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lacoruna69

22-09-2008, 08:35 PM

Sporting Gijon 1 - 6 Barcelona : Barca register first Liga win in style

Barcelona secured their first league win of the season in style on Sunday as they thrashed newly promoted Sporting Gijon 6-1.

Goals from Xavi and Samuel Eto'o gave the Catalans a comfortable lead at half-time and an own goal from Jorge Garcia extended their advantage just short of the hour.

Francisco Maldonado pulled a goal back for the hosts a minute later but any chance of a Sporting revival disappeared when Gerard was shown the red card for holding back Lionel Messi in the area.

Barca made their numerical advantage count as Andres Iniesta netted a fourth after 70 minutes and Messi bagged a late brace to complete the humiliation.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

28-09-2008, 03:43 AM

Barcelona 3 - 2 Real Betis : Barca's second win in a row

Eidur Gudjohnsen's late strike gave Barcelona a 3-2 victory at home to Real Betis after the Catalans had thrown away a two-goal lead.

Samuel Eto'o put Barcelona in front after 17 minutes and the Cameroon striker doubled the hosts' advantage shortly afterwards.

But Betis improved after the break and pulled a lucky goal back through Luciano Monzon on the hour.

And the Andalusians stunned the Nou Camp with a shock equaliser eight minutes later, when Jose Mari took advantage of some poor Barcelona defending to level the scores.

Gudjohnsen's late winner gave Barca it's first Liga home win of the season at Nou Camp.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

28-09-2008, 10:28 AM

Espanyol 1 - 2 Barcelona : Barca win Catalan derby with 2 late goals

Lionel Messi's stoppage-time penalty gave Barcelona a 2-1 win they barely deserved in the city's derby against Espanyol in the Primera Liga on Saturday night.

Ferran Corominas struck after 19 minutes to give Espanyol the lead after Victor Valdes had fumbled horribly and Barca struggled to find a way back into the game until Thierry Henry levelled somewhat fortuitously half an hour into the second period.

Espanyol played the whole of the second half with 10 men following the dismissal of Nene and looked to have held on for a point, but Samuel Eto'o won a penalty in the last minute of added time and Messi stepped up to coolly slot home the winner.

Barca's 3rd consecutive win propels them to 3rd in the table.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

04-10-2008, 12:09 PM

Shakhtar Donetsk 1 - 2 Barcelona : Late Messi brace nicks it

Two late goals from substitute Lionel Messi sealed a dramatic 2-1 win for Barcelona over Shakhtar Donetsk and maintain their 100% start in Champions League Group C.

Ilsinho's goal at the end of the first half looked to have secured the points for the hosts, but Argentina winger Messi struck twice in the last four minutes to turn the match on its head and put Barca in a strong position to progress to the knockout stage.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

Messi magic again.........:)

Cum_Luver

04-10-2008, 12:18 PM

with Lionel Messi back in form,will they beat Atl Madrid,who is also on form.

The MilkMan

05-10-2008, 08:04 AM

the answer is - yes they can and not only beat Atletico Madrid but with an AOS scoreline:

FT Barcelona [6 - 1] Atletico Madrid
4' [1 - 0] R. Marquez
6' [2 - 0] S. Eto'o (pen.)
8' [3 - 0] L. Messi
13' [3 - 1] M. Rodriguez
18' [4 - 1] S. Eto'o
28' [5 - 1] E. Gudjohnsen
73' [6 - 1] T. Henry

and they done their job in the first half 5-1,with L.Messi among the scorers also.

lacoruna69

05-10-2008, 10:47 AM

Barcelona 6 - 1 Atlético Madrid : Goal rush for Barcelona

Barcelona scored five times in the first 28 minutes on the way to thrashing Atletico Madrid 6-1 on an incredible night at the Nou Camp on Saturday.

Rafa Marquez, Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi put the locals three up inside eight minutes as the game got off to an explosive start.

Maxi Rodriguez pulled one back for Atletico five minutes later, but Eto'o restored Barca's three-goal advantage shortly afterwards and Eidur Gudjohnsen added a fifth for the home side short of the half-hour mark.

The second half was less intense, but Thierry Henry wrapped up a brilliant Barcelona win with his side's sixth after 73 minutes.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

22-10-2008, 02:06 AM

Athletic Bilbao 0-1 Barcelona: Eto'o on target

Barcelona remained within three points of Primera Liga leaders Valencia following a hard-fought 1-0 win at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday night.

Samuel Eto'o struck the only goal of the game midway through the second half after a fine run by Thierry Henry.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

Himerus

23-10-2008, 08:12 PM

FC Basel 0 - 5 Barcelona
4' 0 - 1 Goal Lionel Messi
15' 0 - 2 Goal Sergi Busquets
22' 0 - 3 Goal Bojan Krkic
46' 0 - 4 Goal Bojan Krkic
48' 0 - 5 Goal Xavi

another win by Barca...look like they are slowly getting into form.
this coming Saturday - 25 Oct 08,they should also win comfortable against Almeria

lacoruna69

25-10-2008, 09:51 AM

FC Basel 0 - 5 Barcelona: Swiss put to the sword

Barcelona made it three wins out of three in Champions League Group C as they brushed aside Basle 5-0 in Switzerland.

Goals from Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets, Bojan Krkic (two) and Xavi Hernandez saw the Catalans run up the joint highest away win in Champions League history, while Bojan, Carles Puyol and Thierry Henry all missed chances to add to the tally.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

Thanks Bro Himerus for the update.:)

Himerus

25-10-2008, 04:52 PM

tonight against Almeria,
can they produce another goal-feast here....:confused:
i certainly hope.

Cum_Luver

25-10-2008, 05:42 PM

Barcelona - Almeria

Barcelona:

Standing: 4th, 5-1-1...16 pts, score: 19:7
Home: 2-1-0...7 pts, score: 10:4
Last 5 games:

Basel - Barcelona 0:5 (Champions League)
Athletic – Barcelona 0:1 (7. round)
Barcelona – Atletico 6:1 (6. round)
Shakhtar – Barcelona 1:2 (Champions League)
Espanyol – Barcelona 1:2 (5. round)

Injured: Gudjohnsen (questionable), Milito, Keita

Almeria:
Standing: 6th, 3-2-2...11 pts, score: 9:8
Away: 1-1-1....4 pts, score: 5:5
Last 5 games:

Almeria – Sevilla 0:1 (7. round)
Getafe – Almeria 2:2 (6. round)
Almeria – Recreativo 1:0 (5.round)
Valladolid – Almeria 2:0 (4. round)
Almeria – Malaga 1:0 (3. round)

Injured: Piatti, Nieto

Possible Starting XIs:
Barcelona: Valdes, Alves, Puyol, Marquez, Abidal, Busquets, Iniesta, Hleb, Xavi, Messi, Eto
Almeria: Alves, Bruno, Chico, Pelllerano, Mane, Ortiz, Juanito, Corona, Alvares, Crusat, Negredo,

Verdict: Barcelona is in the great shape and there is no reason why we should avoid betting on them today. They will start to push from the first minute and are very likely to score more than once in this match. Home win and over 2.5.

lacoruna69

27-10-2008, 01:43 AM

Barcelona 5 - 0 Almeria: Another 5-0 rout by Barca

Barcelona produced a wondrous first-half display to sweep aside Almeria 5-0 in the sides' Primera Liga clash at the Nou Camp on Saturday night and secure their ninth consecutive win in style.

Samuel Eto'o bagged a first half hat-trick and further goals from Thierry Henry and Dani Alves saw Pep Guardiola's side race into a five-goal lead at the interval.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

Bro Himerus, it's another goal feast!!

lacoruna69

02-11-2008, 09:31 AM

Málaga 1 - 4 Barcelona: Xavi's brace extends Barca winning run to 11

Xavi bagged a brace as Barcelona beat Malaga 4-1 on Saturday night to extend their winning run to 11 games and move provisionally top of the Primera Liga for the first time this season.

Xavi gave Pep Guardiola's side the lead from a free-kick after just five minutes, but Duda equalised for the hosts with another impressive strike soon after.

Lionel Messi restored Barca's advantage after 18 minutes and Xavi netted a third for the Catalans shortly after the interval.

And the Catalans wrapped up a comfortable victory late on through Dani Alves' deflected free-kick.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

David_Villa

02-11-2008, 09:38 AM

IMHO Barcelona will win the champions league. :)

Cum_Luver

02-11-2008, 09:51 AM

another great performance by Barcelona...

lacoruna69

08-11-2008, 10:27 AM

Barcelona 1 - 1 FC Basel: Misfiring Barca go through

Basle substitute Eren Derdiyok struck seven minutes from time as Barcelona forfeited their 100% record in this season's Champions League, although the point was enough to book their place in the knockout stages.

The hosts had been expected to coast past their Swiss visitors after recording a 5-0 triumph in Basle a fortnight ago.

But that was not the case as they endured a frustrating night in front of goal until Lionel Messi stepped off the bench to score his fourth of the campaign after 61 minutes.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

Himerus

08-11-2008, 09:43 PM

they were taking it easy.

let hope tonight's match against Valladolid,they give their all.

lacoruna69

09-11-2008, 12:51 PM

Barcelona 6 - 0 Valladolid: Eto'o hits four

Samuel Eto'o struck four first-half goals as Barcelona thrashed Real Valladolid 6-0 at the Nou Camp on Saturday night.

The Cameroon striker was left on the bench for Tuesday night's Champions League draw at home to Basle, but was restored to the starting line-up for this match by coach Pep Guardiola and fired a brilliant quadruple in the first half to set Barcelona on their way to an eighth successive Primera Liga victory.

Eto'o opened the scoring after 12 minutes, adding a second on the half-hour mark and completing his hat-trick in the lead-up to half-time.

The African striker then added a fourth goal a minute before the interval to round off a superb first half for the Catalan side.

That strike also saw Eto'o match the feat achieved earlier in the day by Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain, who bagged all four goals in Real Madrid's 4-3 win over Malaga at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Eidur Gudjohnsen and Thierry Henry also netted late on to complete a fantastic win for Guardiola's side.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

18-11-2008, 07:58 PM

Recreativo Huelva 0 - 2 Barcelona: Barca opens 3-point lead

Second half goals from Lionel Messi and Seydou Keita gave Barcelona a 2-0 victory at Recreativo Huelva on Sunday night as the Catalans opened up a three-point lead at the top of the Primera Liga.

Barca struggled to break down the Andalusians in an evenly-matched first half, but Messi popped up to score from an improvised free-kick six minutes after the break and substitute Keita added a late second to seal a ninth straight league win for Pep Guardiola's side.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

24-11-2008, 08:00 PM

Barcelona 1 - 1 Getafe: Barca held at home

Barcelona saw their lead cut to three points at the top of the Primera Liga and their nine match winning streak come to an end following a disappointing 1-1 draw at home to Getafe.

Pep Guardiola's side have been virtually unplayable in the league at the Nou Camp this season, racking up 17 goals and conceding just one in their last three Primera Liga matches at home.

But they were frustrated by a stubborn Getafe side, who took the lead through Manu Del Moral after 19 minutes.

And Barcelona, missing Lionel Messi through injury, struggled to find a way back into the game.

The Catalans eventually equalised through Seydou Keita after 71 minutes, but were unable to secure a 10th straight league win despite their late pressure, and they now lead the Primera Liga by just two points from bitter rivals Real Madrid.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

29-11-2008, 08:13 AM

Sporting Lisbon 2 - 5 Barcelona: Five-star victory for Barca

Barcelona sealed top spot in Group C of the Champions league courtesy of a night of high farce among the Sporting Lisbon defence.

Barcelona were 3-0 up within 50 minutes courtesy of goals from Thierry Henry, Gerard Pique and Lionel Messi, before Sporting pulled two back in two minutes through Miguel Veloso and Liedson.

Barca responded immediately with a Marco Caneira own goal and once Rui Patricio was sent off for the foul that led to Bojan Krkic's penalty, the Sporting defence had played their part in all five of Barca's goals.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

30-11-2008, 04:22 PM

Sevilla FC 0 - 3 Barcelona: Messi scored a late brace as Barca opens up 6 point lead

Lionel Messi struck two late goals as Barcelona brushed aside Sevilla 3-0 to move six points clear at the top of the Primera Liga.

Samuel Eto'o gave the Catalans the lead after 20 minutes and Messi sealed the points with a fine solo effort late on.

And the Argentina forward scored again at the death after Sevilla had been reduced to 10 men following the dismissal of Luis Fabiano.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

07-12-2008, 11:37 AM

Barcelona 4 - 0 Valencia: Henry's hat trick as Barca opens up 6 point lead

Thierry Henry netted a hat-trick as Barcelona beat Valencia 4-0 with an exhilarating exhibition of total football at the Nou Camp in the Primera Liga.

Henry gave Barcelona the lead with a fine lob after 19 minutes and added a second just short of the half-hour mark as the Catalans quickly took control of the game.

Dani Alves put Pep Guardiola's side three up just after the break and Henry completed his hat-trick late on to wrap up a highly impressive Barcelona win.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

Adidas020108

07-12-2008, 04:55 PM

Barcelona is on fire right now.
Firing all cyclinders.

lacoruna69

12-12-2008, 07:28 PM

Barcelona 2 - 3 Shakhtar Donetsk: Barca youngsters undone

Barcelona's Champions League Group C campaign ended in defeat as Pep Guardiola's inexperienced side were punished by Shakhtar Donetsk.

