Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes has said at a press conference before the German media that he will not be making any calls to Pep Guardiola for any advice on how to beat the Catalans. he said that Guardiola would not reveal any details of his former club out of respect and that if he had to call anyone it would be Cruyff, the inventor of Barca’s style. Read more about Jupp Heynckes
Eric Abidal: “I asked the doctors to put me into an induced coma”
April 15, 2013 by
Eric Abidal gave an interview to French TV channel on Sunday where he explained the worst moments of his illness. Speaking to TV channel TF1, he said that he asked the doctors to put him into a coma. Abidal is a symbol of everything the Catalan club stands for and made his first appearance against Mallorca a year after his liver transplant. Read more about Eric Abidal’s interview
Alexis Sánchez representative in Italy for talks with Juventus
April 13, 2013 by
As reported by the Italian channel Sky Sport 24, Alexis Sanchez’s manager Fernando Felicevich, was in Turin, Italy yesterday to meet with the Sporting director of Italian giants Juventus, Fabio Paratici. Juventus are keen to sign Sanchez and there have been whispers in Italy of the team wanting him for around 20Million euros. Read more about Alexis Sánchez’s future here
Real Madrid fans want Barca in the semi finals
April 12, 2013 by
In a few hours we will know who FC Barcelona will meet in the semi finals of the Champions League. Both sets of fans from the two Spanish sides have a clear idea of who they’d like to meet. While Real Madrid fans would relish the chance to meet Barca, the Catalan fans would prefer the German outfit Borussia Dortmund with Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in second and third place respectively. Read more about the Champions League draw
Barca’s last training session before showdown with PSG
April 10, 2013 by
Barca will be just finishing up their last training session at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper before heading off to have lunch. This training session will be vital in order to know the condition of Leo Messi along with Pedro and Adriano. Then it’s off to the W Hotel in the city of Barcelona to come together and discuss final tactics with Tito Vilanova. Read more about Barca’s training session here
UEFA denies punishing ref Wolfgang Stark
April 10, 2013 by
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
