What David Villa's Transfer to FC Barcelona Means For Zlatan Ibrahimovic
The rumors, for once, came to fruition, as FC Barcelona will pay a transfer fee of €40 million to Valencia for Spanish international striker David Villa. This tango (or the sardana for a more local, Catalunyan flair) danced by the …
La Liga Jornada 38 Review: Barcelona Defends Their La Liga Crown
Once Lionel Messi scored his club record-tying 34th goal of the season in the 76th minute to increase the lead to 4-0, the 98,772 Culés at the Camp Nou, save for a few hundred Real Valladolid die-hards, began to chant …
Inter Milan Completes The Italian Job on Barcelona in the Champions League
The sprinklers rose up from the pitch and sprayed the Inter Milan players and staff. The Barcelona anthem, “Cant del Barça,” blared through the loudspeakers as the Culés did not know whether to clap off their Blaugrana heroes or vehemently …
La Liga in the Champions League: Sevilla Stumbles While Barcelona Bedazzles
With the advantage of the away goal, Sevilla looked in prime position to advance to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League. Unfortunately, Manolo Jiménez’s team played as though they were already in the next round. A 0-0 score line …
La Liga Review: Has Barcelona Been Figured Out?
A ridiculous question with what should be a simple answer. First, a cursory investigation. Is Barcelona on top of the standings in La Liga? Yes. Has Barcelona obtained sixty-one points from twenty-four matches, one more point than it had at …
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 …
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 …