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Barça look to bounce back against Las Palmas
Barça face newly-promoted Las Palmas at Camp Nou tomorrow afternoon (Saturday 4 pm) with the need to recover after the shock 4-1 defeat at Celta. Individual defensive errors and a lack of intensity have been blamed as the pricipal causes … Continue reading →
Posted in La Liga, Luis Enrique, Match Previews
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Tagged 2015, 26/09/15, Alba, Barça, Barcelona, Camp Nou, La Liga, Las Palmas, Luis Enrique, match preview, Messi, neymar, Possible teams, prediction, Sergio Araujo, vs
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Barça sink Juve to clinch second treble
Goals from Ivan Rakitic, Luis Suárez and Neymar Jr earned Barça a deserved 3-1 win over Juventus in Berlin tonight to clinch the club‘s fifth European Cup while becoming the first ever club to complete two trebles of the Champions … Continue reading →
Posted in Andres Iniesta, Champions League, Dani Alves, Gerard Piqué, Ivan Rakitic, Javier Mascherano, Jeremy Mathieu, Jordi Alba, Leo Messi, Luis Enrique, Luis Suarez, Match reports, Neymar, Pedro Rodriguez, Sergio Busquets, Ter Stegen, Xavi Hernandez
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Tagged 06/06/15, 1-3, 2015, 3-1, Alba, Alves, Barça, Barcelona, Berlin, Busquets, Champions League, final, goal, Iniesta, Juve, Juventus, Luis Enrique, Luis Suarez, Mascherano, match report, Messi, neymar, Olympiastadion, Pedro, Piqué, player ratings, Rakitic, score, Suarez, Ter Stegen, treble, triple, triplete, ucl final, vs, Xavi
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Champions League semi-final preview: Barça vs Bayern Munich
Pep Guardiola, the man who won fourteen titles in four incredible seasons at Barça, returns to Camp Nou tomorrow for the first time as an opposing team coach. It could hardly be a bigger occasion with Luis Enrique’s in-form Barça facing … Continue reading →
Posted in Champions League, Luis Enrique, Match Previews, Pep Guardiola
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Tagged 06/05/15, 2015, Alba, Barça, Barcelona, Bayern, Champions League, FCB, first leg, Guardiola, kick off, Lewandowski, Luis Enrique, match preview, Messi, munich, neymar, Pep Guardiola, play, possible, preview, semi-final, Suarez, teams, Thiago, today, tomorrow, ucl, vs, Wednesday, will
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Barça face must-win game at Cordoba
May is upon us. And for the first time in six years Barça enter the fifth month of the year with three possible titles in play. The 2008/09 season ended with a unforgettable triplete of Copa, Liga and Champions League … Continue reading →
Alba fit for Barça’s big test at Sevilla
A Barça victory over Sevilla at the Sánchez Pizjuán tomorrow (Saturday 8 pm) would be a massive step towards winning La Liga 2014/15 while providing an excellent boost going into Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final at Paris Saint Germain. However, the … Continue reading →
Posted in Dani Alves, La Liga, Match Previews, Neymar
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Tagged 11/04/15, 2015, Alba, Alves, Barça, Barcelona, Big, contract, fit, Liga, lineups, Luis Enrique, Mascherano, match, Messi, neymar, play, possible, preview, Sanchez Pizjuan, Sevilla, squad, start, teams, test, tomorrow, vs, will, XIs
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Suárez strike clinches Clásico for Barça
Goals from Jeremy Mathieu and Luis Suárez earned Barça a tense 2-1 win over Real Madrid in front of 98,760 fans at Camp Nou tonight. Mathieu headed in Leo Messi’s free-kick in the 19th minute to put the Catalans ahead … Continue reading →
Posted in Clásico, Jeremy Mathieu, La Liga, Luis Suarez, Match reports
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Tagged 2-1, 2015, 22/03/15, Alba, Alves, attendance, Barça, Barça 2-1 Madrid, Barcelona, Bravo, Camp Nou, clásico, clinches, goals, Iniesta, La Liga, Luis Enrique, Madrid, Mascherano, match report, Mathieu, Messi, neymar, Piqué, player ratings, Rakitic, Real, ronaldo, strike, Suarez, teams, vs, win
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Champions League Preview: Barça vs Manchester City
Barça host English Premier League champions Manchester City tomorrow (Wednesday 8.45 pm) in the second leg of the Champions League last 16 tie. Two goals from Luis Suárez earned a 1-2 away win in the first leg at the Etihad … Continue reading →
Posted in Champions League, Match Previews
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Tagged Alba, Alves, Barça, Barcelona, Camp Nou, Champions League, City, date, draw, eighth successive season, Iniesta, kick off, line-up, Luis Enrique, Man City, Manchester City, Mascherano, Mathieu, Messi, neymar, Pellegrini, play, possible, quarter-finals, second leg, start, Suarez, teams, Ter Stegen, tie, tomorrow, Toure, ucl, vs, Wednesday, will, Xavi, XI
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Suárez strikes twice but Barça fail to kill off City
Luis Suárez scored twice as Barça earned a 1-2 victory over Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium tonight. The Uruguayan struck both his goals in a marvellous first half from Luis Enriqué’s men in which City were fortunate to keep the … Continue reading →
Posted in Champions League, Gerard Piqué, Ivan Rakitic, Jordi Alba, Leo Messi, Luis Suarez, Match reports
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Tagged 1-2, 2015, 24/02/15, Aguero, Alba, Barça, Barcelona, Champions League, City, double, Etihad, fail, first half, kill, Luis Enrique, Man City, manchester, match report, Messi, miss, neymar, penalty, Piqué, player ratings, Rakitic, scored, strike, Suarez, Ter Stegen, twice
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Barça ease the tension with five goals past Elche
Barça took a big step towards the Copa del Rey quarter-finals with a 5-0 first-leg win over Elche at Camp Nou tonight. Neymar, Luis Suarez and Leo Messi all scored before half-time to put Barça three up, Jordi Alba added … Continue reading →
Posted in Copa Del Rey, Ivan Rakitic, Leo Messi, Luis Enrique, Match reports, Neymar
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Tagged 08/01/15, 2015, 5-0, Alba, Barça, Barcelona, Camp Nou, copa del rey, Elche, first leg, five, Luis Enrique, Messi, neymar, Rakitic, Samper, Sergi Roberto, Suarez
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Barça miss chance to go top in Anoeta
Victory over Real Sociedad tonight would have put Barça back on top of La Liga. Real Madrid lost at Valencia earlier today to give Luis Enrique’s men the chance to gain a two-point advantage but a second-minute own-goal from Jordi … Continue reading →
