Croatians Around Europe

Ante Budimir finished out the season with his 17th La Liga goal Saturday in a 1-1 draw against Villarreal. It was Budimir's first start for Osasuna since April 15th as he nursed a rib fracture more nearly a month. He now owns the record for most goals in a single for Osasuna this century. 17 La Liga goals and two assists in 33 matches played. Not too shabby for a 32 year-old … [Read more...] about Budimir Scores 17th Goal To Close Out La Liga Season

Atalanta ended Bayer Leverkusen’s hopes of a ‘treble’ season Wednesday night, beating the Bundesliga champions 3-0 in Dublin. Mario Pašalić came off the bench in the 57’ for Atalanta and received a solid 7/10 from 90min.com for his efforts. Josip Stanišić got the start for Bayer Leverkusen but was subbed off at halftime for a more attacking player. He received a 5/10 grade from … [Read more...] about Mario Pašalić Wins Europa League With Atalanta!

Andrej Kramarić ends the Bundesliga season with a hat trick vs. Bayern Munich! Since April 7th, Kramarić has scored 7 goals to go along 5 assists in seven Bundesliga matches. He’s on FIRE! Krama will end the season with 15 goals in 30 appearances. Absolutely fantastic numbers for the 32 year-old striker! Mateo Kovačić and Joško Gvardiol are English Premier League … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe 33: Kramarić Hat Trick vs. Bayern to End The Season; Stanišić, Leverkusen Go Undefeated In Germany!

Both Mateo Kovačić and Joško Gvardiol played the full 90 minutes Tuesday night in a crazy 2-0 victory over Spurs in North London. The game easily could have gone either way, however, City capitalized on their chances while Spurs did not; kissing any chance of Champions League football next season goodbye. With the win, City now hold a 2-point lead on Arsenal heading into the … [Read more...] about Kovačić, Gvardiol 90 Minutes Away From 1st Premier League Title

Joško Gvardiol bagged two goals Saturday as Manchester City defeated Fulham 4-0 to take back top spot in the Premiership with two matches remaining in the season. He opened up the scoring in the 1st half after a fine passing display from City squad, ultimately sliding the ball just inside the left post. In the 2nd half, Gvardiol made a dash to the far post and had to slide to … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe 33: Gvardiol Bags Brace In 4-0 City Win, Zvonarek Scores Bundesliga Goal #1, Modrić Assists

Marcelo Brozović had a near perfect game with a 9.1 FOTMOB rating and two fantastic goals; one of which was an injury time winner in a 3-2 Al Nassr victory over Al Akhdoud. Broz opened up the scoring in the 1st half with a wonderful curling shot from the top of the box just inside the right post. Then in injury time, Broz fired a rocket past the keeper as he was falling to the … [Read more...] about Brozovic MOTM With 2 Rocket Goals For Al Nassr

The European club finals are set! Luka Modrić and Real Madrid will face Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League Final June 1st at Wembley. Real Madrid are -175 favorites in Vegas to lift the European crown once again. If they do, it would be Modrić's 6th Champions League title in 12 season with Real Madrid. An absolutely insane statistic! Although Modrić only played … [Read more...] about Modrić, Stanišić, Pašalić All To Play In European Finals

Andrej Kramarić scored an injury time equalizer Friday night to force a 1-1 draw vs. RB Leipzig. With the goal, Krama now has 12 goals and three assists in 28 Bundesliga matches this season. Not too shabby for the soon to be 33 year-old. (June 19th) More impressively, Kramarić will be going into Euro 2024 HOT, with four goals and two assists since April 7th. Luka Modrić … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe 32: Kramarić Bags Equalizer At The Death; Modrić, Majer Both MOTM w/ Assists

Luka Modrić came on late for Real Madrid (75th minute) in their 2-2 1st leg Champions League semifinal draw against Bayern Munich Tuesday night. Upon coming onto the pitch, Modrić threaded a perfect down-field lob to Vini, who could have easily tied the match up after the quasi break away. Modrić still sending absolute dime passes to his teammates at 38 years old. The 2nd leg … [Read more...] about Modrić Ignites Instant Impact Off The Bench In 2-2 Bayern Draw