When Karim Benzema scored the opener for Real Madrid inside the first minute, some assumed it
was going to be a long night for Barcelona's players and the club's supporters. However, the
Catalans eventually turned the result around in another painful defeat for outspoken coach Jose
Mourinho who, as expected, pretended the loss was not damaging.
SPANISH SPORTS papers become creative during the Xmas Break as Football "stops" but the selling of
papers continue. One inventive daily is Barcelona based "Sport" which comes up with interesting
content, this case, an info-graph dedicated to FC BARCELONA crack ANDRES INIESTA. The diagram is in
Spanish but I believe it is intuitive enough for non-Spanish readers to get the gist.
Como pasa con muchos jugadores de futbol actual, pasan desapercibidos por poner atención a los que
las marcas deportivas nos quieren hacer ver como los unicos, los iluminados, Andres Iniesta pasaria
como uno mas,pero no es así. Recordemos que el futbol es un deporte de conjunto, donde las
individualidades brillaran siempre y cuando su equipo lo desee asi,por meritos y por grandes
momentos y hazañas.
Como pasa con muchos jugadores de futbol actual, pasan desapercibidos por poner atención a los que
las marcas deportivas nos quieren hacer ver como los unicos, los iluminados, Andres Iniesta pasaria
como uno mas,pero no es así. Recordemos que el futbol es un deporte de conjunto, donde las
individualidades brillaran siempre y cuando su equipo lo desee asi,por meritos y por grandes
momentos y hazañas.
By Chris Wright
After just pipping the first leg 1-0, Pep Guardiola covered his arse by naming an incredibly
strong side in the return leg against Hospitalet at the Camp Nou last night and it payed off, with
Barcelona crushing the third-tier outfit thanks to goals from Pedro, Andres Iniesta, Xavi and
braces from three players aged just 20: Isaac Cuenca, Thiago Alcantara and substitute Cristian
Tello.
A finely chiselled and beautifully honed conductor of electricity and heat. And the LFP Award for
best goalkeeper. Image via totalbarca.
After a busy week that saw Cesc Fabregas crumble under the intense pressure of our whining, a
reveal of the strange bathing predilections of the Portuguese NT and a few choice players sharing
what they don't want for Christmas, we are pleased to finally be able to bring you some proper
football news.
Lawro on Euro 2012: Golden Silva will take the tournament by storm
Mark Lawrenson assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the top players from the big nations
going for glory at Euro 2012... SPAIN Because of the season David Silva is having in the Premier
League, the Manchester City star could be Spain's main man in the Euros.
Barcelona recovered from the quickest El Clasico goal in history to end Real Madrid's 15-match
winning run and land a big blow in the La Liga title race.
Madrid entered the match as favourites based on their 15-match unbeaten run and they got off to
a perfect start when Karim Benzema cashed in on a Victor Valdes error after just 23 seconds.
Christmas Gifts for the FC Barcelona Fan
The holiday season is upon us and if you are or have a FC Barcelona fan in your life then we
have put together a list of gifts that any culé would love.
Relive the magic of Barcelona's 2010-2011 Champions League winning season with this Lionel Messi
Signed Framed Barcelona Champions League Final Jersey 2010-11.
Mais um jogo amistoso, foi disputado no dia 02/09/2011, na cidade de St. Gallen-SUI, onde jogaram
as seleções da Espanha (2º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção do Chile (11º no ranking da
FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Copa do Mundo2010Tshwane/Pretoria 25/06/2010 CHI1:2 (0:2)ESP First stage1950Rio De Janeiro 29/06/1950 ESP2:0
(2:0)CHI Group matches
Amistosos2008Villarreal 19/11/2008 ESP3:0 (1:0)CHI 1993Alicante 08/09/1993 ESP2:0 (0:0)CHI 1981Santiago De
Chile 05/07/1981 CHI1:1ESP 1960Santiago De Chile 17/07/1960 CHI1:4ESP 1960Santiago De Chile
14/07/1960 CHI0:4ESP 1953Santiago De Chile 12/07/1953 CHI1:2ESP
Mundial Sub-202005Doetinchem 14/06/2005 CHI0:7 (0:1)ESP Group matches1995Doha 19/04/1995 ESP6:3 (3:0)CHI First
stage
Jogos Olímpicos2000Melbourne 17/09/2000 ESP1:3 (0:2)CHI First stage
O árbitro desse jogo, foi:Jerome Laperriere-SUI
O primeiro gol do jogo, foi de Mauricio Isla, aos 10 minutos do primeiro tempo, sendo seu segundo
gol pela seleção chilena.
There were a number of solid performance in the weekend's Clasico, but as the game wore on, the
untanned genius that is Andres Iniesta began to take over the show entirely. It was a maestro's
performance worthy of its own lens on the internet.
And look at that.
Sit back and enjoy.
There were a number of solid performance in the weekend's Clasico, but as the game wore on, the
untanned genius that is Andres Iniesta began to take over the show entirely. It was a maestro's
performance worthy of its own lens on the internet.
And look at that.
Sit back and enjoy.
Dani Alves may not qualify.
