Croatians Around Europe

It's been a seesaw two years for Dejan Lovren at Liverpool since coming over from Southampton in the summer of 2014. Many times Lovren has played hero, scoring header goals at the death to get Liverpool to the Europa League Final while shutting down fierce opposition attacks. But then there's the other side. When Lovren forgets how to play the game. Forgets how to mark strikers … [Read more...] about Lovren & Liverpool Fall Short Of Europa Title, CL Berth

It wasn't the most eventful match we could have expected and it was a (slightly) deflected Gareth Bale shot which turned into an own goal, but in the end, Luka Modrić and Real Madrid will play in their second Champions League Final in the past three seasons. Modric got the start and played 80 minutes but should have finished a ball when he was all alone in front of goal after … [Read more...] about Modrić, Real Madrid Back In CL Final, Will Play Atletico In Milan

Croatians have been spoiled for nearly a decade when it comes to Champions League. It all started in the 2010 Final when we saw Ivica Olić and Bayern Munich fall short to Jose Mourinho's "park the bus" tactics as Inter Milan lifted the Cup in a 2-0 victory. Two years later, Bayern Munich returned as we all saw Olić miss a pivotal penalty after extra time to see Drogba and … [Read more...] about Modrić, Kovačić Carry Croatian Torch In Champions League

Earlier in the week, Croatia and Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren, was dropped from the Euro 2016 squad by Croatian manager Ante Čačić after a blowup the two had during the Hungary friendly. Lovren has now publicly stated that "he must start at Euro 2016 or he won't play at all." Lovren is arguably Croatia's most in-form defender and would be a huge asset in the … [Read more...] about Lovren Punches Europa Semi Ticket For Liverpool

I didn't watch the game today. But I was following it online while at work. And I'm pretty sure I missed one of Super Mario's best games. Mario Mandžukić and Juventus had a huge Champions League Round of 16 match against German champions Bayern Munich, Mandžukić's former club. And it didn't look pretty. Juve fell behind Bayern 2-0 in the 55th minute and it looked as … [Read more...] about Mandžukić On A Mission Against Munich

Real Madrid might be seven points behind Barcelona in La Liga, but Los Blancos took a huge step Wednesday night in Italy to challenge their hated Spanish rivals for the Champions League crown this year. In the first leg of their Round of 16 clash with Roma, Cristiano Ronaldo did what he does best and scored a 57th minute curler from 18 yards out to put Real Madrid ahead after a … [Read more...] about Los Croatos Shine Wednesday Night