Pep Guardiola predicted this would happen to Barca

It was as if Pep Guardiola had a crystal ball and could see into the future. The ex Barca coach predicted this would happen to the Catalan giants and he battled with things he had no control over. Gerard Piqué hit the nail on the head when he said “We’re going to have to make some decisions,” Read the rest

Should Barca sign a new central defender?

Barcelona’s defense has been questionable this season and the question has arisen as to whether the Blaugranas should invest in another central defender. Barca has players that can fill in at the back but it’s not a long term solution for the club. With Carles Puyol not getting any younger, Barca may have to look at their options in order to provide stability at the back.

Barca loses out in the Super Cup to Real Madrid

A brilliant Barcelona down to ten men from the 27th minute showed a display of some great football but failed to bring home the Super Cup after losing to Real Madrid 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu last night.

David Villa ruled out of Euro 2012

Barca’s David Villa has been ruled out of the euro 2012 campaign and will not be playing for his country. This comes as a blow to Villa who has been sidelined for nearly 6 months following a leg break. Villa had tweeted earlier that “he tried to make it possible but was unable to”. The […]

Dani Alves out of the Kings Cup with fractured collarbone

Going into next week’s Copa del Rey, it looks like the virus that has been going around Barca’s defense has taken another victim with it. Defender Dani Alves has had to be operated on for a fractured collarbone sustained on Wednesday morning during a training session. The Brazilian will now need at least 6 to […]

Barca reach an agreement with Gareth Bale

Something that remains a priority for Barca’s coming season is for a player to fill the left back position. This is inline with Barcelona needing to reshape their squad for the 2012-13 season. The name that has been on everybody’s lips as of late is none other than Gareth Bale who is currently at Tottenham […]

Jorge Valdano: Leo Messi is first real genius of this century

Jorge Valdano, former General Director of Real Madrid, has spoken out and called his fellow countryman Lionel Messi the “first genius of the 21st century” and also had praise for Marcelo Bielsa, Athletic Bilbao’s coach, stating that “everything he does has an epic dimension that makes football more noble.” In a recent interview, Valdano said […]

Barcelona 4 Espanyol 0: Match Report

It was meant to be a party last night at the Nou Camp and a party it was! Pep Guardiola was given a farewell tribute by his adoring fans in style against Espanyol in the local derby game between these two great clubs. The scoreline ended on 4-0 to Barca and Leo got himself into […]