FC Barcelona needs to Produce a Magical Night against Inter Milan
So, the stage is set of this all conquering FC Barcelona side to overcome one of the biggest
challenges in last two years. After losing the first leg away 3-1 at San Siro, FC Barcelona have to
do it all at Nou Camp now. A failure to do that will see the dream of retaining the Champions
league crown at our rivals home ending.
Make Shift Barca defense ready to face Villareal
Defensive worries would be troubling Guardiola while he prepares his team to face the stern
challenge of Villareal. With Milito being ruled out for six weeks and Pique being suspended,
Guardiola has to turn to a make shift defense for facing a high flying Villareal team.
Camacho and Osasuna looks to avoid facing Barca at any cost
I was in no mood to write a preview after the Monday night's clasico. But many of you may not be
aware of the issues surrounding the Osasuna clash. The Osasuna vs Barca match was shcheduled to
start tonight at 8pm. But a sudden strike of air traffic controllers have put Barca's plan in
disarray.
FC Barcelona will be returning back to La Liga action tonight with Villareal visiting Camp Nou.
Lionel Messi will not feature in tonight's encounter as he was given an extended holiday. Yaya
Toure has already left for African nations Cup, eventhough it is clear that Guardiola will not have
used him even if he is available.
Copa Del Rey swings back to action with Sevilla's visit to Nou Camp tonight. FC barcelona will also
be looking to put back their game back in track after a not so satisfactory draw against Villareal.
FC Barcelona met SWevilla in the same competition two years ago and the Catalan outfit went through
on away goal.
FC Barcelona need a miracle of sort to overcome their first leg deficit of 2-1 at the Ramón
Sánchez Pizjuán stadium in Sevilla. Our last visit to the same stadium resulted in a 3-0 victory
and a somewhat same result will see us through. But then the Barca side has not yet hit the form of
last season side.
After being the second best in the Copa Del Rey clash against Sevilla, this is the best time for
Barca to regain focus on the league. Sevilla eliminated Barca in the Copa Del Rey and Barca will be
out for revenge tonight. The Copa Del Rey tie was actually lost at home so barca will be looking to
correct that with a glorious victory against Sevilla at home.
FC Barcelona will be looking to extend thei lead on top to eight points tonight and put immense
pressure on Real Madrid who will be playing Malaga tomorrow. Seydou Keita has returned to the 19
men squad announced by Guardiola - Valdés, Pinto, Alves, Cygrynskiy, Milito, Márquez, Puyol,
Piqué, Abidal, Maxwell, Jonathan, Xavi, Iniesta, Keita, Henry, Bojan, Pedro, Messi and
Ibrahimovic.
FC Barcelona will be back tonigh at the place where their dream run started. After begining the
last season in the worst possible way in ages, Barca got back to winning ways with a 6-1 thrashing
of Gijon at El Molinón. The senario for Barca in the League is different from their last visit.
FC Barcelona vs Arsenal Preview - Let the Footballing Extravaganza Resume
Update : Iniesta named in the Squad to Face Arsenal
A week has passed since the Barca - Arsenal clash at the Emirates; meanwhile both teams won their
corresponding League fixtures but still everyone is talking only about the match at Emirates.
For the past few days the entire focus of FC Barcelona was on to the clash against Arsenal. Tonight
the focus shifts back to the league where FC Barcelona will host sixth placed Athletic Bilbao at
the Camp Nou. With such a tough title race on with Real Madrid, Barca cannot afford to relax a bit.
Barca vs Arsenal clash promises to be a Footballing Carnival
FC Barcelona will travel to London tonight to face Arsenal in the first leg of this season's
Champions league Quarter Final. This clash of the titans has been billed as "Beautiful Football at
its best". We have seen many times in the past, that the so called Big clashes failing to match the
hype but this one will surely do.
Usually a visit to Mallorca should not give us much trouble, but not this season. Real Mallorca is
having one of the most stunning seasons and currently lies at the fourth position. Their home
record has been impeccable this season with losing only one of their home games. But Real Madrid,
Valencia and Barca has not visited Mallorca.
A win against Osausna at home will see FC Barcelona going back to the top of league, at least for
24 hours. After the recent exploits of Lionel Messi on the pitch, there has been calls to give the
little maestro some deserving rest, especially ahead of the Champions League clash on next
Wednesday.
Barca would be travelling to Zaragoza with uncertainity over Lionel Messi's participation. Lionel
Messi missed the final training today morning and going by Guardiola's pre-match conference Messi
may miss the match against Zaragoza. Zaragoza who got promoted this season is currently lying on
the 17th position, three points clear of drop zone.
Barca vs Real Madrid is the biggest Event in Footballing Calendar
It's again that time of the year when the entire footballing world's attention moves to Spain.
