The Catalan giants have succeeded in defending their league title and will end the season on a high note despite losing in the Champions League semi-final to Inter and being eliminated from the Copa del Rey earlier in the season. One of the main catalysts behind the successful defending of la Liga title has been […]
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Barcelona Win La Liga
by Rami Soufi on May 16, 2010 · 0 comments Tweet
Barcelona-Inter In Return-Leg Of Champions League Semi-Final
by Rami Soufi on April 25, 2010 · 8 comments Tweet
The Camp Nou will be the venue when Barcelona host Inter in the second-leg of the Champions League semi-final. In Milan, Inter were able to score a fantastic 3–1 win after trailing 1–0 against the European champions. One player who has been instrumental for the Nerazzurri in Europe is Wesley Sneijder yet the Dutch playmaker […]
La Liga Jornada 33 Review: Tenerife Rises to Within One Point of Relegation Salvation
by Andy Pineda on April 19, 2010 · 0 comments Tweet
“NINO, NINO, NINO!” chanted Los Chicharreros in the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López. When shouted aloud, the chant sounded like an onrushing ambulance through a traffic-jammed street, and for Getafe, who fell victim to the brilliance of Nino, they needed the assistance of EMT workers. After a 0–0 draw at home to Real Valladolid last Saturday, […]
Los Galacticos were able to defeat Valencia 2–0 courtesy of their two top scorers Gonzalo Higuain and Cristiano Ronaldo. Real Madrid have been heavily dependent on the duo to deliver the goals and achieve victories. When the two are having a relatively subdued match, Real tend to struggle as witnessed against Barcelona. With the win […]
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 and a manager at the club, and he changed the culture inside the dressing room. He […]
Is Lionel Messi Unstoppable?
by Rami Soufi on April 11, 2010 · 11 comments Tweet
At the moment the answer would most likely be a resounding “Yes” considering Lionel Messi’s torrid scoring run and his great form. However, one would only need to look at Argentina’s matches to see how the talented Messi who is widely regarded as the best player in the world becomes just another good player. In […]
Did Barcelona Secure La Liga By Beating Real Madrid?
by Rami Soufi on April 11, 2010 · 3 comments Tweet
Barcelona emerged victorious from ‘El Clasico’ after beating Real Madrid 2–0 in Madrid. This was the first home defeat for Los Galacticos in la Liga and might signal the end of Real’s challenge to wrestle away the league title from the Catalan club. Real’s defenders looked shaky not only because of Lionel Messi’s movement but also due to […]
