

Image courtesy of El Ronzo/Flickr . The fixtures returned and the anthem was sung. Over the last two weeks , the last 16 clubs left in the Champions League battled it out to see who...