Barcelona vs AC Milan 2-2 Highlights 2011 Video Champions League Goals is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Barcelona vs AC Milan 2-2 Highlights 2011 Video Champions League Goals is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Barcelona vs AC Milan 2011 ( Barca vs Milan 2011 Champions League) Final score and result:- Barcelona vs AC Milan 2-2 ( Pedro, Villa/ Pato Silva) Nou Camp, Barcelona- 13 September, 2011- Champions [.

Gone fishing It is not a great time to be an Arsenal, but here's a humorous little straw for downtrodden Gooners to cling to. The club has signed the son of the man who spearheaded part one of the campaign to bring Cesc Fabregas back to Barcelona. Guim Laporta, son of ex-Barca president Joan, is [...

So our friends at Barca sent this cool video as part of the club's new campaign to foster "healthy eating habits". In it, Lionel Messi appears as a cross between the a 14-year-old version of himself and Tin Tin the detective. "I know that if I train and eat well, I will win the Ballon d'Or," he drawls lazily, clearly unaware they would be using this footage again 10 years later.

Sir Alex Ferguson has defended the touchline antics of Jose Mourinho.
The Real Madrid manager hit the headlines once more after appearing to poke Barcelona assistant Tito Vilanova in the eye following a recent Spanish Supercopa clash. Many feel such incidents could cost Mourinho any chance of succeeding Ferguson as Manchester United boss when the Scot eventually calls time on his stellar career.

Tomorrow evening, it's Valencia-Barcelona at the Mestalla, one of the classicos of Spanish football.

While not the biggest match on our schedule, it's an important one nonetheless.

It's only the 4th game of the early season schedule, but it will tell us a lot about where we stand in the league.

Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal By Tony Attwood The fact that Liverpool managed to scramble out of the mire, and Barca, having famously run out of cash so they couldn't pay the players, are still there buying the likes of Cesc etc makes some people think that there is no crisis. But crisis there is, [.

VIVA VALENCIA! The city must be celebrating their 2-2 draw against Barcelona last night ("I told you so" messages from Valencian friends are on the way). Of course, the popular hero of the hour was deemed to be Cesc Fabregas for saving Barca but it's time to give credit where it's due to Los Che, who were 10 men down and stuck till the end.

Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid 5-0 Highlights 2011 Goals Messi Hat trick Video is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid 5-0 Highlights 2011 Goals Messi Hat trick Video is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter FC Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid 2011 ( Barca vs Atletico 2011) Score and result:- Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid 5-0 ( Messi*3, Villa, Miranda own goal) Nou Camp, 24 September, 2011- 21.

Right, so Real Madrid and Barcelona came away from the weekend with nice thrashings of their opponents (6-2 and 5-0 respectively). But while the socios are out popping their 1,245th bottle of champagne clearly you can all start to see a pattern here? The La Liga is starting to morph into that dreary prospect of a two-legged race!

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Time for another sprinkling of football-related goodness from around the web. The following pieces have educated or entertained us recently:

Swiss Ramble on top form once again delving into the finances at Lazio

LBITCR laments the death of the strike partnership

BackPageFootball take a look at Non-League Day

A well-written piece on Barca and Futbol at In Bed with Maradona

Roll up man!

There's nothing wrong with a little bit of positive outlook when moving clubs, hoping to make the most of one's experience, no matter the daunting task ahead.

It's also a properly good idea to know one's opponents. Diego, on a one-year loan to Atletico Madrid, apparently does not.

"I am glad to join Atletico, I was really eager to play here because this is a great club and I could not have arrived at a better moment," Diego said to reporters at his unveiling.

By Alan Duffy

World Champions Spain and Chile celebrated FIFA's Fair Play Day in Switzerland in ironic fashion by having a bit of a ding-dong at the end of the game, which the visitors won 3-2.

The kerfuffle somewhat overshadowed the fact that Barcelona's perennially pasty-looking schemer Andrea Iniesta had scored his first international goal since his World Cup final winner back in July 2010.

With talk of Real Madrid and Barca destroying Spanish soccer and leaving for a European Super League, I talk you back to a post I did two years ago on what a European Soccer League would look like. The League would feature 24 teams and could be really interesting. It could work, but I would hate to see the current structure destroyed.

