Tagged: FC Barcelona
Champions League: Barcelona 4-0 AC Milan
Lionel Messi put in another astonishing display to lead Barcelona to the quarter final of the Champions League following a dominant display against AC Milan at the Nou Camp.
Ronaldo double helps Real sink Barca
Cristiano Ronaldo continued his fine goal scoring record at the Nou Camp with a brace as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 3-1 to go through to the final of the King’s Cup 4-2 on aggregate. Continue reading
Di Maria Splits Puyol in Half
A simple drop of the shoulder from a Angel Di maria almost dissects the Spanish centre back Carles Puyol in half! The dissection resulted in Ronaldo’s second goal on the night for Real Madrid.
Over the years we’ve all admired the way Carles Puyol commands his defence and has established himself as one of the world’s best defenders both Internationally for Spain & domestically for Barcelona. At the age of 34 is far from being one of the quickest on the pitch. As we see here his cat like reflexes clearly aren’t as sharp as what they once were. Didn’t Barcelona just extend his contract to keep at the club till 2016?
Lionel Messi Bags FIFA Ballon d`Or for Record Fourth Time
Barcelona and Argentina forward, Lionel Messi, has created history by winning the Ballon d’Or, for a fourth consecutive time.
He won the award ahead of Barcelona team-mate,Andres Iniesta and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Argentine attacker becomes the first player in history, to win the Ballon d’Or four times in succession. He previously shared the record of three consecutive victories with Michel Platini, while Dutch duo Johan Cruyff and Marco van Basten also won the prize three times.
It was no great surprise, as the 25-year-old enjoyed a sensational 2012, where he scored 91 goals for club and country.
A tribute after the jump…
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Battle of the Left Footed Football Magicans for 2012
If its making the goalkeeper look silly with a thunderous shot from outside the area or dribbling through the opposition defence before finishing with finesse of a hairdresser you can always count on these two left footed attacking maestros to deliver.
One of them has notched a world record 86 goals for club and country in 2012, while the other has smashed home four goals in cup competitions, including strikes against Oldham football Club and FC Gomel.
Downing has bagged two in the UEFA Europa league something the great Messi has failed to achieve in the highly rated tournament.
In their respective club leagues some say it was probably down to luck that Messi eclipsed the highly rated Englishman by 56 goals in 2012.
Which star do you think shone brighter in 2012?
Through the Eye of a Needle
A neat nutmeg from Mr Messi
Messi Breaks Muller’s Goal Record
Lionel Messi wrote his name into the history books on Sunday by grabbing a record 86th goal in 2012, but the little Argentine master shrugged off his latest career landmark. Continue reading
UEFA Champions League Matchday 4 Round up
Barcelona wasted their first chance to reach the Champions League last 16 after a surprise defeat to Celtic but Manchester United edged through and six-goal Bayern Munich blasted their way closer to qualification on Wednesday.
UEFA Champions League Matchday 3
Matchday 3 of the UEFA Champions League is known as moving day as it marks the midway point of the Group Stage. Teams across Europe continue to jostle for position within their respective groups in hopes of qualifying for the knockout stage of the most prestigious club tournament in the world.
For all the matchday 3 results
