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Latest Update : Messi Misses Training due to Stomach Pain, but still is expected to make the
squad.
FC Barcelona would be knowing exactly what result need to get against Sevilla to maintain or
increase their lead at top. Real Madrid is playing tonight and according to Marcelo, he expects
Barcelona to drop points in this fixture.
FC Barcelona will be looking to continue their good run with a victory at Mestalla. Valencia is
surely in great form and will be difficult to beat. But Barca players know that a defeat at tonight
will make life worse in all friends. A defeat here will raise doubts of our chances in Europe and
will give new lease of life to Real Madrid.
Guardiola had made it clear to his players that he is not going to accept any excuses about
International duty for any below par performnace against Real Betis. FC Barcelona will be looking
to notch up a eleventh consecutive victory when they play Betis tonight. FC barcelona would not be
with their influential captain Puyol; Guardiola has very wisely decided against risking his
captain.
Atletico Madrid coach Abel Resino has sounded about a possible change of tactics to contain FC
Barcelona tonight. Atletico Madrid might let go off their usual attacking style and would prefer to
make it compact at the back. That would put real pressure on FC barcelona side, who have been
struggling for some weeks.
Joseph Guardiola has announced a 19 men squad who will travel to Getafe tomorrow. Both Jorquera and
Pinto are included in the squad as Valdes is carrying a slight knock and may not fearture in
tomorrow's encounter. Getafe is the only team in La Liga whom the Blaugrana has not yet beaten this
season.
Pep Guardiola has named all the available players in the squad which will travel to London. Carles
Puyol, who is suspended for the leg will also travel with the squad. The squad announced are
Valdés, Jorquera, Pinto, Alves, Víctor Sánchez, Piqué, Cáceres, Abidal, Sylvinho, Touré Yaya,
Keita, Busquets, Gudjohnsen, Xavi, Iniesta, Hleb, Bojan, Henry, Eto'o, Messi and Pedro.
Real Mallorca vs Barca Preview
FC Barcelona finally became the Champions. As Eto said last week, we didn't have to play again win
the title. Real Madrid's last night 3-2 defeat to Villareal means we will have two weeks ahead to
focus clearly on Champions League final in Rome. Manchester United, Barca's rival in Rome also
grabbed their title last night with a draw against Arsenal.
FC Barcelona would be playing the match against Osasuna with only one thing on mind - The Final in
Rome. May be that is what Osasuna also wants. Osasuna lies in the 18th position with 37 points. A
victory at camp Nou will do them a world of good in staying afloat in the Premier league. Guardiola
would be in much more trickier situation.
Athletic Bilbao vs Barca Preview
In contrast to the other major leagues in Europe, the Spanish Super Cup is a two legged affair. The
first leg will be held tonight at San Mamés ; the second leg will held at the Camp Nou next
sunday. Guardiola has announced the squad which is travelling to face Athletic Bilbao - Valdés,
Pinto, Alves, Maxwell, Abidal, Puyol, Piqué, Font s, Muniesa, Touré, Keita, Xavi, Gudjohnsen,
Busquets, Bojan, Pedro, Jeffren, Henry and Jonathan Dos Santos.
UEFA Champions League winner FC Barcelona will face UEFA Cup Winner Shaktar Donetsk at the Louis II
stadium in Monaco to decide the winner of this year's super cup. This will officialyy flag the
start of this year's Champions League season. For FC Barcelona this will be a great oppurtunity to
start the season in the right not.
FC Barcelona will be looking to register their first victory in this season's Champions League
tonight when they face Dynamo Kiev at the Camp Nou. At the Guardiola described how important is
this game and a failure to win will put emnormous pressure on the Barcelona side, especially we
have to play at Ukraine and Russia in the onset of winter.
FC Barcelona would be hoping to produce another sensational performance against Espanyol tonight at
the Olympic Stadium on Montjuic. FC Barcelona's last visit to Espanyol resulted in a very
controversial win for Barca. That was the night when the infamous Boix Nois once again came into
the fore front.
