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Gab Marcotti points to the performances of Angel Di Maria, Sergio Aguero and Lionel Messi while examining where Argentina fell short against Colombia.

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BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil - Luis Suarez has said he lost three kilograms (6.6 lbs) during his recovery from knee surgery in order to be fit for Uruguay’s Copa America opener.
Medical and Barcelona club sources gave ESPN FC details of the rehab process, which began a couple of days after the May 9 surgery, performed in Barcelona by renowned knee specialist Ramon Cugat.
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Suarez returned to the field 38 days after arthroscopic…

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To watch 2019 Copa America, sign up for ESPN+.

Gab Marcotti points to the performances of Angel Di Maria, Sergio Aguero and Lionel Messi while examining where Argentina fell short against Colombia.

To watch the 2019 Copa America, sign up for ESPN+.
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil - Luis Suarez has said he lost three kilograms (6.6 lbs) during his recovery from knee surgery in order to be fit for Uruguay’s Copa America opener.
Medical and Barcelona club sources gave ESPN FC details of the rehab process, which began a couple of days after the May 9 surgery, performed in Barcelona by renowned knee specialist Ramon Cugat.
– Copa America: All you need to know
– Full Copa America fixtures schedule
Suarez returned to the field 38 days after arthroscopic…

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With reports Barcelona are set to trigger Antoine Griezmann’s release clause, the FC guys assess how the France star will fit into the current side.

ESPN FC’s Craig Burley believes Barcelona won’t be so hasty to get rid of Coutinho and will give him one more season to turn it around.
Barcelona striker Luis Suarez said the shock elimination by Liverpool in the Champions League semifinals was as painful as when he was sent home from the 2014 World Cup for biting an opponent.
Barca had looked certain to reach the final of Europe’s top competition for the first time since 2015 after winning the first leg 3-0 but were blown away 4-0 at Anfield by Suarez’s former side, who went on to win 2-0 in the final against Tottenham Hotspur.
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Sid Lowe joins ESPN FC to discuss Lionel Messi’s performance against Liverpool and explains why it stood out from his other outstanding games for Barcelona.

Barcelona take a commanding 3-0 lead into the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Liverpool after a dominant performance at home.
LIVERPOOL, England — Luis Suarez said he is expecting a warm welcome at Anfield on Tuesday, and has pledged not celebrate at his former home ground in the same way he did after opening the scoring in Barcelona’s 3-0 win against Liverpool at Camp Nou last week.
Suarez, 32, drew criticism from Liverpool supporters for the way he reacted to opening the scoring at Camp Nou. The Uruguayan had spent three-and-a-half years at the Premier League club before moving to Barca in 2014, scoring 82 goals…

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Romelu Lukaku has struggled at times with Man United, enduring two droughts this season of at least six weeks.

Fernando Torres was struggling. Having scored 72 goals in his first three seasons at Liverpool, he had found the net just once in the first 10 games of what would turn out to be his final half-season at Anfield, in 2010-11.

With Torres’ confidence through the floor, his Liverpool manager at the time, Roy Hodgson, tried something unusual to get the goals flowing again for the Spaniard. In training games, according to an interview with former Liverpool defender Daniel Agger a couple of years…

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Craig Burley doesn’t see a way back for Manchester United, even though they limited Barcelona to just one goal at Old Trafford.
MANCHESTER, England — Luke Shaw’s first-half own goal handed Barcelona the advantage over Manchester United in their Champions League quarterfinal as the Catalans won 1-0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

Shaw turned Luis Suarez’s header into his own net early in the first half after Lionel Messi had teed up the Uruguayan at the far post. The goal stood after a review from VAR to check if there had been an offside in the build-up.

David De Gea made a good save from Philippe Coutinho to stop Barca…

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Shaka Hislop chooses not to get drawn into comparisons between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi following the Argentine’s 33rd La Liga hat trick.

Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez put on a show for the fans at Benito Villamarín Stadium, leading Barcelona to an easy victory.

Despite them being big underdogs, Alejandro Moreno believes Manchester United have more of a chance than people think in their quarterfinal Champions League tie against Barcelona. Barcelona have said Luis Suarez will be sidelined for around two weeks after spraining an ankle in Sunday’s win at Real Betis.
Suarez scored as Barca triumphed 4-1 in Seville to move 10 points clear at the top but was unable to finish the match after taking a knock to his ankle in the closing stages.
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After undergoing tests at the training ground on Monday, he has pulled out of the Uruguay squad for this week’s China Cup.
Uruguay face Uzbekistan in the semifinal in Nanning on Friday and then play…

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Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez put on a show for the fans at Benito Villamarín Stadium, leading Barcelona to an easy victory.

Lionel Messi scored a stunning hat trick as Barcelona beat Real Betis 4-1 on Sunday to move 10 points clear at the top of La Liga.
Messi opened the scoring in the first half with an arrowed free kick into the top corner and added Barca’s second just before the break after a brilliant no-look back-heel assist from Luis Suarez.
Suarez, who missed two brilliant chances to further extend Ernesto Valverde’s side lead, eventually added the third with a fine individual effort just after the hour mark.
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Messi, left, and Suarez, centre, were vital in turning a 1-0 deficit to a 3-1 home win.

BARCELONA —  Barcelona warmed up for Wednesday’s Champions League game against Lyon with a 3-1 win over Rayo Vallecano in La Liga on Saturday.

Raul de Tomas gave the visitors a surprise first-half lead at Camp Nou but Gerard Pique levelled before the break. A Lionel Messi penalty and a goal from Luis Suarez wrapped up the win in the second period as Barca restored their seven-point lead at the top of the table over Atletico Madrid.

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Rayo did well and were in the game right up until…

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