Barcelona saw their La Liga title aspirations take a serious hit after suffering a goalless draw against Villarreal at El Madrigal on Saturday night. Another road game, another setback. It has been the same story all year long; with Barca now having dropped 13 points in league play away from the Camp Nou this season. [...]
In a battle of titans, Barcelona held on to defeat Real Madrid 4-3 on aggregate and eliminate the defending Champions from the Copa del Rey. It was everything a clasico should be: a high-octane encounter of offensive brilliance and heart-stopping tension. Madrid fought like never before, climbing back from two goals down in the second [...]
TIME COVER: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH LIONEL MESSI This week’s international edition of TIME features football star Lionel Messi on the cover with the title, “King Leo.” In an exclusive interview with TIME’s Bobby Ghosh, the Argentina native and FC Barcelona superstar speaks to TIME about handling criticism from his fellow countrymen and how he still [...]
An inspired three-goal performance from Lionel Messi saw Barcelona defeat Malaga 4-1 at La Rosaleda, keeping the Catalans within striking distance of Real Madrid in the race for the La Liga title. On the day, it was all about the Argentine, as Messi proved both the genesis and conclusion of every Barcelona attack, providing lethal [...]
Sport.es is reporting that they have received “exclusive” images of the new kits for the 2012/2013 season. We will have to wait and see if this is true. What do you think?
Barcelona mounted a second half comeback to defeat Real Madrid 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu, extracting a measure of vengeance for their defeat in last year’s Copa del Rey Final at the hands of their eternal rivals. The Catalans would give no quarter in their quarterfinal matchup against los blancos, recording a vital victory ahead [...]
Alexis Sanchez’s last gasp goal saw Barcelona rally deep in the second half to defeat Real Betis 4-2 at the Camp Nou. After a quick start, Barcelona were forced to watch Betis comeback from two goals down, nearly stealing the match and ending Barcelona’s aspirations for a fourth consecutive La Liga title. But with less [...]
Barcelona kicked off 2012 the way they finished 2011: with goals. On the back of a 4-0 FIFA Club World Cup Championship victory over Santos and a 9-0 demolition of C.E. L’Hospitalet to wrap up a memorable 2011, Barcelona returned to action without missing a beat, defeating Osasuna 4-0 at the Camp Nou in their [...]
