Saturday, January 28, 2012

Pedro injured, Alexis travels to Villareal

Barça’s Spanish striker will miss tonight’s match due to an injury he picked up in yesterday’s training session, the Chilean, who is responding well to treatment, was included in Guardiola’s list



The Barça team travelling to Castellón to play against Villareal in tonight’s league match had a few surprises before their train left Sants Estació. Pedro Rodríguez will miss the match due to injury and Alexis Sánchez will be at El Madrigal. 

Injured during yesterday’s training session

According to the team’s Medical Services, at the end of Friday’s training session, Pedro was having problems. The tests confirmed that the player has a contraction in the abductor of his left thigh. He will miss the match against Villareal and his availability will depend on his recovery. 

On a better note, Alexis is responding favourably to treatment and is recovering from his acromioclavicular injury sustained in this Wednesday’s Clásico. The Chilean was a last-minute addition to Guardiola’s team for tonight’s match.

Barcelona vs. Villarreal



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Friday, January 27, 2012

Valencia, Barça's rival in the semifinals

The team managed by Unai Emery easily beat Levante (0-3) and will face Barça in the next round 

The away game will be at Mestalla on February 1st, the return leg will be at the Camp Nou a week later. Both matches will start at 21.00


Valencia-Barça and Mirandés-Athletic Club are the semifinal match-ups of the King’s Cup. Barça now knows who they will face next will when Los Che brushed Levante aside (0-3). Tonight’s result, coupled with the away leg’s 4-1, comfortably see Unai Emery’s side through to the next round. 

The away leg of the semifinal will be played in Mestalla on Wednesday, February 1st at 21.00, the return leg will be at the Camp Nou a week later. 

Familiar opponents 

Throughout the history of the competition, Valencia and Barça have played against each other 18 times, 7 of the ties went to Valencia and 11to Barça. However, the last time both the teams met in the Cup, Valencia saw Barça off in the semifinals of the Cup in the 2007/08 season.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

FC Barcelona - Real Madrid: the Camp Nou, fit for big occasions

The 95,486 supporters this Wednesday filled the Camp Nou, so much so that it set a record for the highest attendance for a home match this season 

The members and fans cheered their team on during the most difficult moments of the match and the players are grateful



Guardiola’s biggest wish was to see the Camp Nou supporters answer the call to cheer on the team and fill the stadium to the brim. The members and fans didn’t disappoint the manager and they flocked to the stadium to push their team to the semifinals of the King’s Cup. In fact, the 95,486 spectators set a record for the highest attendance for a match at the Camp Nou this season

Up unitl now, the Spanish Super Cup match against Real Madrid held the record; the stadium took in 92,965 members and fans. The game against Milan, the first match of the group stages of the Champions League, is in third place with 89,861 attendees.

Barcelona semi-final after a violent Clasico



After an exciting match Barcelona qualified for the semi-finals of the Spanish King's Cup football following a draw at home to arch-rivals Real Madrid with two goals each, in their meeting at the Camp Nou stadium in the second leg quarter-final (the quarter-finals of the tournament).

The first half ended the progress of Barcelona with two straight goals from Pedro Rodriguez in the 44th minute and Brazilian Dani Alves in the third minute of stoppage time of the injury, and in the second half, managed to Real Madrid in compensation by Cristiano Ronaldo in the 68th minute, and Karim Benzema on 71 minutes , but this tie was not enough for Real Madrid, who lost the first leg at home in the Santiago Bernabeu stadium with two goals to one.
This result under the giants Spanish players are entitled to equal the number of victories in the history of their meetings together, where Barcelona had achieved victory No. 86 in the games "Clasico" back last week, even with Real Madrid in the number of times to beat arch-rivals.
The game was the beginning of the hot since Thoaneha First, when used Argentine Gonzalo Higuain a grave mistake to back Barcelona's Brazilian Dani Alves, who reinstated the ball from the middle of home to the goalkeeper Jose Manuel Pinto, so he Higuain cut pass and himself guardian of Barcelona, ​​but his shot was off target.

Continued to pressure the offensive from Real Madrid, missed Higuain another chance two minutes later thanks to goalkeeper Pinto, but Barcelona soon regained his footing and began to swap the opponent attacks, is that Real Madrid was the most dangerous and the most control, and saved the Pinto own goal from a serious ball again in the 11th minute when saved a shot from Cristiano Ronaldo Real.

Despite some attempts modest Barcelona, ​​successively sweeping attack from Real Madrid, and lost from the Royal Group a valuable opportunity to score when hit German Mesut Ozil ball rocket from midfield in the 25th minute, but hit the crossbar against Barcelona and normal to the pitch, two minutes later goalkeeper Pinto shot from Higuain from close range.

Barcelona suffered a blow on 30 minutes after injury resulted in the center of international Andres Iniesta who was injured and could not complete the game, went out and played instead winger Pedro Rodriguez.

Began to appear yellow cards in the 27th minute, after receiving the French Lassana Diarra to Real Madrid midfielder in the game the first warning, followed by fellow defender Sergio Ramos, five minutes later for dissent.

