Category Archives: Gerard Piqué

Malaga 2 FC Barcelona 4 (Barça win 6-4 on aggregate)

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

Barça set up a tantalizing Copa del Rey semi-final with Real Madrid after a magnificent 2-4 win over Malaga at La Rosaleda tonight. Twice Malaga equalized after Pedro Rodriguez and Papa Gerard Piqué had given Barça the advantage but goals … Continue reading →

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Fifa Ballon d’Or Awards 2012

Posted on January 7, 2013 by

No surprises as Leo Messi lifted his fourth Ballon d’Or in Zurich tonight after polling 41.60% of the votes, ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo on 23.68% and Andrés Iniesta on 10.91%. Barça were the best represented team along with Real Madrid in … Continue reading →

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Preview. Osasuna vs FC Barcelona

Posted on August 25, 2012 by

After the excitement of the Supercopa on Thursday we now return to the league with a game at Osasuna before facing Madrid again next Wednesday. New signing Alex Song has been included for the first time in Tito Vilanova’s list … Continue reading →

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Enhorabuena España

Posted on July 2, 2012 by

I’ve never been a massive fan of international football but I couldn’t help but be delighted by Spain’s superb victory in Euro 2012. I should say first that I’m not an out-and-out supporter of any national side undoubtedly due to … Continue reading →

Posted in Andres Iniesta, Cesc Fabregas, Gerard Piqué, Jordi Alba, Pedro Rodriguez, Sergio Busquets, Victor Valdés, Xavi Hernandez | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Barça clean up at the Fifa Gala

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

Having won five out of six trophies in 2011 it was no big surprise that FC Barcelona should dominate the Fifa Awards this year. Leo Messi was the obvious star of the night picking up his third consecutive Ballon d’Or … Continue reading →

Posted in Andres Iniesta, Dani Alves, Gerard Piqué, Leo Messi, Xavi Hernandez | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Fourteen Barcelona players in World’s top 100

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

In anticipation of the Fifa awards later today The Footy Blog has produced a list of its Top 100 Footballers compiled from the votes of 19 well respected football experts. That all nineteen voted for Leo Messi in first place … Continue reading →

Posted in Leo Messi, Xavi Hernandez, Andres Iniesta, Eric Abidal, David Villa, Pedro Rodriguez, Dani Alves, Gerard Piqué, Victor Valdés, Sergio Busquets, Cesc Fabregas, Alexis Sanchez, Javier Mascherano, Carles Puyol | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Preview – Barcelona vs Levante

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

In our third La Liga fixture in just 7 days, we host Levante at the Camp Nou at 8 pm local time for round 15 of the season.  The situation for tomorrow night is crystal clear: win.  Having followed the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cesc Fabregas, Gerard Piqué, La Liga, Match Previews, Sergio Busquets, Seydou Keita, Victor Valdés | 6 Comments

Barcelona 5 – Atlético de Madrid 0

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

Barça were unbeatable tonight.  That was a picture perfect execution, led fittingly by my man of the match plus captain on the night Xavi, of everything Pep’s team is about: desire, pressure, movement, focus, and execution.  5-0 was totally deserved, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cesc Fabregas, David Villa, Gerard Piqué, La Liga, Leo Messi, Match reports, Thiago Alcantara, Xavi Hernandez | 3 Comments

Preview – Barcelona vs Atlético Madrid

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

What better to follow a tough trip to the Mestalla than a match at home against Atlético Madrid?  And not the less than stable, pretty unpredictable one, but a highflying, confident one.  Yes, it’s only 4 games in, and their record … Continue reading →

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Piqué out for three weeks

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

Gerard Piqué will miss this week’s European Super Cup final with Porto due to a calf injury. Piqué tore a muscle in his left leg in training yesterday and will be out for three weeks. While this is not too … Continue reading →

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