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Piqué returns for leaders Barça at Celta
Gerard Piqué returns to league action following his four-match suspension as Barça take on Celta de Vigo at Balaidos tomorrow night (Wednesday 8.00 pm). Without Piqué, the defending champions have begun La Liga 2015/16 with four straight victories and Luis … Continue reading →
Posted in Gerard Piqué, La Liga, Match Previews
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Tagged 100% record, 2015, 23/09/15, Balaidos, Barça, Barcelona, Celta, kick off, La Liga, leaders, Luis Enrique, match, Messi, Nolito, Piqué, play, possible, prediction, preview, returns, Sergi Roberto, start, starting XI, teams, tomorrow, Vigo, vs, Wednesday
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Barça sink Juve to clinch second treble
Goals from Ivan Rakitic, Luis Suárez and Neymar Jr earned Barça a deserved 3-1 win over Juventus in Berlin tonight to clinch the club‘s fifth European Cup while becoming the first ever club to complete two trebles of the Champions … Continue reading →
Posted in Andres Iniesta, Champions League, Dani Alves, Gerard Piqué, Ivan Rakitic, Javier Mascherano, Jeremy Mathieu, Jordi Alba, Leo Messi, Luis Enrique, Luis Suarez, Match reports, Neymar, Pedro Rodriguez, Sergio Busquets, Ter Stegen, Xavi Hernandez
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Tagged 06/06/15, 1-3, 2015, 3-1, Alba, Alves, Barça, Barcelona, Berlin, Busquets, Champions League, final, goal, Iniesta, Juve, Juventus, Luis Enrique, Luis Suarez, Mascherano, match report, Messi, neymar, Olympiastadion, Pedro, Piqué, player ratings, Rakitic, score, Suarez, Ter Stegen, treble, triple, triplete, ucl final, vs, Xavi
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Mathieu heads Barça to vital win at Celta
It was close and it was nervy, but finally Jeremy Mathieu’s 73rd minute header earned a 0-1 victory over Celta at Balaidos tonight to maintain Barça’s lead over closest rival Real Madrid at the top of La Liga. Madrid had … Continue reading →
Barça reach final but lose Busquets
Barça reached the Copa del Rey Final this evening with a 1-3 second leg win at Villarreal to complete an aggregate semi-final score of 6-2 overall. It was always going to be tough for Villarreal to overturn the two-goal deficit … Continue reading →
Posted in Copa Del Rey, Gerard Piqué, Match reports, Neymar, Sergio Busquets
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Tagged 04/03/15, 1-3, 2015, Barça, Barcelona, Busquets, Copa, copa del rey, final, goals, injury, King's cup, lose, Luis Suarez, match report, May 30, Messi, Montoya, neymar, Piqué, player ratings, Rafinha, reach, second leg, semi-final, teams, Villarreal
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Suárez strikes twice but Barça fail to kill off City
Luis Suárez scored twice as Barça earned a 1-2 victory over Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium tonight. The Uruguayan struck both his goals in a marvellous first half from Luis Enriqué’s men in which City were fortunate to keep the … Continue reading →
Posted in Champions League, Gerard Piqué, Ivan Rakitic, Jordi Alba, Leo Messi, Luis Suarez, Match reports
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Tagged 1-2, 2015, 24/02/15, Aguero, Alba, Barça, Barcelona, Champions League, City, double, Etihad, fail, first half, kill, Luis Enrique, Man City, manchester, match report, Messi, miss, neymar, penalty, Piqué, player ratings, Rakitic, scored, strike, Suarez, Ter Stegen, twice
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Ruthless Barça cut the gap to one point
Barça cut Real Madrid’s lead at the top of La Liga to just one point with a magnificent 2-5 win over Athletic Club at the new San Mames tonight. Leo Messi led the way by opening the scoring and then … Continue reading →
Posted in Gerard Piqué, La Liga, Leo Messi, Luis Suarez, Match reports
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Tagged 08/02/15, 2-5, 2014/15, 2015, Athletic, Barça, Barcelona, Bilbao, Bravo, Busquets, cut, gap, goals, La Liga, lead, Luis Enrique, match report, Mathieu, Messi, neymar, one point, Pedro, Piqué, player ratings, Rakitic, Ruthless, san mames, scoring, shot, Suarez, teams, victory, vs, Xavi
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Rotations expected at Elche
Barça begin the second half of La Liga 2014/15 with a return to Elche where just eight days ago a second string team won 0-4 in the Copa del Rey. Luis Enrique will put out a stronger eleven for tomorrow’s … Continue reading →
Messi’s late penalty earns narrow advantage over Atlético
Barça earned a narrow 1-0 win over Atlético Madrid in tonight’s Copa del Rey quarter-final first leg at Camp Nou. The game was intense throughout but looked to be heading for a goalless draw until referee José Luis Gonzalez Gonzalez … Continue reading →
Posted in Copa Del Rey, Gerard Piqué, Ivan Rakitic, Leo Messi, Match reports
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Tagged 1-0, 1st leg, 2015, 21/01/15, advantage, Atlético Madrid, atletico, Barça, Barcelona, Busquets, Camp Nou, Copa, copa del rey, first leg, late, Luis Enrique, match report, Messi, narrow, neymar, penalty, player ratings, quarter-final, Rakitic, rebound, Suarez, vs
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Eibar visit Camp Nou for the first time as Messi celebrates ten years since debut
On 16 October 2004 a fresh faced 17-year-old called Leo Messi made his debut appearance in Barça’s first team, coming on as a substitute for Deco against Espanyol at the Olympic Stadium on Montjuic. Ten years on and for those … Continue reading →
Posted in Gerard Piqué, La Liga, Leo Messi, Match Previews, Neymar, Pedro Rodriguez, Uncategorized
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Tagged 2014/15, Barça, Barcelona, Camp Nou, Eibar, Liga, Luis Enrique, match preview, Messi, Munir, neymar, Pedro, Piqué, Possible teams, prediction, SD Eibar, Telmo Zarra, vs
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Messi and Neymar double strike keeps Barça top
Two goals in the space of a minute from Leo Messi and Neymar Jr earned Barça a 0-2 win over Rayo Vallecano this evening which sees Luis Enrique’s men remain on top of La Liga going into the international break. … Continue reading →
Posted in barça defensive record, Claudio Bravo, Gerard Piqué, La Liga, Leo Messi, Match reports, Neymar
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Tagged 0-2, 04/10/14, 2014, 2014/15, Artola, Barça, Barcelona, Bravo, Claudio Bravo, fc, goal, Luis Enrique, match report, Mathieu, Messi, neymar, Paco Jemez, Piqué, player ratings, pressing, rayo, record, score, tactics, vallecano, vs, Zarra
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