The Catalans snatched a late victory in Ukraine earlier in the campaign but Shakhtar managed to exact some revenge by exploiting a much-changed Barca team's inexperience tonight to end their impressive unbeaten home run.

Oleksandr Gladkyy scored either side of half-time to put his side 2-0 up at the Nou Camp before Sylvinho pulled one back. But when Fernandinho got a third, Sergio Busquets' 83rd-minute strike mattered little.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

14-12-2008, 01:39 PM

Barcelona 2 - 0 Real Madrid: Barca late goals seal Clasico win

Late goals from Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi gave Barcelona a dramatic win over bitter rivals Real Madrid in a tense derby encounter at the Nou Camp tonight.

Madrid - in their first league match under new coach Juande Ramos - frustrated the league leaders for long periods and looked set to snatch a point after Iker Casillas saved Samuel Eto'o's penalty with 20 minutes remaining.

But the Cameroon frontman finally gave the Catalans the lead with seven minutes remaining and Lionel Messi smashed home a second in stoppage time to move Pep Guardiola's side 12 points ahead of their fierce rivals after 15 rounds of the championship.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

mrhardcore

15-12-2008, 10:48 AM

barcelona is godly this season, don't be shock they win la liga and champions league. :D

lacoruna69

25-12-2008, 11:40 AM

Villarreal 1 - 2 Barcelona : Barca 10 points clear at the top

Barcelona moved 10 points clear at the top of the Primera Liga after coming from behind to beat Villarreal 2-1 at El Madrigal.

Following a goalless first half, Cani gave Villarreal the lead just after the restart.

But Seydou Keita and Thierry Henry hit back to give the Catalans a crucial win in their last match before the winter break, meaning Pep Guardiola's side will take an extraordinary 10-point lead into the 18th round of the championship, which resumes in January.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

Castrol

02-01-2009, 04:14 PM

barcelona is godly this season, don't be shock they win la liga and champions league. :D

xavi is playing like the great luis enrique, 100% central midfielder, box to box every match. he deserves to win the CL with barca. :D

lacoruna69

04-01-2009, 10:42 AM

Barcelona 3 - 1 Mallorca: Iniesta to the rescue

Andres Iniesta returned from injury to fire an important goal as Barcelona beat Mallorca 3-1 in the Primera Liga.

Iniesta was injured in Barcelona's 1-1 draw at home to FC Basle in the Champions League back in early November and had not played since.

But he stepped off the substitutes' bench to poke home the crucial second goal just as it seemed Mallorca might hold on for an unlikely point at the Nou Camp.

Aritz Aduriz gave the visitors a surprise lead after 15 minutes following some sloppy Barcelona defending, but Thierry Henry brought the Catalans level with a finely-taken equaliser on the half-hour mark.

The league leaders completely dominated the second half but were unable to find a way through until Iniesta's crucial strike 15 minutes from time.

Yaya Toure added an impressive third in the dying seconds after Mallorca had been reduced to 10 men following Josemi's dismissal.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

07-01-2009, 07:59 PM

Atletico Madrid 1 - 3 Barcelona: Messi hat trick

A superb Lionel Messi hat-trick gave Barcelona a 3-1 win over 10-man Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their last 16 King's Cup tie on Tuesday.

Barcelona made most of the early running at a chilly Vicente Calderon despite resting key players from the team who beat Real Mallorca at the weekend, including Xavi and Samuel Eto'o.

A deft piece of skill from Daniel Alves unlocked the Atletico defence for Messi's opening goal on 12 minutes.

The Argentine international played the ball inside and Alves sent a clever backheel through for him to run on and place a low shot past Gregory Coupet.

Atletico had to play with 10 men for most of the second half after defender John Heitinga felled Messi in the penalty area as he was racing to meet an Alves cross.

The referee showed the Dutchman a red card and Messi sent Coupet the wrong way to double Barca's lead before substitute Tomas Ujfalusi pulled a goal back just over 10 minutes later with a header from Simao Sabrosa's corner.

Messi completed his hat-trick on 80 minutes when he picked the ball up in the area, wrong-footed Coupet and lifted the ball into the roof of the net.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

12-01-2009, 08:50 PM

Osasuna 2 - 3 Barcelona: Messi nets winner....again

Two goals in the last 10 minutes saw Barcelona come from behind to beat a spirited Osasuna side 3-2 at the Reyno de Navarra in the Primera Liga and move 12 points clear of bitter rivals Real Madrid at the top of the table.

Samuel Eto'o put Barca in front with a low drive late in the first half after the league leaders had completely dominated the first 45 minutes.

But Miguel Flano equalised with a looping header just after the hour mark and Walter Pandiani fired the home side in to an improbable lead 10 minutes later.

Bottom club Osasuna looked then as if they may hold on for a much-needed victory, but Xavi and Lionel Messi both struck in the final 10 minutes to give Pep Guardiola's side a sixth consecutive league win - their 14th in the last 15 Primera Liga matches.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

18-01-2009, 11:59 AM

Barcelona 5 - 0 Deportivo La Coruña: Barca in firing mood

Thierry Henry and Samuel Eto'o both struck twice as Barcelona thrashed 10-man Deportivo La Coruna 5-0 at the Nou Camp to amass a record total of 50 points at the league's halfway stage.

Lionel Messi gave Pep Guardiola's side the lead with a fine individual strike after 21 minutes and Henry headed the Catalans two up shortly afterwards following a fine cross by Dani Alves.

Eto'o then added a third four minutes before half-time to put the league leaders out of reach at the break.

Henry struck his second of the night late on from close range and Eto'o blasted home the fifth from the penalty spot after Deportivo goalkeeper Daniel Aranzubia had upended Carles Puyol.

The visitors were forced to finish the game with 10 men after Aranzubia was sent off for his challenge on the Barca captain.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

Himerus

19-01-2009, 08:20 AM

another great performance by Barcelona.
look like,the title is theirs to lose.

lacoruna69

26-01-2009, 03:08 AM

Barcelona 4 - 1 Numancia: Barca marches on

Barcelona's trusty trio of forwards all struck in the second half as the league leaders defeated a stubborn Numancia side 4-1 to move provisionally 15 points clear at the top of the Primera Liga.

Barca were frustrated in the first half by the plucky promoted outfit, but imposed themselves with a classy second-half performance.

Lionel Messi grabbed a brace, while Samuel Eto'o and Thierry Henry also scored to hand Pep Guardiola's side an eighth consecutive league win and a 17th in their last 18 games.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

02-02-2009, 11:29 PM

Racing Santander 1 - 2 Barcelona: Super sub Messi to the rescue

Lionel Messi came off the bench to score twice as nine-man Barcelona came from behind to beat Racing Santander 2-1 at El Sardinero.

The runaway Primera Liga leaders appeared to be in trouble when Nikola Zigic put the Cantabrians ahead from the penalty spot early in the second half.

But Pep Guardiola turned to Messi in his moment of need and the Argentina forward turned the game on its head with two well-taken goals.

However, the late dismissals of Rafa Marquez and Gerard Pique did take some of the gloss off the result after both players were given their marching orders for second bookable offences in the closing stages.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

09-02-2009, 08:28 PM

Barcelona 3 - 1 Sporting Gijon: Eto'o bags a brace

Samuel Eto'o scored twice as Barcelona cruised to a 10th consecutive Primera Liga win and restored their 12-point lead at the top of the table with a 3-1 victory over Sporting Gijon.

The Cameroon striker gave Pep Guardiola's side the lead with a simple finish after 24 minutes and added a second shortly before the break as the league leaders brushed aside Sporting Gijon with relative ease at the Nou Camp.

Dani Alves then put the Catalans three up after 65 minutes, before Kike Mateo grabbed a consolation for the visitors.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

SBF Cleaner

09-02-2009, 10:20 PM

the title should be theirs to throw.
another good performance and win by Barcelona.

lacoruna69

15-02-2009, 12:40 PM

Real Betis 2 - 2 Barcelona: Eto'o bags a brace again....

Barcelona came from two goals down to snatch a late point in a 2-2 draw away to Real Betis in La Liga.

Melli headed Betis into the lead after 18 minutes and the Andalusians stunned the league leaders as they went two up through Mark Gonzalez seven minutes later.

But Samuel Eto'o pulled a goal back for the Catalans just before half-time after his penalty was parried by Ricardo and the Cameroon striker struck an equaliser six minutes from the end to break Betis' hearts and extend Barcelona's unbeaten league run to 21 games.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

22-02-2009, 12:08 PM

Barcelona 1-2 Espanyol: Barca's shocking loss

Ten-man Barcelona saw their lead at the top of the Primera Liga cut to seven points after losing 2-1 at home to bottom club Espanyol in the city's derby at the Nou Camp.

Former Barca player Ivan De La Pena did the damage with two goals shortly after the interval, when the home side were already a man down following the first-half dismissal of Seydou Keita.

Yaya Toure pulled a goal back for the home side not long after that, but Pep Guardiola's men were unable to come back this time and saw their lead cut by Real Madrid, who thrashed Real Betis 6-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

As the title run starts the end, expect more upsets on the way. Even happening in EPL also. Punters should bet on upsets. Top teams drawing at home or losing away to small teams. For the more adventurous, an upset loss by the top team at home. As seen in this case. :o

lacoruna69

25-02-2009, 07:51 PM

Lyon 1 - 1 Barcelona: Henry hands Barca the edge

Thierry Henry earned Barcelona a 1-1 draw on his return to France with a second-half equaliser against Lyon in a thrilling Champions League last-16 first leg at the Stade Gerland.

Les Bleus' all-time leading scorer headed home in the 67th minute to give the Spanish side a precious away goal, putting them in the driving seat ahead of the second leg in a fortnight's time at the Nou Camp.

Barca deserved a share of the spoils although they were dominated early on by Lyon, who opened the scoring in the seventh minute through midfielder Juninho's sensational free-kick.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

Cum_Luver

26-02-2009, 10:06 PM

is Barcelona feeling the pressure or the players are tired ???

lacoruna69

04-03-2009, 08:10 PM

Atlético Madrid 4 - 3 Barcelona: Aguero double sinks Barca

Atletico Madrid did arch rivals Real Madrid a huge favour after claiming a stunning 4-3 victory over Primera Liga leaders Barcelona in a breathtaking encounter at the Vicente Calderon.

Atletico fought back from deficits of 2-0 and 3-2 before Sergio Aguero pounced in the 89th minute to earn the Rojiblancos an unlikely victory and leave Barca with just a four-point lead at the summit.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

07-03-2009, 11:46 AM

Match Prediction Game.

Barcelona v Athletic Bilbao

The FIRST post with the correct FULL-TIME score will get 5 pts from me. For fairness, I won't be predicting.

lacoruna69

08-03-2009, 11:04 AM

Barcelona 2 - 0 Athletic Bilbao: Barca back to business

Barcelona ended their five-match winless run with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao and stretched their lead to six points at the top of the Primera Liga.

The win was made sweeter by the fact title rivals Real Madrid could only draw at home to city rivals Atletico.

Sergio Busquets gave the Catalans the lead after 17 minutes and Lionel Messi added a second from the penalty spot on the half-hour mark to seal a first win in a month for the league leaders.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

Himerus

08-03-2009, 12:59 PM

so happy to see Barca back to winning way.

lacoruna69

12-03-2009, 07:40 PM

Barcelona 5 - 2 Lyon: Barca stirkers turn on the style

A quickfire Thierry Henry double spurred Barcelona on to a 5-2 rout of Olympique Lyon and a place in the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday.

The Primera Liga leaders, who won 6-3 on aggregate, overwhelmed the French champions to take a 4-0 lead inside 43 minutes with further goals from Lionel Messi and Samuel Eto'o.

The euphoria inside a packed Nou Camp was tempered, however, when Lyon scored either side of halftime through Jean Makoun and Juninho to give themselves a ray of hope.

But their chances of progressing had all but disappeared by the time substitute Seydou Keita went clear in added time to score past Hugo Lloris and round off a superb Barca performance.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

The MilkMan

12-03-2009, 10:27 PM

a very vintage performance by Barcelona.

lacoruna69

16-03-2009, 11:20 PM

Almeria 0 - 2 Barcelona: Krkic double seals Barca win

A second-half brace from Bojan Krkic gave Barcelona a hard-fought 2-0 win at Almeria and saw the Catalans restore their six-point lead at the top of the Primera Liga.

The young striker was handed a rare start up front and repaid coach Pep Guardiola with two clinical strikes early in the second half as Barcelona continued their recent good form.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

23-03-2009, 08:38 PM

Barcelona 6 - 0 Málaga: Barca in good form

Barcelona took another step towards the Primera Liga title as they put six goals past Malaga without reply at the Nou Camp on Sunday night.

Pep Guardiola's side tore the visitors apart with a fantastic display of attacking football in the first half and stormed into a four-goal lead at the break.

Xavi opened the scoring after 19 minutes and Lionel Messi doubled their lead with a stunning second halfway through the first period.

Thierry Henry then made it three just after the half-hour mark and Samuel Eto'o gave the Catalans an unassailable four-goal lead just before the break.

