No such thing as an easy semi final
Pep Guardiola expects the game with Almeria to be tough. The manager knows how important this week is and just how special the Cup is.
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Carrying on winning! (3-0)
It was another party night at the Nou Camp tonight as Barça began the second half of the season with a convincing 3-0 win over Racing, who were chasing the game from the very first minute.
Guardiola: “Racing plays like Betis”
Josep Guardiola has warned that Racing are capable of causing Barça problems if his team fail to play with maximum concentration. The boss also commented on Alves’ and Pinto’s situation.
First defeat in four months (3-1)
Barça have qualified for the semi finals of the Copa del Rey despite losing 3-1 at Betis. All of the goals were scored in a gripping first half, with Messi on target for Barça and also missing a penalty. It’s the first time FCB have lost since September 11.
Six Barça players in uefa.com team of the year
Barça’s supremacy is made patently clear in the all star eleven named on the UEFA official website, where users have picked six Barça players in Piqué, Puyol, Xavi, Iniesta, Messi, and Villa.
Leaving nothing to chance
Half the job done, half the job left to do. FC Barcelona, following the 5-0 first leg win, are off to Seville tonight (22.00, La Sexta and R@dio Barça) to settle qualification for the cup semi finals. Alves and Puyol are the only players missing.
Barça twins with Perpignan rugby team players
The USA Perpignan team visited the Camp Nou and exchanged photos, good wishes and shirts with the Barça players. They were all clearly impressed later on when they visited the Nou Camp installations.
Priceless performance (4-1)
Barça thrashed Malaga 4-1 after another sublime first half performance and finish the first half of the Championship stronger leaders than ever. Iniesta, Villa (2) and Pedro were on target for Guardiola’s men as they ran up their 13th successive leag.
Unbeaten record equalled
FC Barcelona's win against Real Betis on Wednesday evening took their run to 27 matches without defeat and that equalled the club record held by the side in the 1973/74 campaign.
No quarter given (5-0)
Lionel Messi crowned his triumph in winning the Ballon d'Or this week by hitting a stunning hat-trick as FC Barcelona took a huge stride towards a place in the Copa del Rey semi finals with victory over Real Betis.
Barça ready for Betis after Messi's Ballon d'Or
Barça receives Betis in the quarter finals of the Copa del Rey (22.00 pm) two days after being the main attraction at the Ballon d’Or ceremony in Zurich. Leo Messi will be sharing the trophy with fans before kick off.
Simply the best!! Messi wins FIFA Ballon D’Or 2010
Leo Messi is the winner of the 2010 FIFA Ballon D’Or after taking the trophy for the second year on the run. Messi won 22,65% of the votes, ahead of teammates Andrés Iniesta (17,36%) and Xavi Hernández (16,48%).
Pure gold at Riazor (0-4)
FC Barcelona have won at Riazor with goals from Villa, Messi, Iniesta and Pedro, three in the second half. That’s their ninth away win and takes them up to 49 points.
Abidal plays like a king (1-1)
During 90 passionate minutes at the San Mamés stadium in Bilbao, Abidal scored his first ever goal for FC Barcelonaqualifying the team for the quarter finals of the King Cup. FC Barcelona will meet either Getafe Football Club or Betis in the next round.
Pep Guardiola to reach 150 games
The FC Barcelona manager, Pep Guardiola, will take on his 150th game at San Mamés stadium in the Copa del Rey. The Catalan manager will become one of the six managers to have been on the bench the most times at the club.