The Barcelona side that made sure of their place in the Spanish Cup semifinals after beating Atletico Madrid 4-2 on aggregate on Wednesday is very different to the one we have become accustomed to. Coach Luis Enrique must take great credit for that.

He has now found a way past Atletico Madrid three times in 17 days and will take great pleasure in reversing the crisis, bizarrely created after the 1-0 defeat at Real Sociedad at the beginning of January.

Luis Enrique has said from the very beginning...

Barcelona achieved a spectacular 3-2 win against Atletico Madrid at the Vicente Calderon in the return leg of the Copa Del Rey quarterfinals on Wednesday night. A Neymar brace and an own goal from Los Rojiblancos' Miranda set up the win for the Blaugrana, who enjoyed 70 percent of possession, created 15 goalscoring chances and attempted 12 shots, eight of them on target.

Luis Enrique fielded his preferred eleven against a team who were always going to come out biting in front of their ferocious home...

BARCELONA, Spain -- Three quick thoughts from the Vicente Calderon as Barcelona's 3-2 win over Atletico Madrid (4-2 on aggregate) puts the Catalans into the Copa del Rey semifinals.

1. Barcelona's great chance to win the Copa

When the madness ended in this fantastic cup tie, around the 50th minute or so, one thing was crystal clear: Barcelona have a great chance now to win this season's Copa del Rey.

Before the game, Luis Enrique had played down the idea that his team already had one hand on...

Barcelona take a 1-0 win to Atletico Madrid in the second leg of their Spanish Cup quarterfinal this week and if Luis Enrique can plot a way past La Liga's champions, talk of a crisis at the Camp Nou may finally cease.

The Barcelona coach has won six in a row following the shock 1-0 defeat to David Moyes' Real Sociedad -- a match where he started Lionel Messi and Neymar on the bench -- and a place in the semifinals of the Spanish Cup will rubber-stamp Barca's revival.

With just one defeat in 18 matches,...

Proving, once again, that wealth is no measure of taste, Lionel Messi has taken to Instagram to share Dani Alves' brand-new trainers with the world.

Presumably costing an absolute fortune, Alves' customised sneakers are not only bright, glittery and golden -- they also have a teddy bear's head sewn into the tongues. Because? Fashion, that's why.

A ver si saben de quienes son ??? Who are these shoes from???

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Manchester United dominated possession but could manage only a goalless FA Cup draw with Cambridge United. Chelsea and Manchester City also endured embarrassing defeats in their FA Cup matches, while Arsenal survived a scare of their own vs. Brighton Hove and Albion.

Financial advisors Deloitte released...