Dani Alves got in on the act shortly after the restart and Eto'o added a sixth as Barcelona ran riot.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

Pussies-Licker

04-04-2009, 07:56 AM

the title will be theirs to throw away.

lacoruna69

05-04-2009, 10:56 AM

Valladolid 0 - 1 Barcelona: Narrow win by Barca

Barcelona's hopes of reclaiming the Primera Liga title survived intact despite a nervy showing in their 1-0 victory at Valladolid.

Barca had plenty of chances to kill the game off but lacked precision in the final third, with Xavi and Andres Iniesta both failing to score despite a handful of chances.

Striker Samuel Eto'o was more successful, starting and then sublimely finishing the game's only goal after 40 minutes.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

CNY_OX09

09-04-2009, 08:08 AM

Barcelona 4-0 Bayern Munich
half 4-0

Barcelona will definitely go thru,they are the team to beat.

lacoruna69

10-04-2009, 05:09 AM

Barcelona 4 - 0 Bayern Munich: Messi stars in rout

Barcelona took a giant step towards the semi-finals of the Champions League as they thrashed Bayern Munich 4-0 at the Nou Camp.

Barca's rampant strikeforce did the damage in a completely one-sided first half.

The Catalans raced into a two-goal lead within 12 minutes as Lionel Messi and Samuel Eto'o struck early on.

And the locals' dominance brought two more goals before half-time, with Thierry Henry setting up Messi for his second seven minutes before the break and then slotting home a fourth himself just before the interval.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

12-04-2009, 09:24 AM

Barcelona 2 - 0 Recreativo Huelva: Iniesta inspires

Barcelona moved another step closer to the Primera Division title after seeing off Recreativo Huelva 2-0 thanks to an inspired display from Andres Iniesta.

Iniesta scored the opening goal inside the first minute and was also heavily involved in Barca`s second midway through the second half, his low cross being turned into his own net by Recre defender Nasief Morris.

Lionel Messi also missed a late penalty for Barca but it made little difference to the outcome as Pep Guardiola`s all-conquering side moved nine points clear of Real Madrid, who play Real Valladolid on Sunday.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

CNY_OX09

12-04-2009, 10:05 AM

that penalty's missed by Messi,cost me my winning.
i bet on 3-0 correct score.

havana

14-04-2009, 10:47 PM

Bayern Munich:mad:......Barcelona:):p:D

lacoruna69

16-04-2009, 08:51 PM

Bayern Munich 1 - 1 Barcelona: Keita kills off Bayern hopes

Bayern Munich shared a 1-1 draw with Barcelona to partly make up for a crushing defeat in Spain last week - but they were still eliminated from the Champions League 5-1 on aggregate.

Franck Ribery gave Bayern the lead in the 47th minute, but Barca hit back with Seydou Keita's drive restoring parity in the 73rd minute.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

Pussies-Licker

19-04-2009, 10:35 AM

Getafe 0-1 Barcelona

another win,surely now the title must be already in the bag.
i watched the first half,they had so many chance,should have been 4 to 5 goals up if not for the splendid saves by Getafe's goalkeeper.

lacoruna69

19-04-2009, 06:48 PM

Getafe 0 - 1 Barcelona: Messi winner

Barcelona moved nine points clear at the the Primera Division summit - for a couple of hours at least - with a narrow but richly-deserved 1-0 victory at Getafe.

Pep Guardiola's team dominated the first half but had only one Lionel Messi goal to show for their toils due to the outstanding performance of on-loan goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic.

The second half was not quite so one-sided but Getafe did not have the cutting edge to trouble Victor Valdes and in truth Barca should have extended their advantage at a rainy Estadio Coliseum Alfonso Perez.

Messi had a second effort incorrectly ruled out for offside and Samuel Eto'o struck the post, but the one goal proved enough in the end.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

23-04-2009, 08:26 PM

Barcelona 4 - 0 Sevilla FC: Convincing win

Barcelona moved six points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the Primera Division with just six games remaining following a stunning 4-0 win at home to third-placed Sevilla.

They took control of this game after just two minutes when Andres Iniesta lobbed Javi Varas with a superb dipping effort from outside the box.

Samuel Eto'o made it two after 16 minutes and Barca moved out of sight in the second half with strikes from Xavi and Thierry Henry.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

26-04-2009, 11:01 AM

Valencia 2-2 Barcelona: Henry leaves it late

A late equaliser from substitute Thierry Henry ensured Barcelona snatched a point in a 2-2 against Valencia on a dramatic night at the Mestalla.

Two goals in as many minutes from Hedwiges Maduro and Pablo Hernandez at the end of the first half turned the match on its head after Lionel Messi had given the league leaders the advantage in the 24th minute.

It seemed as if Los Che were about to pull off a shock result which could have thrown the title race wide open but Henry equalised four minutes from time.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

The MilkMan

26-04-2009, 12:29 PM

i think Barcelona must have one eye on the match against Chelsea in the SF 1st Leg.
chance for R.M to close the gap.

halogen019

27-04-2009, 02:19 PM

Real Madrid won 4-2 against sevilla.

now the gap is only 5 points. but i still fancy barcelona to take the title.

lacoruna69

29-04-2009, 09:01 PM

Barcelona 0 - 0 Chelsea: Disciplined Chelsea frustrate Barca

Chelsea's defensive discipline earned them a precious goalless draw against Barcelona to make them slight favourites to reach their second successive Champions League final.

Hiddink's tactic of giving holding roles to both John Obi Mikel and Michael Ballack worked superbly and Lionel Messi was marked out of the contest by Jose Bosingwa.

Hiddink will be more than pleased with the night's work and Chelsea should have enough in their artillery to go on and finish the job in the return match next week.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

David_Villa

29-04-2009, 10:07 PM

A score draw at stamford bridge will send Barcelona to CL final.. :)

Cum_Luver

03-05-2009, 12:21 PM

Real Madrid 2-6 Barcelona

what a scoreline and performance by Barcelona,this should be more than enough to win the title. even though Barcelona has the 2nd Leg of CL's SF on their mind.

lacoruna69

03-05-2009, 12:34 PM

Real Madrid 2 - 6 Barcelona: Henry & Messi imperious

Barcelona took a giant step towards winning the Primera Division title after crushing arch rivals and nearest challengers Real Madrid in stunning fashion at the Bernabeu.

Thierry Henry and Lionel Messi both netted braces while Carles Puyol and Gerard Pique were also on the scoresheet as Pep Guardiola's treble-chasers inflicted a first league defeat on in-form Madrid since beating the reigning champions at the Nou Camp in December.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

Real Madrid 2-6 Barcelona

what a scoreline and performance by Barcelona,this should be more than enough to win the title. even though Barcelona has the 2nd Leg of CL's SF on their mind.

Thanks for update!!

simone

07-05-2009, 04:45 AM

chelsea deserved to lose.... BARCELONA..!!!!

alex18122003

07-05-2009, 04:52 AM

Congrat to Barcelona :p

mangoesteam

07-05-2009, 11:55 AM

This was a victory for positive football!:)

slyer

07-05-2009, 06:01 PM

congrats to barcelona. both essien and ineista goals are awesome volley

The MilkMan

07-05-2009, 09:46 PM

oh yes,both goal are wonderful.
now hope that both Man Utd and Barcelona can play an open attacking football and that will be very exciting.

David_Villa

07-05-2009, 11:17 PM

This was a victory for positive football!:)

Exactly, Barcelona play the most beautiful soccer at the moment. :)

lacoruna69

09-05-2009, 01:10 AM

A score draw at stamford bridge will send Barcelona to CL final.. :)

You are right on, Bro!! :)

Chelsea 1 - 1 Barcelona: Iniesta's late heartbreaker

Ten-man Barcelona robbed Chelsea of a place in the Champions League final in the cruellest of fashions with a 93rd-minute away goal at Stamford Bridge.

A stunning first-half volley from Michael Essien looked to have earned Chelsea victory and set up a repeat of last year's Champions League final against Manchester United.

But Andres Iniesta beat Petr Cech in the third minute of added time to send the Spanish bench and their fans delirious and leave Guus Hiddink crestfallen.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

12-05-2009, 08:21 PM

Barcelona 3 - 3 Villarreal: Llorente the party pooper

Barcelona were made to wait for a first piece of silverware under Pep Guardiola as they let a two-goal lead slip at home to Villarreal in the Primera Liga this evening.

Seydou Keita's deflected effort gave Barca an early lead, and although Joseba Llorente equalised 10 minutes later, the home side took a two-goal lead in at the break thanks to strikes from Samuel Eto'o and Dani Alves.

And they were cruising in the second half until Eric Abidal was dismissed for the second time in five days with 14 minutes left.

Mati Fernandez converted the resulting spot-kick and Llorente crashed home a dramatic late equaliser to silence an expectant home crowd deep into injury time.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

14-05-2009, 08:41 PM

Athletic Bilbao 1 - 4 Barcelona: Barca wins Spanish Cup

Brilliant Barcelona clinched the first silverware of the Pep Guardiola era tonight after fighting back from an early deficit to crush Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final at the Mestalla.

Gaizka Toquero had given Athletic brief hope of ending their 25-year trophy barren spell when he gave the Basque side an early lead, but Barca stormed back with goals from Yaya Toure, Lionel Messi, Bojan Krkic and Xavi to lift the cup.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

CNY_OX09

14-05-2009, 09:46 PM

congratulation to all barcelona's fan here.
one down,two to go. the title should be in the bag this weekend.
then left with the Champion League,should be a very good final as both team can play very attracting attacking football.

小小Tiko

17-05-2009, 09:13 AM

Barcelona win the title as Villarreal beats Real Madrid 3-2.
will they play with a lesser strong team and give some of those players a rest.

ranking

17-05-2009, 01:02 PM

Barcelona win the title as Villarreal beats Real Madrid 3-2.
will they play with a lesser strong team and give some of those players a rest.Very likely because players like messi, xavi and puyol have been playing for too many game liao. Guess is time for them to rest and charge up for the final between man u.

lacoruna69

21-05-2009, 08:34 PM

Mallorca 2 - 1 Barcelona: Barca in unlikely defeat

Barcelona's title celebrations fell flat as they surrendered a one-goal advantage to slip to a 2-1 defeat at Real Mallorca.

With Real Madrid's defeat against Villarreal on Saturday night handing the Catalan side the Primera Division crown, expectations were of a showcase of Barca's attacking skills.

Samuel Eto'o scored after 10 minutes to set the expected tone but from there on it was a disappointing day for both player and club, as the striker missed a hatful of chances - including a last-gasp penalty.

At the other end a fine strike from the impressive Juan Arango and a deft Loureiro Santana header sealed the points for the hosts.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

24-05-2009, 09:57 AM

Barcelona 0 - 1 Osasuna: Barca in second consecutive defeat

Barcelona suffered a 1-0 home defeat to relegation-threatened Osasuna in their last match before Wednesday's Champions League final against Manchester United in Rome.

Uruguayan striker Walter Pandiani headed the only goal of the game from a first-half corner to boost the Pamplona side's chances of Primera Division survival and subject Pep Guardiola's side to only their second home defeat in the league this season.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

CNY_OX09

28-05-2009, 07:56 AM

Congratulation to all Barcelona's supporters.
Champion of Europe.

Two well-taken goals in each half sealed it for Barcelona after enduring the start of the game about 10-15 minutes where Man Utd threaten to over-run you. But once the first goal was scored,Barcelona settled into their usual playing style,thatz the passing game.

David_Villa

28-05-2009, 08:01 AM

Barcelona hv brought justice to football by beating the most arrogant and ugliest team in the world. :)

joew2005

28-05-2009, 10:27 AM

I would like 2 say a BIG THANK YOU 2 the Barca players.
They really hv done themshelf veri veri proud.

Spurslover

28-05-2009, 04:33 PM

Congrats to Barcelona for the Champions League Win.

Congrats to Thiery Henry too. He finally win it with Barcelona.

lacoruna69

29-05-2009, 08:34 PM

Barcelona 2 - 0 Manchester United: Messi seals emphatic Barca win

Manchester United discovered what it is like to lose a European Cup final as brilliant Barcelona ruled Rome on Wednesday, securing a comfortable 2-0 win.

Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi scored the goals either side of half-time but to single those two out for special praise would be unfair on their team-mates, and particularly Xavi, who was simply awesome.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

31-05-2009, 10:13 AM

Deportivo La Coruña 1 - 1 Barcelona: Eto'o saved the blushes for La Liga champs

Barcelona ended the most successful season in their history with a 1-1 draw at Deportivo La Coruna in the last round of the Primera Division.

Samuel Eto'o rescued a point for the Catalans with a last-minute strike in this match after Rodolfo Bodipo had given the home side the lead on the half-hour mark.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

29-08-2009, 10:30 AM

Barcelona 1 - 0 Shakhtar Donetsk: Barca starts new season with a win

Barcelona's megabucks signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic failed to impress as the Champions League winners claimed a last-gasp victory over Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Super Cup.

Ibrahimovic, who moved from Inter Milan for £40million plus Samuel Eto'o, was completely overshadowed by Lionel Messi, who created the only goal for Pedro Rodriguez in the 115th minute.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

01-09-2009, 08:51 PM

Barcelona 3 - 0 Sporting Gijon: Barca starts new Liga season with an easy win

Barcelona began their quest for a second successive league title under Pep Guardiola with a routine 3-0 win over Sporting Gijon in the first round of Primera Liga action at the Nou Camp.

