An 8th minute goal from Busquets and a 91st minute goal from Keita gave Barcelona a 2-2 draw agisnt Betis on Saturday, after the hosts scored two goals in quick succession in the 70th and 73rd minute to put them briefly ahead.
The match was Pep Guardiola’s last league match as Barça coach, with his final match on May 25th when Barcelona faces Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey.
Saturday night was the Barcelona Derby against RCD Espanyol and also marked the final match at the Nou Camp for Pep Guardiola. He has achieved phenomenol success while the team coach and whatever his successor does, he is sure to be missed for his contribution. Messi scored all four goals of the match, putting him [...]
Lionel Messi is two goals ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo after last night’s matches in which Barcelona beat Malaga 4-1, with a goal from Carles Puyol and three from Messi, while Real Madrid clinched the league title with a 3-1 win against Athletic Club Bilbao.
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Despite Barcelona’s defeat at the hands of Chelsea Cesc Fabregas was content with how Barça played. According to an article on the UEFA website:
Fàbregas said: “Everyone saw the game and they can draw their own conclusions. First of all I congratulate them. Chelsea are in another final and I wish them all the best. We [...]
Barcelona’s dream was to beat Real Madrid at the Nou Camp on Saturday and turn their four point deficit in the lead into a single point and thereafter leapfrog Madrid waiting for them to stumble. However, it looks as if the league is now over after a 2-1 win to Madrid opened up that gap [...]
Barcelona visited Stamford Bridge last night in the first leg of the Champions League semifinal, a night after seeing arch-rival Real Madrid being beaten by Bayern Munich.
Barcelona dominated possession throughout the match that was played under the rain and despite several good attacks on the Chelsea goal mouth the ball failed to go in. Particularly [...]
Messi added two more goals to his tally on Saturday night to ensure a 2-1 victory for the Catalans.
Barcelona conceded the first goal early on, but relentless attack on the Levante goal ensured that eventually the ball went home. Madrid played Sporting Gijon earlier in the evening and so Barcelona knew that they could [...]
Barcelona’s 4-1 win against Zaragoza on Saturday put them briefly three points behind Real Madrid, but after a goalless draw against Valencia, Madrid is ahead of Barcelona by just four points.
Zaragoza scored first but Puyol soon scored one for Barça. Messi put the Catalans ahead in the first half, with two more goals at [...]
Barcelona eliminated AC Milan from the quarterfinals of Champions League, putting them in s strong position to go through and defend the title in the final. According to IOL.co.za:
Messi’s brace of first-half penalties took him to 51 Champions League goals – at 24 the youngest to achieve this landmark – and a total this season [...]
Both Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao made several changes to their starting lineups when they met on Saturday night due to the previous week’s European committments. Of the two sides the visitors looked most tired just two days after their Europa League match. According to Barça Blaugranas:
Both sides made multiple changes from after their exertions midweek [...]
