Croatians Around Europe

Luka Modrić and Real Madrid's La Liga title hopes were crushed Sunday night in a 2-1 loss to Barcelona in El Clasico. Modrić got the start and played 76 minutes in the loss, leaving the pitch with the match still tied at 1-1. 90min.com gave Modrić an extremely harsh 4/10 rating as he was "Not quite at his best and struggled to deal with De Jong's energy." Modrić did however … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe Weekend #24: Real Madrid Lose El Clasico, Perišić Finally Scores For Spurs, Krama Strikes 2x From The Spot

It will be Croatians galore in the Champions League quarterfinals! Of the eight remaining clubs in the competition, six have a Croatian on the roster. The draw came out Friday afternoon and this is how the brackets shaped up. It will be Luka Modrić and Real Madrid vs. former employee Mateo Kovačić (Chelsea) in the first Croatia v. Croatia matchup. Whoever progresses … [Read more...] about Champions League Quarterfinal Draw Is Set!

Well, Joško Gvardiol and RB Leipzig didn't pull off the upset we were all rooting for Wednesday night. Instead, they were absolutely embarrassed by Erling Haaland's five goals in a 7-0 Champions League loss to Manchester City. Gvardiol played the full 90 minutes but was only semi-responsible for one of the seven City goals. He did not box out Haaland on goal #2. KDB rattled … [Read more...] about Katastrofa In Manchester: Gvardiol, Leipzig Lose 7-0 In Champions League

In his first MLS start Sunday night for new club, LAFC, 20-year old Stipe Biuk scored his first goal in the 96th minute of a 4-0 victory over the New England Revolution. It was an insurance goal at the end of the match that nearly did not cross the line, however, it all counts the same. The former Hajduk Split winger now has one goal to his name in two MLS matches -- as he came … [Read more...] about Stipe Biuk Scores 1st MLS Goal For LAFC

Mateo Kovačić played all 90 minutes and received an 8.3 grade (FOTMOB) in Chelsea's 3-1 victory over Leicester City on Saturday. Kova scored a fantastic "karate kick" insurance goal from inside the box in the 78th minute to seal the victory for Chelsea. Goal.com conservatively gave Kovačić a 7-grade as he "Got Chelsea's third goal with a lovely finish and was on the ball a … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe Weekend #23: Kova w/ Karate Kick Goal, Gvardiol Scores In Perfect Match For Leipzig

Gone are the days of rotating mediocre right-backs like Tin Jedvaj, Karlo Bartolec, and Filip Uremović, praying one of them doesn't produce a costly mistake in an important match. Now Croatia has TWO in-form right-backs at two of the top three German clubs that are dropping elite performances in European competition week in and week out. Josip Stanišić has beat out … [Read more...] about What Was Once A Weakness Is Now A Strength

Champions League Rule #1 over the past decade: You can't win unless you have a Croatian on the squad! And that very well may still stand true for an unprecedented 11th straight season as the trend started with the 2013 Final when Mario Mandžukić and Bayern Munich slayed Borussia Dortmund in the 89'. Croatians could not have asked for a better week as 4/4 Vatreni (or … [Read more...] about 4/4 Croatians Make It To CL Quarters This Week

21 year-old former Istra and Osijek striker, Dion Drena Beljo, scored his first Bundesliga goal for Augsburg on Saturday...and boy was it a pretty one! In the 6th minute of the match, Augsburg defender Robert Gumny sent a high, looping clearance into the Werder Bremen half. Beljo would bring it down and turn on the jets. He made a run towards goal with two Bremen players … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe Weekend #22: Beljo Scores 1st Bundesliga Goal; Real Madrid Drop Points Without Modrić

The Croatians at Southampton have been having a disastrous 2023 in England...and it only got worse Wednesday night in the FA Cup 5th Round. It was supposed to be an easy day at the office as Premiership club Southampton hosted 4th division side Grimsby Town. A spot in the FA Cup quarterfinal round was on the line and Southampton expected to be there, even with their Premier … [Read more...] about Oršić, Southampton Bounced From FA Cup By 4th Division Side Grimsby Town, DCC Scores