First-half goals from Bojan Krkic and Seydou Keita set an under-strength Catalan side on their way and summer signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic grabbed his first for the club late on as Guardiola's side strolled to a comfortable victory.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

13-09-2009, 08:39 PM

Getafe 0 - 2 Barcelona: Ibrahimovic shines as Barca win

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Lionel Messi netted second-half goals as Barcelona made it two wins from two at the start of the Primera Division season with a 2-0 win over Getafe.

Ibrahimovic, having netted on his league debut for Barca in their 3-0 win over Sporting Gijon a fortnight ago, paid back a little more of his sizeable transfer fee by opening the scoring in the 65th minute.

The former Inter Milan hitman then turned provider to set up Messi for Barca's second 12 minutes from time as last season's treble winners came out on top in the battle between the leading two sides from the opening round of fixtures.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

17-09-2009, 08:45 PM

Internazionale 0 - 0 Barcelona : Eto'o and Ibra both draw blanks

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Samuel Eto'o were both kept under wraps by their former team-mates as Inter Milan held Champions League holders Barcelona to a goalless draw at the San Siro.

The Swede was much more involved than his Cameroon counterpart as treble winners Barca spent large parts of the game going forward, but neither player, or anyone else for that matter, was able to find the breakthrough as defences came out on top.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

20-09-2009, 10:44 AM

Barcelona 5 - 2 Atlético Madrid : Barca steam-rolled Atlético

Barcelona continued their superb start to the season and signalled their intentions to reclaim the Primera Liga title with a stunning 5-2 victory at home to Atletico Madrid on Saturday night.

Pep Guardiola's side got off to the perfect start when summer signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic bagged his third goal in as many league starts after just two minutes at the Nou Camp.

Lionel Messi, who signed a new contract on Friday to remain at the club until 2016, then made it two after a quarter of an hour before a Dani Alves free-kick and a close-range Seydou Keita strike put the Catalans into a four-goal lead before half-time.

Sergio Aguero pulled a goal back for the visitors on the stroke of half-time and Diego Forlan added a second for Abel Resino's side late on.

But Barcelona's win was never in doubt and Messi grabbed a fifth deep into added time for the Catalans, who moved clear at the top of the table, at least until tomorrow's results, after preserving their 100% record in some style.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

23-09-2009, 08:12 PM

Racing Santander 1 - 4 Barcelona : Magical Messi on song again

Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona moved back to the top of the Primera Division with a resounding 4-1 victory at Racing Santander.

Pep Guardiola's side stormed into a three-goal lead in a devastating spell midway through the first half.

Summer signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic opened the scoring after 20 minutes, and has now scored in all of Barca's four league games this season.

Messi added a second goal four minutes later, before Gerard Pique made it 3-0 with less than half an hour gone.

Messi completed his double with a stunning strike just after the hour, in what was the Argentina winger's last contribution before being replaced by Andres Iniesta.

Oscar Serrano then pulled a goal back for Racing with a fine solo effort.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

28-09-2009, 10:50 PM

Málaga 0 - 2 Barcelona : Ibrahimovic scores again

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Gerard Pique came off the bench to inspire Barcelona to a fifth straight Primera Division win over a hard-working Malaga side.

Ibrahimovic was left out of the starting line-up after picking up an ankle injury in Tuesday night's 4-1 win at Racing Santander.

But the Sweden striker has been making good progress in his recovery and was called upon after Thierry Henry was forced off through injury just short of the half-hour mark.

And Ibrahimovic was on the scoresheet 10 minutes later to bag his fifth goal in as many league games since joining from Inter Milan in the summer.

But Pique took even less time to make an impact, bagging a second for the Catalans only three minutes after replacing Dmytro Chygrynskiy just short of an hour, before Malaga had Duda sent off late on.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

30-09-2009, 08:20 PM

Barcelona 2 - 0 Dynamo Kiev : Holders win

Holders Barcelona made it four points from two games in their Champions League group after confidently seeing off Dynamo Kiev at the Nou Camp.

Lionel Messi put the Catalan giants on their way with the opening goal in the 26th minute before half-time substitute Pedro Rodriguez sealed a fairly comfortable victory with Barca's second 14 minutes from time.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

Adidas020108

04-10-2009, 03:59 AM

a very disappointing performance by Barcelona,even though they kept their unbeaten start to the season. they totally dominate the match but just do not seem to want to score more goals.

Cum_Luver

04-10-2009, 10:06 AM

bro Adidas020108,
next week is International Week,actually it is an double-edges.
on one hand,some will give all as they want to impress their national coach/manager. then on the other hand,they do not want to get injured if they know that they are already in the starting elevens.
so normally before an International Week,have to punt with cautious.

never mind,if you want to punt,win some and lost some.
just punt within your means.

lacoruna69

04-10-2009, 10:23 PM

Barcelona 1 - 0 Almeria : Pedro stunner enough for Barca

Pedro's first-half strike gave Barcelona a win over Almeria at the Nou Camp tonight as the Catalans made hard work of a seemingly routine home match in the sixth round of the Primera Division.

The Tenerife-born youngster struck after half an hour to score only his second ever goal for the first team, and it proved enough to give a below-par Barca outfit their sixth successive league win and put pressure on bitter rivals Real Madrid, who face a tough trip to Sevilla tomorrow.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

18-10-2009, 10:50 AM

Valencia 0 - 0 Barcelona : Barca held at the Mestalla

Barcelona saw their Primera Liga lead cut to a solitary point by Real Madrid as they were held to a goalless draw by Valencia at the Mestalla - and they will be relieved to have escaped with that result.

Pablo Hernandez went close from his own half and strike partner Juan Mata missed a host of chances, while David Silva was denied by Victor Valdes from the best opportunity of the match.

Rodriguez Pedrito and Yaya Toure threatened for Barca, but they will be happy to take a share of the spoils and remain a point ahead of arch-rivals Madrid, who beat Real Valladolid 4-2.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

21-10-2009, 08:28 PM

Barcelona 1 - 2 FK Rubin Kazan : Barca sunk by Russian submarine at Nou Camp

Gokdeniz Karadeniz stuck a second-half winner as Rubin Kazan claimed a shock Champions League victory over reigning European champions Barcelona at the Nou Camp.

Karadeniz netted with 17 minutes to go to earn the Russian champions their first win in Group F and inflict a first competitive defeat over Barcelona since May. It was also the first European defeat Pep Guardiola's men had suffered since losing at home to Shakhtar Donetsk last December having already qualified for the last 16.

An upset had been on the cards from the opening two minutes when Rubin took the lead through Alexander Ryazantsev's long-range piledriver out of the blue, and although Barca levelled up through a fine Zlatan Ibrahimovic goal just after half-time, it was the visitors who went on to claim a memorable victory thanks to Karadeniz.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

26-10-2009, 09:05 PM

Barcelona 6 - 1 Real Zaragoza : Sensational Barca rediscover form

Seydou Keita scored a hat-trick as Barcelona put their recent indifferent form behind them with a brilliant performance to thrash Zaragoza 6-1 at the Nou Camp.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic bagged a brace and Lionel Messi scored the other as the Catalans swept the visitors aside with a fine display of attacking football reminiscent of their early-season performances and the form which saw them capture the treble of Primera Division, Copa del Rey and Champions League trophies last season.

Jorge Lopez pulled a goal back for Zaragoza with 12 minutes left after Victor Valdes was unable to hold on to the initial shot.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

03-11-2009, 08:35 PM

Osasuna 1 - 1 Barcelona : Barca surrender three points at the death

League leaders Barcelona were denied victory in dramatic circumstances at Osasuna tonight as Gerard Pique put through his own net deep into injury time to give the hosts an unexpected point.

Pique was attempting to clear after a Rafa Marquez error had let in Javier Camunas, but the Spain defender could only divert the ball into his own net and Barca were forced to settle for a draw which sees their lead at the top of the Primera Division cut to just a point after Real Madrid beat Getafe earlier in the evening.

Before that, Seydou Keita's strike midway through the second half had looked enough to send the Catalans on their way to an eighth victory in nine league games.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

05-11-2009, 08:42 PM

FK Rubin Kazan 0 - 0 Barcelona : Champions draw blank and face uphill struggle

Rubin Kazan followed up their shock victory against Barcelona a fortnight ago with a defensive masterclass to leapfrog their Catalan opponents in Champions League Group F ahead of the evening game between Dynamo Kiev and Inter Milan.

Although Barca dominated possession tonight they produced few clear-cut chances as the Russian champions produced a perfect defensive display and they could even have taken all three points had Alexander Bukharov taken his chances after being introduced as a substitute with a little under half an hour remaining.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

08-11-2009, 03:24 PM

Barcelona 4 - 2 Mallorca : Barca back in business

Pedro bagged a brace and Thierry Henry scored his first goal of the season as Barcelona cruised to a routine 4-2 win at home to Mallorca.

Barca coach Pep Guardiola sprung several surprises as he left Xavi, Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta and Dani Alves out of the starting line-up for this match.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

22-11-2009, 11:47 AM

Athletic Bilbao 1 - 1 Barcelona : Barca held at Bilbao

Barcelona will head into El Clasico next weekend in second place in the Primera Division after being held to a 1-1 draw at Athletic Bilbao.

The Spanish and European champions looked on course to reclaim their place at the summit when Dani Alves opened the scoring in the 54th minute, but substitute Gaizka Toquero levelled matters nine minutes later and Athletic held on for a point.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

25-11-2009, 07:56 PM

Barcelona 2 - 0 Internazionale : Pique and Pedro see off limp Inter

Holders Barcelona moved two points clear at the top of their Champions League group after producing a classy display to defeat previous leaders Inter Milan at Camp Nou.

Barca could have found themselves out of the competition if results had gone against them on Tuesday, but Pep Guardiola's side are now within touching distance of a place in the last 16 after brushing aside Inter thanks to early goals from Gerard Pique and Pedro Rodriguez.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

30-11-2009, 06:49 PM

Barcelona 1 - 0 Real Madrid : Ibrahimovic impact

Zlatan Ibrahimovic's superb second-half volley was enough to give Barcelona victory over fierce rivals Real Madrid in the Primera Division's first 'El Clasico' of the season at the Nou Camp and move the Catalans back to the top of the table.

Ibrahimovic replaced Thierry Henry early in the second half and fired Barca in front less than five minutes later as he volleyed home Dani Alves' cross.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

omnia

02-12-2009, 03:30 AM

Barca really play beautiful attacking football...even when Busquets was sent off...Barca still continued to attack...fm the Inter Milan n El Classico matches it looks like Barca r still the best in Europe...however it wld be interesting to see how they deal wif a 'new' Chelsea under Carlo...

lacoruna69

03-12-2009, 08:23 PM

Xerez 0 - 2 Barcelona : Henry stars in Barca win

Thierry Henry, on the day FIFA announced they had opened proceedings against him for his infamous handball, helped Barcelona open up a five-point lead at the top of the Primera Division with a solid 2-0 victory over bottom club Xerez.

Henry opened the scoring a minute after half-time, with substitute Zlatan Ibrahimovic adding a late second for the champions.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

06-12-2009, 11:42 AM

Deportivo La Coruña 1 - 3 Barcelona : Messi stars in Barca win

Lionel Messi struck twice as Barcelona bagged a hard-fought 3-1 win at in-form Deportivo La Coruna in the Primera Division.

Messi put Barca in front after 26 minutes, but Deportivo hit back later in the first half through Adrian Lopez.

The game could have gone either way after that, but Barca's superior quality eventually told as Messi headed the Catalans back in front with 10 minutes remaining.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic rounded off an important victory for the visitors with a third goal right at the death.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

15-12-2009, 07:54 PM

Dynamo Kiev 1 - 2 Barcelona : Messi free-kick seals top spot

Lionel Messi's brilliant late free-kick helped Barcelona recover from a nightmare start to defeat Dynamo Kiev and secure top spot in Group F, while the Ukrainian side waved goodbye to European competition for the season.

Valeri Gazzaev's men got the perfect start when they took the lead inside the opening 90 seconds through Artem Milevskiy with the first attack of the game.

Xavi drew Barca level in the 33rd minute, before Messi's brilliant strike.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

15-12-2009, 07:57 PM

Barcelona 1 - 0 Espanyol : Ibrahimovic spot-kick sinks Espanyol

Barcelona needed a dubious penalty decision six minutes before half-time to overcome city rivals Espanyol 1-0 in the Catalan derby.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic rifled home the spot-kick after Xavi had gone down far too easily in the area, and the Swede's strike proved enough to give Pep Guardiola's side all three points against a limited Espanyol outfit.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

17-12-2009, 11:06 PM

Atlante 1 - 3 Barcelona : Pedro makes history

Lionel Messi and Pedro Rodriguez shared the limelight as Barcelona hit back from an early deficit against Atlante to progress through to the final of the Club World Cup and stay on track for a remarkable sixth trophy in 2009.

