April 12, 2010
When you think he can’t do it any better, he simply proves you wrong. This was a Champions League semifinal against Arsenal, something apparently simple for a genious like Lionel Messi. The super talented footballer scored four goals to crush the English team and help Barcelona reach the semifinals.
The Camp Nou expected to see the best player in history make new tricks tonight, and he gave us four. Arsenal’s Nicklas Bendtner scored the opener, but after that, it was all about Lio. The Number 10 netted four goal at minutes 21, 37, 42 and 88.
Even Arsene Wenger admitted the huge talent of the argentinian player: “Congratulations to Barcelona, they were far better than us. For me Lionel Messi is the best player in the world by some distance.”
Now the Spanish club will face Inter Milan for a spot in the final game. The Italina squad defeated CSKA today by 1-0.
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Barcelona had an inspiring performance and defeated German Stuttgart with a final 4-0 score. Lionel Messi netted twice to show the world why he is still the best player in the World. Now the Catalan team booked a place in the quarterfinals of the
Champions League.
Young players Pedro Rodriguez and Bojan Krkic also scored for Barcelona. The spanish team got a 5-1 aggregate over the German side.
Josep Guardiola praised his star: “Lionel was so decisive. Great footballers like him always influence in his team, like (Michael) Jordan with the Bulls. He’s simply the best.”
The German coach also praised Lio: “His skills with the ball are just outstanding when you consider his age. I think it’s fair to compare him to Maradona” Christian Gross said.
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Pep Guardiola claims that the match against Athletic Club is the most important right now: “It’s our obligation to focus on the next match, that’s what we always intend to do, now more than ever. Some people loves to see the game that comes in one month, or the last one that we won. I want to avoid that.
With these words, Guardiola tries to have the press anda fans talk about the next game and not about the derby against Real Madrid.
Asked about the rough game that Athletic usually plays, he said that “the referee should be working on that. If there is too much contact, that’s because we are not fast enough.”
Guardiola also praised his team after the tie with Arsenal in the Champions League. Even though they could not achieve a victory, Pep is aware that they faced a really strong squad, and a 2-2 as a visitor is a great result.
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December 17, 2009
It has been announced by France Football that Lionel Messi has won the Balon D’Or. He is the first Barcelona player to win the award since Ronaldinho in 2005.
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Yaya Touré has been included in the final round of voting for the BBC’s African footballer of the year award.
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November 30, 2009
Zlatan scored an amazing goal to beat Real Madrid in the Spanish “Clasico” of November, 2009. To save this wallpaper, just choose your size and click on the image to expand it. Then, right click on it and select “Save image as”.
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The two most powerful and millionaire teams in Europe took part of the Spanish derby. Barcelona, with Messi, Henry and Xavi among others, defeated Cristiano Ronaldo’s Real Madrid with a single goal scored by Ibrahimovic.
With Pellegrini’s side going into the match one point ahead of Barcelona at the top of the Spanihs League, it was a key clash in this seasons title race.
It was first half full of chances for both teams, but Zlatan was not on the field. In the second part, the swedish forward replaced Thierry Henry, and some minutes later he would score the blessing 1-0.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic “Ibra” scored the winner and was more than delighted: “It’s a very happy moment now because it was my first derby and I scored the goal that won the game. It was an amazing, so I’m really happy.”
Pep Guardiola was elated with the performance of his team too: “we showed great character to play the last half an hour with 10 players. Four points would have been a big difference and so it was crucial that we won the ‘clasico’ to move a point clear of them again. Of course we are happy becasue we have won this match. But whether we can go on and win the title is another question. Usually, the most difficult encounters against Real Madrid are the ones such as this one when we are the clear favourites. It was a real test for us and we came through it.”
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November 29, 2009
Barça’s Champions League campaign is back on track with a convincing 2-0 over José Mourinho’s Inter Milan at the Camp Nou.
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Barcelona celebrate their 110th birthday in style by taking down Real Madrid with a lone goal from Zlatan Ibrahimovic to win the 159th edition of the clásico and take back first place.
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November 22, 2009
Barcelona’s striker
Thierry Henry used his hand to stop the ball and pass it to Gallas, in the move previous to the French goal against Ireland on Wednesday. With the 1-1 tie, France classified for the 2010 World Cup and crushed all Irish illusions.
Thierry admitted to the press that he touched the ball with the hand almost, but it was not on purpose. What’s more, he claims that “he is not the referee” to judge the goal as invalid.
The Irish Federation has sent an official document to UEFA complaining about the incident and the elimination of their national team. Now this has become the most polemic match in the whole European qualifiers.
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