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Dejan Lovren was rested at the weekend in Liverpool's 2-0 victory over Chelsea but did not make the trip to Portugal for his side's second leg match vs. Porto. Liverpool won the first leg at Anfield 2-0 and won again in Portugal Wednesday with a 4-1 result. Due to injury, Lovren has been fresh this season and solid off the bench late in games. Now Liverpool - last … [Read more...] about Lovren & Liverpool Will Play Rakitić & Barcelona In CL Semis

Ivan Rakitić played the full 90 minutes Tuesday night vs. Manchester United and kept Paul Pogba in check the entire match as Barcelona easily won 3-0 (4-0 on aggregate) to advance to the Champions League semifinals. Messi scored twice and Coutinho bent in a beautiful curler to end all hopes of an early United comeback. Although Rakitić did not get on the scoresheet during the … [Read more...] about Barcelona Through, Ajax Shock Juventus

It was one of the slowest weekends for Croatians in club play during the entire season. Ivan Perišić got the start for Inter Milan and played 70 minutes in a 3-1 Inter Milan win over Frosinone on Sunday. Perišić stepped up to the penalty spot for Inter in the 37th minute and cooly converted the spot kick to make it 2-0. Inter are now comfortably siting in third place in Serie A … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe XXX

Don't look now, but 2nd Division English side Aston Villa have won seven straight matches - all without new Croatian goalkeeper Lovre Kalinić. The current Croatian #1 last played club football February 16th in a 2-0 loss to West Brom, but was taken off at halftime as a precaution to a potential head injury. Kalinić was fine but hasn't seen the pitch for Aston Villa … [Read more...] about The End Of The Road For Lovre Kalinić?

Dejan Lovren returned for Liverpool Tuesday night and played the full match as the Reds defeated Porto 2-0 in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal clash. Now Liverpool has complete control of the tie going into Portugal next week while they still battle with Manchester City for the English crown. This was Lovren's first start for Liverpool in over a month. He … [Read more...] about Rakitić, Lovren Win In 1st Leg Of Champions League Quarters

Ante Rebić is hitting on all cylinders at the perfect time for Eintracht Frankfurt. Rebić scored the opening goal for his side on Saturday in a 2-1 victory over Schalke as he stayed patient in the box and rolled the Schalke keeper before shooting on an open net. With the win, Eintracht Frankfurt now find themselves four points clear of Germany's final Champions League berth for … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe XXIX

Mario Mandžukić signed a 2-year extension with Juventus earlier in the week, Goal.com reports, which means he will be with the Italian champions until 2021. At age 32, Mandžukić has tailored his game to aerial dominance in the box while coming off the wing for Juventus, clearing the way for Ronaldo in the center of the field. He had a magical World Cup in Russia scoring … [Read more...] about Mandžukić Extends Stay At Juventus Until 2021

He was supposed to hit the ground running in England when Everton bought Nikola Vlašić from Hajduk Split in the summer of 2017 for £10 million - still a record fee for the Croatian club. But once the talented 20 year-old got to Everton, then manager Sam Allardyce, kept his Croatian wunderkind on the bench for the majority of the season. Vlašić only appeared for … [Read more...] about Nikola Vlašić: What Will The Summer Hold?

Andrej Kramarić became TSG Hoffenheim's outright record goalscorer in the Bundesliga when he scored the fourth and final goal in the 4-1 rout of Bayer Leverkusen on Friday. The Croatian striker now has 47 goals, one more than the previous record-holder Sejad Salihović. Kramarić also assisted on Hoffenheim's opening goal. Kramarić may be Hoffenheim's all-time leading … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe XXVIII