Rosell and Adrià to present 'We are what we eat' campaign

This Tuesday, September 18, at the Lliberata Market in Barcelona, the new edition of FC Barcelona Foundation's 'We are what we eat' campaign will be unveiled

The story of Iniesta's award

The Barça midfielder edged out Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for the award that distinguishes him as the best player in Europe

Andrés Iniesta is the winner of the 2012 UEFA Best Player Award. The FC Barcelona midfielder was selected by a jury of 53 sports journalists from all of UEFA’s participant football federations.

It’s worth noting that the three finalists for this year's award were selected by the same jury. Last year, Leo Messi won the award with 39 of the 53 overall votes.

Andrés Iniesta is the winner of the 2012 UEFA Best Player Award. The FC Barcelona midfielder was selected by a jury of 53 sports journalists from all of UEFA’s participant football federations.

It’s worth noting that the three finalists for this year's award were selected by the same jury. Last year, Leo Messi won the award with 39 of the 53 overall votes.

Messi and Iniesta's journey to Monaco

R.Madrid – FCB: Tito eyes first title with FC Barcelona

Barça will face off against Real Madrid this evening as the Azulgranas look to claim their first title under Tito Vilanova. Barça come into the match against Real Madrid with a 3-2 advantage from the away leg of the Super Cup

Leo happy 25th birthday

June 24th is Leo's birthday. Yesterday he celebrated its 25th birthday after а fantastic season in which he break all kind of scoring records. All fans all over the world can sand their best wishes through social networks to the best player of the world who has three Champions League winners medals and three Ballons d'Or. 

For his 25th birthday these are his gift for this year, three Ballons d'Or on the run and with Barca he's taken three Champions Leagues, five Spanish League titles, two Spanish Cups and two World Club Cups, among others.

Now after a number of games with Argentina, Messi is on a holiday, withs he has used to take part in a charity match in Bogota. 2012 Amazing season for Messi, having beaten records left, right and centre with 73 official goals. With his 50 League goals he earned his second Pichichi and his second Golden Shoe, and Champions League leading scorer for the fourth year on the run. With his third Ballon d'or he broke Cesar's record as the all-time Barca leading scorer in official games. Messi scored in all competitions this year, same racord set two years ago by Pedro. 

Now he is enjoying in the summer time waiting for the challenges coming  up next.

Guardiola admitted: I stopped to enjoy winning with Barca

Тhe former coach of Barcelona, ​​Pep Guardiola explained the reason that forced him to leave the Catalans, he didn't enjoyed in the game of his team. 41 year old strategist end his four-year career spent at Camp Nou and in those 4 years he has brought 14 titles for the club after which he decided to take a break from coaching profession.

"I didn't enjoyed any more in the victories with Barcelona in the Champions League and La Liga. It was very difficult to coach Barca, it requires too much energy."
Guardiola still does not deny that one day may return to Camp Nou. 
"I have not decided anything yet, we'll see what I am going to do. Maybe one day I will return to Barcelona, maybe not. But I will always have Barca in my heart. "

At the moment he is resting in Dubrovnik. Yesterday afternoon he landed by private jet in Croatia and immediately used the opportunity to walk around Dubrovnik, which could not have 'escape' of the local journalists. According to unofficial information, Guardiola in Dubrovnik should stay until middle of next week. There is accompanied by his wife Cristina Serra Guardiola, and their friends.

 

Messi broke all records this season!

Messi recorded one of his best ever seasons and breaking all possible records.Game by game he was better and better and he achieved to be written his name in the history of the game, breaking every scoring record he could. This season he complete with winning the Spanish Cup against Athletic Bilbao. Setting a new Club record, 35 league goals.This time he has beaten the Club record of 34 league goals in a season held by Brazilian striker Ronaldo since the 1996/97 season. The Argentine was officially named the highest scorer of the competition with 14 goals in 11 matches (1.27 goals per game). Mario Gómez finished second.

