Barcelona president Sandro Rosell is optimistic that manager Pep Guardiola will put sign a
contract extension soon.
Guardiola is known to prefer signing rolling one-year deals and with his current contract
expiring at the end of the season, the former Barca skipper has yet to give any clear indications
on his future at the Nou Camp.
Barcelona vs Valencia 2-0 Copa del Rey Highlights 2012 Goals Fabregas Xavi Feghouli Red Card
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Some areas of the press are suggesting that it hasn't been such a stellar year for Gareth Bale
in comparison with last season. Those reports tend to just point to the winger's hat trick in the
San Siro but they conveniently forget that this has been a much more consistent campaign for the
Welshman.
Co-hosts Gabon looked like it was going to be headed to their best showing in any ACN when Eric
Mouloungui shot them into the lead in the 55th minute. But Mali had other ideas as Cheick Diabate
equalized in the 84th minute. At the end of extra time, with the two teams deadlocked, the fate of
the match was decided on PK shootout.
UEFA Power Rankings 7 February 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog
Below are my weekly power rankings for the top (8) clubs teams in UEFA. These rankings are a
combination of their play in domestic and UEFA competitions.
The rankings haven't changed from the last (late January) as the top three remain the same.
Inter's wheels are coming off. After such a strong push to within sniffing distance of Milan and
Juve, they have lost to lowly Lecce, drew Palermo and yesterday, Roma took the lumber to them. Juan
gets the Giallorossi on the board, Fabio Borini's lovely brace follows, and the Bojan Krkic
finishes emphatically to give Roma a thumping 4-0 victory.
By Chris Wright
Watch, mere mortals, and weep as the slightly more 'agricultural' 50% of Barcelona's central
defence pulls off not one, but two 360° roulette tricks in a row as he maraudes his way through
Valencia's midfield during last night's Copa del Rey semi-final first leg.
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below) Final score and result: Valencia vs Barcelona 1-1 ( Jonas/ Puyol) Estadio Mestalla,
Valencia- 1 February, 2012- Spanish Copa del Rey ( [.
FC Barcelona took a good step towards proceeding to Copa Del Rey final with a 1-1 draw at
Mestella. Considering how tough we have found recently in Valencia, this draw is as good as a win -
especially because of the away goal. In the 27th minute Jonas put Valencia ahead, but Carles Puyol
equalised for Barca in the 36th minute.
By Chris Wright
An absolute cracker to start the day...
Puyol and Pique are the hairy pair that play at the back for Barca and, as
you're already well aware, 'We Are Our Mountains' is a huge monument hewn from
volcanic rock in the Stepanakert region of Northern Armenia.
Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes says that his side cannot afford to drop any more points if
they are to successfully defend their La Liga title this season.
Barca were held to a 0-0 draw against Villarreal on Saturday, a result that now leaves them
seven points behind league leaders Real Madrid, who recorded a 3-1 win over Real Zaragoza at the
weekend.
It's been 7 days since the beginning of the Dragon Year – and here we are 7 points ahead of Barca
in the league table. Our 3-1 over Zaragoza and Barca's 0-0 (their first scoreless game in 15
matches) made sure of that. In a league where the margins of error between a league title or a
bridesmaid finish is a hairline, 7 points is gold – it gives us that all-important precious
margin for error: to account for that somewhat inevitable match that will see us drop points
against a Levante, Sporting or.
You can argue that everything Barca does these days is being scrutinized or subject to unfair
criticism. But it's hard to deny the club's latest tribute to a journalist who passed away and
spent his life reporting on the club. That's affectionate dedication for you!
Last week prior to the club's normal press conference, first-team players Xavi, Puyol, Valdés
and Iniesta along with Pep Guardiola observed a silent tribute to Dani Montesinos, who formerly
worked for Spanish TV and Barca TV.
El Barcelona
sufrió el miércoles como local y empató 2-2 con el Real Madrid para
clasificar a las semifinales de la Copa del Rey del fútbol español, en un partido en que el
equipo blanco se recuperó de una desventaja de dos goles y tuvo varias opciones para ganar.
El conjunto catalán, que pasó de ronda con un marcador agregado de 4-2, tuvo muchos problemas
ante su clásico rival, especialmente en defensa.
Barcelona [2 : 2] Real Madrid
No. of Yellow Cards : 9
No. Of Red Cards : 1
Somewhere beneath this 'Blaugrana Happiness Pile' lies Pedro, who
scored the opening goal in Barca's 2-2 draw with Real Madrid at the Nou Camp last night.
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szólj hozzá: Barca v Real Madrid 2:0 Alves
Barcelona full-back Dani Alves put's Barcelona 2-0 up on the night and 4-1 on aggregate in their
Copa del Rey Quarter-Finals tie.
Real Madrid suffered another home defeat to Barcelona but this time in the first-leg of the Copa
del Rey. The cup loss has not been as painful as the La Liga loss to the bitter rivals from
Catalonia. In both defeats the hosts took the lead early on only for the Catalans to strike back to
achieve precious and morale boosting victories.
FC Barcelona would be looking to finish off the good job done at the Santiago Bernebeu last
Wednesday when they meet Real Madrid at the Fotress Camp Nou. In the league Camp Nou has been an
un-penetrable fotress till Betis broke it a week before. This season Barca has scored 67 goals at
Camp Nou and conceded just 6(2 in Super Copa, 2 in La Liga and 2 in Champions League).
Both Real Madrid and Barcelona were winners yesterday to ensure that their is no let up in the
La Liga title race. However, despite the win, things are not looking too rosy for Madrid Coach Jose
Mourinho.
