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
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