Messi equals Altafini.Messi’s 14 Champions League goals has equaled José Altafini’s goalscoring record in the competition set in the 1962/63 season. 49 years had to pass for someone to equal the AC Milan striker’s accomplishment. Messi is the first player to have scored 14 goals since the competition was renamed the Champions League. These 14 goals were scored against: BATE Borisov (2), Viktoria Plzen (3), AC Milan (3) and Bayer Leverkusen (5). His performance in the return leg of the quarter-finals, against the Germans, was especially stellar after netting a five-goal haul.
It’s worth noting that Messi was the highest scorer of the competition in the last three editions of the Champions League: 9 goals in the 2008/09 season, 8 goals in the 2009/10 season and 12 in the 2010/11 season.

Messi leads Ronaldo in the Pichichi race by five goals. Messi continues to raise the bar for most goals scored in a single La Liga season, which was previously set at 41 by Cristiano Ronaldo in the 2010/2011 season. The Argentine currently leads the Portuguese by five goals in the Pichichi race thanks to the four goals he scored against Espanyol this evening.

The Argentine genius took his La Liga goal tally to 50 goals, which sees him clear of Georgescu’s (47) record, as he fired 4 past the visiting team’s keeper. The Argentine goal-scoring machine, who smashed the record set in 1976 by the Dynamo Bucharest striker of most goals scored in a single season in a European league, has one more game to increase his La Liga goal tally.

Barselona ALL-time Top scorers list:
1.Lionel Messi (Argentina) 2005-               = 234 goals
2.Cesar Rodriguez (Spain) 1942-55            = 232 goals
3.Ladislao Kubala (Hungary) 1951-61         = 194 goals
4.Josep Samitie (Spain) 1919-32                = 178 goals
5.Josep Escola (Spain) 1934-49                 = 167 goals
6. Paulino Alcantara (Philippines) 1912-27   = 137 goals
7.Angel Arocha (Spain)  1926-33                = 134 goals
8.Samue Eto'o (Camerun) 2004-09             = 130 goals
9.Rivaldo (Brazil) 1997-02                         = 130 goals
10.Mariano Martin (Spain) 1940-48            = 124 goals

Abidal: Thank you Barcelona from the bottom of my heart

After his recent release from hospital, Eric Abidal took the time to say thanks via his official Facebook page to all the messages of support he has received. Eric Abidal is at home recovering from his liver transplant of 10th April after he was discharged from hospital on Monday and he used his official Facebook page to thank everyone for all the messages of support that both he and his cousin received whilst he was hospitalized. Abidal has special words of thanks for “all the staff at the Hospital Clinic” as well as the fellow patients he met while he was in hospital, who he told: “I wish all of you and your families the courage you need”.

Thanks to the Club, media and family!
The French defender also showed his gratitude for the support he received from the Club – from President Sandro Rosell to all of his teammates, the coaching staff, administrative personnel and doctors, as well as thanking the media for their: “understanding and discretion”, which had been very important for him.
Finally, Abidal made special mention of his wife: “who has been by my side every hour and every day”, as well as his family and his in-laws, before explaining that: “now is the time to rest and get my strength back” and that “I will continue to keep in touch with you all and let you know my news”.
source: www.fcbarcelona.com

FINAL COPA Del REI 2012

On the 25th this month, will play the final of the Copa del Rei between Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao. These two teams were the most successful in the Spanish Cup this year. Barcelona lost the game in the semifinal match from Chelsea in the Champions League, also they lost the first place in the Spanish Primavera. After all for Barcelona remains their last attempt for the title this year, the final match against Athletic Bilbao this Friday at the Vicente Calderón.

With Thursday afternoon’s session scheduled for the Camp Nou, this was the squad’s last training at the Ciutat Esportiva before the final. Guardiola again used the four B team players:  Montoya, Bartra, Dos Santos and Tello, also for the first time for this match hi brought in two Youth A players, defenders Sergio Ayala and Brian Olivan.

The last training for the final match is set for thursday at the Camp Nou at 19:00 behind closed doors. Before traveling to Madrid on friday morning Pep Guardiola will hold a press conference at the end of the training session.
There are speculations that he might be back in the team but only as part of the professional headquarters of Barcelona. He is tired of all problems and responsibilities as a head coach, so if he returns, he will be only part of the team but not a head coach.

