Angry Barcelona stars have branded Chelsea a bunch of thugs. The Spanish giants were left fuming after their Champions League semi-final first leg ended 0-0 in the Nou Camp on Tuesday. They slated ref Wolfgang Stark for letting bad tackles go, snubbing a penalty and for not sending off Michael Ballack. Barca ace Xavi said: “It’s […]
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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 […]
Chelsea held Barcelona to a goalless draw in their Champions League semi-final first leg in the Camp Nou. The Blues defence held firm in the face of the Catalans’ majority of possession while the best chance of the night fell to Didier Drogba. With time ticking down in the first half, his shot was blocked by […]
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 […]
Raul fired Real Madrid to within four points of Primera Division leaders Barcelona as his hat-trick helped see off third-placed Sevilla 4-2 at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. Raul, who earlier this season become the leading scorer in Madrid’s history, struck in the 45th, 63rd and 66th minutes to continue his side’s amazing run of […]
Thierry Henry’s equaliser four minutes from time salvaged Barcelona a 2-2 draw at Valencia and denied the hosts a sixth consecutive Liga victory. Barcelona were in scintillating form on Wednesday as they swept aside third-placed Sevilla 4-0, and appeared to have picked up where they left off when they forged ahead after 24 minutes. A […]
We are down to six games left in the season and the La Liga is still up for grabs between Barcelona and Real Madrid. The May 5th match-up between these two bitter rivals looms large on the horizon as do some other key games. 1. FC Barcelona (81 points, 6 games remaining.) Barcelona Fixtures: Valencia […]
Arjen Robben is a major doubt for Real Madrid’s crucial Liga matches against Sevilla and Barcelona because of a calf problem sustained during the 3-2 victory against city rivals Getafe on Wednesday. The Dutch international replaced compatriot Rafael van der Vaart at half-time at the Santiago Bernabéu but was substituted 17 minutes later after experiencing […]