FC Barcelona Beat Real betis 5-0 in Copa Del Rey Quarter Final first Leg
The newly crowned FIFA-Balon D'Or World Player of Year, Lionel Messi celebrated his scuccess in
grand style scoring a hat-trick in the first leg of Copa Del Rey quarter final clash against Real
Betis. The scoreline would give us an impression of a very easy outing, but it wasn't that
easy.
FC Barcelona welcomed 2011 with a hard fought victory
FC Barcelona started the new year 2011 with a good victory against Levante. It wasn't as easy as
expected, but we managed to achieve our main objective which was the three points. Pedrito struck
twice in the first half to put Barca ahead before Levante pulled one back to make way for a nervous
finish.
FC Barcelona increased the lead at the top of the table to five points with a 4-0 win at
Deportivo. Villa, Lionel Messi, Iniesta and Pedro all got into the score sheet on a very wet and
cold night. Real Madrid has teh chance to reduce the lead back to two when they face third placed
Villareal tommorrow night.
FC Barcelona took full advantage of Real Madrid slip
FC Barcelona won their 17th consecutive win of the season with a 4-1 demolition of Malaga at the
Camp Nou. By doing so we have now moved four points clear of our arch-rival Real Madrid. Iniesta
opened the scoring followed by Villa, Pedro and again Villa to complete the tally.
Real Betis gave Barca their first defeat in long time
FC Barcelona lost their undefeated streak against the most unlikely of all opponents - Real
Betis. We went in to this match on the back of our 28 consecutive undefeated match and was
expecting to add one more to the list. But Real Betis had some other plans.
FC Barcelona Strolled in to an easy victory against Racing
FC Barcelona started the second half of the season in the perfect style winning 3-0 against
Racing Santander at the Camp Nou. This is FC Barcelona's 14th consecutive League victory equalling
the record held by Rijkaard's Barcelona 2005-06 team.
FC Barcelona - 5, Almeria - 0
FC Barcelona has almost booked a place in the final of Copa Del Rey with a 5-0 thrashing of
Almeria. The last time these two teams met, Almeria ended the match losing 8-0. This time around
also there was not much change in the result. Messi, Pedro, Villa all got into the scoresheet for
Barca.
FC Barcelona managed to extract a sweet revenge on Hercules CF with a 3-0 victory away from
home. Yes, it was yet another record night. Now we have equalled the record for most consecutive
wins in La Liga. A first half goal from Pedro and two late goals from Lionel Messi gave us the 15th
consecutive victory of the season.