Category Archives: Ibrahim Afellay

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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Barça 0 Deportivo 0

Posted on May 15, 2011 by

With the vast majority of our best starting eleven sitting out today, it was perhaps unsurprising to witness a rather disappointing goalless draw with Deportivo. We still played like Barça with a typically high percentage of possession but we lacked … Continue reading →

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Preview: Barça vs Espanyol

Posted on May 7, 2011 by

With four games remaining we need just four more points to be mathematically certain of the 2010/2011 Liga title. And that means that if Real Madrid fail to beat Sevilla tonight then we can be champions tomorrow if we beat … Continue reading →

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Almeria 0 Barça 3 (Barça win 0-8 on aggregate)

Posted on February 2, 2011 by

Barça reached this season’s Copa del Rey Final after finishing off Almeria with three more goals to add to the thirteen we had already scored against them this season. In the final which will be played on April 20, our … Continue reading →

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Preview: Betis v Barça

Posted on January 18, 2011 by

Pep Guardiola has named the 18 first team players at his disposal plus Marc Bartra for the trip to Seville where tomorrow night (kick off 10pm local time) we face Betis in the Copa del Rey quarter final second leg. … Continue reading →

Posted in Copa Del Rey, Gabi Milito, Ibrahim Afellay, Leo Messi, Match Previews | Tagged , , , , , | 10 Comments

Barça 5 Betis 0

Posted on January 13, 2011 by

The Copa del Rey semi finals await Barça after a 5-0 win over Real Betis in tonight’s quarter final first leg at Camp Nou. Leo Messi celebrated his second Ballon d’Or by scoring another hat-trick and goals from Pedro and … Continue reading →

Posted in Andres Iniesta, Copa Del Rey, Ibrahim Afellay, Leo Messi, Match reports, Xavi Hernandez | Tagged , , , | 9 Comments

Preview: Athletic Bilbao v Barça

Posted on January 4, 2011 by

Pep Guardiola has named 20 players for the trip to Bilbao where Barça will try to reach the Quarter Finals of this season’s Copa del Rey. After the 0-0 draw at Camp Nou in the first leg, we know that … Continue reading →

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Ibrahim “Ibi” Afellay

Posted on December 23, 2010 by

Today Ibrahim Afellay was officially welcomed to FC Barcelona, and tomorrow will be presented publicly to the fans. The deal was already finalized on November 15, 2009, and honestly, I think many of us had even forgotten about him until … Continue reading →

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