Barcelona Loses Messi and the Lead, Spoiling Its Evening in Paris
Paris St.-Germain held Barcelona to a 2-2 tie after Blaise Matuidi scored with a low shot that wriggled past goalkeeper Victor Valdés.. Soccer Champions League Roundup; Paris St-Germain comes from behind to hold Barcelona to a 2-2 tie in their Champions League quarterfinal match; other Champion League matchups noted.
La Liga: FC BARCELONA vs Malaga CF: Live Game Thread.
Live game thread for the La Liga match between Barcelona and Malaga.
Lionel Messi and Luis Enrique argued in Barcelona training.
ESPN FCs Shaka Hislop discusses Barcelonas improving form since the new year, but in particular Lionel Messis seven goals in five matches in all competitions. Barcelona head coach Luis Enrique was pleased with his��.
Best of the Best Are Back in the Final
Manchester United and Barcelona will meet in the final of the Champions League on May 28, a rematch of the 2009 final.. Rob Hughes On Soccer column previews upcoming Champions League soccer final between Barcelona and Manchester United.
Lionel Messi: Boy Genius
Messi is an agile, darting virtuoso tethered to a soccer ball with an almost preternatural sense of the field.. Profile of soccer star Lionel Messi, striker for FC Barcelona and Argentina national team; considered by many to be the worlds best player, Messi brings unmatched grace and talent to the game, but what stands out most is his boyish spirit and unshakable self-confidence; Messi and Barcelonas are preparing to face Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League final.
Barcelona Snares 3rd Straight League Title
A 1-1 draw against Levante on Wednesday gave Barcelona the point it needed to beat its archrival, Real Madrid, for first place in the top Spanish soccer league.
FC Barcelona Striker Luis Suarez Appears to Be Reading a Book About Himself
The books title translates as Luis Suarez: The Strength of a Dream, and who can blame the Uruguayan striker for feeling a little egotistical after his two goals helped Barcelona to a 2-1 win over Manchester City? According to the MailOnline, The book.
FC BARCELONA Will Have To Change Mentality To Come Back Strongly Against.
FC Barcelona suffered a damaging defeat at the hands Malaga just three days prior to the vital game against Man City. And coach Luis Enrique has asked his players to change their mentality to come back to the winning ways again. Man City were knocked .
FC BARCELONA, Manchester City meet in UEFA Champions League round of 16
So what has changed in the last 12 months? Barcelona has a different coach in Luis Enrique, an improved strike force after Luis Suarez joined Lionel Messi and Neymar, but perhaps a less dominant midfield as the impact of Xavi Hernandez starts to wane.
Player of the Year, From a Team of Many Choices
Lionel Messi led F.C. Barcelonas sweep of the top three places in the voting for FIFAs top individual award.
Barcelona Routs Villarreal
Lionel Messi and Thiago Alcantara led Barcelona to a 5-0 victory over Villarreal on Monday to open the defending champion’s campaign for a fourth straight Spanish league title.. Barcelona defeats Villarreal, 5-0, in Spanish soccer.
Bus Trip To Milan For Barcelona
Unable to fly after Iceland’s volcanic eruption, the Barcelona soccer team will spend two days driving to Milan for a Champions League semifinal.
FC Barcelona v City: Second leg ticket info - Manchester City
FC Barcelona v Manchester City Wednesday 18th March 2015. Kick off ��� 8.45pm (local time). The club has received an allocation of 4,700 tickets priced as follows: ��74 Adults. ��74 Wheelchair plus free carer. Please note��.
Andrés Iniesta: Barcelona’s Once-in-a-Lifetime Guy
Andrés Iniesta gets a warm reception everywhere he goes, in every Spanish stadium, no matter how hostile the atmosphere, including a standing applause from Espanyol fans on Saturday.
La Liga: FC BARCELONA vs Malaga CF: Match Preview
FC Barcelona will be looking to extend their impressive winning streak and maintain their momentum ahead of Tuesdays UEFA Champions League clash with Manchester City, as they prepare to host Malaga CF at the Camp Nou in Saturdays early afternoon .
To Improve, Rubio Needs to Come to N.B.A.
ATHENS -- Outside of the N.B.A., the Euroleague is the best basketball in the world. For Ricky Rubio to lead a team of F.C. Barcelonas caliber, at age 20, is a tremendous accomplishment. But he may have learned all he can by playing professionally in Spain, and if basketball is his first priority, its time to come to the N.B.A.. If Ricky Rubio is to continue his development as a basketball player, he will have to come to the N.B.A. to do it.
Tie Sends Barcelona to the Final
Barcelona tied Real Madrid, 1-1, and advanced to the final of the European Champions League with a 3-1 edge in aggregate goals.. Barcelona advances to Champions League final after tying Real Madrid, 1-1, in European soccer.
FC Barcelona: How We Can End Vermaelens Misery?
BARCELONA, (Spain): Big numbers in football have largely lost their power to shock, such are the enormous sums increasingly being thrown around as a matter of course: pounds 5.1-billion for Premier League television rights; pounds 150-million for Louis .