Pedro wrote his name into the record books when he netted Barca's third, becoming the first player to score in six different competitions in the same season having already been on the scoresheet in the Primera Division, Champions League, Copa del Rey and the Spanish and European Supercups.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

SBF Cleaner

19-12-2009, 02:59 PM

hope that Barcelona can beat ESTUDIANTES and win their six trophy.

lacoruna69

20-12-2009, 11:59 AM

hope that Barcelona can beat ESTUDIANTES and win their six trophy.

You got your wish, Bro!!

Estudiantes La Plata 1 - 2 Barcelona : Messi seals number six

Lionel Messi struck an extra-time winner as Barcelona fought back from the brink against Estudiantes to win the Club World Cup and complete an incredible year with a sixth piece of silverware.

Barca's hopes of adding a maiden Club World Cup crown to their Primera Division, Champions League, Copa del Rey and European and Spanish Super Cup titles looked to have been crushed as Argentinians Estudiantes led heading into the final minutes thanks to Mauro Boselli's 37th-minute header in Abu Dhabi.

But Barca substitute Pedro Rodriguez, fresh from his record-breaking goal in the semi-finals against Atlante, drew Barca level in the 89th minute with another header before Messi popped up in the 110th minute to chest home the winner and ensure Pep Guardiola's side of a perfect ending to a fairytale year.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

Atrocious

20-12-2009, 12:54 PM

Every possible trophy in a year..... RESPECT!!!

Cheers!!!
Atro

lacoruna69

03-01-2010, 11:29 AM

Barcelona 1 - 1 Villarreal : Barca held at home

Barcelona dropped home points for the first time in the Primera Division this season as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Villarreal at Camp Nou.

Pep Guardiola's side showed off the six trophies they had won in 2009 prior to this game, in what was intended to be an evening of celebration for the Catalan club in their first match of the year. And they looked to be on their way when Pedro, who scored in all six of those competitions, opened the scoring after just seven minutes.

But the Yellow Submarine failed to read the script and David Fuster levelled for the visitors within six minutes of the restart.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

06-01-2010, 09:00 PM

Barcelona 1 - 2 Sevilla FC : Barca stunned at home

Barcelona have a mountain to climb to retain their Copa del Rey title after slumping to a 2-1 home defeat in the first leg of their last-16 tie with Sevilla.

Injuries and international call-ups had left Sevilla coach Manolo Jimenez with just 14 seniors players for the trip to the Nou Camp, but the Andalusians came out on top thanks to second-half goals from Diego Capel and Alvaro Negredo, who netted the winner from the penalty spot.

In between those strikes, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who started the match on the bench along with the likes of regular first-teamers Xavi, Carles Puyol, Thierry Henry, Victor Valdes and Gerard Pique, drew Barca level in the 74th minute.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

11-01-2010, 09:50 PM

Tenerife 0 - 5 Barcelona : Messi magic

Lionel Messi scored three and made another as Barcelona overcame a rusty start to hammer Tenerife in the Primera Division.

The hosts were by far the better side in the opening half hour and could have been three up within 15 minutes had Alejandro Alfaro done better with a hat-trick of chances - but astonishingly Barca went in at half-time 3-0 up thanks to two from Messi and a rare Carles Puyol goal.

Messi completed his hat-trick after 75 minutes before Ezequiel Luna's own goal completed a miserable night for Tenerife, as Barca ensured Real Madrid would not finish the day on top of the league.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

14-01-2010, 08:54 PM

Sevilla 0 - 1 Barcelona : Holders out of Cup despite win

2 - 2 (On Aggregate), Sevilla win on Away Goals Rule

Xavi scored the solitary goal to seal Barca's victory at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium. But it is not enough to prevent the Cup holders from getting eliminated from the competition.

lacoruna69

17-01-2010, 09:40 AM

Barcelona 4 - 0 Sevilla FC : Messi hits milestone century

Lionel Messi grabbed his 100th Barcelona goal as Pep Guardiola's side went some way to overcoming this week's Copa del Rey exit at the hands of Sevilla as they beat the Andalusians 4-0 in the sides' league meeting at the Nou Camp.

Sevilla defender Julien Escude gave Barca the lead, when he deflected Gerard Pique's shot into his own net shortly after the break.

Pedro's 14th goal of the season gave the league leaders a cushion with 20 minutes left and Lionel Messi wrapped up a comfortable win with two strikes late on as Guardiola's men moved five points clear at the top of the table.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

24-01-2010, 11:01 AM

Valladolid 0 - 3 Barcelona : Barca set new record

Barcelona's routine 3-0 win at struggling Valladolid saw Pep Guardiola's side finish the first half of the Primera Division campaign unbeaten.

The comfortable victory also means the Catalans will be at least five points clear of fierce rivals Real Madrid by the time the 20th round of matches comes around next weekend.

In establishing their unbeaten run, Barcelona became only the fifth side to accomplish such a feat, previously achieved by Madrid, Espanyol, Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad.

Xavi and Dani Alves struck within the space of two minutes halfway through the first period to give Guardiola's men full control of proceedings, and Lionel Messi added a third shortly into the second period to wrap up a comfortable victory.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

SBF Cleaner

24-01-2010, 02:13 PM

well done,barcelona.
they are the team to beat not only in Spain but also in Europe.

lacoruna69

31-01-2010, 11:14 AM

Sporting Gijon 0 - 1 Barcelona : Pedro seals Barca win

Pedro's goal proved enough to give Barcelona their 16th league win of the season as Pep Guardiola's side edged out Sporting Gijon at El Molinon in the Primera Division.

The Tenerife-born winger struck after half an hour to give Barca the lead.

Both sides had missed decent opportunities before that, but Guardiola's side were superior virtually throughout.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

joew2005

31-01-2010, 12:47 PM

I m not a die hard Nou Camp fan,but they r a veri great team 2 watch.
Although Josep Guardiola(39 yrs old) is much younger than Real's Manuel Pellegrini(57 yrs old),currently he seems 2 be doing a much better job than Pellegrini.

Josep Guardiola succeeded Frank Rijkaard in July 2008 as the manager of Barca. He was a former Nou Camp midfielder, but has relatively no experience in management b4 his appt @ 4 the Top job @ the Nou Camp.
But in his 1st season, he has alrdy lead Barca 2 all available major honours in 2009.
(UEFA Champions League; Spanish Primera Division; Copa del Rey; Spanish Super Cup; European Super Cup & Club World Cup).

Real's Manuel Pellegrini was said 2 be 1 of the most well-respected coaches in Spain. He built his reputation in Chile & Argentina b4 making his name in Europe with Villarreal. The Chilean coach was announced as the manager of Real Madrid in June 2009.
He has assembled a veri expensive team,but he needs 2 do much better in order 2 overtake Barca in the La Liga as well as 2 win UCL title.

lacoruna69

07-02-2010, 09:58 PM

Barcelona 2 - 1 Getafe : Nine-men Barca hangs on for win

Barcelona maintained their impressive home record in the Primera Division with victory over Getafe tonight - despite finishing the game with nine men following the dismissals of Gerard Pique and Rafael Marquez.

Pique was sent off for a cynical lunge on Rafa Lopez after 24 minutes, although Barca were already a goal to the good by then, thanks to Lionel Messi's brilliant early strike.

Pep Guardiola's side never really looked in danger, despite Pique's departure, and their dominance finally paid off as Xavi all but sealed a 17th league win of the season in the 67th minute.

Roberto Soldado's stoppage-time penalty pulled a goal back for the visitors and Marquez was sent off for his foul on Kepa Blanco which led to the spot-kick.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

joew2005

07-02-2010, 11:17 PM

a win is still a win .....
a win is 3 pts in the bag .....
Barca maintained the 5 pts lead over real ..... tat's wat matter most ...

lacoruna69

15-02-2010, 12:27 PM

Atlético Madrid 2 - 1 Barcelona : Barca beaten

Atletico Madrid inflicted a first league defeat of the season on leaders Barcelona to hand bitter rivals Real a helping hand in the title race.

Atletico have had plenty of disappointing nights at the Vicente Calderon this season but this was one to remember as early goals from Diego Forlan and Simao Sabrosa earned them their third successive home win over Barca in La Liga.

Barca pulled a goal back through Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the first half but they could not find an equaliser and they waved goodbye to their unbeaten record.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

Pussies-Licker

17-02-2010, 12:37 PM

they still lead the table by 2 pts.
are they beginning to feel the pressure ???

luminicious

18-02-2010, 05:08 PM

pressure has always been on them lah, just that they need to be more cautious from now on. haha

lacoruna69

21-02-2010, 12:10 PM

Barcelona 4 - 0 Racing Santander : Barca puts 4 past Racing

Barcelona strolled to an easy victory over Racing Santander on a night of firsts at the Nou Camp.

Despite missing several key players through injury and losing Zlatan Ibrahimovic just before the match, Pep Guardiola's side brushed aside a disappointing Racing outfit 4-0, on the back of a fine first-half performance.

Andres Iniesta gave the Catalans the lead with his first goal of the season following poor defending by Racing after just seven minutes.

Thierry Henry, handed a rare start by Guardiola after being frozen out in recent weeks, scored the second goal from a free-kick with his first of 2010, and Rafael Marquez added a brilliant third with his first of the campaign from another set-piece 11 minutes before half-time.

Youngster Thiago Alcantara then added a fourth with his first career goal in the closing stages.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

24-02-2010, 09:30 PM

VfB Stuttgart 1 - 1 Barca : Barca snatched precious away goal

All square after Zlatan Ibrahimovic's second-half equaliser earned Champions League holders Barcelona a hard-fought 1-1 draw from the first leg of their last-16 tie against Stuttgart.

Cacau, fresh from his four-goal haul against Cologne at the weekend, gave Stuttgart a deserved half-time lead but Ibrahimovic struck just after the interval to put Barca in the box seat heading into the second leg at the Nou Camp.

(excerpt from MirrorFootball)

lacoruna69

28-02-2010, 11:38 AM

Barcelona 2 - 1 Málaga : Barca left it late

Lionel Messi struck a late winner to help Barcelona overcome battling Malaga 2-1 and keep their place at the top of the Primera Division standings.

Pep Guardiola`s side, who have struggled for top form in recent weeks, had to bide their time to break down Malaga though despite dominating most of the match.

Pedro Rodriguez was the man to end the deadlock in the 69th minute but it would be Messi who was the match-winner with his 84th-minute tap-in coming after Malaga had shocked their hosts by drawing level through substitute Valmiro Valdo.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

07-03-2010, 10:19 AM

Almeria 2 - 2 Barcelona : 10-man Barca held

Barcelona twice came from behind to win a point at Almeria in a match blighted by some bizarre refereeing decisions from Carlos Clos Gomez.

Clos Gomez delayed the start of the match for almost a quarter of an hour, harshly sent off Pep Guardiola and Zlatan Ibrahimovic and incorrectly awarded a free-kick to Barcelona which led to their first equaliser.

Domingo Cisma had put Almeria ahead after 12 minutes, with the home side's second coming 12 minutes into the second period via a Carles Puyol own-goal.

But Lionel Messi's double gave 10-man Barca a point.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

16-03-2010, 07:53 PM

Barcelona 3 - 0 Valencia : Messi's brilliant hat-trick

Lionel Messi struck a brilliant second half hat-trick to give Barcelona victory over Valencia at the Nou Camp and ensure Pep Guardiola's side finish the night at least level on points with Real Madrid at the top of the table.

Following an evenly-disputed first period in which Valencia gave as good as they got, Messi took centre stage with a spectacular treble.

The winger beat three Valencia players to give Barca the lead after 56 minutes, before adding two more fine efforts in the closing stages - both set up by substitute Thierry Henry - after the visitors had been reduced to 10 men following the sending-off of Hedwiges Maduro.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

splicer

19-03-2010, 07:19 PM

they will be the team to avoid and beat for this season - CL.

lacoruna69

19-03-2010, 08:55 PM

Barcelona 4 - 0 VfB Stuttgart : Messi inspires Barca win

Lionel Messi staged another masterclass to power holders Barcelona into the quarter-finals of the Champions League at the expense of Stuttgart.

Messi struck a brilliant opener after just 12 minutes to put Barca on track, and then played a key role as Pedro Rodriguez made it 2-0 soon after as the Catalan giants built a 3-1 aggregate lead.

Messi, who was a constant menace, added a third on the hour mark to take his tally to eight goals in the last four games before Bojan Krkic completed the romp late on as Barca became Spain's only representative to make it into the last eight.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

22-03-2010, 08:40 PM

Real Zaragoza 2 - 4 Barcelona : Unstoppable Messi runs riot

Lionel Messi continued his remarkable goalscoring form with a hat-trick as Barcelona moved level once more with Real Madrid at the Primera Liga summit with victory at Real Zaragoza.

The Argentina winger, who also scored a hat-trick in his last league match against Valencia, opened the scoring with a header after five minutes and added two more after the break to send his side 3-0 ahead.

That should have made the game safe for Barca, but Zaragoza rallied with a brace from substitute Adrian Colunga to set up a nervy ending.

