Barcelona - NouCamp Faithful

[David_Villa]

IMHO Barcelona will win the champions league.

[Cum_Luver]

another great performance by Barcelona...

[lacoruna69]

Barcelona 1 - 1 FC Basel: Misfiring Barca go through

Basle substitute Eren Derdiyok struck seven minutes from time as Barcelona forfeited their 100% record in this season's Champions League, although the point was enough to book their place in the knockout stages.

The hosts had been expected to coast past their Swiss visitors after recording a 5-0 triumph in Basle a fortnight ago.

But that was not the case as they endured a frustrating night in front of goal until Lionel Messi stepped off the bench to score his fourth of the campaign after 61 minutes.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

[Himerus]

they were taking it easy.

let hope tonight's match against Valladolid,they give their all.

[lacoruna69]

Barcelona 6 - 0 Valladolid: Eto'o hits four

Samuel Eto'o struck four first-half goals as Barcelona thrashed Real Valladolid 6-0 at the Nou Camp on Saturday night.

The Cameroon striker was left on the bench for Tuesday night's Champions League draw at home to Basle, but was restored to the starting line-up for this match by coach Pep Guardiola and fired a brilliant quadruple in the first half to set Barcelona on their way to an eighth successive Primera Liga victory.

Eto'o opened the scoring after 12 minutes, adding a second on the half-hour mark and completing his hat-trick in the lead-up to half-time.

The African striker then added a fourth goal a minute before the interval to round off a superb first half for the Catalan side.

That strike also saw Eto'o match the feat achieved earlier in the day by Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain, who bagged all four goals in Real Madrid's 4-3 win over Malaga at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Eidur Gudjohnsen and Thierry Henry also netted late on to complete a fantastic win for Guardiola's side.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

[lacoruna69]

Recreativo Huelva 0 - 2 Barcelona: Barca opens 3-point lead

Second half goals from Lionel Messi and Seydou Keita gave Barcelona a 2-0 victory at Recreativo Huelva on Sunday night as the Catalans opened up a three-point lead at the top of the Primera Liga.

Barca struggled to break down the Andalusians in an evenly-matched first half, but Messi popped up to score from an improvised free-kick six minutes after the break and substitute Keita added a late second to seal a ninth straight league win for Pep Guardiola's side.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

[lacoruna69]

Barcelona 1 - 1 Getafe: Barca held at home

Barcelona saw their lead cut to three points at the top of the Primera Liga and their nine match winning streak come to an end following a disappointing 1-1 draw at home to Getafe.

Pep Guardiola's side have been virtually unplayable in the league at the Nou Camp this season, racking up 17 goals and conceding just one in their last three Primera Liga matches at home.

But they were frustrated by a stubborn Getafe side, who took the lead through Manu Del Moral after 19 minutes.

And Barcelona, missing Lionel Messi through injury, struggled to find a way back into the game.

The Catalans eventually equalised through Seydou Keita after 71 minutes, but were unable to secure a 10th straight league win despite their late pressure, and they now lead the Primera Liga by just two points from bitter rivals Real Madrid.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

[lacoruna69]

Sporting Lisbon 2 - 5 Barcelona: Five-star victory for Barca

Barcelona sealed top spot in Group C of the Champions league courtesy of a night of high farce among the Sporting Lisbon defence.

Barcelona were 3-0 up within 50 minutes courtesy of goals from Thierry Henry, Gerard Pique and Lionel Messi, before Sporting pulled two back in two minutes through Miguel Veloso and Liedson.

Barca responded immediately with a Marco Caneira own goal and once Rui Patricio was sent off for the foul that led to Bojan Krkic's penalty, the Sporting defence had played their part in all five of Barca's goals.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

[lacoruna69]

Sevilla FC 0 - 3 Barcelona: Messi scored a late brace as Barca opens up 6 point lead

Lionel Messi struck two late goals as Barcelona brushed aside Sevilla 3-0 to move six points clear at the top of the Primera Liga.

Samuel Eto'o gave the Catalans the lead after 20 minutes and Messi sealed the points with a fine solo effort late on.

And the Argentina forward scored again at the death after Sevilla had been reduced to 10 men following the dismissal of Luis Fabiano.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

[lacoruna69]

Barcelona 4 - 0 Valencia: Henry's hat trick as Barca opens up 6 point lead

Thierry Henry netted a hat-trick as Barcelona beat Valencia 4-0 with an exhilarating exhibition of total football at the Nou Camp in the Primera Liga.

Henry gave Barcelona the lead with a fine lob after 19 minutes and added a second just short of the half-hour mark as the Catalans quickly took control of the game.

Dani Alves put Pep Guardiola's side three up just after the break and Henry completed his hat-trick late on to wrap up a highly impressive Barcelona win.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

[Adidas020108]

Barcelona is on fire right now.
Firing all cyclinders.

[lacoruna69]

Barcelona 2 - 3 Shakhtar Donetsk: Barca youngsters undone

Barcelona's Champions League Group C campaign ended in defeat as Pep Guardiola's inexperienced side were punished by Shakhtar Donetsk.

The Catalans snatched a late victory in Ukraine earlier in the campaign but Shakhtar managed to exact some revenge by exploiting a much-changed Barca team's inexperience tonight to end their impressive unbeaten home run.

Oleksandr Gladkyy scored either side of half-time to put his side 2-0 up at the Nou Camp before Sylvinho pulled one back. But when Fernandinho got a third, Sergio Busquets' 83rd-minute strike mattered little.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

[lacoruna69]

Barcelona 2 - 0 Real Madrid: Barca late goals seal Clasico win

Late goals from Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi gave Barcelona a dramatic win over bitter rivals Real Madrid in a tense derby encounter at the Nou Camp tonight.

Madrid - in their first league match under new coach Juande Ramos - frustrated the league leaders for long periods and looked set to snatch a point after Iker Casillas saved Samuel Eto'o's penalty with 20 minutes remaining.

But the Cameroon frontman finally gave the Catalans the lead with seven minutes remaining and Lionel Messi smashed home a second in stoppage time to move Pep Guardiola's side 12 points ahead of their fierce rivals after 15 rounds of the championship.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

barcelona is godly this season, don't be shock they win la liga and champions league.

[lacoruna69]

Villarreal 1 - 2 Barcelona : Barca 10 points clear at the top

Barcelona moved 10 points clear at the top of the Primera Liga after coming from behind to beat Villarreal 2-1 at El Madrigal.

Following a goalless first half, Cani gave Villarreal the lead just after the restart.

But Seydou Keita and Thierry Henry hit back to give the Catalans a crucial win in their last match before the winter break, meaning Pep Guardiola's side will take an extraordinary 10-point lead into the 18th round of the championship, which resumes in January.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)