Messi misses penalty for tired looking Barcelona

By On February 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Things don’t appear to be going Barcelona’s way at the moment, despite their elimination of Real Madrid from the Copa del Rey last week. They were lucky to remain in the competition after madrid came to the Nou Camp with all guns blazing and came very close to beating the catalans in their home stadium. [...]

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Guardiola refuses to give up on La Liga title [ZeeNews.com]

By On January 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment

While it is looking increasingly like Real Madrid are set to take this season’s Spanish League title, Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has yet to give up. He has been quoted as saying that Barça will fight for the title until the end, although madrid has dropped just eight points this season. According to ZeeNews.com:

Barcelona`s [...]

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Real recover pride and belief despite Cup exit [Reuters]

On January 26, 2012 By

After the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarterfinal last week it looked like it was game over for Real Madrid. However, they took the fight to the Nou Camp and despite a 2-2 draw resulting in elimination, it looked touch and go for the Catalans at one point. According to Reuters:

The offensive [...]

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RFEF to rule on Real Madrid defender Pepe’s stamp on Barcelona’s Lionel Messi on Wednesday [Goal.com]

On January 24, 2012 By

It has been widely reported that Real Madrid defender Pepe escaped punishment by Span’s football association, the RFEF, in stark contrast with a similar incident in the UK where Manchester City’s Mario Balotelli was charged with violent conduct after apparently stamping on a player at the weekend; Balotelli received a fout match suspension for his [...]

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All 4-1, but not one for all – jeered Jose Mourinho needs a Real Madrid makeover as Lionel Messi banishes Barcelona away-day blues [Goal.com]

On January 23, 2012 By

Real Madrid ended the weekend 5 points ahead of their bitter rivals FC Barcelona after both teams won their matches 4-1. However, while things are looking rosy at Barcelona, it is a different story at Madrid. The Catalans visited Malaga, who started off testing keeper Victor Valdes but ended with a Messi hat-trick, while Athletic [...]

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Barcelona beats Real Madrid in first leg of Copa del Rey quarterfinals

On January 19, 2012 By

Pep Guardiola celebrated his 41st birthday in style last night with a 2-1 win against Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey. Since taking over as coach of Barça his record against Madrid is impressive, with a total of 9 wins, 3 draws and just a single loss. His stats at the Bernabeu are even [...]

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Real Madrid maintains 5 point gap with Barça

On January 16, 2012 By

Real Madrid continued their winning streak on Saturday when they beat Mallorca. Mallorca went one goal ahead six minutes before half time and it took Madrid until 18 minutes before the final whistle to equalize. They finally menace to secure the three points in the 85th minute when they scored their second and winning goal.

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Clasico for Copa del Rey quarterfinals

On January 13, 2012 By

Both Real Madrid and FC Barcelona made it through to the Copa del Rey quarter finals after beating Malaga and Osasuna respectively. Barça travelled to Osasuna for the second leg of the competition’s last 16 round after winning 4-0 at home leaving Osasuna little option for going through.

And Barça’s knowledge of an almost certain [...]

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Messi Adds Third Straight Best Player Accolade in Year of Soccer Triumphs [Bloomberg]

On January 10, 2012 By

Lionel Messi was voted the best player in the world for the third year running, beating teammate Xavi Hernadez and Cristiano Ronaldo to the award by a landslide.The FIFA Ballon d’Or was created last year when the FIFA player of the year merged with France Football magazine’s Ballon d’Or award and therefore joins Zinedine Zidane [...]

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Barca five shy of Real after draw at Espanyol [Reuters]

On January 9, 2012 By

While Real Madrid deciseivly thrashed Granada 5-1 on Satuday, FC Barcelona struggled against local rivals Espanyol to take a single point from the encounter. According to Reuters:

Guardiola deployed the team that won 3-1 at Real last month and they looked to be cruising to victory when Cesc Fabregas nodded them in front in the [...]

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