Date: Friday, 05/25/2012 22:00
Competition: Copa del Rey
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
City: Madrid
Capacity: 54851
Television: TV3 - La 1 - La 1 HD
Referee: Fernández Borbalán

Drogba potentially in Barcelona next season !

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba (34), whose contract with Chelsea is running out this summer, according to the writings of El Mundo Deportivo, Drogba himself offered to Barcelona, but they refused him.  The player who was most angry on the game of Barcelona last year in the Champions League, this time hi offered himself to this team. After the big game in the grand semifinal in the Champions League between Barcelona and Chelsea, where Drogba was the most influential player and key to its victory against Barcelona, this player wants to become part of their team.

 

My personal opinion for a player like him there is no place in this great team of Barcelona, he can't even handle himself in this team. He is not a player who can play for Barca and contributes for this team. His carrier in Barca can be just like Ibrahimovic, nothing better, nothing longer. 

What do you thing?

Can he be part of Barcelona team?

Guardiola and Mourinho in his arms !!!

Sometimes these two big names in soccer were respect each other. Today they are the biggest opponent in the game. Like everybody in the world, like every child in the world, when they are young love and respect is in the first place. But when money and fame will take them in their hands everything around them becomes opposite. Today these two people cant stand each other, every game between theirs two teams is battle.

Enjoy in the video! 

 

Guardiola's Barcelona life timeline

Josep "Pep" Guardiola (born 18 January 1971) is a Spanish football manager and player. He start his career joining La Masia at the age of 13, at the youth academy of Barcelona for six years making his debut in 1990 against Cadiz CF. He moved up into the first-team and he became the pivot of the Dream Team. After that for shortly just in 1991-92 season he became a first team regularand at only 20 years old and was a key component of a side that won La Liga and the European Cup. Italian magazine Guerin Sportivo present Guardiola as the finest player in the world under the age of 21.  

 

In 1997–98 season, Barcelona rejected offers from Roma and Parma for Guargiola. After long and complicated contract talks, Guardiola signed a new contract with Barcelona which extended his stay until 2001.

A calf muscle injury sent Guardila out from the pitches for most of 1997-98 season. This season Barcelona won a league and cup double under new manager Louis Van Gaal. He returned into action next season and Barcelona once again won the league mostly thanks to the performances of Rivaldo and Luís Figo.  On 8 June 1998, Guardiola went on surgery to try to solve once and for all the problems that he was experiencing with his calf which had led to him missing the 1998 FIFA World Cup for Spain. A largely disappointing 1999–2000 season ended once again in surgery as Guardiola missed the last three months of the season due to a serious ankle injury. 

On 11 April 2001, Barcelona's captain announced his intention to leave the club after a long 17 years. On 24 June 2001, Guardiola played his last match with Barcelona in the last game of the season against Celta Vigo. After the game he said: "It's been a long journey. I'm happy, proud, happy with the way people treated me and I have made many friends. I cannot ask for more. I have had many years in the elite. I did not come to make history but to make my own history.

Pep played 479 games for the club, in 12 seasons in the Barcelona first team, winning 16 trophies. He won six league titles, a European Cup and Olympic gold, amongst other numerous trophieshe and he  was a part of a gifted side Barcelona. 

After Barca he had played for Brescia and Roma and at the and in Al-Ahil. His time in Italy, however, was unhappy and including four months ban after testing positive for Nandroline. Eight years later he cleared, but his time in Italy was not nearly as successful as his career at Barcelona. He finished with 71 games in Italy.

Guardiola was appointed coach of FC Barcelona B on 21 June 2007. Under his leadership Barcelona B in 2008 were classified in the play off matches for the second division. After victories in these contests Barcelona B achived promotion. FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta announced before the end of the 2007–08 season that Guardiola would be appointed manager of FC Barcelona to replace Frank Rijkaard at the end of the season. 