And against the run of the game completely surprised the Barcelona crowd in the stadium, and scored the goal in the 44th minute, having started star Lionel Messi from the halfway line, breaking the defense of Real Madrid from the rear, and passed the ball cross the center of four of his rivals to Pedro Rodriguez, coming from behind , and shot the last ball in the goal to the right of Casillas.

After the goal caught the game, and Picking a warning for a tackle on Portugal defender Pepe Real defender, and then present Messi, in turn, to block violent Diarra, Vahzb power in the third minute of stoppage time wasted free kick on the borders of the Real area from the left, Played Xavi Hernandez Varttmt general Diarra arrived on the borders of the region from the right side to Dani Alves, who lived in a powerful shot top corner of the net to the right of Casillas to end the first half Barcelona's progress with two straight goals.




With the first minutes of the second half had Jose Mourinho first switch in the ranks of his team, pushing the midfielder Esteban Granero as an alternative to Diarra on 52 minutes and two minutes later the referee awarded a free kick for Real outside the penalty area, Barcelona, ​​playing them Xabi Alonso's cross reached Sergio Ramos who headed it in the range of Pinto, but the referee disallowed the goal because of an error on Ramos, Ronaldo received a warning for the objection to the decision of the referee.

Mourinho then threw his cards in the last 61 minutes, remove the offensive duo Kaka and Higuain of Argentina, and engaged them instead Kaikhon Jose and Karim Benzema.

And carried the 68 minutes the first goal for Real Madrid by Cristiano Ronaldo, after receiving a neat pass from Ozil charming penetrated the defense and beat Barcelona goalkeeper Pinto then put the ball in the goal.

Ronaldo's goal two minutes after the Barcelona coach Josep Guardiola a second change in the ranks of his team, pushing the midfielder Thiago Alcantara as an alternative to star Cesc Fabregas.

Benzema and restored hope to the Royal team in the 71st minute, scoring the second goal, after he received the ball inside the penalty area for the same Fahioha Barcelona defender Carles Puyol elusive leader Barcelona, ​​and then shot to the right of a registered Pinto draw for guests.

Barcelona exhausted Tbdelath defensive change in the 79th minute exit Chilean striker Alexis Sanchez and the descent of the Argentine Javier Mascherano as an alternative to it.

Cropped up enthusiasm in the limbs of Real Madrid players after the draw, and pushed aggressively capacitor to make a third goal to ensure they qualify for the semi-final, and Badelhm rivals led by the brilliant Messi attacks, and received the Portuguese Fabio Quintrao left back for Real Madrid warning for a foul on Messi in the 80th minute.

Then increased the position of Real Madrid difficulty at the last minute after the expulsion of Sergio Ramos in the 88th minute after the game rough with Busquets and strained atmosphere of the match again between the two sides, and the referee yellow card three times in a row for the Real Madrid players Granero then Kaikhon then Bibi, having lost their nerve with approaching the final whistle launched by the government has already declared qualified for Barcelona after a difficult position.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Happy Birthday Xavi!


This Wednesday, January 25th, Xavi is 32 years old, and he’ll celebrate his birthday on the day that he can equal Joan Segarra’s record of playing in 31 Clasicos




Xavi Hernandez, the star of the of Barça midfield, is 32 years old this Wednesday, and he'll celebrate it on the day that he could play his 31st game against Madrid, enabling him to equal Juan Segarra as a Barça player with most Clasicos under his belt.
We are celebrating his birthday with a video showing his goals, great moves, and assists, from this season. Happy birthday, Xavi!

FC Barcelona are one win away from going ahead of Real Madrid all-time in clásicos

Barça and Madrid have 86 wins against each other all-time, and on Wednesday will be vying for the most wins ever 

It is 81 seasons since Barça last topped Madrid in terms of the overall number of wins 

When Guardiola became Barça manager, the balance was 77-85 in favour of Madrid



Last week's win at Real Madrid (1-2) was not only a huge step towards qualification for the last four of the Copa del Rey. It also meant that Barça tied Madrid on 86 wins in the clásico. If they beat the all-whites in the return leg at the Camp Nou, they will move to 87 wins, and will have a better record than their rivals for the first time since the 1930-31 season.
Nine wins under Guardiola
In the 2008-09 season, Pep Guardiola took over as first team manager, at which time Madrid had a considerably better record of 85 wins compared to Barça's 77. But after four incredible seasons, all that has changed. Following FCB's nine wins, three draws and just one defeat, the sides now have an equal head-to-head all-time record.
81 seasons behind
Unless Wednesday's game is a draw, the balance will shift. And if Barcelona win, they will have the best all-time record for the first time in 81 seasons, when they last led the series by 6 wins to 5. Madrid have led ever since, and in the 1964-65 season stretched their lead to the highest ever, 16 wins.
But FC Barcelona have made up ground over the last few decades, and on Wednesday could finally win back the bragging rights of having the best all-time record in one of the biggest rivalries in world sport.

FC Barcelona vs. Real Madrid .C.F.


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