Keita scored Barcelona’s second goal of the match against Betis on Saturday during stoppage time to end in a 2-2 draw. Busquets opened the scoring for Barcelona in the eighth minute, but the Catalans were unable to score a scond. And then in the sexcond half the hosts came back to equalise and then go ahead in the space of a few minutes.
Saturday night saw RCD Espanyol visit the Nou Camp for the Barcelona derby and also Pep Guardiola’s final match at the Nou Camp. With the pressure off the league, Barcelona were able to show what they can do with some great football and Barcelona’s 4 goals were all scored by Lionel Messi, further putting him ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and likely to be the biggest goal scorer in the Spanish league this season.
Barcelona beat Malaga last night with a goal from Puyol and three from Lionel Messi, who remains two ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo in their goal tally for the season. Madrid though took the league title after beating Athletic Bilbao in the Basque Country.
With Pep Guardiola leaving it marks the end of an era, but good luck to Tito Vilanova who takes over the reigns from him for next season.
Barcelona went into Saturday night’s match against Real Madrid with high hopes. Just four points behind their bitter rival, a win in el clasico would mean that the title was back within their reach with a single point between them.
However, it was not to be. Barcelona didn’t play their best football, perhaps tired after their Champions League match on Wednesday, which they also lost. Khedira opened the scoring in the 16th minute but despite dominating possession, the Catalans struggled to break through the Madrid defence.
When Alexis finally scored in the 69th minute things looked like they might at least leave Barcelona four points behind Madrid with a draw. However, that dream was bitterly smashed just three minutes later when Cristiano Ronaldo scored Madrid’s second goal.
Tags: El clasico, Real Madrid
Barcelona ended the weekend four points behind Real Madrid after both teams won their respective matches a week ahead of the clasico. Barcelona went a goal down on Saturday night against Levante, who have been enjoying a phenomenally successful season this year. However, two goals from Messi put the final score at 2-1.
Madrid beat Sporting Gijon, currently struggling in the relegation zone. Both sides play Champions League semi-finals this week before the big class on Saturday. If Barcelona win that they will be a single point behind Madrid.
Barcelona closed the gap with Madrid over the weekend after their 4-1 win against Zaragoza. Despite conceding the first goal Puyol, Messi and Pedro all scored.
On Sunday Real Madrid slipped when they drew 0-0 against Valencia. The title is looking much more within Barça’s grasp providing they win el clasico and Madrid loses one more game.
Barcelona remains six points behind Madrid after a 2-0 win against Athletic Bilbao on Satuday. The visitors were looking a little tired after their Europa League match two days prior. According to Goal.com:
The visiting side struggled to make an impact on the match, and looked very fatigued having played just 48 hours ago in the Europa League. And the Catalan side took advantage, with goals from Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi sealing the three points.
Read “Barcelona 2-0 Bilbao: Barca keeps pace” at Goal.com
Tags: Athletic Bilbao, Iniesta, La Liga, Messi
Barcelona remains six points behind Real Madrid this weekend after a 10 man squad beat Mallorca 2-0 thanks to goals from Messi and Pique. The defender afterwards said:
“It was very hard to win, especially with 10 men,” the Spain international is quoted as saying by his club’s official website after the game. “The three points are very important and we deserved them.
Barcelona’s next match is on Wednewday against AC Milan in Champions League.
Read “Pique relieved at keeping Barcelona’s title hopes alive with win at Mallorca” at Goal.com
Last night Barcelona beat Granada 5-3 in a match that saw Lionel Messi become the highest ever goal scorer in Barcelona’s history. According to The Guardian:
Lionel Messi hit a hat-trick to become Barcelona’s all-time leading scorer and keep the defending Spanish champions in the title chase with a 5-3 win over Granada on Tuesday.
Less than two weeks after scoring a Champions League record five times, the three-time world player of the year took his career club tally to 234 goals, beating a 57-year-old milestone held by César Rodríguez by two goals.
Read “Lionel Messi has entered into the history of Barcelona – Pep Guardiola” at guardian.co.uk
FC Barcelona closed the gap with Madrid to 8 points after beating Sevilla, while Real Madrid had to be content witha draw after a late goal from Malaga on Sunday. After Barça’s match Pep Guardiola told reporters to forget about winning the league title this season. However, Dani Alves showed his fighting spirit, saying.
“That is his opinion and everyone is entitled to that, but we will continue to compete,” Alves told reporters at a press conference. “There is always a meaning to everything that the coach says. Ask him about what he said. We will keep fighting.
“The gap is considerable, but tough matches are coming up for Madrid and for ourselves, and we will make an assessment only in the end.”
Read “Daniel Alves: Barcelona will keep fighting for La Liga” at Goal.com