And from 2008 until today hi was the best coatch and the best leader in Barcelona history. His achivment: 

- Matches: 242     
- Victories: 175,   Draws: 46,   Defeats: 21
- Goals scored: 618 (2,55 per match)
- Goals conceded: 178 (0,73 per match)
- Winning % : 72,31%

Honours as manager
- 2011 FIFA Best Manager of the Year
- Best manager in 2009 and 2011 according to the IFFHS
- ONZE d’Or as best European manger in 2009 and 2011
- Best LFP manager in 2009 and 2011
- World's best manager according to World Soccer in 2009 and 2011
- Royal Order of Athletic Merit 2010
- Gold medal from the Parlament de Catalunya
- 2009 Catalan of the year
- Santpedor's favourite son in 2009

Guardiola leaving Barcelona on June 30

The best coach for Barcelona in the 21st century, after 4 years managing the club on June 30 leaves. Today at 13:30 Pep Guardiola has announced to the president and squad that he will not be staying at FC Barcelona after June 30, when his present contract ends. He says that the reason should be clear to everyone, 4 years is a long time and he wants to rest.

Guardiola is departing as the most successful manager in FCB history, having won 13 titles to date. Having also played for Barça between 1991 and 2001, he returned in 2007 to coach the reserve team. A year later he took over the first team and led them to four unprecedented years of success.

 

 " I've already done three years, one more will be four years. And in four years a big club needs a lot of courage to keep the same coach. Everyone should know when it's the right time to go, as I always heard when I was a player. I feel good here but I believe my time at Barcelona is ending. I need to rest, go step back and replashed "

Managerial Record: 239 Games, 175 Won, 46 Drawn, 19 Lost (Win 72%)

How will accept this the entire team, and how will this affect on their own success, we shall see in the next season. Sadly for all fans of Barcelona but it is the final decision by Guardila although the the door remains open in the event that changed his mind.

Barcelona announce Tito Vilanova as a head coach for next season. He is the man who will be in charge for the club for now and how will proceed further Barcelona remains the time to show.

GUARDILA BEST MOMENTS 

Thanks Josep “Pep” Guardiola

FC Barselona vs Real Madrid (League, round35)

Next on that should Guardiola thinks is the match against Real Madrid at of Nou Camp 04/21/2012. Remaining five matches to end of season, less time to reach the big 4 points of Real Madrid. This match is of great interest for all fans of Barcelona, ​​because by winning on the Nou Camp, Real Madrid will be only 1 point edge. 

These are difficult moments for the entire team at Barcelona, ​​followed by great challenges and enormous effort. The whole team is focused on the following match, but they should not forget the following revenge match against Chelsea on 24/4/2012. Competition which is unnecessary to prepare the entire team with new ideas and new plans to defeat Chelsea. To return everything that was lost on yesterday's match away (1-0).

Guardiola: “Chelsea are favourites"

Josep Guardiola said that today, because of Drogba’s goal, that Chelsea are favourites to go through to the Champions League final: “Chelsea are favourites at the moment, but we have 90 minutes at home to try to do the best job possible, and hopefully, make it to the final.”

“It doesn’t matter how the players feel right now. I know that they will give it their all to get to the final"

The manager is hopeful that his team will be able to create the same amount of goalscoring chances next week at the Camp Nou. Guardiola is convinced that the Camp Nou faithful won’t abandon their team and that his players are up to the task of overturning today’s adverse result. “I know that they will give it their all to get to the final,” he said. The manager believes that, given the level of play his team have played at for so long, “getting to this point in the season is a success.” He added: “We’ve already won this year”

Josep Guardiola is convinced that if his team are to make it to the Champions League final in Munich, Barça will have to play a perfect game at the Camp Nou next Tuesday. The manager views the upcoming match as “a great challenge, one worthy of a Champions League semi-final.” Guardiola said that he’s proud of the performance his players put in at Stamford Bridge and that his team went into the match “to play the best way possible, where they never lost the desire to score.” Whatever happens from now on out, the manager said that his team “have already won this year” after playing at such a high level for so long. “Getting to this point is a success within itself,” he said. Guardiola went on to say that he's convinced that Barça fans won’t forsake their team next week. He also warned that his players are up to the task of fighting back in the tie: “it doesn’t matter how the players feel right now. I know that they will give it their all to get to the final and that the people will come and support us on Saturday and Tuesday. We’ll try to succeed.”

