Barca captain Carles Puyol is aiming to be fit for next Tuesday’s crunch game against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena stadium in Munich. If Puyol doesn’t make it for the first leg, he will most certainly be fit for the second leg at the Camp Nou. The cptain will be a welcome addition if he does play as Vilanova will be missing both Mascherano and Adriano. Read more about Carles Puyol
Messi gets green light ahead of Bayern Munich clash
April 17, 2013 by
Leo Messi has been given the green light by the FC Barcelona medics ahead of the Bayern Munich game which will be played at the Allianz Arena next Tuesday. Barca play Levante at the weekend and Tito Vilanova may be tempted to use Messi in order to give him some minutes and therefore prove his fitness ahead of the important game. Read more about Messi here
Jupp Heynckes: “If I wanted to ask for advice, I would call Cruyff”
April 16, 2013 by
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
Messi comes off bench to inspire Barca win
April 11, 2013 by
Leo Messi came off the bench last night at the Nou Camp in order to inspire his team. Inspired they were and found the goal necessary via Pedro to take them into the semi finals of the Champions League. After a decent first half, Barca needed a leader to inspire them and that leader was Argentine maestro Leo Messi. Read more on how Messi turned the game around
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
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
Barca to complain to UEFA about refereeing incidents in Paris
April 4, 2013 by
Before anyone could reply to Dani Alves’ petition for someone to act on behalf of the club regarding the poor refereeing decisions in Paris, the club is already in the process of elaborating a complaint outlining the failures of both the referee Wolfgang Stark and the UEFA anti doping officials. Read the rest….
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.
