Barça: The Guardiola Years
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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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Messi leads ten-man Barça to victory over Elche
Leo Messi had a complicated time last season. The Argentinian star suffered a drop in form that left many culés wondering if we would ever see him play again at the level that earned him four consecutive Ballon d’Ors. The … Continue reading →
Posted in Ivan Rakitic, Jeremy Mathieu, La Liga, Leo Messi, Match reports, Munir El-Haddadi
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Tagged 2014, 2014/15, 3-0, Alba, Barça, Barça 3 Elche 0, Barcelona, Bartrá, black cat, debut, Elche, formation, goal, La Liga, Leo Messi, Mascherano, Mathieu, Messi, Munir, Munir El-Haddadi, Pedro, Rafinha, Rakitic, red card, season, sent off, team, ten-man, victory
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Bravo debut blunder gifts victory to Napoli
€12 million signing Claudio Bravo made an unfortunate start to his Barça career tonight when his mistake cost Barça a 1-0 defeat to Napoli in Geneva. Bravo had performed well, making one spectacular first-half save to deny Marek Hamsik, but … Continue reading →
Posted in Alen Halilovic, Claudio Bravo, Ivan Rakitic, Match reports, Munir El-Haddadi, Sergi Samper
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Champions League quarter-final 2nd leg preview: Atlético Madrid vs FC Barcelona
If you are not excited by tomorrow night’s Champions League quarter-final second leg between Atlético Madrid and Barça you should probably call the doctor. Two sides with contrasting styles, that have been unable to defeat the other in four previous … Continue reading →
Posted in Champions League, Match Previews
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Champions League Preview: FC Barcelona vs Manchester City (last 16 2nd leg)
Tata Martino has named his 23 available players for tomorrow night’s return game with Manchester City in the last 16 of the Champions League (Wednesday 8.45 pm). Jordi Alba and Andrés Iniesta return after missing the 1-0 defeat at Valladolid … Continue reading →
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Match Report: Manchester City 0 FC Barcelona 2
Barça took a massive step towards the Champions League quarter-finals with a 0-2 win over Manchester City in tonight’s 1st leg of the last 16 tie. The game had been evenly balanced until the 53rd minute when Barça won a … Continue reading →
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Match Report: Ajax 2 FC Barcelona 1
Barça’s unbeaten start under Tata Martino came to an end with a 2-1 defeat to Frank de Boer’s Ajax at the Amsterdam Arena tonight. Barça failed to match Ajax’s intensity and Thulani Serero and Danny Hoesen fired the Dutch team … Continue reading →
Posted in Adama Traore, Champions League, Match reports, Patric Gabarrón
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