The draw against Atlético Madrid this weekend was apparently good for the top three teams in La Liga. Barcelona have been proclaimed winter champions, Atlético have reached the halfway stage of the competition with the same points as Barca and Real Madrid, with their 1 nil win over Espanyol, move to within 3 points of the leaders. more
Archives for January 2014
Will Messi improve on his goal record against Atlético Madrid?
January 10, 2014 by
The Vicente Calderón has provided in recent seasons, the backdrop for some of Leo Messi’s most memorable goals. The Argentine has scored against the ‘colchoneros’ 20 times and looks to improve on his tally on Saturday. Atlético Madrid also appears to be the opponent that most motivates Messi. More on this story
Barça crushes Getafe with a brace from Messi and Cesc
January 9, 2014 by
Barca coach Gerardo Martino remarked that Messi had the look of an assassin before the Getafe match at the Camp Nou He wasn’t far wrong as the little Argentine bagged a brace of goals on his comeback. He came on for Iniesta and within half an hour had two goals to his name. More on Messi’s comeback
“I don’t know if I’ll end my career at Barça” says Xavi Hernandez
January 8, 2014 by
Barca midfielder Xavi Hernandez says that he doesn’t know if he will end his career at the Catalan giants. Xavi was talking to “Panenka” magazine and admits he’d love to hang up his boots at Barca but doesn’t know if it would be possible as it’s a hard thing to do at the club. more on Xavi Hernandez
Marc-André ter Stegen’s future looks azulgrana
January 7, 2014 by
The future of goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen looks to be at Barcelona. It was known yesterday that the Borussia Mönchengladbach goalkeeper did not accept the proposed renewal of his contract from the German side, as told by the club’s sporting director. More on ter Stegen
Pedro and Alexis shoot down Celta but leave Martino thinking
January 6, 2014 by
Pedro and Alexis Sánchez took out Celta last night with an awesome display of football leaving coach Gerardo Martino with a difficult decision to make. Alexis grabbed his first hat-trick for the club and Pedro is on fire. Martino will have to decide which of the two to play against Atlético Madrid as Messi and Neymar will be up front. More here
Cristian Tello not going anywhere in January says Barca
January 4, 2014 by
Cristian Tello will not be moving from Barcelona in the winter transfer window. Despite keen interest from several teams like Liverpool and Valencia in acquiring his services, the Catalan club has put the kibosh on the matter in one fell swoop. The club will not listen to any offers for the player because it says Tello will be counted on until the end of the season at least. More
New Year brings good cheer for Martino’s Barcelona
January 3, 2014 by
Barca coach Gerardo Martino must be counting his blessings as two of his most valued players in his squad return from injury. Messi returned yesterday from his recovery spell in Argentina and Valdés looks set to take his place on Sunday after being given the all-clear by Barca’s medics. More on this story
