Tag Archives: Guardiola

Copa del Rey Final; Athletic Club 0 FC Barcelona 3

Posted on May 26, 2012 by

Football Club Barcelona won the Copa del Rey at the Vicente Calderón tonight outclassing Athletic Club 3-0 with a display that gave Pep Guardiola a fitting finale to his fabulous four years as first team coach. Pedro Rodriguez scored twice … Continue reading →

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Copa del Rey Final preview: FC Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

Tomorrow night (Friday 10pm kick off) Barça face Bilbao’s Athletic Club at the Vicente Calderon in the final of the 2011/12 Copa del Rey. Both clubs have a fantastic history in the Copa with Barça winning it 25 times while … Continue reading →

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Laporta sticks his foot in it

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

Ex-Barça president Joan Laporta’s declarations that Sandro Rosell could have done more to prevent Pep Guardiola from leaving and that the choice of Tito Vilanova to replace him is the result of panic have done little good for anybody. It … Continue reading →

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Preview: Betis vs Barça

Posted on May 11, 2012 by

Barça play Betis tomorrow night (10pm kick off) at the Benito Villamarin in Pep Guardiola’s last league match as first team coach. Guardiola has only fifteen first team players available, Pinto being the latest casualty with a sprained ankle though … Continue reading →

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FC Barcelona 4 Espanyol 0

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

Four goals from Leo Messi, taking his season’s total to 72, made for the perfect farewell to Pep Guardiola as Barça beat local rivals Espanyol 4-0 in Guardiola’s last game at Camp Nou as first team coach. It was an … Continue reading →

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Preview: FC Barcelona vs Espanyol

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

It will be a sad day tomorrow as Barça take on Espanyol in what will be Pep Guardiola’s last game at Camp Nou after four glorious years in charge of the team. Guardiola took over a team that was past … Continue reading →

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FC Barcelona 4 Malaga 1

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

Leo Messi’s hat-trick tonight against Malaga took the Argentinian to the astonishing total of 68 goals this season, beating Gerd Müller’s 39 year old record of 67 as the most goals ever scored in a season in European football. Messi’s … Continue reading →

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Preview: FC Barcelona vs Malaga

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

Barça play host to Malaga tomorrow night (Wednesday, kick off 8pm) in Pep Guardiola’s penultimate game at Camp Nou. It will be his 150th league game in charge which makes him the fourth longest serving coach in Barça’s history after … Continue reading →

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Talking Barça 28

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

After such a big week there was plenty to discuss in this week’s Talking Barça with a strong focus on the future with Tito Vilanova. The match preview for Barça vs Malaga will be posted later today.

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Rayo Vallecano 0 FC Barcelona 7

Posted on April 29, 2012 by

When asked on Friday how the players reacted to the announcement that he was leaving, Pep Guardiola answered that they had trained like beasts. Tonight the players demonstrated that this team has plenty of future by knocking seven goals past … Continue reading →

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