Barça: The Guardiola Years
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Match Preview: FC Barcelona vs Real Betis (game 32 liga 2013/14)
With just seven games remaining, La Liga is hotter than ever and tomorrow the three top teams are all in action on a Super Saturday of football. Leaders Atlético Madrid (76 pts) play first at 4 pm with a home … Continue reading →
Posted in Camp Nou, La Liga, Match Previews
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Tagged 05/04/14, 2014, Adriano, Alba, Alexis, Barça, Barça vs Betis, Barcelona, Bartrá, betis, Camp Nou, date, Fabregas, fc, Football, game, Iniesta, kick off, Liga, line-up, list, match preview, Messi, neymar, Pinto, play, prediction, Puyol, Real, referendum, Saturday, squads, starting, suspended, teams, time, tomorrow, vs, will, XIs
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Preview: Espanyol vs FC Barcelona (game 31 liga 2013/14)
This week we have seen how much things can change in football in a very short period of time. When Cristiano Ronaldo converted his penalty to put Real Madrid 3-2 in Sunday’s Clásico it looked like Barça would be finishing … Continue reading →
Posted in José Manuel Pinto, La Liga, Match Previews, Neymar
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Tagged 13/14, 2014, 29/03/14, aguirre, Alexis, atletico, Barça, Barcelona, Cornellà-El Prat, date, derby, espanyol, Espanyol vs Barça, favourites, fc, Football, game, Iniesta, Jose Manel Pinto Colorado, kick off, La Liga, list, Madrid, Martino, match, Messi, neymar, Pedro, period, Pinto, play, points, prediction, preview, Saturday, Sergio Garcia, squad, start, teams, time, vs, weekend, will, Xavi, XIs
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Preview: Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona (Copa del Rey Semi Final first leg)
The first Clásico of 2013 takes place tomorrow night (Wednesday, 9 pm) as Real Madrid and Barça meet in the Copa del Rey Semi Final first leg at the Santiago Bernabéu. Jordi Roura has named 19 players for the trip … Continue reading →
Posted in Clásico, Copa Del Rey, Match Previews
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Tagged 2013, 30/01/2013, against, Alexis Sanchez, Barça, Barcelona, clásico, Copa, copa del rey, date, Fabregas, fc barcelona, Football, game, Iniesta, January, kick off, Leo Messi, lineup, Madrid, Madrid-Barça, match, Messi, play, player, prediction, preview, Puyol, Real Madrid, squad, team, time, tomorrow, Villa, vs, Wednesday, when, who, will, Xavi, XI
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Preview: Rayo Vallecano vs FC Barcelona (game 9 liga 2012/13)
Six months ago at the end of April it was revealed that Pep Guardiola would not continue as Barça’s first team coach and that Tito Vilanova would take over. Two days after the announcement the players paid homage to Guardiola … Continue reading →
Posted in La Liga, Match Previews
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Tagged 2012, 2012/13, Alex Song, Ballon d'Or, Barça, Barcelona, Dani Alves, Football, Leo Messi, Liga, Marc Bartrá, Martin Montoya, Mascherano, Messi, pichichi, Prince of Asturias, rayo, rayo vallecano, taxi driver, Tito Vilanova, vallecas, wallet, week 9, Xavi
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Early impressions Barça 2012/2013
In the past few seasons the first international break at the start of September arrived irritatingly early, usually after just one league game, which was like a giving a new toy to a child and then taking it away after … Continue reading →
Posted in La Liga, Opinion, Tito Vilanova
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Tagged Alexis Sanchez, Barça, Barcelona, Fabregas, Football, Iniesta, Leo Messi, Liga, Pedro, Thiago, Tito Vilanova, Villa
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Dinamo Bucharest 0 FC Barcelona 2
Barça’s final preseason game before next weekend’s start to the 2012/13 Liga, ended with a 0-2 victory against FC Dinamo Bucureşti in Bucharest tonight. Leo Messi opened the scoring with the first shot of the game and Ibi Afellay added … Continue reading →
Posted in David Villa, Injuries, Match reports
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Tagged Afellay, Alexis Sanchez, Andreu Fontás, Barça, Barcelona, David Villa, Football, Leo Messi, Messi, Rafinha
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FC Barcelona 0 Manchester United 0 (Barça win 2-0 on penalties)
Barça continued the preseason with another penalties victory this time after a goalless draw with Manchester United in Gothenburg. The heroes of the night were undoubtedly Barça’s two goalkeeper’s Victor Valdés and José Manuel Pinto: Valdés stopped a penalty from … Continue reading →
Posted in Match reports
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Tagged Barça, Barcelona, Football, gothenburg, Iniesta, Leo Messi, man united, manchester, penalties, Pinto, preseason, Sergi Roberto, Tito Vilanova, ullevi, Valdés
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Paris Saint Germain 2 FC Barcelona 2 (Barça win 4-1 on penalties)
Barça’s third preseason game ended with a victory on penalties after a hard-fought 2-2 draw against this summer’s big spenders Paris Saint Germain whose starting XI included ex-blaugranas Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Maxwell Andrade. Thiago Alcantara’s “little” brother Rafinha and Leo … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barça, Barcelona, carles planas, Football, Leo Messi, Paris, penalties, Pinto, Rafinha
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Raja Club Athletic 0 FC Barcelona 8
A first half Leo Messi hat-trick plus two goals from Alexis Sanchez put Barça on the road to a comfotable 0-8 win over Raja Club Athletic in Tangier tonight in Tito Vilanova’s second preseason game in charge of the first … Continue reading →
Posted in Alexis Sanchez, Leo Messi, Match reports
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Tagged Alexis Sanchez, Barça, Barcelona, Dani Alves, Deulofeu, Football, Leo Messi, Mascherano, Messi, Pinto, Rafinha, Sergi Gomez, Sergi Roberto, Tito Vilanova
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Hamburg SV 1 Barça 2
Tito Vilanova’s reign as Barça’s first team coach began with a 1-2 victory in Germany over the Bundesliga team Hamburg SV. As is customary in the first preseason games Barça played two almost completely different lineups in the two halves … Continue reading →
Posted in Injuries, Match reports
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Tagged Afellay, Alexis Sanchez, Barça, Barcelona, Dani Alves, Deulofeu, Football, Gerard Deulofeu, Hamburg, Mascherano, Muniesa, Pinto, Tito Vilanova
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