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Valencia 0-2 Real Madrid: Galacticos draw closer to Barca

Jeff Kassouf — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 04:53:45 +0000

Real Madrid pulled within one point of Barcelona Sunday after a 2-0 victory over Valencia at the Santiago Bernabeu. Barcelona now sits on 84 points after a 0-0 draw Saturday with Espanyol. Real Madrid is on 83 points, although Los Galacticos are effectively two points back since Barcelona holds the tiebreaker advantage.

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Arsenal-Barcelona: UEFA Champions League Preview

Jeff Kassouf — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:29:59 +0000

Defending UEFA Champions League title holders FC Barcelona travel to England Wednesday to take on Arsenal FC at the Emirates Stadium in what many view as one of the biggest match-ups of the quarterfinal stage.

Both teams may feel unlucky to be meeting at just the quarterfinal stage as they are both in top form. [...] No related posts.

Barcelona 3-0 Valencia: Messi Hat Trick Separates Class of La Liga

Jeff Kassouf — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:29:42 +0000

In what was the most shining example of a tale of two halves, Barcelona jumped on Valencia in the second half at Estadio Camp Nou to grab a 3-0 victory behind a Lionel Messi hat trick. The win temporarily sends Barcelona atop the La Liga table, with Real Madrid playing later Sunday.

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Barcelona 2:1 Getafe, Messi and Xavi Worth Price of Admission

andrew — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:12:53 +0000

Mark it down as another dominant performance from Xavi

There never is a good time to face Barcelona at Camp Nou. Nevertheless, Getafe would be hoping that the less-than-stellar—mildly controversial– performance that Guardiola’s men put in against Sporting Gijón last week would have put a tiny bit of doubt in the champions’ minds. Alas, [...] No related posts.

Barcelona Pounds Tenerife 5-0, La Liga Weekend Wrap-Up

Jeff Kassouf — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:54:08 +0000

Lionel Messi stole the show with a hat trick that sent Barcelona to an emphatic 5-0 win over Tenerife on Sunday.

Messi scored in the 36th, 45th and 75th minutes, all of which were pure class. Carles Puyol’s 44th minute header and an own goal from Tenerife’s Ezequiel Luna accounted for the other two goal’s [...] No related posts.