Barcelona

Atletico fail to take full advantage of Barca loss

4 Mar 2013

Atletico Madrid squandered a chance to cut the gap to stuttering La Liga leaders Barcelona to nine points when they were held to a 0-0 draw at fourth-placed Malaga on Sunday.

Big decisions favour Real, Pique insists

4 Mar 2013

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique claimed Real Madrid tend to get the big decisions from referees after his side were denied a last-minute penalty in their 2-1 defeat by their rivals.

Barcelona fume over Real Madrid 'favouritism' from referees

3 Mar 2013

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has claimed that Real Madrid tend to get the big decisions from referees after his side were denied a last minute penalty in their 2-1 defeat to Real Madrid.

Casillas braces for Barca backlash following earlier defeat of rivals

2 Mar 2013

Real Madrid captain Iker Casillas is expecting a backlash from Barcelona when the two meet again in the league today after Madrid's 3-1 victory over the Catalans on Tuesday.

Barca missing tactical nous of convalescing coach Tito Vilanova

28 Feb 2013

Although they exercised their customary domination of possession, Barca again looked short on ideas in the final third of the pitch and Real strolled to a 3-1 victory at the Nou Camp that put them...

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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.

Messi winner against Sevilla stretches Barca lead at the top

Barcelona stretched their advantage at the top of La Liga to 15 points as two goals in eight minutes just before the hour mark from David Villa and Lionel Messi clinched a 2-1 win over Sevilla.

Messi completes Barca comeback against Sevilla

Lionel Messi helped Barcelona shake off the hangover from their midweek defeat by AC Milan as the leaders rallied to a 2-1 win at home to fellow King’s Cup semi-finalists Sevilla in La Liga on...

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Barcelona blame Champions League defeat to AC Milan on San Siro pitch

Barcelona assistant coach Jordi Roura admitted that Barcelona had simply not done enough. But the 45-year-old Spaniard, whose playing career was virtually ended at the San Siro in 1989 when he...

SOCCER

Barcelona strangled by Milan in shock defeat

Barcelona’s treble hopes were hanging in the balance after they were strategically outplayed in a 2-0 defeat by AC Milan in their Champions League last-16 first-leg match on Wednesday.

SOCCER

Poignant time ahead for Barcelona coach Roura

Barcelona’s Champions League match at AC Milan on Wednesday will be a poignant affair for interim coach Jordi Roura as he returns to the stadium where he suffered an injury that ultimately forced...