Yup, it's the time for the second edition of "El Clasico" of this season's La Liga campaign. The
last time when FC Barcelona met Real Madrid, the host emerged victorious at Camp Nou thanks to a
goal from Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Ibra Scores In Clasico Debut .
FC Barcelona could Make Life miserable for Deportivo
After the exceptional night at Bernabeu, FC Barcelona will be hosting Real Club Deportivo La
Coruna at the Camp Nou on Wednesday night. The euphoria surrounding the victory at Bernebeu has not
yet settled but we can expect the players not to get carried away by that win.
Inter Looks To Stop FC Barcelona from reaching Bernabeu
FC Barcelona will travel to Milan by road after UEFA insisted that the Semi-Finals should gon on
despite the disruption of air traffic. San Siro will play host to the first leg of the high profile
clash between Spanish Champions Barca and Italian Champions Inter Milan.
FC barcelona will be looking for an Inspiring win against Xerez
The coming ten days could be the most vital days in FC Barcelona's success of this season. After
the 3-1 loss at San Siro, Barca will be looking to get back on track with an emphatic win against
bottom placed Xerez. It is impossible to prepare for this match without focusing on Wednesday's
match against Inter Milan and the visit to Villarreal after that.
After the year long drama, the La Liga season is coming to an end with only two games remaining.
But we may not have to wait for another week to know who will emerge the winner. With Barca
visiting Sevilla, this has to be the most pivotal moment in this La Liga season. A win at Sanchez
Pizjuan stadium will more or less guarantee us the title, but anything other than a win will see
Real Madrid running away with the title.
FC Barcelona would be playing their first home match of this season tomorrow against newly
promoted Hercules. Usually coming back from an international break is a bit worrisome for Barca.
But Guardioila will be happy playing hercules rather than any other team. Hercules went down to
Athletic Bilbao on the opening week and was not expected to create any trouble for Barca.
FC Barcelona starts their Champiosn Leagu campaign at the Nou Camp against Greek Champions
Panathinaikos tomorrow. After the 2-0 defeat against hercules, it could be thebest thing the
players can ask for. A match this quickly means Barca has the perfect platform to bounce back and
turn the topic away from that defeat.
FC Barcelona would be looking to avoid a second succesive league defeat tomorrow when they face
Atletico Madrid at the Vicente Calderon. This trip for sometime have been a very unpleasant one.
The last two league visit to Vicente Calederon ended up with away defeats. So the chances of ending
up on Sunday night with two successive league defeats is pretty high.
Tough Job ahead at San Mames
FC Barcelona will be looking to continue with their winning streak continuiing when they visit
San Mames on saturday. Our last visit to San Mames did end up in a 1-1 draw, but the fans will be
hoping this time the score resembles something like Bilbao's visit to Camp Nou.
The name Rubin Kazan does not invoke happy memories for Barca fans. Last season, they were the
one of the few teams who managed to gain an upperhand against us. Even against Inter we had a
record of two wins, 1 defeat and a draw. Rubin Kazan visited Camp Nou shocking us all with a
victory, and the return visit to Russia ended with a goalless draw.
FC Barcelona will be missing two of their biggest stars while they prepare to take on Real
Mallorca at the Camp Nou. Xavi hernandez, Barca Vice-Captain has been injured and will miss this
match. David Villa also will be missing this mathc courtesy of the needless red card he picked up
against Athletic Bilbao.
Any other season, I would have preferred the prospect of facing Valencia at home over a clash at
the Mestella. But with our home form this season, I am not so sure about this one. To make matters
worse this one comes straight after an international break. Our performances after a break has
always been a head-ache.
FC Barcelona will be hosting Group D leaders FC Copenhagen tomorrow night at the Camp Nou. FC
København has found themselves clear on the top of group with two wins from their two matches.
When the draw was made everyone expected FC Barcelona and Rubin Kazan to go throigh this group.
FC Barcelona will start their campaign to re-gain the Copa Del Rey tomorrow against third
division side Ceuta. Guardiola has rested a host of first team starters for this away match.
Valdés, Alves, Piqué, Busquets, Iniesta, Messi and Villa has been rested, meanwhile Xavi and
Milito are still continuing their recovery programme.
FC Barcelona will move to top if they beat Real Madrid
FC Barcelona would be looking to register a fifth consecutive victory against arch rivals Real
Madrid when they host Madrid on Monday. Internet is already buzzing with discussion, debates,
puncches and counter punches about El Clasico.
FC Barcelona would be looking for their first win against Rubin Kazan
Having already qualified as the Group leaders, FC Barcelona's final group match against Rubin
Kazan usually should invoke only academic interest. But I doubt it. Guardiola might be taking this
test a bit serious than other thinks.