Barça’s defeat of AC Ceuta in the Copa del Rey last night was little surprise, despite Barcelona fielding a B team with few familiar faces. The starts of the night were Maxwell and Pedro, who scored the two goals to take the match.
Barça’s defeat of AC Ceuta in the Copa del Rey last night was little surprise, despite Barcelona fielding a B team with few familiar faces. The starts of the night were Maxwell and Pedro, who scored the two goals to take the match.
Leo Messi scored is regular quota of goals in a 2-0 win for FC Barcelona against Zaragoza, currently bottom of the league. Zaragoza went one man down in the second half, but despite that the visitors were only able to make it two goals.
These three points leave Barça in third place, with Real Madrid and Villarreal ahead of them.
0-1 Messi (min 41)
0-2 Messi (min 66)
Barcelona took the top spot in Champions League group D last night after beating previous group leaders Copenhagen at the Nou Camp. The match was hardly straightforward for Barça, with several goals disallowed. However, Messi scored both of the Catalan side’s goals to take three points. The teams meet again in Denmark in two weeks.
Tags: Copenhagen, Messi
FC Barcelona beat league leaders Valencia on Saturday night thanks to goals from Iniesta and Puyol.
The visitors were the first to score after 37 minutes and nearly put a second goal past Valdes immediately after. However, that shock spurred Barça into action and Messi immediate went on the offensive.
Although the first half whistle cut that short, the Catalans started the second half meaning business. Iniesta scored almost immediately and while David Villa’s header failed to go in thanks to a great save, Barça captain Carles Puyol scored the second of the night for Barcelona and ensured the three points.
Barcelona are now second in the league after Real Madrid.
Leo Messi scored Barcelona’s only goal against Mallorca, in a game that should have gone Barça’s way thanks to the opportunities in the first half, but ended with a 1-1 draw.
Of course, the Catalans were missing both Xavi through injury and Villa due to suspension after last weekend’s red card, but the squad boasts enough good players to make up for this deficit. However, it wasn’t to be and Real Madrid rubbed salt into their wound with a 6-1 win at the Bernabeu.
Not a disaster at this stage of the season, but could definitely do better.
1-0, Messi (min 21)
1-1, Nsue (min 42)
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