When asked what type of game he expects from the English side in the return leg, Guardiola said, “I don’t think Chelsea will come out to attack or pressure us high up the pitch, I do anticipate 10 players in the area waiting to counterattack. They’ll probably bide their time and wait for their moment. We cannot forget that Chelsea, with very little, create a lot of danger, and they do it very well. We’ll have to find the way to score goals.”
Ahead of the match at the Camp Nou, Guardiola highlighted the importance of scoring, something that didn’t happen this Wednesday despite Barça’s 24 attempts. “We’ll try to find alternatives to complete a comeback. It won’t be easy, especially with 10 players in the area. We’ll need inspiration and patience to find the way to turn this around,” he said. He added: “the challenge is to shoot 24 times next Tuesday and score a goal. We need to be patient and ambitious. I don’t know if there are many other teams that have shot 24 times away from home.”
source: www.fcbarcelona.com

Five years of Messi's Maradona-like goal

Five years ago Leo Messi scored one of the best goals of his career. It was against Getafe in King’s Cup semifinals. In yesterdays match Messi was the center of attention for another reason altogether: this Wednesday was the five-year anniversary of the Maradona-like goal he scored against Getafe in the semifinals of the King’s Cup in the 2006/07 season. That goal was and remains a major theme in the history of football how Messi follow the footsteps of his predecessor in the Argentine football. With this goal Messi has started its biggest achievements in Barcelona that still persist and are multiplying. Messi is now an icon of football, a challenge for many of his colleagues and idol of the most of the world.

                                                           Congratulations, Leo!

Chelsea - FC Barcelona (1-0)

Nobody ever said it would be easy to get to the Munich final. Barça went down to a single goal at Stamford Bridge, despite hitting the post twice and restricting the hosts to a single shot on target – Drogba’s goal on the stroke of half time. Guardiola’s team dictated the pace and the rhythm of the game, dominating possession and creating plenty of chances, but the packed Chelsea defence, the posts and an inspired Cech somehow kept them out.
The result means Barça will have to come from behind at the Camp Nou next Tuesday night if they want to reach the Munich final and it should be a perfect night to put right the injustice of a result that this evening in London failed to reflect their superiority.

No prize despite domination
Barça took control from the kick off and soon had Chelsea pinned back in their own half, with the Londoners defending with four at the back, a line of five across the middle and only Drogba up front. On 10 minutes, Alexis set the tone of the night, when after a great pass from Iniesta, his clever chip came back off the bar with Cech well beaten.
Drogba makes his mark
It was one way traffic for most of the first half, as Barça patiently probed the Chelsea ramparts, keeping hold of possession and looking to pounce on any opportunity. The chances were coming, with Cesc missing a couple of great opportunities with his left peg. Chelsea were always looking to attack on the break though and in injury time they got their reward as Ramires broke down the left and crossed for Drogba who bundled the ball past Valdes. It was a cruel blow for Barça who had been by far the better team throughout the first 45 minutes.

Goals just wouldn’t come
Little changed after the break, as Barça laid siege to the hosts’ area, whilst Chelsea were prepared to sit back and defend en masse. Alexis came close and Puyol forced a brilliant save from Cech, before in injury time Pedro hit the post and Busquets smashed the rebound high over the Chelsea bar and into the celebrating home fans in the stand. Tuesday will be another game and Barça must hope that their luck will surely turn.
source: www.fcbarcelona.com

Barcelona closer to winning La Liga and the Champions League!

Barça, four points away from the leaders!  
After yesterday's match between Real Madrid and Valencia which ended draw, Barcelona is just 4 points behind the leader Real Madrid. The six points that separated Barça and Real Madrid on Friday have been reduced to four, with seven games (21 points) still left to be played. Next match against Getafe is the most beautiful opportunity for Barcelona to come closer only 1 point apart from the leader.  Barça comes into tomorrow’s match against Getafe on a nine-game winning streak in La Liga. The Catalans will travel to Valencia to face Levante this weekend.

