Lionel Messi equalled German legend Gerd Mueller’s mark of 85 goals in a calendar year, after he slotted the ball home in the 16th minute of Sunday’s La Liga clash at Real Betis, then the 25 year-old claimed his own historic record with a second goal nine minutes later. On Monday, German great Gerd Mueller described Lionel Messi as a […]
The news that Pep Guardiola was to leave Barcelona at the end of the current season was no real surprise, perhaps that El Classico defeat to Real Madrid on Saturday made the timing of his announcement seem to be a knee-jerk reaction, but the Spaniard had already told his bosses that he intended to […]
Barcelona forward David Villa fractured his left shinbone during the Catalans’ World Club Cup semi-final against Al-Sadd in Yokohama on Thursday. Villa was carried off on a stretcher six minutes before halftime after appearing to land awkwardly following a challenge for the ball in the area Barcelona confirmed soon after on their official website that […]
It was a night of drama as FC Barcelona travelled to Bilbao on a wet and windy night in Spain where the conditions for football were trecherous to say the least and it proved costly as Victor Valdez conceded his first goal in almost 900 minutes when Ander netted in the 20th minute to give Bilbao […]
That man Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick for Barcelona in a 19 minute goal blitz that left Real Mallorca reeling 5-0 in the Spanish La Liga and languishing in 14th place on the log. The European champions are still a point behind rivals Real Madrid who have won one more game so far this season. […]
Spanish La Liga Table as at 23 December 2012 – mid season break Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Barcelona 17 16 1 0 57 19 38 49 2 Atletico Madrid 17 13 1 3 37 17 20 40 3 Real Madrid 17 10 3 4 41 17 24 33 4 Malaga […]