Messi and Villa take care of Rayo Vallecano

It may have been Jordi Roura’s last match at the helm of Barca but what a night it was! The connection between David Villa and Leo Messi was magical and both players ended up on the scoresheet. Between them, they took care of business and put wind in Barca’s sails once again with a fantastic display of football that ended up 3-1 to Barcelona.

When does Real Madrid’s luck finally run out?

The big question on everyone’s lips at the moment is when does Real Madrid’s luck finally run out. The whites were lucky against Barcelona last Saturday in the clasico and even luckier on Tuesday night against Manchester United in the Champions League after the tide turned from being outplayed by the red devils and a goal down, to Nani’s sending off and winning the tie 1-2.

Gerard Piqué: We can win La Liga, Copa and Champions League

Barcelona’s central defender Gerard Piqué is so confident in his team at the moment that he reckons they can win all 3 trophies this year. Piqué thinks that Barca is capable of walking off and closing the season with La Copa del Rey, La Liga and the Champions League. Piqué is in good form at the moment and says that morale is high in the dressing room.

Barca hypnotises Osasuna in 5-1 thrashing

Barcelona set up the perfect backdrop for their Copa del Rey clash against Real Madrid on Wednesday. Messi was at his best and scored a double brace of goals in the 5-1 thrashing of Osasuna at the Nou Camp last night. Messi’s first goal was reminiscent of the great Brazilian ‘Pele’ when he dummied and rounded the keeper keeper Andres Fernandez to slot the ball home with ease.

Iniesta: “We have the incentive to beat Madrid and win the league”

Barcelona playmaker Andrés Iniesta has come out and said that Barca have the incentive to beat their eternal rivals Real Madrid and that they’ll win the league again.

Messi aims for top goal scorer

Real Madrid may have won the league last night but Messi was still pushing towards the crown of top scorer for this season. He’s now on 46 goals with CR7 on 44

Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 2: Match Report

Barcelona were quite the better side last night at the Nou Camp but sadly they were outwitted by Real Madrid. Barca lost 1-2 on their own turf and were left wondering what happened. Barca now has to turn their attention and focus on this week’s Champions League semi final second leg match with Londoners Chelsea. […]

Guardiola: The league is in Madrid’s hands

Barca coach Pep Guardiola believes that “the League is in the hands of Real Madrid. Our intention is to win to make the league last a little longer. If Madrid win or tie the match tomorrow, then the the league is theirs. We can only win and if we don’t, then we will try again.” […]