Barca with a higher motivation in the semifinal against Chelsea! 
This is the 13th time FC Barcelona have reached the semifinals of the Champions League in Club history. The first four times Barça made it to this round was when the competition was called the European Cup. Barça are the first team to ever manage to qualify for five consecutive semifinals in the competition. It’s worth noting that the competition’s current format started in the 1992/93 season. First challenge at the moment is match against Getafe in order to reduce the current lag 4 points behind the leader, but never falls into shadow the first semifinal match against Chelsea which will be played in London at Stamford Bridge.

Tonight 20:45 - F.C.Barcelona vs A.C.Milan

Arguably the biggest quarter-final clash in the UEFA Champions League comes as Barcelona travel to the San Siro to take on Milan. Barcelona won emphatically in the last round hitting Bayer Leverkusen for 10 over the two legs. However, Guardiola knows the quality Milan have in the form of former player Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
This will be the third time the teams will meet this season having already faced each other twice in the group stages.
Milan are dominant in Serie A, currently top of the league, however Barcelona are second in La Liga trailing to first place Real Madrid. The winner over the two legs will face either Benfica or Chelsea - Chelsea currently 1-0 up after winning Benfica in Portugal.
The other quarter final taking place is between Olympique Marseille and Bayern Munich with Franck Ribery making a return to his former club.

source: youtube.com

FC Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao (2:0)

Barça have beaten Athletic Bilbao in an intense, lively game in which both sides played some exquisite football
But the home side enjoyed most of the possession and also the chances, and eventually won through thanks to goals from Iniesta and Messi (penalty)
Barça v Athletic Bilbao was as good a game as people had expected, with both teams showing why they are getting so much praise of late. These are two sides that like to keep possession of the ball, and in that respect it was Barça that came out tops – something which clearly unsettled their Basque visitors. The home side had all the chances in the first half, and also the only goal, an absolute beauty from Iniesta. Both sides were clearly treating the game with the utmost intensity, and we were also treated to a fascinating tactical battle between two of the most respected coaches in the competition. Messi, on an evening on which he received a special tribute for becoming the highest goalscorer in FCB history, settled the result in the second half from the penalty spot. It was a hard-fought victory for the Catalans, and the three points serve to keep their league title hopes very much alive.
Both sides had clearly made modifications to their starting elevens with European commitments in mind, but Barça were firing on all cylinders regardless. The Athletic players were clearly stunned by such an ambitious opening. After just five minutes Piqué had a shot turned wide and two minutes later Thiago had a goal disallowed for offside. Bilbao’s plan to use the wings just didn’t seem to be working for them, and neither could they find a way to work the ball forwards out of defence. Try as they could to take the initiative, they were clearly struggling to hold onto possession for any sizeable period of time. The game was Barça’s for the taking.

Just when the pace seemed to be slowing, the 88,207 strong crowd started chanting the name of “Abidal! Abidal!” in honour of the minute that coincided with the Frenchman’s shirt number. That seemed to be the inspiration the Barcelona players needed. Messi almost surprised Bilbao keeper Gorka with a quickly taken free kick from far out, and from the ensuing corner, Aurtenetxe cleared a Piqué effort off the goal line. It was all Barça, but although they couldn’t get the ball, the visitors were exceptionally disciplined at the back. Messi was subjected to some especially tight marking, and as a result, Barça were failing to find their usual magic over the last few metres.
But the Basque wall was finally broken down in the 40th minute. Alexis won the ball in midfield and threaded it forwards to Messi. The Argentinian supplied a quick assist to Iniesta, who came in from behind to slam the ball home with verve. 1-0. And Barça had chances to extend that lead before the break, with Gorka twice being called upon to deal with angled shots from Messi and Adriano. A delightful 45 minutes of football ended with the Catalans ahead by a solitary goal.