FC barcelona would be looking to re-instate the lead at the top to twelve points when they face
Racing Santander tonight. Real Madrid has already cut the lead to nine points with a 2-0 victory
over Numancia; but Barca will not be in no mood to give hope to Real Madrid. Racing Santander has
already robbed Barca of two points when they drew at camp Nou earlier this season.
For the last two season, FC Barcelona's journey towards the Copa Del rey were halted at the
semi-final stage, first by Getafe and then by Valencia last season. This time around FC Barcelona
would be looking to better their dubious record of the last two season and take a firm step towards
the final. In order to do that Barca has to take atleast a two goal advantage from the Home leg of
semifinal clash against Mallorca tonight.
With Real Madrid cutting Barca's lead to nine with a not so convincing victory against Racing,
Barca would be hoping to produce a repeat of Barca's performance at Gijon earlier this season. FC
Barcelona destroyed Gijon when they met last time with a scoreline of 6-1.When they met last time
in the league, Gijon were at the bottom of the league.
FC Barcelona would be hoping to put the draw against Betis past them with an emphatic performance
against city rivals Espanyol. They have to do that without their influential midfielder Andres
Iniesta. Guardiola has promised to unleash Messi from the bigining against Espanyol; Messi started
from the bench in Barca's last two games.
FC Barcelona would be hoping to put the draw against Betis past them with an emphatic performance
against city rivals Espanyol. They have to do that without their influential midfielder Andres
Iniesta. Guardiola has promised to unleash Messi from the bigining against Espanyol; Messi started
from the bench in Barca's last two games.
FC Barcelona will play the second leg of Copa Del Rey semi-final against Real Mallorca at the Ono
Estadi stadium tonight. FC Barcelona is well placed in the tie with a 2-0 win at home in the first
leg. But FC Barcelona's recent form (failing to win in their last four games) has raised questions
about Barca's ability to seal off titles this season.
Four defenders are missing from the squad which prepare to face Athletic Bilbao at Camp Nou
tonight. The absentees are Milito and Abidal both out with injuries along with Alves and Caceres
both suspended for tonight's match. Barca Atletic youngster Alberto Tomás Botía has
already trained with the first team and very likely will feature in the substitutre bench of
tonight's match.
FC Barcelona is confirmed to be without their inspirational captain Carlos Puyol for the crucial
Champions League home leg against Lyon. Lyon also did have a similiar injury concern with Benzema,
but the latest news is that he has made into the squad but how long will he play is yet to be seen.
FC Barcelona players expressed their confidence in seeing the back of a very dangerous Lyon side
after finding their form in the weekend match against Athletic Bilbao.
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The mouth watering Champions League clash between FC Barcelona and Chelsea is upon us and if you
are still sleeping wake up. For FC Barcelona this is a much win match and they should also make
sure that they don't concede against Chelsea. But with FC Barcelona's defensive fragility and
aerial weakness, that is going to be difficult.
FC Barcelona and Manchester United would be looking to create history when they clash in the UEFA
Champions League Final on May 27th in Rome. Have a look at the records and stats to the build up of
this game here - FC Barcelona vs Manchester United Stats FC Barcelona fans around the world are
still sweating on the fitness of their two crucial players - Thierry Henry and Andres Iniesta.
La LIga will be back to full swing after a week absence due to international matches. Barca will be
travelling to Getafe to carry on with their excellent start of the season. Marquez and Iniesta are
both declared fit for tonight's encounter. There are rumours that Pep Guardiola has already dropped
Marquez from the squad.
FC Barcelona will kick start their defense of Champions League crown officially with the visit to
San Siro tonight. This match is set to bring out some stunning re-unions, most importantly Eto and
Ibrahmovic. Zlatan Ibrahmovic is set to have a very hostile reception from the Inter fans;
meanwhile Eto will feel a bit awkard playing against players who were his team mates for long six
years.
Nobody would have ever imagined that Barca's travel to Russia would turn out to be this significant
in terms of Barca proceeding to the group stage. A lose against Rubin tomorrow night will reduce
Barca's chances of proceeding to next stage very much. A draw might not be bad, but may result in
Barca seeking help from others in the group for qualification.
