March 23rd, 2009 by Tomás
Another magical display ensured Barcelona would stay six points clear of Real Madrid, who had defeated Almeria 3-0 earlier in the day.
High flying Malaga, the surprise team of the season, were cut to shreds by the attacking power of the Catalan’s. From the kick off Barca went on the offensive and in the first fifteen [...]
March 22nd, 2009 by Tomás
Barcelona v Malaga
Sunday 22 March 2009
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Kick Off 19.00 CET
Barcelona welcome Malaga, the surprise team of the season to Camp Nou this evening and will be hoping to continue with their recent good form. Malaga who were promoted from Segunda A have surprised everyone this season and are currently in sixth position in La [...]
March 21st, 2009 by Tomás
FC Barcelona will play Bayern Munich in the quarter finals of the Champions League with the first leg being played at Camp Nou on Wednesday April 8 and the second game at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday April 14.
If Barca are to progress to the semi-finals they will have to do something they have never [...]
March 16th, 2009 by Tomás
Two second half goals by Bojan Krcic capped another brilliant performance by Barcelona and restored their six point lead at the top of La Liga with eleven games to go.
Pep Guardiola rested Samuel Eto’o and Thierry Henry and gave Bojan just his second start and the youngster responded by scoring his first league goals of [...]
March 15th, 2009 by Tomás
UD Almeria v Barcelona
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Kick Off: 21:00 CET
Barcelona return to league action tonight in the first of two games before a short break for international matches. They travel to the Juegos Mediterráneos Stadium to take on Hugo Sanchez’s Almeria. Back in October Barca had beaten Athletic Bilbao in the league [...]
March 12th, 2009 by Tomás
Goals from Henry (2), Messi, Eto’o and Kieta gave Barcelona a 5-2 victory over their French opponents and secured their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
In probably the best 45 minutes of football seen at Camp Nou this season, Barcelona finally managed to get past French opposition. Barca took control from the start [...]
March 11th, 2009 by Tomás
Barcelona go into tonight’s match knowing that they have never qualified from a knockout tie against a French club. Nice, Metz and Paris SG have all beat the Catalans in the past. Against Lyon, Barca will be hoping that they can finally end this run.
Barca come into this game on the back of an awesome [...]
March 10th, 2009 by Tomás
Barcelona moved six points clear at the top of La Liga thanks to first half goals from Busquets and a Messi penalty. An attacking line up was chosen by Pep Guardiola as he looked to get his team back to winning ways.
Barca dominated possession in the early stages against a Bilbao side, who having qualified [...]
March 6th, 2009 by Tomás
Saturday 7 March 2009
Kick Off – 20:00 CET
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Barcelona head into this home fixture on a run of five games without a victory, having seen their lead at the top of La Liga cut from twelve points at the halfway stage to just four points. They face an Athletic Bilbao side who themselves [...]
February 25th, 2009 by Tomás
Barcelona head into the 2nd leg of this tie with a crucial away goal, thanks to Thierry Henry’s 67th minute equaliser.
In the opening five minutes of this match Barca were the more composed of the two teams, knocking the ball around nicely without really penetrating the Lyon defence. Then on seven minutes Lyon were awarded [...]