Tag Archives: Football

Preview: Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona (Copa del Rey Semi Final first leg)

Posted on January 29, 2013 by

The first Clásico of 2013 takes place tomorrow night (Wednesday, 9 pm) as Real Madrid and Barça meet in the Copa del Rey Semi Final first leg at the Santiago Bernabéu. Jordi Roura has named 19 players for the trip … Continue reading →

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Preview: Rayo Vallecano vs FC Barcelona (game 9 liga 2012/13)

Posted on October 26, 2012 by

Six months ago at the end of April it was revealed that Pep Guardiola would not continue as Barça’s first team coach and that Tito Vilanova would take over. Two days after the announcement the players paid homage to Guardiola … Continue reading →

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Early impressions Barça 2012/2013

Posted on September 8, 2012 by

In the past few seasons the first international break at the start of September arrived irritatingly early, usually after just one league game, which was like a giving a new toy to a child and then taking it away after … Continue reading →

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Dinamo Bucharest 0 FC Barcelona 2

Posted on August 11, 2012 by

Barça’s final preseason game before next weekend’s start to the 2012/13 Liga, ended with a 0-2 victory against FC Dinamo Bucureşti in Bucharest tonight. Leo Messi opened the scoring with the first shot of the game and Ibi Afellay added … Continue reading →

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FC Barcelona 0 Manchester United 0 (Barça win 2-0 on penalties)

Posted on August 8, 2012 by

Barça continued the preseason with another penalties victory this time after a goalless draw with Manchester United in Gothenburg. The heroes of the night were undoubtedly Barça’s two goalkeeper’s Victor Valdés and José Manuel Pinto: Valdés stopped a penalty from … Continue reading →

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Paris Saint Germain 2 FC Barcelona 2 (Barça win 4-1 on penalties)

Posted on August 4, 2012 by

Barça’s third preseason game ended with a victory on penalties after a hard-fought 2-2 draw against this summer’s big spenders Paris Saint Germain whose starting XI included ex-blaugranas Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Maxwell Andrade. Thiago Alcantara’s “little” brother Rafinha and Leo … Continue reading →

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Raja Club Athletic 0 FC Barcelona 8

Posted on July 29, 2012 by

A first half Leo Messi hat-trick plus two goals from Alexis Sanchez put Barça on the road to a comfotable 0-8 win over Raja Club Athletic in Tangier tonight in Tito Vilanova’s second preseason game in charge of the first … Continue reading →

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Hamburg SV 1 Barça 2

Posted on July 24, 2012 by

Tito Vilanova’s reign as Barça’s first team coach began with a 1-2 victory in Germany over the Bundesliga team Hamburg SV. As is customary in the first preseason games Barça played two almost completely different lineups in the two halves … Continue reading →

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Tito Vilanova’s first training session and a visit from Eric Abidal

Posted on July 17, 2012 by

Barça’s new first team coach Tito Vilanova with his assistant Jordi Roura took the first training session of the new season this morning. With the Spanish internationals still on holiday there were fourteen first team players at work at the … Continue reading →

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2012/13 season starting soon

Posted on July 14, 2012 by

Just two days before the first team return to training in preparation for the 2012/13 season and the summer continues with very little movement in the transfer market. Seydou Keita has moved on and we have signed Jordi Alba from Valencia … Continue reading →

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