Usually a visit by a small club may not generate too much interest at Nou Camp. Then Numancia is no
other minnow club; they are the only club to have beaten FC Barcelona this season in the league. FC
Barcelona's defeat at Numancia might have been forgotten by the footballing fraternity but not by
the fans.
FC Barcelona would be looking to obtain an all-time record of fifty points from the first nineteen
games of a season with a win over Deportivo at Camp Nou. Tonight's match would effectively end the
first half of the season which has been rather stunning as far as a Barca fan is concerned.
Deportivo who are currently in the 7th position is looking to regain some lost glory.
FC Barcelona enter the 2nd leg of Copa Del Rey tie against Atletico Madrid being the firm
favourites to go through courtesy of a Messi inspired 1-3 victory in the first leg. But Guardiola
rightly insists that the tie is far from over even with a two goal lead and three away goals. Only
complacency could be the only factor which can bring down this FC Barcelona side.
Xavi Hernandez would be playing his 300th game in the FC Barcelona jersey in today's match against
Osasuna. Osasuna lies in the bottom of table and hence this is the clash between the best and worst
side of this season. Osasuna has shown some good showing in last few games but it will be too much
for them to hold their fort against Barca.
FC Barcelona's quest for Copa Del Rey restarts today with a tough away game against Athletico
Madrid. This is one competition which Barca failed to master in recent years. Pep Guardiola would
want to correct that this time around. The last time when this two team met, Barca thrashed
Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou with a scoreline which read 6-1.
FC Barcelona would be looking to start the new year in the same way in which they have ended the
last year. With a huge ten point lead and a bigger fight between teams for the second spot, there
is only one team which can prevent Barca from the Championship - i.e FC Barcelona itself. There is
a high chance that players would become a bit complacent and would not focus on the pitch; but then
with Guardiola in charge the chances of that happening now is very rare.
FC Barcelona could be up for their most toughest test of this seaon when they take on Espanyol at
the Camp Nou tonight. Espanyol is fighting a relegation battle and should not worry FC Barcelona in
normal circumstances. Then a knock-out match is no normal circumstances. Till this day whenever FC
Barcelona went to play we had the assurance of having another match to correct the performance, if
something goes wrong.
FC Barcelona would be hoping to put an end to recent lack-lustre performance with a good result at
Lyon on Tuesday night. Barca have dropped five points in last two league matches and the next one
is at Atletico Madrid; that doesn't eases anything. Atletico would be looking to take revenge for
the drubbing they received at the hands of Barca earlier this season.
FC Barcelona would be hoping to put an end to recent lack-lustre performance with a good result at
Lyon on Tuesday night. Barca have dropped five points in last two league matches and the next one
is at Atletico Madrid; that doesn't eases anything. Atletico would be looking to take revenge for
the drubbing they received at the hands of Barca earlier this season.
Guardiola had made it clear to his players that he is not going to accept any excuses about
International duty for any below par performnace against Real Betis. FC Barcelona will be looking
to notch up a eleventh consecutive victory when they play Betis tonight. FC barcelona would not be
with their influential captain Puyol; Guardiola has very wisely decided against risking his
captain.
With Real Madrid cutting Barca's lead to nine with a not so convincing victory against Racing,
Barca would be hoping to produce a repeat of Barca's performance at Gijon earlier this season. FC
Barcelona destroyed Gijon when they met last time with a scoreline of 6-1.When they met last time
in the league, Gijon were at the bottom of the league.
For the last two season, FC Barcelona's journey towards the Copa Del rey were halted at the
semi-final stage, first by Getafe and then by Valencia last season. This time around FC Barcelona
would be looking to better their dubious record of the last two season and take a firm step towards
the final.
Atletico Madrid coach Abel Resino has sounded about a possible change of tactics to contain FC
Barcelona tonight. Atletico Madrid might let go off their usual attacking style and would prefer to
make it compact at the back. That would put real pressure on FC barcelona side, who have been
struggling for some weeks.
FC Barcelona would be hoping to put an end to recent lack-lustre performance with a good result at
Lyon on Tuesday night. Barca have dropped five points in last two league matches and the next one
is at Atletico Madrid; that doesn't eases anything. Atletico would be looking to take revenge for
the drubbing they received at the hands of Barca earlier this season.
