Barcelona managed to pull things together last night and while they dominated possession throughout, there were some dangerous moments. According to Fox News:
Alexis Sánchez, Lionel Messi and defending champs FC Barcelona took their first steps toward another Champions League title Tuesday as they handily beat Germany’s Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3-1 in the round of 16.
Read “Alexis Sanchez Leads Barcelona Over Leverkusen in Champions League Play” at Fox News
After Wednesday’s win against Real Madrid and another clasico coming up this week, Pep Guardiola rested some of his star players in this league match against Malaga. The hosts seemed keen to score early on, but Victor Valdes made sure it didn’t happen. According to The Offside:
A nouveau riche Malaga side that is slowly coming [...]
Currently five points behind arch-rival Real Madrid, FC Barcelona needs to do everything it can to ensure no more points are lost in the league. With Real Madrid winning their match against Mallorca on Saturday, Betis looked like it would be a straightforward win. However:
Barcelona squandered a two-goal lead before seeing off 10-man Real Betis [...]
Barcelona played an uninspired match against Osasuna in the second leg of the Copa del Rey last 16, eventually winning 2-1. As UEFA says:
Having won the Camp Nou leg 4-0, the second leg was set to be a formality, but Osasuna gave an unfamiliar-looking Barcelona side a tough ride in the first half, taking the [...]
Barcelona showed that they are very much in contention for the league title this season after a 5-0 win against Levante. The first division newcomers have showed an impressive run of games are currently in fourth place but had little to do to counter the Barça onslaught. According to IEWY News:
Having watched on as Real [...]
After their defeat by Getafe at the weekend, many have started to write Barçá off already. However, a win against Rayo Vallecano last night should have silenced critics. Firstpost says:
Barca were given a quick chance to respond to their 1-0 away defeat to Getafe at the weekend as yesterday’s fixture was brought forward due to [...]
