The HNL is not known for its officiating, or for its budget-blasting spending, nor its modern stadiums nor even really its top play on the pitch, but this is just getting ridiculous. As previously asked last week on this site https://croatiansports.com/?p=37075 it appears teams are trying to avoid clinching the newly-awarded second Champions League … [Read more...] about HNL Week 33: What Is Even Going On?
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Croatians Around Europe *XXIX*
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Ivan Perišić is currently on loan from Inter Milan and probably did the least amount of (minimal) work to be part of a "double winning" Bayern Munich side this season. And what I mean by "minimal" is that Perišić was never cemented into Bayern's starting XI this season but always found himself on the scoresheet with a goal or assist; whether Bayern needed it or not. Bayern … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *XXIX*
Why Does No Club Want The Second Croatian Champions League Spot?
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For the first time, I think ever, the 1. HNL has two Champions League places up for grabs. Whoever gets these places will still have to go through the qualifying stages to get into the group stage for the 2020-21 European season, but even so, it is a great opportunity for Croatian soccer as a whole. Dinamo Zagreb already has the first spot locked up after recently being crowned … [Read more...] about Why Does No Club Want The Second Croatian Champions League Spot?
Vlašić Wakes From Slumber With Brace vs. Spartak
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Nikola Vlašić and CSKA Moscow finally woke up offensively since the Russian Premier League restarted the season on June 20th. In their previous two matches, CSKA have only managed to salvage one point while scoring zero goals. Vlašić got them out of the gutter Tuesday night in a 2-0 victory over Spartak Moscow. In the 27th minute, Vlašić hit a knuckleball from 24 cards out that … [Read more...] about Vlašić Wakes From Slumber With Brace vs. Spartak
UEFA Nations League Gets Green Light, Vatreni To Kick Off vs. Portugal
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It was unknown if UEFA was going to move forward with their 2nd edition of the Nations League in 2020 due to COVID-19, or scrap it due to an already tighter schedule having to be played moving forward. However, last week UEFA announced that Nations League will move forward with group matches starting in September and concluding in November. Croatia was grouped with … [Read more...] about UEFA Nations League Gets Green Light, Vatreni To Kick Off vs. Portugal
Croatians Around Europe *XXVIII*
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Andrej Kramarić was booming with confidence Saturday as the 2020 Bundesliga finally came to an end. Kramarić had himself a day with four - count them one, two, three, four - goals against 2nd place Borussia Dortmund in a 4-0 win. Krama opened up his account with a perfectly curled shot from 20 yards out in the 8th minute of play. He added a tap-in goal for his second and cooly … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *XXVIII*
Lovren & Liverpool Officially Crowned English Premiership Champions
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Dejan Lovren and Liverpool are officially Premier League champions after Chelsea's 2-1 win over Manchester City Thursday night. Lovren is the first Croatian to win a top-flight English title even though he didn't star for the Reds regualrly during the 2019-20 season. Nonetheless, Lovren has had quite the run recently: 2018: World Cup Finalist 2019: Champions … [Read more...] about Lovren & Liverpool Officially Crowned English Premiership Champions
Rakitić Scores Game Winner For Barcelona
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This is the kind of hug you get from Lionel Messi when you score a 71st minute winner in a 1-0 victory as you're tied on points with hated rivals Real Madrid with only eight matches left in the season. Ivan Rakitić came off the bench in the 64’ and scored seven minutes later in a 1-0 win over Athletic Bilbao Tuesday night. Barca now have a 3-point lead on Real Madrid … [Read more...] about Rakitić Scores Game Winner For Barcelona
HNL Week 30: DINAMO ARE CHAMPIONS
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Dinamo Zagreb have secured another Prva Liga title this weekend, despite playing to a 0-0 draw against HNK Gorica on Saturday. A win would have secured the trophy, but the draw forced the Plavi to wait an extra day while NK Lokomotiva officially secured it for them with a 3-2 victory over Hajduk Split as well as a little help from Slaven Belupo who defeated Rijkea … [Read more...] about HNL Week 30: DINAMO ARE CHAMPIONS
