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Champions League preview: AS Roma vs FC Barcelona
Barça begin their defence of the Champions League tomorrow night with a tough game at AS Roma at the Olympic Stadium in Rome (Wednesday 8.45 pm). No team has ever won back-to-back Champions Leagues which makes this season’s competition even … Continue reading →
Posted in Champions League, Gerard Gumbau, José Suárez, Leo Messi, Match Previews, Seydou Keita
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Tagged 16/09/15, 2015, AS, Barça, Barcelona, Champions League, CL, Dzeko, Falque, fc, Gumbau, Keita, kick off, match, Messi, neymar, Piqué, play, prediction, preview, Roma, Suarez, Szczesny, teams, Ter Stegen, tomorrow, ucl, vs, Wednesday, will
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Messi equals Raúl’s record as Barça beat Ajax to reach the last 16
Leo Messi scored his 70th and 71st Champions League goals to earn Barça a confidence-restoring 0-2 victory over Ajax at the Amsterdam Arena tonight. Messi’s double takes the Argentinian level with Raúl as the highest ever scorer in Champions League … Continue reading →
Posted in Champions League, Leo Messi, Match reports
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Tagged 0-2, 05/11/14, 2014, 2014/15, 71 goals, Ajax, Alba, Alves, Amsterdam, Barça, Barcelona, Bartrá, Busquets, Champions League, equals, fc, Group F, last 16, Luis Enrique, match report, Messi, one-on-one, player ratings, Raúl, Rakitic, record, scorer, Suarez, teams, Ter Stegen, victory, vs
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Barça come unstuck in Madrid
Luis Enrique’s first clásico as Barça’s coach ended in a disappointing 3-1 defeat at the Bernabéu this evening. The game started well for the visitors with Neymar Jr firing home after just three minutes but Madrid reacted with goals from … Continue reading →
Posted in Clásico, La Liga, Match reports
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Tagged 2014, 25/10/14, 3-1, Barça, Barcelona, Bernabeu, Bravo, clásico, defeat, fc, Luis Enrique, Madrid, Mascherano, match report, Messi, neymar, player ratings, Real, team selection, unstuck, vs
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Madrid – Barça: The Bernabéu awaits
Luis Enrique faces his biggest test since taking over in the Camp Nou hot-seat with the first Madrid-Barça Clásico of the 2014/15 season tomorrow evening at the Bernabéu (Saturday 6 pm). The Barça coach has seen his team drop just … Continue reading →
Posted in Clásico, La Liga, Leo Messi, Luis Enrique, Match Previews
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Tagged 2014, 25/10714, 6 pm, Ancelotti, awaits, Barça, Barcelona, Benzema, Bernabeu, Bravo, Busquets, Casillas, clásico, date, fc, game, kick off, Liga, line-up, Luis Enrique, Madrid, Mascherano, match, Messi, midfield, Modric, neymar, play, points, possible, prediction, preview, Real, ronaldo, start, Suarez, teams, test, time, tomorrow, vs, will, XIs
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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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Bravo seeks Artola’s record in Vallecas
Barça travel to Madrid tomorrow to face Rayo Vallecano in the seventh round of La Liga 2014/15 (Saturday 6 pm). Luis Enrique’s men will be hoping to bounce back from Tuesday night’s Champions League defeat in Paris with three more … Continue reading →
Posted in barça defensive record, Claudio Bravo, La Liga, Match Previews
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Tagged 04/10/14, 2014, 2014/15, 560 minutes, Barça, Barcelona, Claudio Bravo, date, fc, formation, game, goalkeeper, keeper, kick off, Liga, Luis Enrique, match, Mathieu, Messi, Munir, neymar, Paco Jemez, Pedro, Pedro Maria Artola, play, possible, prediction, preview, Rafinha, rayo, record, Saturday, start, tactics, teams, time, tomorrow, vallecas, Vellecano, vs, will
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Barça bid to silence Paris big guns
Barça travelled to Paris today with 20 players to prepare for tomorrow night’s Champions League Group F clash against Paris Saint Germain (Tuesday 8.45 pm). Luis Enrique initially gave a list for the game which included Gerard Piqué, Jordi Alba … Continue reading →
Posted in Champions League, Gerard Piqué, Match Previews
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Tagged 2014, 30/09/14, Barça, Barcelona, Bravo, Cavani, Champions League, date, fc, Group F, Ibrahimovic, Iniesta, Laurent Blanc, list, Luis Enrique, match, Maxwell, Messi, Munir, neymar, Paris, paris saint-germain, Pedro, Piqué, play, possible, prediction, preview, psg, SG, squad, teams, Ter Stegen, tomorrow, Tuesday, uefa, vs, will, XI
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Xavi penalty earns 1-1 draw in Nice
Barça’s second preseason friendly under Luis Enriqué ended in a 1-1 draw against OGC Nice in France tonight. Dario Cvitanich fired the French side in front with a penalty after Gerard Piqué was penalised for a push on the Argentinian … Continue reading →
Posted in Gerard Deulofeu, Match reports, Sergi Samper, Xavi Hernandez
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Tagged 1-1, 2014, 4-3-3, Adama, Alba, Barça, Barcelona, Dario Cvitanich, debut, Deulofeu, draw, fc, friendly, goal, Grimaldo, Halilovic, Mathieu, Munir, Nice, Nice 1-1 Barcelona, OGC, penalty, Piqué, preseason, Rafinha, Rakitic, Samper, score, Sergi Roberto, Sergi Samper, tactical, Ter Stegen, Xavi, Xavi Hernández
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Narrow Barça win for Luis Enrique’s debut
A second half goal from Joan Roman earned Barça a 0-1 victory over Recreativo de Huelva tonight in Luis Enrique’s debut game in charge of the Blaugrana. The first pre-season game in preparation for the 2014/15 season proved to be … Continue reading →
Posted in Alen Halilovic, Barça B, Joan Roman, Luis Enrique, Match reports, Ter Stegen
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Tagged 0-1, 19/07/14, 2014, 2014/15, Alen Halilovic, Barça, Barcelona, fc, friendly, Huelva, Joan Roman, Luis Enrique, Masip, preseason, Recre, Recreativo, Recreativo 0-1 Barça, Ter Stegen
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Luis Enrique’s Barça 2014/15 begin with medical tests
Barça’s 2014/15 season began today with medical tests for the players who were not involved in the World Cup. First team players Ter Stegen, Masip, Montoya, Bartra, Adriano, Sergi Roberto, Rafinha, Deulofeu, Afellay and Cristian Tello all reported to the … Continue reading →
Posted in Adama Traore, Alen Halilovic, Bojan, Cristian Tello, Ibrahim Afellay, Jean Marie Dongou, Luis Enrique, Ter Stegen
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Tagged 2014/15, Afellay, Barça, Barcelona, Bojan Krkic, fc, Halilovic, Luis Enrique, medical tests, new, Recreativo, season, Tello, Ter Stegen, training
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