THE TENTH…IS FOR ATLÉTI
Real Madrid 1-2 Atlético Madrid
Atlético left Real trophy-less after a typically hard fought final, and broke the 14 year old jinx
Dismal show from Mourinho, sent off; Ronaldo, sore loser, got a straight red for a premeditated attack on Gabi
War for Neymar
Barcelona counts on the wish of Neymar, which is to play with Messi
Money is the argument of Florentino, and Santos value the Real offer as twice as much
NEITHER COPA, NOR LIGA, NOR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
The final failure of Mourinho
He was sent off for protesting
The Portuguese coach saw a red card and his team finished short, with a sending off for Cristiano and a scuffle
1-2 – Atlético broke its jinx in extra time, and left Real without a trophy
Neymar only wants to play for Barça
BARÇA-NEYMAR-SANTOS
Frantic Negotiation
Sanllehí met the player’s father yesterday in his office
The signing enters into a critical stage and the only OK left to get is from Santos
NEYMAR CLOSE
The Santos board sees in plain sight the offer from Barça and the negotiation takes a step forward
Reina / Ter Stegen – The Two
Barça plans on signing both keepers in June to replace Valdés
NEYMAR, DONE DEAL
Total offensive from Barça, already in Brazil to finalise the transfer of the superstar
It is a difficult negotiation, but the club hopes to close the deal this week
Thiago Silva wants to come
The central defender from PSG likes Barcelona’s attacking football and wants titles
NEYMAR – FINAL APPROACH
Barça is already in Brazil to seal the deal for the forward
57 million – what Barça is paying
If the management at Santos sanctions the transfer, he would be a culé this very day
120 million – what Madrid is offering
Neymar could say his final goodbye to the Santos fans this Sunday
LIST OF OUTGOING PLAYERS
Abidal – end of contract
Villa – for sale – 15m
Adriano – for sale – 10m
Bojan – for sale – 5m
Afellay – for sale – 3m
Dos Santos – for sale – 4m
Cuenca – for sale – 4m
Fontàs – for sale – 3m
Muniesa – end of contract
Sergi Roberto – on loan
Zubizarreta and Tito already know which players are not needed for next season
Valdés wants to go this summer
Barça wishes that he complete his contract and maintains he is not available for transfer at any price
THIAGO ON THE MARKET
The priority is that he stays, but if offers arrive, they will be heard
Guardiola’s Bayern is tracking the young, Barça product
Confirmed: Messi, out for 2-3 weeks
CHAOS
The squad of Barça fully celebrated la Liga in a street parade
Thousands and thousands of followers filled the streets of Barcelona
Messi will not play the rest of the season
Deulofeu renews until 2017
BARÇAMANIA!
More than half a million fans, with the team
Victory parade of champions – The supporters celebrated the title which Barça offered to the city
The league of Tito, Messi and Abidal – The champions received the affection they deserved due to their football
Deulofeu signs until 2017
CORRIDOR AND PARTY
Homage to Champions Barça
1-2 Triumph with Messi injury
Comeback to celebrate the title, but Leo tears his thigh muscle
Today, street parade through the city
The bus route starts at 18.30 by the World Trade Center
PASSAGE OF CHAMPIONS
Atlético 1-2 Barcelona
Barça come back with goals from Alexis and Gabi (own goal) and Messi gets injured again
The team hopes to equal the record of 100 points
The happiness of the dressing room is unleashed on twitter
CHAMPIONS!
Barça conquer La Liga of Tito and Messi after having a magnificient season, leading from beginning to end
This is league title no.22 for Barcelona, which will mean getting a corridor of applause from Atlético in Calderón
1-1 Espanyol draw against Madrid, meaning Barcelona win with four games left over
CHAMPIONS!
