Croatians Around Europe

In the football world, they say if you play for a draw, only bad things will happen. And that's exactly what happened to Real Madrid Tuesday night in Paris. It was obvious from the opening whistle that Real Madrid would have been happy with a 0-0 draw against PSG with the away-goal rule now abolished from Champions League knockout round matches. And it almost worked. Luka … [Read more...] about Champions League Returns! Mbappe Stuns Real Madrid; Liverpool All But End Inter Milan Title Hopes

Josip Brekalo scored in the fifth minute for Torino in a 2-1 loss to Venezia Saturday. He rocketed a half-volley that the Venetian goalie should have parried away but couldn't get a solid hand on it. 23 year-old Croatian striker, Petar Musa, scored again for his Portuguese side, Boavista, on Saturday in a 1-1 draw vs. Portimonense. It's Musa's this straight match with a … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe XXI: Brekalo, Musa Score

Josip Juranović is having the season of his life! The 26 year-old right-back has been a gem for Celtic since arriving in August, and has been one of the Scottish Premiership's best players this season. Juranović has already scored four goals since joining Celtic from Legia Warsaw, proving that he can be a dangerous attacking asset down the flank. He's averaging a fantastic … [Read more...] about Josip Juranović Is On FIRE!

23 year-old Petar Musa is Croatia's most in-form striker at the moment. Musa currently plays in Portugal for Boavista (on loan from Czech side Slavia Prague), where he has eight goals and two assists in 21 matches this season. In the 2019-20 season, Musa led the Czech league in scoring with 14 goals. Despite receiving attractive offers from larger European clubs, Musa … [Read more...] about Petar Musa: Croatia’s Hottest Striker Right Now

The Croatian duo of Ivan Perišić and Marcelo Brozović carried Inter Milan Saturday in a 2-1 loss to AC Milan in another chapter of the Derbi di Milano; with Olivier Giroud stealing the show. Perišić broke the deadlock in the 38th minute as he cooly volleyed home a corner kick with absolutely no power and all placement. Inter looked as they would separate themselves atop the … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe XX: Perišić Scores In Milan Derby, Gvardiol OG Hands Bayern The Win, Grbić Concedes 5 vs. PSG

The top five leagues in Europe had the weekend off for much needed rest in an already packed schedule. There was absolutely nothing to report on except for some Coupe de France action. Duje Ćaleta-Car was supposed to make a last second move to English side, West Ham, where he would join Croatian teammate Nikola Vlašić. However, the deal was nixed at the last second. DCC … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe XIX: Ćaleta-Car Staying Put In France

Andrej Kramarić (30) Kramarić is one of the Bundesliga’s best strikers… but he’s never produced for Croatia. Is it due to him being out of position as a natural striker? Or is he simply an international underperformer?  Regardless, Kramarić has enough talent to have a spot in our 23 man roster… or does he? If Kramarić can’t find his rhythm or be useful anywhere in … [Read more...] about Who Will Be The Solution To Croatia’s Striker Problem?

Borna Sosa could be on his way to London to join Mateo Kovačić and Chelsea by the end of this month. The official Chelsea F.C. website and Metro report that the reigning Champions League winners have shown keen interest in signing Sosa to be their starting left-back. Chelsea's Ben Chilwell is expected to miss the rest of the season with a serious injury, leaving the … [Read more...] about RUMOR MILL: Chelsea In Talks With Stuttgart For Borna Sosa

Joško Gvardiol gave himself one hell of a 20th birthday present on Sunday with a goal versus Wolfsburg in a 2-0 victory! The RB Leipzig defender sealed the match in the 84' by chipping the Wolfsburg keeper to secure all three points. It's his first Bundesliga goal of 2022 as Gvardiol just came over from Dinamo Zagreb in the summer of 2021. The now 20 year-old Gvardiol has had a … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe XVIII: Gvardiol Scores On 20th Birthday; Modrić, Kramarić Score Too