FC Barcelona repeat dreams end with 3-2 aggregate loss to Inter Milan

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

FC Barcelona’s dreams of a second consecutive Champions League final were doused by an ultra-defensive Inter Milan on Wednesday night at the Camp Nou. Pep Guardiola ignored criticism of his selection of Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the first leg of the match, and put the big Swede in the line-up for another chance to make the [...]

FC Barcelona – The comeback: We Believe!

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

FC Barcelona 2010/2011 New Kits

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

We have been told what the new look for Nike’s 2010/2011 FC Barcelona kits will be and though we do not yet have the pictures in our hands we can confirm the following: Home kit will be the standard blue and red with red shorts and red socks. Away kit will be light blue with [...]

FC Barcelona disposes of Xerez 3-1 in preparation for big Inter match

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

With the biggest game of the entire season just a few days away for Pep Guardiola’s side there was some concern that the team would be distracted and not be prepared to go up against La Liga cellar dwellers Xerez. To start the match Guardiola decided to rest Lionel Messi and Pedro giving Thierry Henry [...]

FC Barcelona video to fans for support against Inter Milan

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

In a move reminiscent of last years inspirational video put together by Pep Guardiola ahead of FC Barcelona’s Champions League Final showdown against Manchester United, Barcelona has launched a rally campaign to fill the Camp Nou this coming Wednesday when they take on Inter Milan. The video coincides with the t-shirts the team put on [...]

Adventures in Barcelona – Part V

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

The big win for Penya Los Angeles over FC Barcelona concluded the kids schedule of games and left us with the last few days to have some fun and bask in the glory of the win. On Thursday night the entire group was invited by Javier Rodriguez, the captain of FC Barcelona Futsal (futbol sala [...]

FC Barcelona get important away goal but fall to Inter 3-1

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

Coming off a two day bus trip to Milan due to the volcanic eruption in Iceland FC Barcelona arrived ready to play. Head coach Pep Guardiola told the press that there were going to be no excuses no matter the outcome because of the change in team travel plans. FC Barcelona were without the services [...]

Adventures in Barcelona – Part IV

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

We have passed the halfway point of our trip and I am still coming down from my high of attending my first match in the Camp Nou. The game could not have been any better with Barcelona putting on a tremendous performance and coming away with a convincing win. But for the kids from Penya [...]

Adventures in Barcelona – Part III

Saturday, April 17th, 2010

Let me first start off by saying that I have been an FC Barcelona supporter for quite a while now but up until this point I have never seen a match in the Camp Nou. I have visited the stadium, done the tour, etc., but never when the team was in town. So when this [...]

Sweeping Arsenal and Madrid aside and the challenges ahead

Friday, April 16th, 2010

If there is a better feeling for Barça fans than how I feel after we have just beaten Real Madrid, then I’d love to experience it! Watching Pep Guardiola mastermind his fourth straight El Clasico win over the eternal enemy has been the highlight of the year so far for me.? It was hyped as [...]