Category Archives: Xavi Hernandez

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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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 →

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

Granada 0 Barça 1

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

There was some serious speculation amongst some in the press earlier today that Pep Guardiola was going to rest Xavi Hernandez for tonight’s game at Granada. Following the 0-0 draw with Sevilla there were arguments that the younger Thiago might … 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

Uefa Champions League Final Preview: F.C. Barcelona vs Manchester United

Posted on May 26, 2011 by

As you will all know Barça are already in London in preparation for Saturday’s Champions League Final with Manchester United at Wembley. With another volcanic dustcloud  threatening flights in Europe the decision to travel early was taken to make sure … Continue reading →

Posted in Adriano, Andres Iniesta, Champions League, Dani Alves, David Villa, Eric Abidal, Gerard Piqué, Leo Messi, Match Previews, Pedro Rodriguez, Sergio Busquets, Victor Valdés, Xavi Hernandez | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

Barça 3 Arsenal 1 (Barça win 4-3 on aggregate)

Posted on March 9, 2011 by

Barça reached the quarter finals of the Champions League with an excellent performance over an Arsenal side that proved tough to break through. We had to wait until injury time in the first half to see Messi open the scoring, … Continue reading →

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News Round-Up – Week Ending 4th February 2011

Posted on February 4, 2011 by

This week’s weekly news round-up unsurprisingly cannot escape the frenetic rumour-mongering of the newspapers in relation to the now-closed transfer window. We at Barcacentral not only don’t believe in rumours, we don’t believe in newspapers either, but regardless this blog post … Continue reading →

Posted in Andres Iniesta, Champions League, Copa Del Rey, Dani Alves, La Liga, Leo Messi, New signings, Other, Sites we like, Transfers, Uncategorized, Xavi Hernandez | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Copa del Rey Semi-Final Preview: Barça v Almeria

Posted on January 25, 2011 by

On seeing that our semi-final opponent in the Copa del Rey was Almeria I imagine that there were quite a few of us who remembered our 0-8 win at the end of November and thought “this should be easy enough”. … Continue reading →

Posted in Copa Del Rey, Eric Abidal, Match Previews, Xavi Hernandez | Tagged , , , , , | 11 Comments