For Barcelona, No Messi and No Xavi. For United? No Complaints.
Manchester United beat Barcelona, 2-1, in Washington in a rematch of the UEFA Champions League final in May.. Manchester United defeats Barcelona, 2-1, in exhibition preseason soccer match at FedEx Field in Landover, Md; game was a rematch of the Champions League final won by Barcelona, who sat its stars for this game.
Liverpool FC transfer gossip: Reds close in on Barcelona full-back; Pedro.
Football - Celtic v FC Barcelona - UEFA Champions League Group Stage Matchday Two Group H - Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland - 1/10/13 Barcelonas Adriano (R) and Celtics Georgios Samaras in action Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Lee Smith Livepic .
LIVE FC Barcelona - M��laga CF - Liga Football - 21 February 2015
Full-time, Barcelona 0-1 Malaga. A shock result as Barca miss the chance to go top of La Liga. 90+4. Pique sticks a leg out to a cross but Kameni plucks it out of the air. 90+2. Suarezs half-volley is saved by the brilliant Kameni, that was well.
Luis Suarez to play for FC BARCELONA | The Seattle Times
Soccer Suarez to play for FC Barcelona FC Barcelona prides itself in upholding high moral values and being ���more than a club.��� But the Spanish-league squad decided to overlook a.
Messi’s Magic Sinks Madrid in the Spanish Supercup
In the Spanish Supercup, Lionel Messi scored two goals as Barcelona defeated Real Madrid in a match that ended with a melee.. Barcelona defeats Real Madrid, 3-2, to win teams 10th Spanish Supercup in soccer.
La Liga: FC BARCELONA vs Malaga CF: Predict the Score.
A 12th successive victory, and a place at the top of La Liga; thats what at stake for FC Barcelona this afternoon as they prepare to host Malaga CF to the Camp Nou. The Blaugrana will be keen to avenge their goalless draw��.
La Liga: FC Barcelona vs Malaga CF: Full Match Coverage.
FC Barcelona lost to 1-0 to Malaga on Saturday in the Camp Nou. It was a terrible loss for the Blaugrana as the team has now twice failed to catch up to Real Madrid, who are starting to pull away at the top. Still, the league is��.
In European Soccer, Players Trump Money and Subplots
No one talks about conflict of interest in the Champions League owners’ circle, maybe because the wealth now is so high and so narrowly sourced.
Barcelona should offer Dani Alves new deal, says Eric Abidal
ESPN FCs Alejandro Moreno was pleased with Barcelonas play despite falling behind to Villarreal, and attributes it to Neymar, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarezs involvement in the attack. Former Barcelona defender Eric Abidal��.
Manchester City v Barcelona preview - News - UEFA.com
Last year we tried to change our style, maybe we couldnt do what we wanted to do, so we tried to contain Barcelona and couldnt play our attacking game. This time we will play our game. The main thing for my team is to fight for possession. We need to.
UEFA Champions League: Manchester City 1-2 FC Barcelona: Match Review
FC Barcelona will be going into the second leg of the Round of 16 tie against Manchester City with a slim advantage as a first half Luis Suarez brace was enough for the Catalans to see of a strong second half push by the home side. Sergio Ag��ero scored.
FC BARCELONA announces USA/Mexico summer tour | World.
Messi1 600x338 FC Barcelona announces USA/Mexico summer tour. Barcelona is coming to America. Or, rather the Americas, as the Catalan club announced they will tour the United States and Mexico this summer.
La Liga: FC Barcelona 0-1 Malaga CF: Match Review.
FC Barcelona put in one of their worst performances of the season to date on Saturday afternoon, as their 11-match winning streak crashed to an end with the visit of Malaga CF, who shocked the Camp Nou crowd by claiming��.
Arsenal FC, Chelsea FC, FC Barcelona merchandise on offer at Goalsquad
GoalSquad.com, touted as Indias first e-retail website to exclusively deal in official fan merchandise and equipment of Europes top clubs like Arsenal F.C, Chelsea F.C, F.C. Barcelona, Liverpool F.C, Manchester City F.C, Manchester United F.C, and.
FC Barcelona News: 21 February 2015; 18 Players Called.
18 in squad for M��laga | FC Barcelona �� Luis Enrique has announced an 18-man squad to face M��laga on Saturday afternoon at the Camp Nou: Ter Stegen, C. Bravo, Piqu��, Rakitic, Sergio, Xavi, Pedro, Iniesta, Su��rez, Messi,��.
FC Barcelona plans Cincinnati summer camps, eyes academy
This afternoon, FC Barcelona will announce a large expansion plan of youth soccer camps this summer in Cincinnati, Charlotte, Raleigh and Virginia. The intention of the club is to help develop all aspects of youth soccer in America, by implementing the.
Messi Leads Barcelona in Champions League
Lionel Messi got a goal in each half Wednesday to lead the defending champion Barcelona to a 5-0 victory at BATE Borisov of Belarus in the Champions League.. Barcelona defeats BATE Borisov of Belarus, 5-0, in Champions League; other soccer scores and news noted.
