Thierry Henry and Andrés Iniesta face a fitness race ahead of FC Barcelona’s UEFA Champions League final against Manchester United in Rome on 27 May. The French striker struggling with a knee ligament injury and the Spanish midfielder suffering a torn thigh muscle. The Catalan club’s medical team diagnosed a stretching of Henry’s posterior ligament […]
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Didier Drogba is still yelling at the referee, but my attention has already turned to Rome. Buy Champions League Final Tickets Iniesta’s dramatic strike means that Barcelona are into the Champions League final, where the is whether Barcelona can prevent Manchester United FC becoming the first team in 19 years to retain the trophy? The Liga […]
Barcelona stole a remarkable UEFA Champions League semi-final win through Andrés Iniesta’s goal three minutes into added time to earn a showdown with Manchester United in Rome on 27 May. Chelsea thought they had done enough to earn a repeat of last season’s final as they defended Michael Essien’s breathtaking ninth-minute strike with great resilience […]
Spain’s ‘El Clasico’ between Real Madrid and Barcelona is already one of the biggest club matches in world football but has added significance this time with champions Real only four points behind leaders Barca. Real host the Catalans at the Bernabeu on Saturday knowing victory will put them within one point of their arch rivals […]
It wasd Deja Vu for Barcelona who were once again frustrated by English opposition in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals. Last year it was Manchester United and this year it was Chelsea who left the Camp Nou with a goalless draw. Barcelona have now failed to win their last five home games against Premier League […]
Kick-off: Tuesday, 28 February 2009, 20:45 CET –Camp Nou, Barcelona Barcelona’s Quest for Glory This is a huge two week period for Barcelona. While all the focus in England has been on Manchester United’s pursuit of the quintuple, in Spain the talk has been all about Barcelona’s quest for a history-making treble voyage. Barcelona faces […]
No sooner had Chelsea seen off one familiar foe in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League than another homed into view. After knocking out Liverpool in spectacular fashion in the quarter-finals, the Blues take on Barcelona in the last four. Judging by past meetings between the sides, we could be in for a tie […]
Argentinean coach Alfio Basile, noting “personal reasons”, resigned twenty four hours after his squad fell 1-0 to Chile in CONMEBOL’s qualifying round ten in preparation for the 2010 World Cup. Basile, who took over as coach in 2006, had previously coached Argentina from 1990-1994. The resignation came after the 64-year-old Basile met with Football President Julio Grondona. […]
Before heading to the U.S to play CD Guadalajara in Chicago and the Red Bulls in New York Barcelona stopped in Scotland for two pre-season friendlies. First Barca opened up by thrashing Hibs 6-0 at Murrayfield, giving new Barcelona coach Josep Guardiola his first victory.An Eidur Gudjohnsen double and goals from Lionel Messi and Pedro […]