Espanyol 1-1 Madrid
Madrid already know that Neymar is on his way to Barcelona
ROSELL SPEEDS UP THE SIGNING
Due to the pressure of Neymar by Florentino
The president will get together with Santos in Madrid and wants to seal the deal in two weeks
City to pay the release fee – Txiki and Soriano step up the chase for Isco
BARÇA INTERESTED IN REUS
The club closely follows the attacking midfielder of Dortmund who likes Spanish football, and specifically, Barcelona
Hummels: Barça or nothing
Second match point – Barça can be champions today if Madrid slip up
TENSION WITH VALDÉS
He maintains his distance from the club and from his team mates
Vilanova wants him to finish his contract into 2014, but the situation could become untenable
Ter Stegen, the preferred choice should Valdés leave
Tito successfully passes his medical check-up and ran the training session
NEYMAR – “I’M LEAVING”
The superstar confessed to some of his team mates that he will leave Santos after the Confederations Cup
The Brazilian and Barça resist the 120 million offer from Madrid
Rooney, why not? He wants to leave United, Tito likes him and he likes Barça
MATHIEU OFFERED
The French defender, 1.92m tall and plays full back as well as centre back, has said he only wants to leave for Barça or Madrid
Puyol stays – The captain refutes rumours that he will join Milan
Top Secret – Villa had one foot in Arsenal in December
NEYMAR SAYS NO TO MADRID
Only Barça – The player has already made it clear to Santos that his only objective is to play at Camp Nou
Madrid 6-2 Malaga – The celebrations will have to wait
Barça can be champions on Saturday if Madrid do not beat Espanyol, or on Sunday at Vicente Calderón
THE THREE TITO SIGNINGS
Neymar – 45 million
Gündogan or Isco – 25 million
Thiago Silva- 45 million
Tito only wants to strengthen in three positions and with said players, who he considers to be priorities
Valdés to stay for another year is Tito’s decision
MOU FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS
To Pepe – He is frustrated because Varane, a 20 year old, has ousted him
To Iker – While I am Madrid boss, I’ll play Diego López. I like him better
To Iniesta – He should worry about his own club because without Messi nothing happens
Barça Champions? Força Pellegrini
Barça could be champions today if Madrid fail to win
Untouchable – The club will not listen to offers for Piqué, Busquets, Xavi, Iniesta, Messi
REINA AND MARQUINHOS ON THE HORIZON
Reina is chosen to replace Valdés and the Roma defender stands out over Thiago Silva
Hummels, Lewandowski and Iñigo Martínez – out of the picture
The defender and the no.9 from Dortmund, and the Basque are no longer targets
Messi, 26, equals the 345 goals scored by Maradona
There will be a street parade on 13th May if La Liga is wrapped up this week
GÜNDOGAN – POTENTIAL SIGNING FOR BARÇA
The central midfielder of Dortmund is the new objective for the club
25 million euro release clause
22 years old and is only on 1.4 million euros a season
Silence from two captains – Neither Puyol nor Valdés are clear about their Barça future
Messi eclipses Maradona – Messi reaches Maradona’s goal tally having played 200 games less
VICTORY, VICTORY – WITH MESSI, CHAMPIONS
Barcelona two points from the title
Barça 4 – 2 Betis
Leo came on in the second half to score two goals to leave La Liga on the verge
Medical check: Today Tito travels to New York and returns on Thursday
MESSI, LIKE A CHAMPION
Champions on Wednesday if Madrid fail to beat Malaga
Barça 4-2 Betis
Messi, with two great goals, changed the game when he came on in the 56th minute with the score at 2-2
“Champions! Champions!” was sang loudly in the Camp Nou
The Barcelona women’s team crowned champions in San Mamés
TIME TO SEW UP LA LIGA
Barça should get even closer to wrapping up the title today with a win against Betis
Messi, who trained fully yesterday, could be the big difference
100 million transfer kitty: The usual 50 million budget each year + 50 million from sales
Ticking-off from Tito to Piqué: “I suppose the player that asked for changes did not think it could be he himself that could be changed”
TITO STALLS ON REVOLUTION
“There will not be big changes, we will do what we thought would work before Bayern”
Ticking-off for Piqué; “Perhaps he thought that he would not be one of the changes”
Barça – Betis; let’s win to be two points away from the title
Valdés out, Messi will have some playing time
Neymar’s advisers: If you go to Madrid, you will be another Robinho
Messi, emphatic: I have not been speaking more with Guardiola
El Pivote (The Pivot) is a totalBarça column by Anoop Jethwa, a fully licensed coach in UK, about the trials and tribulations of FC Barcelona. From the positives to the negatives, this piece will dive deep into the living fabric that is blaugrana. We welcome your thoughts and feedback in the comments section.
El Pivote is taking a look at the transfers that may or may not occur this summer, the value of stats and science versus an eye for talent and overall what history can and should tell Zubizarreta about players joining Barcelona.
El Pivote (The Pivot) is a totalBarça column by Anoop Jethwa about the trials and tribulations of FC Barcelona. From the positives to the negatives, this piece will dive deep into the living fabric that is blaugrana. We welcome your thoughts and feedback in the comments section.
El Pivote is back with a bang, taking issue with a renowned Spanish football expert and adding flesh to the bone of the possession conundrum.
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