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Messi hat trick in 5-0 win against Mallorca

Posted on October 30th, 2011 by admin

FC Barcelona soundly beat Mallorca last night in a 5-0 win at the Nou Camp, including a Messi hat trick that ended the Argentine’s goal drought. Isaac Cuenca scored his first goal for Barça and Dani Alves made it 5.

With Real Madrid winning their match, both sides were eager to see minnows Levante slip up this weekend; Osasuna beat them 2-0, ending their string of wins and allowing the two giants of Spanish football to leapfrog them into first and second place; Real Madrid are now on 25 points, with Barça on 24 and Levante on 23. It was fun while it lasted, but nobody really expected for the club to continue this run, impressive enough as it is.

Barcelona faces Viktoria Plzen on Tuesday (Champions League) followed by Athletic de Bilbao on Sunday.

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La Liga 2011/12 – standings after week 10

Posted on October 27th, 2011 by admin

Levante and Ral Madrid leapfrogged Barcelona last night when they both won their mid week matches. Barça also won on Tuesday but lies on 21 points, with Levante on 23 and Madrid on 22.

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Xavi strike puts Barcelona back on top of La Liga [CNN.com]

Posted on October 26th, 2011 by admin

FC Barcelona top three points against Granada last night to put them back on top of the league – temporarily at least. While Granada should have been a fairly strightforward victory, football doesn’t always go the way it lok on papepr, and with Guardiola resting some key players the Catalans seemed to struggle to put the goal into the net, with the ball narrowly missing time after time. According to CNN.com:

At the start of the second half Granada’s Jaime Romero was shown red, but despite dominating possession Barca could not grab a second, but they have gone seven games, a club record, without conceding a goal.

Barça’s next matc is on Saturday against Mallorca at the Nou Camp.

Read “Xavi strike puts Barcelona back on top of La Liga” at CNN.com

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Levante top in Spain after beating Villarreal 3-0 [San Antonio Express-News]

Posted on October 24th, 2011 by admin

Barça slipped into the third spot after a 0-0 draw at the Nou Camp on Saturday when they played hosts to Sevilla. While Barcelona dominated possession, Sevilla’s keeper made some good saves and the Catalans were unable to do any better than take a single point.

  Team P W D L F A Pts
1
 Levante 8 6 2 0 10 3 20
2
 Real Madrid 8 6 1 1 28 6 19
3
 Barcelona 8 5 3 0 26 4 18
4
 Sevilla 8 4 4 0 8 4 16
5
 Valencia 8 4 3 1 11 8 15
6
 Málaga 8 4 1 3 10 11 13
7
 Betis 8 4 0 4 10 13 12
8
 Espanyol 8 4 0 4 7 11 12
9
 Atlético Madrid 8 2 4 2 9 7 10
10
 Osasuna 8 2 4 2 9 15 10
11
 Athletic Bilbao 8 2 3 3 11 11 9
12
 Mallorca 8 2 3 3 7 9 9
13
 Rayo Vallecano 8 2 3 3 8 11 9
14
 Zaragoza 8 2 3 3 9 16 9
15
 Real Sociedad 8 2 2 4 7 10 8
16
 Villarreal 8 1 4 3 7 14 7
17
 Getafe 8 1 3 4 6 10 6
18
 Granada 8 1 2 5 2 10 5
19
 Sporting Gijón 8 1 1 6 5 12 4
20
 Racing Santander 8 0 4 4 4 13 4

Real Madrid beat Malaga convincingly 3-0, while Levante continued their winning streak to take the #1 position – the first time they have ever been there in their 103 year history. According to San Antonio Express-News:

The modest club, which has the smallest budget in Spain’s first division, extended its record start to move one point ahead of Real Madrid and two points ahead of defending champion Barcelona.

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The undefeated Levante, which two seasons ago played in the second division, had little trouble adding the lackluster Villarreal to its list of victims that includes Madrid and big-spending Malaga.

Read “Levante top in Spain after beating Villarreal 3-0″ at San Antonio Express-News

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Barca cruise to victory [The Press Association]

Posted on October 20th, 2011 by admin

After Pep Guardiola warned that his side could not afford to be complacent against Viktoria Plzenon Wednesday night his side struggled to score despite high possession. Despite plenty of chances, the ball stubbonly refused to go in, however:

Andres Iniesta and David Villa scored at either end of a game in which the hosts could have got close to double figures had they taken their full quota of chances.

The result leaves Barça equal the top of Group H with AC Milan.

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Guardiola refuses to blame Spain for Pique injury [Xinhuanet]

Posted on October 17th, 2011 by admin

It would have seemed a bit harsh if Pep had blamed the injury on Pique playing for the Spanish national selection, surely?

FC Barcelona coach Pep Guaridola has refused to blame the Spain national squad for the muscle injury that will keep central defender Gerard Pique sidelined for the next two to three weeks.

Barcelona confirmed on Saturday that Pique, who lasted just eight minutes of their comfortable 3-0 win at home to Racing Santander, will be sidelined with a hamstring injury.

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La Liga 2011/12 – standings after week 8

Posted on October 17th, 2011 by admin

Lionel Messi scored another two goals on Saturday night to put make him Barcelona’s secnd highest goal scorer ever, with a total of 196 goals. His first came in the 11th minute, with Xavi making it 2-0 after 27 minutes from a header; Messi made it 3-0 in the 68th minute off an Iniesta rebound; this match marked Iniesta’s return to match fitness after a month off throuogh injury.

The result leaves Barça at the top of the table, with Levante second (!) and Real Madrid just one point behind them. It looks like we’re waiting to see who blinks first, but it’s still early days. This week sees both teams play Champions League matches and then next Saturday Barça faces Sevilla, which is sure to be a real test.

1-0, Messi (min 11)
2-0, Xavi (min 27)
3-0, Messi (min 68)

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Narrow win against Sporting puts Barça on top

Posted on October 3rd, 2011 by admin

FC Barcelona rose to the head of the table last night after a narrow 1-0 win against Sporting Gijon, who sit at the very bottom of the Spanish League table. The only goal of the match came in the 12th minute from Adriano despite Barça dominating the match, with the hosts upsetting the Catalans rhythm at the beginning of the second half but unable to do anything more than stop them from progressing.

The result puts Barcelona in the number one spot on 14 points with Levante behind them with the same; Real Madrid are in third place on 13 points.

Team P W D L F A Pts
1
 Barcelona
6
4
2
0
23
4
14
2
 Levante
6
4
2
0
7
3
14
3
 Real Madrid
6
4
1
1
20
5
13
4
 Málaga
6
4
1
1
10
4
13
5
 Valencia
6
4
1
1
9
6
13
6
 Sevilla
6
3
3
0
6
3
12
7
 Betis
6
4
0
2
9
7
12
8
 Atlético Madrid
6
2
2
2
8
6
8
9
 Real Sociedad
6
2
1
3
7
8
7
10
 Mallorca
6
2
1
3
5
7
7
11
 Osasuna
6
1
4
1
5
12
7
12
 Espanyol
5
2
0
3
5
7
6
13
 Villarreal
6
1
3
2
7
11
6
14
 Rayo Vallecano
6
1
3
2
6
10
6
15
 Zaragoza
6
1
3
2
7
13
6
16
 Athletic Bilbao
6
1
2
3
7
9
5
17
 Getafe
6
1
1
4
6
10
4
18
 Racing Santander
6
0
4
2
4
9
4
19
 Granada
6
1
1
4
2
8
4
20
 Sporting Gijón
6
0
1
5
2
10
1

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