I wrote earlier that former Real Madrid director general Jorge Valdano believes that Barcelona and Real Madrid will abandon La Liga for a European league if their dominance of La Liga continues.

The dominance of Barca and Real derives in part from their control of revenue from TV rights, which gives them a far bigger share of the pot than rivals in other major European leagues.

I wrote earlier that former Real Madrid director general Jorge Valdano believes that Barcelona and Real Madrid will abandon La Liga for a European league if their dominance of La Liga continues.

The dominance of Barca and Real derives in part from their control of revenue from TV rights, which gives them a far bigger share of the pot than rivals in other major European leagues.

Last year, Ajax was drawn into the same group as Real Madrid in the Champions League. And Barca and Ajax icon watched in disgust how his arch enemy club Real Madrid tore his beloved Ajax apart ( 2-0; 4-0).

These two games actually were the straw that broke the camel's back [read more]

The UEFA Champions League kicks off tonight and our Fantasy Football team is up and running in the Idealo UK league. Our team (naturally called Futbolita FC with pink shorts) has Barca's Xavi as our captain and Arsenal's Szczesny as starting goalkeeper. We've also got Pato and Chicharito playing upfront.

The UEFA Champions League group stage kicks off on Tuesday with half of the teams in action, but one match wil command a bit more attention than the rest.

Defending European champion Barcelona welcomes AC Milan to Camp Nou for a high-profile group-stage opener (2:45 p.m.

FC Barcelona for the second time in four days failed to kill off a game which they dominated, and ended sharing points in the first match of Champions League this season. AC Milan took a shock lead within 25 second of start through Pato. Barca over turned it from through goals from Pedro and Villa, but then in the dying moments Thiago Silva equalised from the corner for AC Milan.

Barcelona continue to win trophies with the Catalans lifting the European and Spanish Super Cups prior to the start of La Liga's 2011-12 season. Barca will be favorites to repeat as champions for the obvious reasons such as the magic ...

Oh hey, that's Thiago Silva and Pato on the verge of doing a samba dance! IBRA-whoooo? Ah, yes, such is the sweet tune of football you just want to keep proving yourself worthy of a place in first-team football. If these two irmãos keep up the momentum, the World Cup will come calling and so will the festa de SAMBA!

Of all the insanity from Barca Milan, this might top it all. Just watch and appreciate. There's little else to say. (The very beginning and Thiago Silva's goal comes around the 3:40 mark.)

It's almost like he's building to a Pato climax in the seconds before the opener. And no, you did not need that imagery, but it's on the house.

A cracking match at Barca's Camp Nou, featured a sensational start with Alex Pato 24 seconds in opening the scoring for visitors AC Milan. The 22-year-old Brazilian Pato raced clear of a static Barcelona back four, and slid the ball beyond keeper Víctor Valdés giving the Italian champions the earliest of leads.

There was Benze-cat, and now there's Cris Charming. Yuck.
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"He's NOT handsome!" was my wife's instant reply when I read Cristiano's post-game comments to her. I can only suppose that this is what happens when you read out comments that epitomize the arrogance of an ex-Manchester United Player to a Liverpool fan.

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Barcelona vs Osasuna 8-0 Highlights Goals 2011 Messi Hat trick Video is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Barcelona vs Osasuna 2011 ( Barca vs Osasuna) Score and result:- Barcelona vs Osasuna 8-0 ( Messi*3, Fabregas, Villa*2, Xavi, Roversio own goal) Camp Nou, Barcelona- 17 September, 2011- Saturday Lionel Messi scores [.

FC Barcelona followed Tuesday's 2-2 UEFA Champions League draw with AC Milan with an 8-0 trouncing of Osasuna in Spanish La Liga action on Saturday. Reigning FIFA World Player of the Year Lionel Messi scored three goals and assisted on two others. Fellow striker David Villa scored two goals while Xavi and Desc Fabregas added [.

The hotly anticipated FIFA 12 game features a new Player Impact Engine, which is supposed to make the contact between players a lot more realistic. But in some cases it seems to only bring out the players' lustful side. Take this example of Barca's Gerard Pique. He uses a slide tackle to lure Marseille's Mathieu [.

