La Liga Jornada 31 Review: Xavi's Foresight and Pep Guardiola's Tactics Lead Barcelona Over Real Madrid in El Clásico
Throughout Barcelona’s two-year run of groundbreaking excellence, Josep Guardiola i Sala role as a tactician tended to be undervalued. He reinstituted the “Total Football” concept that Johan Cruyff, Guardiola’s former manager at FC Barcelona, instilled when he was a player …
La Liga Review: Real Madrid Proves To Be A Legitimate Threat to Barcelona
The Almería – Barcelona match had not concluded when Real Madrid took to the pitch, but a few minutes into their match with Sevilla, they knew that Barça slipped at the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos and dropped two points …
Messi's Great Week Continues
Barcelona’s star Lionel Messi has capped his great week with two goals to lead the Catalan side to a 3-1 victory over Deportivo La Coruna. Several days ago he was named the Ballon d’Or winner after a stunning year during …
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Carles Puyol the Differences as Barcelona Edges Past Real Madrid
The hype, the pomp, the circumstance. All of these rose to a higher level for this episode of El Clásico at the Camp Nou on Sunday evening. Coming into this match, FC Barcelona turned their fortunes around in the UEFA …
La Liga US TV Listings for Jornada 12: Nov. 28 and Nov. 29
This weekend’s round of fixtures is highlighted by El Clásico, the rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid. Not only are they the two most successful teams in the history of Spanish football, they occupy the top two spots in this …
FC Barcelona Falls Behind Real Madrid Before El Clásico
In American sports, pundits and journalists throw around the phrase “trap game” when describing a game that would be looked over in anticipation of more important matters in the immediate future. With a pivotal UEFA Champions League fixture with Inter …