Alves lapse ends Barcelona winning streak in shock loss.
Dani Alves error that led to Malagas winner warranted just a 3/10 in Francesc Tomas Barcelona player ratings for the Brazilian, as Luis Enriques men failed to break through what was a stout Malaga defence at the Camp��.
Ne pas tomber dans le panneau - FC BARCELONA
Le Bar��a re��oit Levante dimanche, �� partir de 17 heures, au Camp Nou. Son entra��neur, Luis Enrique, ne prend pas ce match �� la l��g��re, malgr�� le classement de ladversaire du jour. Et les dix victoires cons��cutives de ses��.
One Last Note on Barcelonas Midfield Mastery
John Kennedy is a Goal blog reader and a video producer whose credits include the Purple States series that ran on nytimes.com in 2008. Hes also a former college soccer player who wrote in with an interesting take on Barcelonas success in the Champions League final.. A readers view on why Barcelona dominates the midfield against opponents.
Weekend Roundup: Fàbregas Moving, United Limping, Mexico Celebrating
News and notes from the weekend, on and off the field.. Cesc Fabregass move to Barcelona and Manchester Uniteds sudden injury problems were two of the weekends top story lines.
Champions League: Manchester City vs FC BARCELONA - (1-2) - Second Half - LIVE
Manchester City host FC Barcelona in the UEFA Champions Leagues first leg of the round of 16 on Tuesday starting 07:45 p.m GMT. Follow this exciting match minute by minute with the live text, tweets, official lineups and after-match reactions. Tuesday.
FC Barcelona Squad Named For UEFA Champions League Tie With.
The wait is almost over; after months of build-up, FC Barcelona will soon return to UEFA Champions League action, taking on Manchester City in a rematch of last seasons fixture at the very same stage of the competition. On that occasion, the Blaugrana.
FC Barcelona: Is Oliver Torres the Key to Replacing Xavi.
Oliver Torres is a young, brilliant midfielder that plays for FC Porto on loan from Atletico Madrid. He has the potential to become one of the greatest midfielders in Spains history. Barca need to get him to become a Blaugrana��.
The Greatest Teams ��� FC Barcelona 2008-2009 | World.
In Pep Guardiolas first season in charge of Barcelona, they claimed a treble by winning La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League. What separates them from many others is the style they played in. At their��.
Barcelona Lionel Messi: I had a lot of problems during 2013.
Barcelona star Lionel Messi is judged by his own unusually high standards, but admits his off-field issues in 2014 affected his game. ESPN FCs Santi Solari believes Lionel Messi has rediscovered his old form as he continues��.
UEFA Champions League: Manchester City vs FC Barcelona: Match Preview
The moment of truth has arrived. Tomorrow, the business end of the season will start proper with the return of the UEFA Champions League as FC Barcelona prepare to take on English Premier League champions, Manchester City at the Etihad Arena.
A Hobbled Messi Helps Barcelona Advance
Lionel Messi came off the bench on Wednesday and helped set up the decisive goal against Paris St.-Germain that sent Barcelona to the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League.. Barcelona ties Paris St-Germain, 1-1, with help from star striker Lionel Messi, allowing Spanish team to proceed to Champions League semifinals on technical determination.
UEFA Champions League: How will FC Barcelona lineup.
FC Barcelona News: While everything was looking streamline for the Catalan giants since the Dawn of New Year, the recent defeat at the hands of mid-table side FC Malaga might cause their form a hitch. Sitting 4 points adrift��.
A New Tradition? Piqué Cuts Down the Net
Every basketball player watching knew exactly what Gerard Piqué was doing, but it must have seemed odd to the rest of the crowd at Wembley.. While his teammates hugged and ran circles on the Wembley Stadium turf, Gerard Piqué returned to one of the goals he had defended so well and cut down the net.
Lionel Messi Transfer Rumors: FC BARCELONA Star Could Move to PSG
Perhaps he would like a different challenge, being able to win trophies with another club, that remains a possibility, Abidal told TF1 via ESPN FC, referring to Messi. Its true that PSG have, for a while now, been able to put a good squad together.
A Dutch Great Helped Transform Spain’s Game
Johan Cruyff took the Dutch style of play to Spain when he joined Barcelona in 1973.
Ne pas tomber dans le panneau
Le Bar��a re��oit Levante dimanche, �� partir de 17 heures, au Camp Nou. Son entra��neur, Luis Enrique, ne prend pas ce match �� la l��g��re, malgr�� le classement de ladversaire du jour. Et les dix victoires cons��cutives de ses hommes ny changent rien.
Lionel Messi: Portrait of the Artist as a Trainee
Jeré Longman of The Times traveled to Barcelona recently to research a feature about Lionel Messi for Sundays paper. Not everything he learned will fit in the final version, however, including this glimpse of Messis early days at the club.. Even when Lionel Messi was 13 years old, Barcelonas youth team coaches could see they had something special.