The hotly anticipated FIFA 12 game features a new Player Impact Engine, which is supposed to make the contact between players a lot more realistic. But in some cases it seems to only bring out the players' lustful side. Take this example of Barca's Gerard Pique. He uses a slide tackle to lure Marseille's Mathieu [.

By J Hutcherson - WASHINGTON, DC (Sep 22, 2011) US Soccer Players -- For those that are statistically inclined, there's been a new focus on completed passes in Major League Soccer this season. Part of that is the influence of FC Barcelona, felt from the top clubs in Europe, to national teams, to rec sides that like what they see from Pep Guardiola's Barca style.

For those that are statistically inclined, there's been a new focus on completed passes in Major League Soccer this season. Part of that is the influence of FC Barcelona, felt from the top clubs in Europe, to national teams, to rec sides that like what they see from Pep Guardiola's Barca style.
J Hutcherson writes of the continued influence of Barcelona - both on the world, and specifically on Major League Soccer.

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This week's main report takes a look at this season's Spanish League: La Liga 2011-12. This report has a transcript below and explanations of key vocabulary (in bold) can be found at the foot of the post, while other key phrases (in blue) also have meanings explained.

Throughout the summer, football pundits wasted no opportunity in hyping the current Premier League season to be the most competitive in the history of English top flight.

Many described the level of competition to result in a plethora of twists and turns, with champions Manchester United tipped to lose a ton of sleep due to the star power of neighbors Manchester City and the strength of Andre Villas-Boas' experienced Chelsea side.

Ibrahim Afellay, who recently returned from an injury suffered a huge set back with him suffering another serious injury. The official Barcelona site says - "Ibrahim Affellay has torn a crucial ligament in his left knee while training. He will require surgery and may miss upto six months of top flight football.

FC Barcelona continued their excellent home run in 2011-12 La Liga season with a 5-0 victory against the high flying Atletico Madrid. With this victory FC Barcelona moved to second place in the La Liga standing. David Villa opened the scoring for Barca, followed by an own goal from Miranda and three brilliant goals from Messi gave Barca a comfortable victory, which is Barca's fifth in a row against the same side.

El arbitro tan desdeñado , tan calumniado , tan no querido. ¡tan malentendido muy mal querido ! Al aficionado al fútbol medio, el hombre que se ejecuta alrededor y en el centro del campo, vestido de negro como un empresario de pompas fúnebres, soplando el maldito destino.

Pero en la mayoría de los casos, la referencia es también un trabajador simple, con una familia, una casa, un perro, quizá un pequeño vicio o dos, los cigarros o escocés, algo similar a cualquier persona.

Messi celebrates hat trick against Ateltico Madrid (Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images)

Dorothy said it best. There's no place like home. Taking full advantage of a return to the Camp Nou, Barcelona shrugged off doubts over its midweek draw against Valencia, blitzkrieging Atletico Madrid 5-0 with a breathtaking display of attacking football.

As I write this Messi has glided past three defenders to add his name to the score-sheet against Athletico Madrid. It's the 26th minute and Athletico are already 3-0 down at the Camp Nou.

It's a little embarrassing and not in the sense that Barcelona are romping home to another victory.

The Rueful Rest: If the rumours are true, we're going to be seeing a lot of this one. Frank isn't the kind of boy to express his frustration at being benched in the traditional manner, but to those trained to spot the signs, his pretty pink protruberance is indicative of a troubled mind.

Ah, would you just look at THAT! If it isn't Chelsea's resident Spaniards in Valencia wearing Los Che's traditional colours, Orange! You can't get any cheesier than that in a strangely endearing way, of course. Anyway, Juan Mata is all set to face his former side tonight when Valencia host Chelsea at the Mestalla.

Barcelona and Arsenal picked up their first Champions League victories of the season while Marseille made it two wins out of two after thrashing Dortmund.

Winners of the competition in three of the last six seasons, Barcelona were held to a 2-2 draw by AC Milan on matchday one, but turned in a clinical performance to win 5-0 at BATE.