Barcelona - NouCamp Faithful

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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...

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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

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Originally Posted by SBF Cleaner

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)

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

Cheers!!!
Atro

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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)