According to Spanish sports daily El Mundo Deportivo, Wolfgang Stark has not been punished for his bad refereeing at the Paris Saint-Germain v Barcelona game last week. However, he will not be officiating any more Champions League matches this year as chairman Pierluigi Collina has already chosen an elite team to take care of the semis and the final. Read more about Wolfgang Stark
Leo Messi calculates the risk of playing against PSG
April 9, 2013 by
Leo Messi has to calculate the risk of playing against Paris Saint-Germain at the Nou Camp in the second leg of their quarter final decider in the Champions League. Recent sensations point to Messi running a risk if he does play as the player still has a sore hamstring. The doctors, the coaching staff and the player himself will make a joint decision before the crunch game on Wednesday evening. Read more about Messi’s injury
Alex Song, a rock against Mallorca
April 8, 2013 by
Alex Song gave a great performance at the Nou Camp on Saturday night and Jordi Roura reiterated the fact when he said that Alex had a “great game.” Song gave a solid performance that was only eclipsed by the 3 goals by Fabregás and the brace by Alexis although the player that stole the night had to be the comeback game of Eric Abidal. Read more about Alex Song’s performance
Abidal plays in 5-0 whitewash of Mallorca
April 7, 2013 by
Barca defender Eric Abidal finally got to play for the Catalan club again as he substituted Gerard Piqué in the 24th minute of the second half. It was an exciting match at the Nou Camp where Barca gave Mallorca a 5 nil hiding. Alexis found his mojo and scored two great goals but the night belonged to Cesc Fabregás who netted a hat-trick. Read more about Barca’s demolition of Mallorca
3 years since Leo Messi has suffered a serious injury
April 5, 2013 by
Leo Messi rarely gets injured these days and it has been nearly 3 years since his last serious injury was recorded. The last time he suffered a serious injury was caused when Ujfalusi went in hard on Messi on September 19th 2010. Messi is made of rubber and it’s all thanks to Guardiola and his revolutionary preparation. Read more about Messi’s injury…..
Messi could be fit to face Paris Saint-Germain
April 3, 2013 by
Some good news for Barcelona fans is that Argentine leo Messi’s injury is not as serious as first thought. The little striker grabbed a stunning first-half opener before he was subbed off with a hamstring problem at the break. Now the Catalan club insist he could recover in time for the Nou Camp clash next Wednesday against Paris Saint-Germain.
Barca draws against PSG but collects two valuable away goals
April 3, 2013 by
Barcelona drew last night in Paris against Paris Saint-Germain but collected two valuable away goals on the way. Messi rocked the French outfit just before half time to make it one nil and set the tone for the second half of play. Barca won a penalty after the keeper brought down Alexis and Ibra and Matuidi scored for PSG. Both Messi and Mascherano were injured in the clash, too.
The five dangers of Paris Saint-Germain
April 2, 2013 by
Barcelona are already in Paris for tonight’s showdown with French side Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League quarter final. It won’t be a walk in the park for the Catalan giants tonight and we have a quick look at five of the dangers that the French outfit posses ahead of the clash.
