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Preview: FC Barcelona vs Real Valladolid (game 36 liga 2012/13)

Barça’s celebrations for winning the 2012/13 Liga will continue at Camp Nou tomorrow night when the president of the Spanish Football Federation, Angel Maria Villar, presents the league trophy to the team after the home match with Valladolid (Sunday kick … Continue reading

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Bye Bye Mourinho

It could hardly have been more fitting that Jose Mourinho should end what is almost certainly going to be his final season in the hot seat at Real Madrid without a trophy. To cap a bad night for the self-acclaimed Special … Continue reading

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How can Barça improve next season?

Now that La Liga has been won it is time to look forward to the 2013/14 season and attempt to analyse how Barça can improve. There is no doubt that despite the success in the 2012/13 campaign there were plenty … Continue reading

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Let’s hear it for the champions!

Football’s a funny old game. After an extremely complicated season in which coach Tito Vilanova’s health problems left the team without its coach for ten weeks Barça completed their 22nd league title this weekend and could still go on to … Continue reading

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Messi out for the rest of the season

Tests today have revealed that Leo Messi’s hamstring strain will mean he will not play again in this season’s Liga. Messi will now work to get fit in time for Argentina’s World Cup qualifiers with Columbia and Ecuador on June … Continue reading

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Celebrating La Liga: Atlético Madrid 1 FC Barcelona 2

Champions Barça celebrated their 22nd La Liga title with the most unlikely victory over Atlético Madrid at the Vicente Calderon tonight. A goal down to Radamel Falcao’s 50th minute strike there appeared to be little chance of a Barça comeback … Continue reading

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Preview: Atlético Madrid vs FC Barcelona (game 35 liga 2012/13)

Games between Atlético and Barça are always something special and tomorrow evening’s clash at the Vicente Calderon should be no exception as Barça seek to clinch the fourth Liga in five years and the 22nd overall. Of course Barça’s celebrations … Continue reading

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Puyol staying at Barça

It’s been a pretty frantic week in the media with the usual rumours filling the papers about possible signings. What has been more noticeable has been the speculation involving players who are apparently not happy with their situation at the … Continue reading

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FC Barcelona 4 Betis 2

Barça move to within two points of the league title after a 4-2 victory over Real Betis tonight. Betis twice took the lead in the first half to worry the Camp Nou crowd but goals from Alexis Sanchez, David Villa … Continue reading

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Preview: FC Barcelona vs Real Betis (game 34 liga 2012/13)

While fans and the media debate solutions to Barça’s problems following the deflating exit from this season’s Champions League, Tito Vilanova’s men still have the considerable task of clinching this season’s Liga. Five points are needed from the remaining five games … Continue reading

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