Category Archives: Thiago Alcantara

Match Report: Zaragoza 0 FC Barcelona 3

Posted on April 14, 2013 by

A goal from Thiago Alcantara and a brace from Cristian Tello earned Barça a 0-3 victory over Zaragoza at La Romareda tonight. The win moves Barça onto 81 points at the top of Liga and now just nine more points are needed from … Continue reading →

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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

Barcelona 5 – Villarreal 0

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

Well Pep decided to play neither Dos Santos, Fontás, Montoya, nor Bartra and went for an adapted 3 – 4 – 3 (3 -1 – 3 -3 if you like) of Váldes ; Mascherano, Busquets, Abidal; Keita; Iniesta, Fàbregas, Thiago ; Pedro, … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexis Sanchez, Cesc Fabregas, La Liga, Leo Messi, Match reports, Thiago Alcantara, Victor Valdés | 12 Comments

Thiago called up by Spain

Posted on August 5, 2011 by

Thiago Alcantara has been rewarded for his excellent progression by being called up by Vicente Del Bosque for next Wednesday’s friendly match against Italy. Thiago played a key role in Spain’s under-21 European Championship triumph in Denmark and scored this … Continue reading →

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Man United 2 Barça 1

Posted on July 31, 2011 by

A little bit of revenge for Manchester United tonight but I don’t think Pep Guardiola will be losing too much sleep. United deserved their win as they were far more decisive going forward, but I would put the difference between … Continue reading →

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Bayern Munich 0 Barça 2

Posted on July 27, 2011 by

There have been more headlines in the press this week about the imminence of Cesc Fabregas signing for Barça. However, Thiago Alcantara gave a performance tonight in the Allianz Arena stadium in Munich that would suggest that we have this … Continue reading →

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It’s that Cesc Fabregas time of year again

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

Surprise surprise, the summer break begins and we are back to talking about Cesc Fabregas. Before the World Cup last summer there was a short while when the transfer looked quite likely after that reported meeting between Arsene Wenger and … 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 →

Posted in Bojan, Dani Alves, Eric Abidal, Ibrahim Afellay, La Liga, Match reports, Thiago Alcantara | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

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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