Messi, however, quickly stamped out the threat as he embarked on another mazy run to earn a 90th-minute penalty which Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who until then had been profligate, slammed home for his first league goal since February 14.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

49 games played this season, 36 goals scored....yet still only 22 years old!:eek:

lacoruna69

25-03-2010, 08:08 PM

Barcelona 2 - 0 Osasuna : Late show boosts Barca

Late goals from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Bojan Krkic gave victory to an off-colour Barca side at home to Osasuna this evening and saw Pep Guardiola's side move provisionally three points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the Primera Division.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

02-04-2010, 12:15 AM

Mallorca 0 - 1 Barcelona : Ibrahimovic strike enough for Barca

Barcelona provisionally moved back to the top of the Primera Division standings by becoming only the second team to take points off Real Mallorca at their Ono Estadi this season - with a 1-0 win.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic's 63rd-minute strike - his third of the week - proved to be the winner as Barca edged three points clear of Real Madrid, who play Atletico on Sunday night.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

02-04-2010, 12:18 AM

Arsenal 2 - 2 Barcelona : Fabregas completes comeback

Cesc Fabregas kept Arsenal's European dream alive after the Gunners came from 2-0 down to draw the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Barcelona at Emirates Stadium.

The Spaniards had lived up to their billing as favourites following a blistering start and a second-half double from Zlatan Ibrahimovic looked to have all but killed off the tie.

However, Theo Walcott came off the bench to pull a goal back before Fabregas - who will miss the second leg at his old club after being booked - smashed in a late penalty after Carles Puyol was sent off for fouling the midfielder in the box.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

04-04-2010, 12:00 PM

Barcelona 4 - 1 Athletic Bilbao : Barca breeze past Bilbao

Barcelona showed they have plenty in reserve ahead of Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final second leg against Arsenal as they beat Athletic Bilbao 4-1 with a team featuring several fringe players at the Nou Camp.

Barca scrapped their usual 4-3-3 formation in favour of a more orthodox 4-4-2, while there were also several changes in personnel - including Bojan Krkic promoted from the bench after Zlatan Ibrahimovic struggled in the warm-up with a right leg problem. The Swede is to undergo tests and should find out the severity of his injury on Sunday.

But the results were the same as the Catalans stormed to a resounding victory to move provisionally back to the top of La Liga in perfect preparation for Tuesday's clash with the Gunners.

Youngster Jeffren Suarez, who started on the right of midfield, opened the scoring after 26 minutes, before Bojan bagged a brace either side of half-time.

Lionel Messi added a fourth midway through the second period and, although Markel Susaeta pulled a goal back for Athletic late on, it was merely a consolation.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

Silver Wolf

04-04-2010, 10:15 PM

putting pressure on Real.
look like this season,it maybe another heartbreak season for Real.

lacoruna69

07-04-2010, 08:31 PM

Barcelona 4 - 1 Arsenal : Messi quartet haunts Gunners

2ND LEG: 6 - 3 (Agg)

Lionel Messi lived up to his billing as the best player in the world with four goals to end Arsenal's Champions League dream in the Nou Camp.

Nicklas Bendtner had fired the Gunners into a shock lead on 18 minutes. However, Messi soon drew Barcelona level after capitalising on a mistake by Mikael Silvestre.

The Argentina forward then added a second from close range before dashing clear to make it 3-1 on the night just before the break, and grabbed a fourth with three minutes left to complete a comfortable 6-3 aggregate victory for the tournament holders.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

fire^bird

07-04-2010, 10:58 PM

Messi,he is simply the best.

aLinux

11-04-2010, 08:54 AM

Real Madrid 0-2 Barcelona
Messi again.
this should be the decider.

lacoruna69

11-04-2010, 10:30 AM

Real Madrid 0 - 2 Barcelona : True class tells at Bernabeu

Barcelona struck a potentially decisive blow in the Primera Division title race by ending Real Madrid's perfect home record to go three points clear at the summit.

Lionel Messi's 40th goal of the season in all competitions put the reigning Spanish and European champions on the road to victory in 'El Clasico', and Pedro Rodriguez completed the scoring 10 minutes after half-time.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

15-04-2010, 08:54 PM

Barcelona 3 - 0 Deportivo La Coruña : No slip up from Barca

Barcelona's fringe players proved too good for Deportivo La Coruna and kept the Catalans on course for a second straight league title under Pep Guardiola with a convincing 3-0 win at the Nou Camp.

Bojan Krkic, in for the injured Zlatan Ibrahimovic, opened the scoring after a quarter of an hour, before Pedro and Yaya Toure - in an out of the side all season - added fantastic strikes in the second half to keep Barca in pole position in the table.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

CNY_OX09

15-04-2010, 11:19 PM

barcelona is in the driving seat now.
they should be abled to win the league and CL.

Lionel Messi

17-04-2010, 01:41 PM

bro lacoruna69,

Messi is coming home and glad to be here.
thank you...gracias for all the postings here. ;)

lacoruna69

18-04-2010, 10:36 AM

Espanyol 0 - 0 Barcelona : Barca held in derby

Espanyol put a dent in Barcelona's hopes of securing consecutive Primera Division titles after holding their local rivals to a goalless draw.

However, Pep Guardiola's side may consider it a point gained rather than two lost after playing 28 minutes with 10 men.

The reigning European and Spanish champions, who had Dani Alves sent off in the 62nd minute, had to settle for a draw after a closely-fought battle.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

bro lacoruna69,

Messi is coming home and glad to be here.
thank you...gracias for all the postings here. ;)

Barca is a great football team. Happy to see you flourishing under such a great team and at such a young age. Hope to see you shine in South Africa!!

Lionel Messi

19-04-2010, 09:49 PM

sorry,have a bad match...and only can manage a draw.
now just like Chelsea,we let Real Madrid in with a chance.
got to be fully concentrate on the game,but all of us thinking of the semi-final match against Inter Milan.

Lionel Messi

21-04-2010, 04:48 PM

another bad result for us.
the travelling to Italy took the toll on us.
very tiring and cannot concentrate for full match.

lacoruna69

21-04-2010, 07:49 PM

another bad result for us.
the travelling to Italy took the toll on us.
very tiring and cannot concentrate for full match.

Blame it on the volcanic ash.......

Internazionale 3 - 1 Barcelona : Holders stunned on the road

Inter Milan sent reigning Champions League champions Barcelona to the brink of elimination following their victory in the first leg of their semi-final at the San Siro.

Pedro put Barcelona in front in the 19th minute, but Inter turned the game around thanks to goals from Wesley Sneijder on the half-hour mark, Maicon just three minutes into the second half and Diego Milito after an hour.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

25-04-2010, 03:14 AM

Barcelona 3 - 1 Xerez : Catalans edge past stubborn Xerez

Barcelona suffered at times but eventually overcame rock-bottom Xerez, who ended the game with nine men, as the defending champions remained in front at the top of the Primera Division table.

The Catalans began a crucial week with the right result, although the scoreline does not tell the whole story.

Pep Guardiola's makeshift side suffered some nervy moments at 2-1 before Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored the all-important third goal after 55 minutes.

Barca had looked comfortable following early goals from Jeffren Suarez and Thierry Henry, but Mario Bermejo pulled one back immediately and Xerez missed a couple of great chances to level before Ibrahimovic's strike.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

29-04-2010, 08:57 PM

Barcelona 1 - 0 Internazionale : Mourinho masterminds victory

Score: 2 - 3 (Agg)

Gerard Pique's late strike proved insufficient for Barcelona as a Jose Mourinho-inspired Inter Milan held out for more than an hour with 10 men to seal their passage to a European Cup final for the first time since 1972.

Mourinho's side, protecting a 3-1 lead from the first leg, were reduced to 10 men following Thiago Motta's 28th-minute dismissal, but the Italians defended heroically - and at times cynically - to deny Pep Guardiola's men.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

Cum_Luver

30-04-2010, 07:41 AM

hope they can pick themselves up after such going thru the disappoinment of missing out an final.
this week the title on the 4 Big League of Europe will be decided - EPL,La Liga,Serie A and Bundeslinga.

lacoruna69

02-05-2010, 09:06 AM

Villarreal 1 - 4 Barcelona : Barca bounces back

Barcelona put the disappointment of their midweek exit from the Champions League to one side with a comfortable win at Villarreal which moves them four points clear at the top of the Primera Division table.

After being sunk by Inter Milan on Wednesday night, the Catalans faced a stern challenge to their domestic ambitions against a Villarreal side that had won their past six matches at El Madrigal.

But Pep Guardiola's side quickly extinguished the threat with three first-half goals from Lionel Messi, Xavi and Bojan Krkic to ensure a more comfortable evening than could have been expected.

Villarreal did manage to pull a goal back after the break through half-time substitute Joseba Llorente, but Barca were never stretched and Messi added his second two minutes from the end.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

hope they can pick themselves up after such going thru the disappoinment of missing out an final.
this week the title on the 4 Big League of Europe will be decided - EPL,La Liga,Serie A and Bundeslinga.

An emphatic 4-1 away victory.

Himerus

02-05-2010, 04:17 PM

look like they are going to retain the La Liga.
i bought the correct score of 4-2 and Barcelona to give.
if Villarreal scored another goal,it will be double happiness for me,but overall still won a little.

CNY_OX09

05-05-2010, 06:10 AM

Barcelona 4-1 Tenerife
half-time 1-1

me bought 3-0 and 4-0,was thinking of covering with 4-1 but in the end never bought it and it came out. should have follow my instinct,at least will still won a bit...:mad:

David_Villa

05-05-2010, 09:57 AM

Barca to buy david villa? :cool:

lacoruna69

05-05-2010, 08:54 PM

Barcelona 4 - 1 Tenerife : Messi scores a brace

Lionel Messi struck twice as Barcelona overcame some nervy moments to comfortably beat relegation-threatened Tenerife at the Nou Camp to put the pressure back on fierce rivals Real Madrid as the Primera Division draws to an exciting conclusion.

Madrid travel to fourth-placed Mallorca tomorrow night in what looks like the hardest remaining fixture for Manuel Pellegrini's side.

And they will need to win it after Barca saw off Tenerife thanks to goals from Messi (2), Bojan Krkic and Pedro.

But it was harder than many had expected and Barca were forced to work for their win after the Canary Islanders had equalised Messi's opener through Roman Martinez.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

Lionel Messi

09-05-2010, 03:10 AM

this match against Sevilla will be a tought match for us.
but we will come through and win it.
just 5 minutes and guess who put us in the lead ---- Lionel Messi.

Sevilla 0-1 Barcelona.

Lionel Messi

09-05-2010, 03:29 AM

think will have to wait till the last match of the season,next week.
Real Madrid 1-0 Athletic Bilbao (pen. C.Ronaldo) and Bilbao is playing with 10 players,as a player was sent-off.
as typing Barcelona is now leading 2-0

Lionel Messi

09-05-2010, 04:24 AM

now we are more even.
Sevilla also has a player send-off, we are leading 3-0
Real Madrid 1-1 Athletic Bilbao with 22 more minutes to go.
if it stand this way,we will be La Liga Champion again.

66cccc66

09-05-2010, 12:29 PM

watched the matches.

Sevilla 2-3 Barcelona
Real Madrid 5-1 Athletic Bilbao

nail-bitting for Barca fans as they let Sevilla back after leading 3-0 with an player advantage.
and the other match,once Real Madrid managed to breakdown and scored to take the lead,Bilbao just collapsed without putting much resistant.
another title that will be decided in the last match of the season.
Advantage to Barcelona as they will be playing at home against Valladolid at Camp Nou and Real Madrid is away to Málaga.
Both team are in for a fight,as Vallaolid and Malaga are still in the relegation fight.

lacoruna69

09-05-2010, 07:20 PM

Sevilla FC 2 - 3 Barcelona : Barca survive Sevilla fightback

Barcelona survived an unexpected comeback from 10-man Sevilla to move closer to a second successive league title with a vital 3-2 win at the Sanchez Pizjuan on a dramatic evening of Primera Division football.

Lionel Messi gave Barca the lead after five minutes and Bojan Krkic doubled the Catalans' lead just short of the half hour mark.

Sevilla then went down to 10 men following Abdoulay Konko's dismissal 10 minutes into the second period and Barca looked to be out of sight after Pedro struck a third shortly afterwards.

But Pep Guardiola's side were forced to endure a nervous finale as Sevilla fought back with goals from Frederic Kanoute and Luis Fabiano midway through the second half.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

Cum_Luver

17-05-2010, 07:15 AM

Barca hold nerve to reclaim crown

Barcelona claimed a second successive Primera Liga title as they held their nerve and demolished Valladolid 4-0 at the Camp Nou to set a record points total of 99 points.
Real Madrid, their chasers all season, fell at the final hurdle, only drawing 1-1 with Malaga.
And only 1 defeat in the whole season.

Lionel Messi is also the top scorer with 32 goals and a chance for the Europe Golden Boot Award

Congratulation to All Barcelona Fans here.

tomvoyeur

17-05-2010, 10:03 AM

Congrats to all Barca fans - I love to see Real beaten! :p

obaman

17-05-2010, 11:45 AM

Bros, i'm going Barcelona this end Sept, hoping to catch at match at Camp Nou. Any bros got lobang on where to buy tickets?

Dun want to get ripped off!

Thanks in advance

lacoruna69

18-05-2010, 08:26 PM

Barcelona 4 - 0 Valladolid : Barca wins La Liga!!

Barcelona made it seven trophies out of nine in the Pep Guardiola era as they overcame a nervy opening to thrash Real Valladolid, relegated as a result, at the Nou Camp this evening and seal a second successive league title on an exciting last day of the Primera Division season.