Messi makes no mistake
Marcelo Bielsa sought to change the pattern in the second half by sending on two of his prize assets, Ander and Muniain, while striker Llorente would be the third substitute. That helped Athletic to start creating more danger but Barça managed to contain everything that was thrown their way, with Piqué and Mascherano being particularly effective in limiting the potential damage. Meanwhile, Tello was impressing in up front. It was he who tested Gorka to the limit with a brilliantly swerved shot, and it was also he who was brought down for a penalty that was coolly converted by Leo Messi in the 57th minute.
Barça held onto their lead the way they know best – by keeping the ball away from their opponents. And also by not letting off in attack. In the 67th minute, Gorka came to his team’s rescue yet again, this time to save an exquisite effort from Iniesta, who was replaced shortly after by Xavi. Keita also came on as Guardiola sought to make sure Bilbao didn’t spring any nasty late surprises. Something they almost did through Muniain, but Piqué was there just in time. That was the start of a late flurry from the visitors, but it was ultimately in vain, and Barça very nearly made it three when Keita’s shot hit the crossbar. The three points mean that the Catalans stay within six points of the league leaders, and were also a massive confidence boost ahead of the crunch game with Milan on Tuesday night.

source: www.fcbarcelona.com

Iniesta and Casillas asking people for autographs

Commercial by football Spanish stars Iker Casillas and Andrés Iniesta, new global ambassadors for Liga BBVA, the world's best soccer league.

The first team are back in Barcelona

The team managed by Pep Guardiola landed in Barcelona at 11.45 and went straight to the Camp Nou, where they’ll train in preparation for Saturday's game against Athletic Club Bilbao
The FC Barcelona first team is back in Barcelona. The squad, who left their hotel at 9.10, flew from Milan at 10.30, and landed at El Prat airport at 11.45. Remember that, after Tuesday's game at the Giuseppe Meazza (0-0), corresponding to the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Champions League, and due to the general strike on Thursday, the squad stayed in the Italian city yesterday, as a preventative measure.
For that reason the squad didn’t train at the Joan Gamper training ground as is normal the day after a match, but instead, they trained at the Giacinto Facchetti Sports Centre, on one of Inter Milans training pitches. Now, back in Barcelona, it’s time to focus back on the League, and that's why, immediately after landing, the Barça squad went straight to the Camp Nou, where training is scheduled to start at about 13.00. After training, Guardiola will appear at a press conference.

source: www.fcbarcelona.com/

NEXT

Next match:  


Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao 

La Liga 31st match | | 31 March | | Stadium: Camp Nou 
Start: 22:00

Final score

Final Result - A.C. Milan 0:0 F.C. Barcelona  

Lionel Messi against Milan sent six shots towards goal, the same as the entire team of Milan.

Barcelona in the Champions League, always moving on when the first match played with a score of 0:0.

Xavi Ernandes against Milan had 124 passes, and 113 were correct.

A.C. Milan vs F.C. Barcelona in the quarter-finals of the Champions League!!!

Ac Milan meets FC Barcelona in the first match in the Champions quarter finals. First leg is on San Siro begging in 20:45 CET. This would be their third match this season meeting in the group stage before.The first match of the quarterfinals of the Champions League between AC Milan and Barcelona will lead the Swedish judge Jonas Eriksson. Promotional video bellow. VISCA BARCA1

Ibrahimovic was huge mistake for F.C. Barcelona

Bringing Ibrahimovic was a big mistake, he came to Barca, but did not fit into the team. There was great pressure, but Barcelona play collective football and he failed to fit into the club.
"Except it was not bringing it in line with club policy of giving chances to players youth persecution of the club" - said the former president of Barcelona, ​​Joan Laporta.

Barcelona history

Barcelona history overview

More than 100 years of history

On November 29, 1899, Hans Gamper founded Futbol Club Barcelona, along with eleven other enthusiasts of football, a game that was still largely unknown in this part of the world. FC Barcelona has grown spectacularly in every area and has progressed into something much greater than a mere sports club, turning Barça’s ‘more than a club’ slogan into a reality.

SECTIONS
In Football the FC Barcelona has 15 Teams in some Divisions including Women´s teams. Refering other sections the FCB has another 4 Professional teams: Basketball, Handball, Roller Hockey and Indoor football.

Welcome to my newest FC Barcelona blog

Welcome to my newest blog about greatest club in the world FC Barcelona. In my blog I'll give my review of Barcelona games and other interesting news about my favorite club. My first post will be short review about FC Barcelona history and their success trough the years! So stay tuned and VIVA LA Barcelona!