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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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Iniesta guides Barça to first leg advantage
Barça took a big step towards a fifth Copa del Rey final in the last seven years with a 3-1 semi-final first leg win over Villarreal at Camp Nou. Leo Messi fired Barça ahead in the 41st minute but a … Continue reading →
Posted in Andres Iniesta, Copa Del Rey, Match reports
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Tagged 11/02/15, 2015, 3-1, advantage, attendance, Barça, Barcelona, Camp Nou, Copa, copa del rey, first leg, goals, Iniesta, Mascherano, match report, Messi, neymar, Piqué, player ratings, score, semi-final, teams, Ter Stegen, Villarreal, vs
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Neymar on the counter sees off Atlético
Barça reached the Copa del Rey semi-finals tonight with a splendid 2-3 victory over Atlético Madrid at the Vicente Calderón stadium. All the goals came in a thrilling first half with Fernando Torres cancelling out Leo Messi’s first leg goal … Continue reading →
Posted in Copa Del Rey, Match reports, Neymar
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Tagged 2-3, 2015, 28/01/15, atletico, attack, Barça, Barcelona, calderon, Copa, copa del rey, counter, goals, Luis Enrique, Madrid, Messi, Miranda, neymar, own goal, penalty, red cards, Simeone, yellow cards
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Copa del Rey quarter-final second leg preview: Atlético Madrid vs Barça
Barça are looking in good shape for tomorrow’s first all-or-nothing match of the season in the Copa del Rey quarter-final second leg at Atlético Madrid. Since losing to Real Sociedad at the start of the month Luis Enrique’s men have … Continue reading →
Posted in Copa Del Rey, Match Previews
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Tagged atletico, Barça, Barcelona, Bartrá, Copa, copa del rey, date, Diego Simeone, kick off, King's cup, line-up, Luis Enrique, Madrid, Messi, Montoya, neymar, possible, prediction, Rafinha, Spanish cup, teams, time, vs, XI
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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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Atlético next after Barça finish off Elche
If you enjoyed last Sunday’s victory over Atlético Madrid, put next Wednesday in your diary as Simeone’s men are coming back to Camp Nou for the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-finals. Atlético drew 2-2 at the Bernabeú … Continue reading →
Posted in Adama Traore, Alen Halilovic, Copa Del Rey, Gerard Gumbau, Jeremy Mathieu, Match reports, Sergio Roberto
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Tagged 0-4, 2015, 9-0, Adama, Alen Halilovic, atletico, Barça, Barcelona, Bartrá, Copa, copa del rey, Douglas, Elche, Elche 0-4 Barça, finish, Gerard Gumbau, goal, Gumbau, Halilovic, Mathieu, next, Rafinha, Sergi Roberto, Ter Stegen, vs
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Halilovic could get chance at Elche
Barça travel to Elche tomorrow for the second leg of the Copa del Rey last 16 (Thursday 10 pm). The tie is as good as over following the easy 5-0 victory in the first leg last week so Luis Enrique … Continue reading →
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Tagged 15/01/15, 2015, Adama, Alen Halilovic, Barça, Barcelona, cdr, Copa, Edgar Ié, Elche, Gumbau, Halilovic, Luis Enrique, Mathieu, Munir, Rafinha, Samper, Thursday, tomorrow, vs
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Elche visit Camp Nou in the Copa del Rey
Following the big news of presidential elections this summer Barça return to action tomorrow with a Copa del Rey last sixteen first leg game against Elche at Camp Nou (Thursday 10 pm). Luis Enrique has a full first team squad … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2015, Barça, Barcelona, Camp Nou, Copa, copa del rey, Elche, Luis Enrique, Messi, Munir, Thursday
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Barça cruise to 0-4 win in Huesca
Goals from Ivan Rakitic, Andrés Iniesta, Pedro and Rafinha earned Barça a comfortable 0-4 win over Huesca in the first leg game of the Copa del Rey tonight. The victory leaves classification for the last 16 almost certain where Barça … Continue reading →
Posted in Andres Iniesta, Copa Del Rey, Douglas Pereira, Ivan Rakitic, Match reports
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Tagged 0-4, 03/12/14, 2014, 2014/15, Barça, Barcelona, Copa, copa del rey, cruise, Douglas, first leg, goal, Huesca, Iniesta, Luis Enrique, Masip, match report, Montoya, Pedro, player ratings, Rafinha, Rakitic, teams, Ter Stegen, vs, win
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Copa del Rey Preview: FC Barcelona vs Real Sociedad (Semi-final 1st leg)
Following the shock of Saturday’s 2-3 defeat at home to Valencia, Barça return to action tomorrow with the Copa del Rey semi-final first leg against Real Sociedad at Camp Nou (Wednesday 10 pm). Despite the ongoing battle for La Liga … Continue reading →
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