Having won all of the first six competitions they had disputed since the arrival of coach Guardiola, the Catalans were left with just the Primera Division title to fight for at the end of this campaign, following a quarter-final exit in the Copa del Rey and a semi-final elimination in the Champions League recently.

And they were pushed all the way by fierce rivals Real Madrid in a thrilling climax to the domestic season.

But a win at home to Valladolid tonight guaranteed the title, whatever Manuel Pellegrini's side did in Malaga.

Luis Prieto's own-goal set Barca on their way after 27 minutes, and Pedro's fine strike all but sealed the title shortly afterwards, before Lionel Messi added a second-half brace to secure matters as Madrid slipped up in Malaga.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

David_Villa

28-05-2010, 02:41 PM

Finally David Villa is a Barca man:D

lacoruna69

15-08-2010, 10:53 AM

Sevilla 3-1 Barcelona : Kanoute hits a double

Sevilla claimed first-leg honours against Primera Division champions Barcelona as they fought back from a goal down to win 3-1 in the Supercopa.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic put Barcelona ahead, but Luis Fabiano levelled and substitute Frederic Kanoute scored twice to give Sevilla a commanding lead ahead of next week's Nou Camp clash.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

22-08-2010, 07:44 PM

Barcelona 4-0 Sevilla : Magic Messi wins Supercopa for Barca

(Barcelona wins 5-3 on agg)

Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as Barcelona turned around a 3-1 first-leg deficit to claim the Supercopa with an impressive win over an under-par Sevilla side at the Nou Camp on Saturday.

Five of Barca's eight Spain stars started this match, with Villa, Carles Puyol and Andres Iniesta on the bench. But it was the youngest of them all, Pedro, who set Barca on their way after 14 minutes as Abdoulay Konko scored an own goal.

The Tenerife-born forward beat two Sevilla players on the right wing, advanced into the area and saw his low cross deflected into the net by Konko. It was a soft goal from Sevilla's point of view and a bad time to concede as well.

Bojan Krkic and Maxwell both came close before Messi ran on to Xavi's perfectly-weighted slide-rule pass to slot home after 25 minutes.

A 2-0 win was all that Barca needed to reclaim the Supercopa, but there was still more than an hour to go. And Messi was in the mood.

The 24-year-old latched on to Dani Alves' pass in the area a minute before half-time and beat Andres Palop with a fierce angled shot which gave the keeper no chance.

Villa came on for his debut short of the hour mark and showed some moments of inspiration, but it was another Barca substitute, Iniesta, who created the fourth goal.

Spain's World Cup hero charged into the area in the last minute after playing a one-two with Villa and unselfishly laid the ball back for Messi, who slotted home to complete his hat-trick and round off a perfect night for the Catalan club.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

Lionel Messi

29-08-2010, 11:34 PM

hope we can get off to a good start for the new season.
against Racing Santander,we should have no problem winning.
hope to be among the scorer for this match.

lacoruna69

30-08-2010, 07:44 PM

Racing Santander 0 - 3 Barcelona : Opening win for Barca

David Villa marked his league debut for Barcelona with a goal as Pep Guardiola's side began the defence of their Primera Division title with a 3-0 win at Racing Santander.

Lionel Messi opened the scoring with a fine goal after just three minutes and Andres Iniesta added an even better second later in the half as the Spanish champions quickly took control at El Sardinero.

Racing striker Mohamed Tchite saw his penalty saved by Barca keeper Victor Valdes moments later and Villa had an effort ruled out for offside before the break.

But the Spain striker struck again after 62 minutes with a pinpoint header to score his first goal in Barca colours and ensure an ideal start to the league campaign for the Catalans.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

hope we can get off to a good start for the new season.
against Racing Santander,we should have no problem winning.
hope to be among the scorer for this match.

You took only 3 mins to open account.....Great work!!

Silver Wolf

30-08-2010, 08:22 PM

team to be beat again.
congratulation to all Barcelona's fans here.

lacoruna69

12-09-2010, 10:40 AM

Barcelona 0 - 2 Hercules : Valdez brace sinks champions

Barcelona were left stunned as Nelson Haedo Valdez struck twice to give promoted side Hercules a famous win at the Nou Camp.

Valdez gave the Alicante-based outfit the lead when he poked home from a free-kick against the run of play after 26 minutes.

And the Paraguay forward, making his debut for the visitors, silenced the Nou Camp with a superb second on the hour to give Hercules a two-goal lead.

Barca attacked ceaselessly in the final half hour, but came up against an inspired figure in the Hercules goal. Keeper Juan Calatayud produced a string of fines saves to deny Lionel Messi, Pedro and David Villa as the visitors held on.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

15-09-2010, 08:55 PM

Barcelona 5 - 1 Panathinaikos : Barca survives early scare to rout Greeks

A Lionel Messi-inspired Barcelona recovered from the shock of going a goal down against Panathinaikos to get their Champions League campaign off to a convincing start at Camp Nou.

Panathinaikos took the lead against the run of play through Sidney Govou in the 20th minute but Barca hit back in merciless fashion to take a 3-1 lead by half-time through two goals from the irrepressible Messi and another from David Villa.

Messi, having also hit the crossbar in the first half, spurned the chance to net his hat-trick in the 55th minute when his weak penalty was saved by Alexandros Tzorvas.

However, Messi recovered from that disappointment and set up two more goals for Pep Guardiola's side late on.

For the fourth, Pedro Rodriguez slotted in after the unlucky Messi had seen his shot strike both posts before falling perfectly to the Spain international.

Then, with the last action of the match, Dani Alves headed in Messi's magnificent scooped pass over the Greek side's overwhelmed defence.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

23-09-2010, 07:57 PM

Atlético Madrid 1 - 2 Barcelona : Messi injury mars win

Barcelona put their poor recent record at the Vicente Calderon behind them to end Atletico Madrid's 100% start to the Primera Division season - but there was an injury scare for Lionel Messi.

Barca had lost their three previous league visits to Atletico's home 2-1, 4-3 and 4-2 but they deservedly earned all three points on this occasion thanks to first-half goals from Messi and Gerard Pique.

Atletico had managed to equalise through Raul Garcia but they can have few complaints about the result and finished the game with 10 men when defender Tomas Ujfalusi was sent off late on following a challenge on Messi.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

23-09-2010, 08:01 PM

Barcelona 1 - 0 Sporting Gijon : Villa to the rescue for Barca

David Villa's goal just after half-time was enough to see off Sporting Gijon as Barcelona lumbered through another lethargic display in front of their home fans to win 1-0.

The Catalans failed to inspire again against a second-string Sporting side.

Away manager Manolo Preciado made eight changes and while Barcelona were without their star man Lionel Messi.

Sporting's fringe players proved, however, a resilient match for Barcelona who dominated possession but had to rely on Villa's 49th-minute strike after Dani Alves' through-ball gave him a rare sight of goal.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

26-09-2010, 10:09 AM

Athletic Bilbao 1 - 3 Barcelona : Barca left it late

Barcelona were made to work hard in the pouring rain at San Mames but secured a convincing 3-1 victory over Athletic Bilbao to move up to second place in the Primera Division.

The Catalans did not have things all their own way in an even first half but their task was made simpler after Fernando Amorebieta was dismissed for an ugly challenge on Andres Iniesta in the opening period.

Seydou Keita and Xavi both struck after the break to put Catalans in control, and even though Igor Gabilondo gave Athletic hope late on following David Villa's sending-off, Sergio Busquets clinched victory for the visitors in added time.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

IS_YOURS

29-09-2010, 10:49 AM

team to be beat again.
congratulation to all Barcelona's fans here.

Bro,

I agree. With LM around, they will be really hard to beat for the CL.

lacoruna69

30-09-2010, 09:03 PM

FK Rubin Kazan 1 - 1 Barcelona : A tale of two penalties

David Villa netted a second-half penalty to earn Barcelona a point from their trip to Rubin Kazan, who once again proved a frustrating opponent for the Catalan giants.

Villa slotted home on the hour-mark to cancel out Cristian Noboa's 30th-minute penalty for Rubin, with both goalkeepers coming agonisingly close to saving the respective spot-kicks.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

04-10-2010, 07:46 PM

Barcelona 1 - 1 Mallorca : Nsue shocks Barca

Emilio Nsue headed a shock equaliser to sting Barcelona as Pep Guardiola's fell three points behind Primera Division leaders Valencia after a 1-1 draw with Real Mallorca.

Lionel Messi gave Barcelona the lead after 20 minutes on his first league start since injuring an ankle in the 2-1 win at Atletico Madrid two weeks ago.

But young striker Nsue levelled for the islanders shortly before half-time and the home side struggled to find a way through in the second period.

Bojan Krkic hit the post late on, but the Catalans were below their brilliant best and will be disappointed to have dropped two points at home.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

joew2005

10-10-2010, 01:46 PM

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=831165&sec=transfers&cc=4716

Pato: I'd only ever leave Milan for Barcelona

AC Milan striker Alexandre Pato may hv been linked with a move 2 the BPL, but he insists tat the only club he would leave Italy 4 would be Barcelona.

Pato is viewed as 1 of the best young strikers in the game as he has impressed since moving 2 the San Siro for €22 million in 2007 & ManC & Chelsea hv been monitoring his progress with a view 2 making a move in the January 2011 transfer window. However, Pato has distanced himself fr the reports, claiming tat he would only ever quit Milan for 1 team.

"I am honoured by ManC's interest, but I am a Milan player & I'm happy here," Pato said. "If 1 day I do leave Milan, I'd like 2 wear the Barcelona jersey. I think I'd only leave Milan 4 Barcelona."

Some reports hv suggested tat Barca already hv an option 2 sign the Brazilian aft they sold Zlatan Ibrahimovic 2 Milan in the summer.

lacoruna69

17-10-2010, 10:16 AM

Barcelona 2 - 1 Valencia : Puyol completes Catalans comeback

A Xavi-inspired Barcelona came from behind to beat pre-match Primera Division leaders Valencia at the Nou Camp and move above Unai Emery's side at the top of the table ahead of Real Madrid's clash away to Malaga.

Second-half goals from Andres Iniesta and Carles Puyol - both set up by the returning Xavi -turned the match around after Pablo Hernandez had given the visitors the lead eight minutes before the break.

It was hardly a classic performance from the hosts, but a deserved success in the end.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

21-10-2010, 07:57 PM

Barcelona 2 - 0 FC Copenhagen : Messi fires for Barca

Lionel Messi struck two hugely contrasting goals as Barcelona climbed to the top of Champions League Group D after squeezing past erstwhile leaders FC Copenhagen at the Nou Camp.

Messi broke the deadlock with a thunderous effort in the 19th minute to cap a fine opening from Barca, but the hosts struggled to finish off their in-form opponents and survived a number of second-half scares before the Argentinian ace tapped home from close range in stoppage time to secure the points.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

24-10-2010, 03:15 AM

Real Zaragoza 0 - 2 Barcelona : Messi fires for Barca again

Lionel Messi was the inspiration once again as Barcelona beat Zaragoza 2-0 in the Primera Division this evening to preserve their perfect away record in the league.

The Argentina winger struck a goal in each half to take his season's tally to 12 in all competitions and match the double he produced in Wednesday night's Champions League match at home to FC Copenhagen.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

joew2005

31-10-2010, 08:20 AM

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=302049&league=ESP.1&cc=4716

Messi inspires as five-star Barca cruise

Lionel Messi & David Villa bagged 2 goals apiece as Barca cruised 2 an impressive 5-0 win @ home 2 10-man Sevilla @ the Nou Camp 2 stay within a point of leaders Real Madrid.

Messi gave Barca the lead aft jz 4 mins & Villa struck a fine 2nd midway thru the 1st half.

Sevilla finished the half with 10 men aft Abdoulay Konko was sent off.

Alves then put the result beyond doubt with the 3rd shortly in2 the 2nd period, b4 Messi scored a fine 4th aft 64 mins & Villa completed the rout rite @ the end.

Barca coach Pep Guardiola welcomed back Xavi 2 his starting 11 aft the Spain midfielder recovered fr a troublesome Achilles problem tis week.

The Catalans travel 2 Denmark 2 face FC Copenhagen in the Champions League on Tuesday, but Guardiola fielded his strongest possible side 4 tis match.

Having seen fierce rivals Madrid come back 2 beat Hercules 3-1 immediately b4 tis match, Barca knew only a win would keep them in touch with the league leaders.

And it never looked in doubt aft Messi slotted home the 1st early on.

There were only 4 mins on the clock when stand-in Sevilla keeper Javi Varas parried Pedro's cross & Messi was there 2 slot home the rebound 4 his 13th of the season.

It was an unlucky 13 4 Sevilla, who beat Barca here in the Copa del Rey last season but had only won 1 of 66 matches against the Catalans @ the Nou Camp prior 2 this encounter.

Luis Fabiano drilled wide 4 the visitors & Diego Capel shot straight @ Victor Valdes fr close range as Gregorio Manzano's side sought a way back in2 the game.

But tat looked unlikely as Villa ended his recent scoring drought with a fine 2nd halfway through the 1st period.

Messi advanced down the rite & laid the ball off 2 the Spain striker, who cut in2 the area & sent an unstoppable angled drive in2 Varas' top rite-hand corner.

