Archives for September 2013

Barca is in a transition period says Dani Alves

Dani Alves spoke of the what the club is going through on the TV program El Marcador on Barca TV. “We are in a transitional period looking to find our best form and it is evident that it is hard.

We believe we are on the right track because, despite having to make adjustments in the team, we’re winning,” he said. More on Dani Alves

Messi and Valdés punish Ajax

Tata Martino’s Barcelona made an important step in the Champions League last night by winning by a convincing four goals to nil.

Superb performances by Messi and Valdés made sure of Barcelona’s victory against the Dutch outfit. Messi scored three goals with the fourth coming from Gerard Piqué. Continue reading

Iniesta would be best in world if not for Messi says Sandro Rosell

Yesterday Barcelona’s president Sandro Rosell participated as guest of honour at the Barcelona Tribune, a Forum of opinion and debate held at the Palace Hotel in the city of Barcelona.

He spoke about Johan Cruyff not coming to the pre-match dinner before the Barca-Ajax game tonight and said that Iniesta would be the best in the world if it weren’t for Messi.Continue reading

Arsenal FC and Manchester City on Victor Valdés’ trail

With Victor Valdés adamant that he will leave the Catalan giants at the end of the season, a few premier League clubs have pricked up their ears regarding the Catalan keeper.

Valdés has reiterated that he will go next June and has sparked interest from both Arsenal FC and Manchester City. Continue reading

Barca contemplates renovation of Camp Nou

A study commissioned by the club’s board on the different options for the future Nou Camp stadium suggests that the option of a reform would be more profitable for the club than building a new stadium in the nearby “zona universitaria” area.

According to TV channel 8tv, the board will just discuss the idea of a renovation at the referendum rather than the idea of a new stadium, which will cost double.Continue reading

Barca overcomes stubborn Sevilla at Nou Camp

It was a great game at the Nou Camp last night with both teams giving their all. The game ended in a 3-2 win in Barca’s favour despite Sevilla having a goal disallowed by referee Muñiz in a controversial decision that left the Andalusian club perplexed.

It was up to Chilean Alexis Sánchez to put the game to bed with a very late goal in the 93rd minute. Continue reading

Vicente Del Bosque: “Valdes’ behaviour is impeccable”

In declarations made to the diariodelaroja.es website, Vicente del Bosque has said that Victor Valdes is a player with “impeccable behaviour, despite the strong influences that he has been getting to not accept the situation”.

The Spain coach also pointed out that on sporting merits alone, all three keepers could do the job. Continue reading

“Barca’s best days are now over” says Oliver Kahn

Former Bayern Munich stopper Oliver Kahn has said that Barcelona’s best days are over. The ex Germany international now believes Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich is the new force to be reckoned with and says they are favourites to retain their European crown.

Kahn says that Bayern has “many intelligent players and can meet the challenge”. Continue reading