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.
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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.
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.
Descendants of exiled republicans of the Civil War recover their own past
Up to 1.000 French have applied for dual citizenship in a move to 'honour' their relatives, who suffered the consequences of the war and were sent into exile
First challenge of 2011
Barça will start 2011 without Messi, Puyol or Piqué against Levante, three of the most regular members of the first team.
Attacking without reward (0-0)
FC Barcelona and Athletic Club have drawn 0-0 at the Camp Nou in a game marked by the clearly different styles of the two sides. The quarter finalists will be decided at San Mamés in two weeks’ time.
Five in Cornella too! (1-5)
Barça struck five again tonight as they brushed aside Espanyol 1-5 at the Cornella-El Prat Stadium with Pedro (2), Xavi and Villa (2) getting the goals for the La Liga leaders.
Catalonia’s public debt represents 15.4% of its GDP in 3rd term of 2010
For the whole of Spain, Autonomous Communities’ public debt represents 10.2% of Spain’s GDP in the 3rd term of 2010. It is the highest it has been since 1990. However, the largest part of the public debt comes from the Spanish Government, which represents 44.1% of Spain’s GDP. Finally, public debt from local public administrations only represented 3.4% of Spain’s GDP. In total, Spain’s public debt represents 57.7% of the country’s GDP, much lower than in the UK, Germany or Ireland.
Prices rose 5 decimals in November and Catalonia reaches 2.5% yearly inflation rate
The price increase is the result of the start of the winter season, in particular regarding clothing and shoe sales.
Barça makes the best start in Spanish League's history
After the first 15 matches of the new campaign FC Barcelona have made the best ever start in the history of the league with a record of 40 points.
La Caixa savings bank says greater structural reforms are needed at world level in 2011
The last monthly report by La Caixa, the main Catalan financial institution, also stresses that the currency war should end in order to avoid a protectionism escalation. It foresees a Spanish GDP growth of 0.7% for 2011.
Five more goals (5-0)
FC Barcelona recorded their ninth consecutive victory as they eased past Real Sociedad on Sunday evening to go back to the top of the table thanks to two goals from Lionel Messi and one each from David Villa, Andrés Iniesta and Bojan Krkic.
Spanish Government says there won't be more air strikes during Christmas
Zapatero's government justifies the decision to declare the state of alert and guarantees that the Christmas holidays will not suffer any disruptions. However, passengers face new threats as ground staff considers taking industrial action against the plans to privatise the air traffic authority
Nothing can stop them! (0-3)
It seems that nothing can stop this Barça. After a complicated trip to Navarra, arriving less than an hour before kick-off, the team chalked up their seventh away win on the run with a 0-3 win at the Reyno de Navarra.
Air services in Spain getting back to normal after crippling strike
The Spanish government sends military personnel to force air controllers back to work. Passengers are now facing further delays as airports try to clear the backlog