Barcelona won 1-2 at the Santiago Bernabéu last night and paved their way to a deserved semi final pass for this year’s Copa del Rey. The game started in typical “clasico” fashion with either team showing a full deck until Cristiano Ronaldo put the first goal past a hapless Pinto who is Guardiola’s keeper of […]
Betis score 2 at Camp Nou but victory goes to Barca
January 16, 2012 by
It was a tough game against Real Betis last night at the Camp Nou but Barca pulled through and managed a 4-2 win after being held 2-2 by the Andalusian side. Barcelona squandered a two-goal lead before seeing off 10-man Real Betis 4-2 to cut Real Madrid’s lead at the top of La Liga back […]
Barcelona secures showdown with Real Madrid
January 13, 2012 by
It had to happen, didn’t it? Barcelona has secured a showdown with Real Madrid and therefore another “Clasico” after beating Osasuna last night.Barca win 1-6 on aggregate with goals coming from Alexis Sanchez and Sergi Roberto to set up another epic Copa del Rey tie against Madrid. Read what the papers say: Barcelona went through […]
Messi Gets Third Ballon D’OR
January 10, 2012 by
It came as no surprise yesterday when Argentine goal scoring machine Leo Messi was handed his third FIFA Ballon D’OR in a row. He beat the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and team mates Xavi and Iniesta to the top spot.
Espanyol puts a spanner in Barca’s works
January 9, 2012 by
Espanyol earned a 1-1 draw at last night’s derby match at the Cornellà stadium. It didn’t do any favours at all for Barca who now find themselves five points adrift from la Liga leaders Real Madrid.
Barca end Hospitalet’s luck in Copa del Rey
December 23, 2011 by
It was a complete rout at the Camp Nou last night with Barca scoring nine goals to end Hospitalet’s luck in the Copa del Rey. It could have been many more but maybe Barcelona decided to be benevolent with their less affluent neighbours.
Barcelona make light work of Santos
December 18, 2011 by
Barcelona made light work of Santos today as the best club in the world showed everyone exactly why they deserve the title. To be honest, Santos is not much without Neymar and even he was stopped in his tracks by a very defensive Carles Puyol who dealt with the Brazilian star with ease. Neymar showed […]
Villa out for six months with leg break
December 15, 2011 by
Barca striker David Villa will be out of action for at least 6 months following a leg break at the European champions’ Fifa Club World Cup semi-final against Al-Sadd. Barcelona won the match by a comfortable 4-0 win but the news about ex Valencia star David Villa’s leg break has fueled speculation that the star might […]