Meanwhile, Andres Iniesta's ghostly spirit rides the Tokyo underground. The man couldn't tan on
Mercury he'd probably do really well as an actor in the Asian horror movie scene.
En Eurosport han sacado el recuento de Los 10 mejores goles de la Champions League 2011 fase de
grupos, como ya lo han de saber la Champions League es el mejor torneo de clubes de futbol en el
mundo. Esto sucede cuando buenos futbolistas se esfuerzan al maximo de sus capacidades.
10.
En Eurosport han sacado el recuento de Los 10 mejores goles de la Champions League 2011 fase de
grupos, como ya lo han de saber la Champions League es el mejor torneo de clubes de futbol en el
mundo. Esto sucede cuando buenos futbolistas se esfuerzan al maximo de sus capacidades.
10.
Inocentemente millones de aficionados brasileños y otros mas internacionales, creían que
Santos y su estrella naciente Neymar estarían a la altura del mejor equipo del mundo, que
equivocados estaban.
El Barcelona llego a la cita de este domingo, para demostrar una vez mas que esta hecho para la
grnadeza historica, para que otras generaciones hablen de esta escuadra.
photo credit: prettyfriendshipThanks to Cesc Fabregas, Xavi and, of course, Lionel Messi Barcelona
won the World Club Cup at a canter. Santos, arguably the best team in South America at the moment,
were disposed of as though they were an irritant to Barcelona. This Barcelona side take no
prisoners.
Santos - FC Barcelona0:4 (0:3)
FechaSede / EstadioHoraAsistencia
18 diciembre 2011 Yokohama / International Stadium Yokohama19:3068166Goles marcadosLionel
MESSI (BAR) 17', XAVI (BAR) 24', Cesc FABREGAS (BAR) 45', Lionel MESSI (BAR) 82'Santos
[1] RAFAEL CABRAL (GK) [2] EDU DRACENA (C) [3] LEO [4] DANILO (-31') [5] AROUCA [6] DURVAL [7]
HENRIQUE [9] BORGES (-79') [10] GANSO (-83') [11] NEYMAR [14] BRUNO RODRIGO En el banquillo [12]
ARANHA (GK) [23] VLADIMIR (GK) [8] ELANO (+31') [13] BRUNO AGUIAR [15] ANDERSON CARVALHO [16]
VINICIUS [17] FELIPE ANDERSON [18] IBSON (+83') [19] ALAN KARDEC (+79') [20] Wason RENTERIA [21]
PARA [22] DIOGO Entrenador Muricy RAMALHO (BRA)
FC Barcelona[1] Victor VALDES (GK) [2] DANI ALVES [3] Gerard PIQUE (-56') [4] Cesc FABREGAS
[5] Carles PUYOL (C) (-85') [6] XAVI [8] Andres INIESTA [10] Lionel MESSI [11] THIAGO (-79') [16]
Sergio BUSQUETS [22] Eric ABIDAL
En el banquillo [13] PINTO (GK) [25] Oier OLAZABAL (GK) [7] David VILLA [A] [9] Alexis SANCHEZ [14]
Javier MASCHERANO (+56') [15] Seydou KEITA [17] PEDRO (+79') [18] Jonathan DOS SANTOS [19] MAXWELL
[21] ADRIANO [24] Andreu FONTAS (+85') [27] Isaac CUENCA Entrenador Pep GUARDIOLA
(ESP)
Amonestaciones
Gerard PIQUE (BAR) 39'
, Javier MASCHERANO (BAR) 71'
, GANSO (SAN) 73'
, EDU DRACENA (SAN) 74'
Expulsiones
Cuerpo arbitral del partido
ÁrbitroRavshan IRMATOV (UZB) Assistant Referee 1Abdukhamidullo RASULOV (UZB) Cuarto ÁrbitroYuichi
NISHIMURA (JPN) Assistant Referee 2Bakhadyr KOCHKAROV (KGZ) Quinto ÁrbitroToru SAGARA (JPN)
Santos (BRA )EstadísticasFC Barcelona (ESP)8Disparos163Remates a puerta90Goles413Faltas
cometidas1311Faltas recibidas132Saques de esquina41Tiros libres ejecutados (al arco)10 /
0Lanzamientos penales (Goles/Remates)0 / 00Fueras de juego60Goles en propia meta02Tarjetas
amarillas20Segunda tarjeta amarilla y tarjeta roja00Tarjetas rojas018Tiempo real de
juego4529%Posesión del balón71% Gracias por tu visita Estadísticas de Fútbol
It's Christmas week... la semana de Navidad! In the Premiership,
however, life goes on for Kun Aguero and co', who scored in City's 3-0 victory
over Aston Villa last night. Kun scored a brace, and the goal celebrations had
everything except Dani Alves' brilliant Santa hat.
FC Barcelona resumed domestic action last night following their triumph in the FIFA Club World
Cup and helped themselves to a 9-0 rout over third tier side L'Hospitalet in the Round of 32 of the
Copa Del Rey (Spanish Cup).
Barcelona, who already led 1-0 from the first leg of this tie, played a relatively strong side
against their Catalonian neighbours and had Pedro to thank for getting the ball rolling after just
11 minutes when converting a penalty to open the scoring.
