Ernesto Hernandez – Playing for 90 https://playingfor90.com Soccer News for International Soccer, Football, and Futbol Teams and Leagues Sun, 12 Nov 2023 17:47:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.4 Lewandowski scores twice as Barcelona come back to beat Alaves 2-1 https://playingfor90.com/2023/11/12/barcelona-manage-comeback-alaves/ https://playingfor90.com/2023/11/12/barcelona-manage-comeback-alaves/#respond Sun, 12 Nov 2023 17:47:08 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=500621 Robert Lewandowski scored twice as Barcelona needed to come back and beat Deportivo Alaves 2-1. If Barcelona supporters were looking for a response following the 1-0  Champions League loss to Shakhtar Donestk, they were left desperately wanting. The Catalan side kicked-off the game and almost immediately were down a goal. Ilkay Gundogan lost the ball […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2023/11/12/barcelona-manage-comeback-alaves/feed/ 0 Barcelona punished for another miserable performance https://playingfor90.com/2023/11/07/barcelona-punished-miserable-performance/ https://playingfor90.com/2023/11/07/barcelona-punished-miserable-performance/#respond Tue, 07 Nov 2023 20:24:30 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=500534 There were no late heroics this time for Barcelona who put in another miserable display in their 1-0 loss to Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League. The performance wasn’t any better compared to what they showed against Real Sociedad over the weekend. The difference was Shakhtar actually took one of the number of goal scoring […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2023/11/07/barcelona-punished-miserable-performance/feed/ 0 Shakhtar Donetsk deserved winners against Barcelona https://playingfor90.com/2023/11/07/shakhtar-donetsk-deserved-winners/ https://playingfor90.com/2023/11/07/shakhtar-donetsk-deserved-winners/#respond Tue, 07 Nov 2023 19:58:19 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=500530 Usually when a side like Shakhtar Donetsk beats a side like Barcelona, the thing to assume is there was a lucky bounce or the “bigger team” missed a lot of chances. There’s also the urge to call it a “stunner” or an “upset.” This was none of those things. Shakhtar Donetsk picked up a well […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2023/11/07/shakhtar-donetsk-deserved-winners/feed/ 0 Barcelona look to punch their ticket to the Champions League knockout phase https://playingfor90.com/2023/11/06/barcelona-step-away-ucl-knockout-phase/ https://playingfor90.com/2023/11/06/barcelona-step-away-ucl-knockout-phase/#respond Mon, 06 Nov 2023 21:11:20 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=500509 Barcelona the opportunity to do something they haven’t done in the last two seasons — qualify to the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League. The Catalan side can do just that against Shakhtar Donetsk. There are a few variations which would see them progress with two games to spare but the simplest would be […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2023/11/06/barcelona-step-away-ucl-knockout-phase/feed/ 0 A horrible Barcelona steal a win against Real Sociedad https://playingfor90.com/2023/11/04/barcelona-steal-point-real-sociedad/ https://playingfor90.com/2023/11/04/barcelona-steal-point-real-sociedad/#respond Sat, 04 Nov 2023 22:34:42 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=500483 Ronald Araujo rescued Barcelona from what could have been one of their worst losses of the season after scoring a header in the 92nd minute to give the Catalan side a 1-0 win over Real Sociedad. A win that was completely undeserved. The home side was by far the better team throughout the match. Real […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2023/11/04/barcelona-steal-point-real-sociedad/feed/ 0 Pedri back in the Barcelona squad for Real Sociedad match https://playingfor90.com/2023/11/03/pedri-back-barcelona-squad/ https://playingfor90.com/2023/11/03/pedri-back-barcelona-squad/#respond Fri, 03 Nov 2023 17:11:35 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=500464 After what felt like an eternity, Pedri has received the medical green light and was included in the Barcelona squad list to face Real Sociedad. 🚨 The squad for #RealSociedadBarça! 🚨 pic.twitter.com/bjaiqZ7edG — FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) November 3, 2023 Having recovered Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha a week ago, Pedri is the latest Barcelona player to […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2023/11/03/pedri-back-barcelona-squad/feed/ 0 Aitana Bonmati highlights Barcelona contingent at Ballon d’or awards https://playingfor90.com/2023/10/31/aitana-bonmati-highlights-barcelona-contingent-ballon-dor/ https://playingfor90.com/2023/10/31/aitana-bonmati-highlights-barcelona-contingent-ballon-dor/#respond Tue, 31 Oct 2023 15:14:51 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=500429   The women’s Ballon d’Or remained in Barcelona as Aitana Bonmati was the 2023 recipient, winning her first Ballon d’Or, a culmination of an amazing season for the midfielder. If there was any argument for the men’s side, there certainly wasn’t for the women’s. Bonmati was the runaway winner in a season where she won […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2023/10/31/aitana-bonmati-highlights-barcelona-contingent-ballon-dor/feed/ 0 Lionel Messi wins record eighth Ballon d’Or https://playingfor90.com/2023/10/30/lionel-messi-wins-eighth-ballon-dor/ https://playingfor90.com/2023/10/30/lionel-messi-wins-eighth-ballon-dor/#respond Tue, 31 Oct 2023 00:45:25 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=500415 At 36 years of age, Lionel Messi won the eighth Ballon d’Or of his storied career on Monday. The Inter Miami star finished ahead of the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland. “I couldn’t imagine having the career that I’ve had. Everything that I’ve achieved,” Messi said. “The fortune I’ve had playing for the […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2023/10/30/lionel-messi-wins-eighth-ballon-dor/feed/ 0 FIFA issue three-year ban to Luis Rubiales https://playingfor90.com/2023/10/30/fifa-issue-three-year-ban-luis-rubiales/ https://playingfor90.com/2023/10/30/fifa-issue-three-year-ban-luis-rubiales/#respond Mon, 30 Oct 2023 14:33:40 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=500403 After the FIFA Disciplinary Committee decided to provisionally suspend former Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales for 90 days, the committee has now gone one step further. FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee released a statement announcing a three-year ban from all football related activities for the now disgraced former  RFEF president. “The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has banned Luis […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2023/10/30/fifa-issue-three-year-ban-luis-rubiales/feed/ 0 Gundogan wants more anger from Barcelona teammates https://playingfor90.com/2023/10/29/gundogan-anger-barcelona-teammates/ https://playingfor90.com/2023/10/29/gundogan-anger-barcelona-teammates/#respond Sun, 29 Oct 2023 13:47:11 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=500398 As expected, the postmortem following Barcelona’s 2-1 El Clasico loss to Real Madrid on Saturday continues. However, this time, it’s coming from one of their own. Ilkay Gundogan spoke after the match and called out his team for the emotion, or lack thereof, stemming from the defeat. “I have to be honest, not as much […]

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