Villa received the plaudits fr a delighted Nou Camp crowd & came close again mins b4 the interval, when his low drive was pushed wide by the busy Varas.

Things became even more difficult 4 Sevilla jz b4 the break as Konko hacked down Pedro & was shown his 2nd yellow card of the nite.

And 2 make matters worse still, Ndri Romaric gifted the home side a 3rd 7 mins in2 the 2nd period.

The Ivory Coast player headed back 2 keeper Varas, but Alves read the pass-back & raised a leg 2 poke home fr well inside the area.

The Brazil full-back - who looked embarrassed 2 score against his former club - appeared 2 be in an offside position, but it did not matter becos the ball had been played thru by a Sevilla player.

Bojan Krkic & Javier Mascherano came on 4 Pedro & Xavi with half an hour left, but the 4th goal came fr a predictable source - Messi.

The Argentinian won the ball back in midfield, waltzed thru a crowd of players & slid a low shot past Varas jz inside the post fr the edge of the box 2 make it 4-0.

Messi was looking 4 his 2nd hat-trick against Sevilla tis season, having bagged 3 in the 4-0 Supercopa win here back in August.

He had 2 be content with 2 tis time, despite Barca controlling the game late on.

Villa saw a shot cleared off the line in the closing stages, but added his 2nd - and Barca's 5th - rite @ the death as he drilled a low left-footed drive past the hapless Varas.

Barca remain a point behind Real @ the top of the table, while Sevilla stay in 6th 4 now, but could be overtaken by Getafe & Atletico Madrid on Sunday.

lacoruna69

03-11-2010, 08:51 PM

FC Copenhagen 1 - 1 Barcelona : Barca held by gutsy Danes

Barcelona will have to wait to book their spot in the last 16 of the Champions League after being held by FC Copenhagen at the Parken Stadion this evening.

Barca knew a victory in Denmark would guarantee themselves a place in the knock-out stages and the two-time reigning Spanish champions looked on course to achieve that after taking a 31st-minute lead through Lionel Messi.

However, second-placed FC Copenhagen went down the other end and drew level almost immediately through Claudemir to earn a share of the points - although they survived a big let-off in the final minute when Barca substitute Pedro Rodriguez hit the post.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

Lionel Messi

04-11-2010, 09:12 AM

a very disappointed result in the CL.

lacoruna69

08-11-2010, 07:43 PM

Getafe 1 - 3 Barcelona : Barca extend away record

Gerard Pique was sent off as Barcelona claimed a 3-1 win at Getafe in the Primera Division to maintain their perfect away record.

Pique handled in the area midway through the second half and was shown his second yellow card of the night.

Manu del Moral converted from the spot, but Barcelona were already three goals up at that stage.

The Catalans went in 2-0 ahead at the interval following strikes from Lionel Messi and David Villa.

Pedro then extended Barcelona's lead with a third goal after 64 minutes and the victory never looked in doubt for Pep Guardiola's side, even after they had been reduced to 10 men.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

15-11-2010, 09:07 PM

Barcelona 3 - 1 Villarreal : Marvellous Messi to the rescue

Lionel Messi struck twice as Barcelona overcame an unjust offside decision to beat Villarreal 3-1 at the Nou Camp and move provisionally above fierce rivals Real Madrid - who play Sporting Gijon on Sunday - at the top of the Primera Division table after 11 matches.
David Villa gave the Catalans the lead after 22 minutes and Pedro thought he had made it two shortly afterwards, but saw his effort ruled out by an erroneous offside decision.

Nilmar then levelled for Villarreal as the Nou Camp continued to jeer the officials.

But as he has done so often in the past, Messi came to the Catalans' rescue with a brilliant goal after 59 minutes and the Argentinian wrapped up the points with a contentious second late on.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

23-11-2010, 11:06 PM

Almeria 0 - 8 Barcelona : Barca nets away record

Lionel Messi struck a hat-trick and Bojan Krkic bagged a brace as Barcelona strolled to an incredible 8-0 victory at lowly Almeria in the Primera Division tonight.

Pep Guardiola's side raced into a 5-0 lead before half-time in a hugely one-sided contest.

Messi opened the scoring after 17 minutes and Andres Iniesta took advantage of poor defending to score the second just two minutes later.

A Santiago Acasiete own goal made it 3-0 before the half hour mark, Pedro made it four 10 minutes prior to the interval and Messi added his second in Barca's very next attack.

Substitute Bojan added two in the second half and Messi completed his hat-trick as Guardiola's side ran riot in Andalusia.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

28-11-2010, 01:04 PM

Panathinaikos 0 - 3 Barcelona : Pedro on the double

Pedro scored twice and Lionel Messi capped a sublime performance with a goal as Barcelona reached the last 16 of the Champions League with an emphatic victory at Panathinaikos in Group D.

Messi scored the second goal of the game after a superb build-up, sandwiching goals by Pedro, as Barca continued their fantastic form which saw them win 8-0 at Almeria at the weekend.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

30-11-2010, 10:25 PM

Barcelona 5 - 0 Real Madrid : Exquisite Barca crush Real Madrid

A second-half brace from David Villa led Barcelona to an incredible 5-0 rout of Real Madrid in El Clasico and saw the Catalans leapfrog their fierce rivals - who lost for the first time under Jose Mourinho - at the top of the Primera Division.

Mourinho had gone unbeaten in his first 19 games in all competitions since joining Madrid in the summer, but the Portuguese was unable to avoid defeat in the biggest one of all as Pep Guardiola maintained his perfect record as Barca coach in El Clasico with a fifth straight victory over Real.

Xavi and Pedro put Barca two up within 17 minutes, while Villa made it a night to remember at a packed Camp Nou with two goals early in the second half and substitute Jeffren Suarez added a fifth right at the end.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

gold.digg3r

01-12-2010, 12:01 AM

Props to Barca ... Mou's face on secondhalf, priceless! :D

lacoruna69

05-12-2010, 05:31 PM

Osasuna 0 - 3 Barcelona : Barca overcomes travel woes

Lionel Messi struck twice to give Barcelona a comfortable win at Osasuna after the Catalans had raced against the clock to arrive in Pamplona in time for the Primera Division fixture.

Pedro gave Barca the lead in the first half and Messi added his second-half brace to see Barca stay top of the league and ensure a happy ending to what had been a stressful day for the Catalan club.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

08-12-2010, 09:41 AM

Barcelona 2 - 0 FK Rubin Kazan : Second string Barca too strong for Rubin

A largely second-string Barcelona consigned Rubin Kazan to a place in the Europa League after easing to a 2-0 victory in Tuesday's Champions League encounter at the Nou Camp.

Andreu Fontas' deflected second-half effort and a late Victor Vazquez strike earned already-qualified Barca their fourth win in Group D and meant Rubin, who started the day a point behind second-placed FC Copenhagen, would have to settle for third place in the standings.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

joew2005

11-12-2010, 06:20 AM

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=851327&sec=europe&cc=4716

Barca announce shirt sponsorship deal

Barca hv confirmed a shirt sponsorship deal with Qatar Foundation worth €30 million a season until 2016.

It will not affect the existing deal with Unicef, whereby Barca pay the international children's charity 2 carry its logo.

The agreement - which marks the 1st paid sponsor in Barca's history - will help 2 alleviate debts which, in July, stood @ €442 million. The club lost €77 million last season.

They will earn €165 million across the course of the deal, with €15 million 2 be paid 4 the remainder of tis season. It is said 2 be the biggest such deal in the history of football, with ManU & Liverpool - the nearest rivals - earning €23.6 million fr their deals with AON & Standard Chartered tis season.

Confirming the agreement @ a press conference @ Camp Nou on Friday, vice-president of finance Javier Faus said: "With tis agreement, the FC Barcelona brand becomes the undisputed leader in football, ahead of its international competitors."

Dicussions over the placement of the Qatar Foundation logo will be held, but Unicef will retain priority placing.

The Qatar Foundation, founded in 1995, has set up projects focusing on education, scientific research & community development.

lacoruna69

13-12-2010, 11:24 AM

Barcelona 5 - 0 Real Sociedad : Messi leads rout

Lionel Messi struck twice as Barcelona cruised to an impressive 5-0 win over Real Sociedad at the Nou Camp.

David Villa kept up his good scoring record against Real as he netted his seventh goal in nine games against the Basques with only eight minutes on the clock.

Andres Iniesta made it two 13 minutes before the break, Messi struck at either end of the second half and substitute Bojan Krkic made it five at the death.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

19-12-2010, 12:15 PM

Espanyol 1 - 5 Barcelona : No stopping Barca

Pedro and David Villa struck a brace apiece as Barcelona brushed aside Espanyol in the Catalan derby at Cornella tonight, ending their city rivals' perfect home record in the league this season and ensuring top spot as the Primera Division heads into the winter break.

Pedro and Xavi gave Pep Guardiola's side a healthy lead at half-time, before the Tenerife-born winger struck again in the second half.

Dani Osvaldo got one back for Espanyol after that, but Barca always looked in control and David Villa added two more late on for the visitors.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

is_me

19-12-2010, 03:37 PM

Barca is the only team in this universe that play real soccer!

Other team including those top team in EPL play baccarat than soccer !

lacoruna69

03-01-2011, 09:20 PM

Barcelona 2 - 1 Levante : Pedro bags brace in Barca win

Pedro struck both goals to give Barcelona a narrow win over Levante at the Nou Camp on Sunday evening as La Liga got resumed following its winter break.

After a goalless first half, the Spain winger netted twice in the space of 12 minutes to give Pep Guardiola's side the upper hand, and the Catalans held on to provisionally move five points clear of fierce rivals Real Madrid, despite Christian Stuani's late volley.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

09-01-2011, 12:03 PM

Deportivo La Coruña 0 - 4 Barcelona : Another win for Barca

Barcelona made light work of another potentially difficult away fixture as they thrashed Deportivo La Coruna 4-0 in the Primera Division.

Pep Guardiola's side won their last away match in La Liga 5-1 at city rivals Espanyol before Christmas and boast a perfect record on the road in the league this term.

That record never looked in doubt once David Villa opened the scoring after 26 minutes and Lionel Messi's brilliant free-kick at the start of the second half made it another comfortable night for the champions before late goals from Pedro and Andres Iniesta.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

13-01-2011, 10:19 AM

Barcelona 5 - 0 Real Betis : Barca takes giant step towards Copa del Rey Semi-Finals

Lionel Messi celebrated being voted the world's top player with a hat-trick as Barcelona all but secured their place in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey with a 5-0 win over Real Betis at Camp Nou.

On Monday Messi became the inaugural winner of the FIFA Ballon d'Or after scoring an astonishing 60 goals for club and country in 2010, and he was back amongst the goals tonight, netting in the 44th, 62nd and 73rd minutes to set Barca on their way to an impressive victory in the first leg of their quarter-final tie.

Pep Guardiola's side then added further strikes through Pedro Rodriguez and substitute Seydou Keita in the final 14 minutes to complete the scoring and make the second leg largely academic.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

17-01-2011, 10:36 AM

Barcelona 4 - 1 Málaga : Usual routine for Barca

David Villa scored twice as Barcelona thrashed Malaga 4-1 at the Nou Camp tonight to extend their lead to four points at the Primera Division's halfway stage.

Andres Iniesta, Villa and Pedro gave Barca a 3-0 lead at the interval and the Catalans always looked comfortable, despite Duda's second half free-kick.

Villa added his second six minutes after that as Pep Guardiola's side cruised to a trademark victory - their 13th successive league win - which was made all the sweeter by Real Madrid's failure to beat bottom-of-the-table Almeria earlier on in the evening.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

20-01-2011, 08:53 AM

Real Betis 3 - 1 Barcelona : Barca through despite defeat

Barcelona survived a scare against Real Betis to book their place in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey after a 6-3 aggregate victory.

Pep Guardiola's side looked assured of their place in the last four after cruising to a 5-0 win in the first leg, but were quickly on the rack as two goals in the opening seven minutes from Jorge Molina set second-tier Betis on the way to a 3-1 win.

The result brought an end to Barca's record run of 28 games unbeaten.

The start was a humiliating one for a Barca team which, while weakened, still boasted the likes of Lionel Messi, Xavi, Javier Mascherano and Gerard Pique.

And Messi it was who restored some Catalan pride seven minutes before the break as he fired home to reduce the deficit and leave Betis needing to score seven goals to progress.

In the end the hosts could manage just one more goal, through Arzu on the stroke of half-time, but Barca's humiliation was not yet quite complete, with Messi's uncharacteristic penalty miss in the second period typifying a poor display by the Primera Division leaders.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

lacoruna69

23-01-2011, 11:10 AM

Barcelona 3 - 0 Racing Sandanter : Formality win for Barca

Barcelona swept aside Racing Santander with consummate ease at the Camp Nou to secure a 14th successive Primera Division win and move provisionally seven points clear of bitter rivals Real Madrid at the top of the table.

Goals from Pedro, after barely a minute of play, and Messi - from the penalty spot - gave the Catalans a 2-0 lead at the break.

Andres Iniesta ensured all three points early in the second half for Barca, who made it 55 points from a possible 60 in the league this season and shook off the relative disappointment of losing 3-1 to Betis in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday night.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)