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It must be a tough place to live in, Pep Guardiola’s head. He quite frankly wants to win everything, and most of the time he has done that remarkable thing. But football life is an endless series of obstacles with sad emphasis on the word endless. Every week contains one or two difficult hurdles. But now, Pep, you’re coming to what is, no way around it, a game apparently designed by Trappist monks. The trap called Villareal. Read the rest of this entry »
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What a night
El Clasico at its best, entertaining from start to finish! Real Madrid entered the game knowing they needed a 2 goal clean sheet win or by winning the game with a score line greater than 3 goals to go through to the CDR semis. All that against Barca, at the Camp Nou, and they nearly did it!
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Today is an important day. Not only is it Xavi’s birthday, but it’s also the second leg of the Copa tie and if you’re going to watch any match this week, it’s going to be this one…right? So why not join us at 9pm to discuss the match…we can even bet on how long it takes for someone to be shown a red card!
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It has already been noted, by fans, media and bored onlookers alike that that the sheer number of clasicos in such a short space of time gives rise to a disbelieving sense of deja vu. Seven days precisely to the last time the two Spanish titans met, they meet again. Inevitably, of course, given that the Copa is a two legged event. However, this build up has an air of something quite – I hesitate to even suggest it – different, this time around. For the usual petty antagonism, spiteful little sound bites, and general air of malcontent between the two teams – aided and abetted – hell, usually generally just made up – by Marca, AS and co, has been almost entirely absent. Instead, all eyes and cameras are fixated upon Real Madrid, a team seeming to be on the brink of self-implosion. The usual pre-match warfare between the two teams has settled itself within just one: and the world must wait until tomorrow night to see if yet another Barca victory, and another Mourinho defeat, will be the lighted match that will finally set Madrid alight.
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A nouveau riche Malaga side that is slowly coming into its own this season could not contain a brilliant Lionel Messi and capitalize against a Barca side resting some of its key players between Clasicos. Rather, Messi again demonstrated why he will go down as one of the all time greats leading Barca to a comfortable 4-1 victory.
Messi the Magnificent
With one eye toward Wednesday’s Clasico, Pep rested Barca’s Maestro Xavi, el Capita Puyol, and this season’s favorite newcomer Cesc. Instead he fielded a starting line which saw Valdes in net, Alves, Mascherano, Pique, and Abidal in the back, Iniesta, Busquets, and Thiago in the midfield, and Adriano, Alexis, and Messi up front. Meanwhile Pelligrini’s starting side consisted of: Caballero, Gamez, Mathijsen, Demichelis, Monreal, Camacho, Maresca, Isco, Cazorla, Eliseu, and van Nistelrooy.
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Ready for another one of those must-win games? Wondering if Barca’s away form ought to be on the mend considering consecutive away wins in Bernabeu? Join us live today for the game against Malaga as we bring line-ups, links and updates! And of course, don’t forget to read the preview, that will just be very silly.
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Pellegrini VS Guardiola
After another victory at the Bernabeu in the CDR, the focus this Sunday will switch back to La Liga. We’re still trailing RM with 5 points and we want to close the gap as much as we can until the next El Clasico at the Camp Nou. This game couldn’t have come at a better time.
Barca definitely enter the game in high spirits. They’ve taken a huge step towards the next round in the CDR by beating RM at their home ground 2-1 with yet another display of brilliant football and tactical superiority. With this game kicking off before the RM clash with Athletic Bilbao, this is the MUST win game for Barca.
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It's just like sitting on the bench, but now you can go places!
-This morning, Andreu Fontàs underwent surgery for the torn ACL on his right knee that he suffered against Osasuna. The surgery went well and he’s expected to be out for 6 (six) months, meaning that he will rejoin the team for pre-season. Best of luck in your recovery, Fonti!
-Since they were giving a press conference, Doctors Pruna and Cugat took the chance to give us news on more of their patients. They had nothing but great things to say about David Villa’s attitude and recovery, but they declined to give a date for his possible return to the pitch (optimistic fans had been throwing around words like ‘March’ without much thought). They also had glowing praise for Ibrahim Afellay, who is completing his recovery in Barcelona and who, doctors say, could start training with the team some time in February. Read the rest of this entry »
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Our leader and general all round awesome man, Guardiola, celebrated his birthday with yet another Clásico and yet another Barça win. Are you getting used to this yet?
Oh yeah and there was dancing.
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