Madrid fans were heard jeering Mourinho despite his side's 4-1 over Athletic Bilbao.
"I never knew that music like that was possible!"
After watching the second half of yesterday's Clasico, I'm beginning to see Mourinho as Salieri
to Guardiola's Mozart. When a team of Madrid's caliber gets schooled and forced into errant passes
and frantic individual dribbles on offense and desperate tackles on defense, huffing shadow-chasing
and hapless outreached hands pleading for offside calls that won't come, the opposition must be
touched by the divine; the divine stringing of passes, la pelota always kept just a
fleeting inch away from Madrid's lunging cleats, and importantly, the divine total defense, which
at one point saw Özil attempting to dribble into the box only to be surrounded by seven (7!
By Chris Wright
God love GOL TV's excitable Geordie wordsmith...
A personal highlight: "Waaah! JUNGLE CAT!"
Video: Barca HD
What a rough week I have had. My week was similar to Arsenals current form, depressing. Well
screw all that, we still had a great week of football. So let me give you a slightly over the top
review of the week that wasn't:
Arsenal:
It was another dramatic week for the Gunners.
Si no pudiste ver el partido de hoy el clásico español, el que paraliza al mundo futbolistico,
te cuento lo siguiente,fue en resumen muy similar al partido anterior, error del portero al inicio
del juego Real Madrid se adelanta, echa el camion atras y Barcelona en el segundo tiempo remonta y
le pone un baile a los merengues en su propia casa.
Yet another Clasico is upon us, infact the fourth of this season and the first of 2012. When it
was confirmed that this years Copa Del Rey will see both Barca and Madrid taking on one another,
the reaction of both set of fans were classic. For the fiirst time in history they all greeted with
a collective sigh of "Not Again, Lord".
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below) Final score and result:- Barcelona vs Real Betis 4-2 ( Xavi, Messi*2, Sanchez/ Castro, Santa
Cruz) Nou Camp, Barcelona- 15 [.
I wish I could furnish you today with news of multiple transfers, but alas I live in the real
world. There is very little out there to report.
Looking through this list on Football 365, you realise that we're not alone. There is very little
movement happening anywhere in the prem, even at Man City.
El Barcelona es el mejor equipo del mundo en mucho tiempo, eso tambien ha generado un aluvión
de mujeres interesadas en el equipo, sino pregunten a Shakira; por eso les traigo para Area Chicas
a esta bella aficionada al Barca.
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By Chris Wright
Diver & Aguilar are a photography agency based in London who, amongst other things, spend a fair
bit of time producing ultra-classy, hi-res imagery of the Barcelona squad from year to year. This
year's batch sees the current Barca squad sumptuously recreated in vintage 'cigarette card' form,
and we like.
Looks like the 23 year old Argentinian striker/ winger has committed himself to remaining at
Anderlecht to help them win the Jupiter League. He has been strongly linked with Arsenal with
Wenger tracking him for months since the Europa Cup began. Suarez has scored 14 goals for the
Belgian first division side.
I wrote in the blog just before Christmas that I was broadly in favour of Thierry's return when it
was just a rumour. If all he does is score one goal, then it's been worth it for a number of
reasons.
Firstly, despite returning with Barca and NY, Thierry never really got the send off he deserved.
Despite their 1-1 draw with local rivals Espanyol, Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has refused to
concede the La Liga title to their arch rivals Real Madrid. The Catalans now find themselves 5
points behind their arch rivals Madrid who top the standings with 43 points.
Speaking to reporters after the match, Guardiola was quoted as saying that it was still too
early to give up on defending their title.
Eric Abidal is a free transfer target for both Liverpool and Manchester City as he approaches the
end of his Barcelona contract.
The France international's current deal is scheduled to expire at the end of the season and he is
now entitled to speak to other clubs about a summer move.
Barcelona has offered him a two-year contract extension, but with a number of major European clubs
interested, the defender has asked for time to think about his future, reports L'Equipe.
Eric Abidal is a free transfer target for both Liverpool and Manchester City as he approaches the
end of his Barcelona contract.
The France international's current deal is scheduled to expire at the end of the season and he is
now entitled to speak to other clubs about a summer move.
Barcelona has offered him a two-year contract extension, but with a number of major European clubs
interested, the defender has asked for time to think about his future, reports L'Equipe.
How did we miss this classic photo of Barca's hardcore 'Sumo Wrestler' fans in Tokyo two weeks
ago? Brilliant one guys! / via Reuters for Daylife
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By Chris Wright
This lo-res candid photo is doing the rounds today after being released into the wild by
Barcelona's official club photographer, one Miguel Ruiz.
It shows a distraught Lionel Messi, alongside the void Andres Iniesta and the thoroughly
knackered Javier Mascherano, struggling to stave off the waterworks after Barca's last-minute 1-0
defeat at the hands of Real Madrid in last year's Copa Del Rey final (e.
It's not everyday that you get to see Lionel Messi crying but Barcelona's
official photographer Miguel Ruiz managed to capture this image of the Argentinean
maestro during a private moment in the dressing room. This was snapped after Barcelona's defeat to
Real Madrid in the 2011 Copa del Ray final, where some ugly scenes took place on the pitch.
The picture here is my interpretation of the logo of Liechtenstein's national soccer federation.
Just sayin'.
Now for MLS:
As far back as November, rumors swirled about David Beckham's next move. Under the surface of
the MLS blogsphere, a small media circus simmered near a boil regarding whether Becks would stay,
or move on to Paris.
Ibrahimovic could derail Liverpool bid for Barca star
Swedish forward keen to reunite with Nou Camp teammate
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