Croatians Around Europe

Luka Modrić and Real Madrid have one foot in the Champions League semifinals after defeating Chelsea 2-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu Wednesday night; where they will surely meet Manchester City. Modrić got the start and played 81 minutes in the win, receiving a 7.9 FOTMOB rating. 90min.com said this of Modrić: "Pressed with impressive energy to force Chelsea into mistakes at the … [Read more...] about Modrić, Brozović Cruise In CL Quarterfinal 1st Leg Wins

Ivan Perišić assisted in Spurs' 2-1 victory over Brighton Saturday, laying off a simple pass to Son, to keep their top-4 Champions League hopes alive. However, Brighton were clearly disallowed a clear penalty opportunity in the match which would have turned turned the game around. Perišić received MOTM honors from FOTMOB (8.3 rating) for his efforts. Perišić "Forced a smart … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe Weekend #26: Perišić Assists In Spurs Victory, Sosa With Silky Assist

Luka Modrić and Real Madrid are on their way to the Copa del Rey final after dismantling Barcelona 4-0 in the 2nd leg of their semifinal clash Wednesday night at the Camp Nou. Modrić got the start and played 87 minutes in the win, assisting on Benzema's second goal of his hat trick. Real Madrid will now play Osasuna in the Copa del Rey Final on May 6th in Sevilla. Modrić … [Read more...] about Modrić Assists, Real Madrid Beat Barca To Clinch Copa Del Rey Final Berth

Who is to blame for Perišić's average season at Tottenham? The Premiership or Perišić's decision to move to England at age 33 (now 34)? He was thriving at Inter Milan in a much less demanding Serie A. However, with contract negotiations not looking promising, he followed former manager, Antonio Conte, to North London. Now Conte has been sacked and Perišić is playing for a … [Read more...] about What Has England Done To Croatians?

Why is it that every time CroatianSports rags on Krama, he does something good that week? After scoring Croatia's lone goal against Wales at Poljud last week on international duty, Kramarić scored Hoffenheim's first goal off a header in the box in a huge 2-1 victory over Werder Bremen. Krama played the full 90 minutes and received an 8.0 rating from FOTMOB. With the victory, … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe Weekend #25: Kramarić Scores To Keep Hoffenheim Out Of Relegation Zone

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