FC Barcelona was destroyed by a powerhouse Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals tonight. Bayern out-hustled, out-muscled, and outplayed Barcelona at both ends of the pitch and look clear favorites to win the competition, and possibly the treble.
Barcelona continued their march towards the La Liga title with a very easy 5-0 home win over Mallorca, even without Lionel Messi. The Argentine’s replacement, Cesc Fàbregas, ended up scoring a hat trick, but the biggest news today was the return of Eric Abidal to the game.
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FC Barcelona got a precious away draw in Paris in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. The result could have been better, but it’s still a positive one on a night marred by Lionel Messi’s injury.
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FC Barcelona dropped some more points on the road in Galicia against Celta de Vigo, in what was far from a great performance. With the title pretty much sewn up and a tough Champions League pairing against Paris Saint-Germain coming up, this result is hardly something to lose sleep over though.
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FC Barcelona salvaged their Champions League campaign with a vintage performance and 4-0 win over AC Milan after a 2-0 defeat in Italy. It wasn’t easy to turn the tie around, but an almost perfect collective performance ended up being enough to pull it off and send Barça to the quarterfinals.
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In their last match before the decisive AC Milan clash for the Champions League, Barcelona cruised to an easy 2-0 win over the worst team in La Liga so far this season, Deportivo, despite resting most of their usual starters. There was hardly any drama, just a routine win that will hopefully provide some useful momentum for the Milan match.
Barcelona’s slump has continued with a 2-1 defeat to a second string Real Madrid side at the Bernabeu. While the result has basically no effect on the team’s title hopes, it is still a very worrying sign of the team’s form, with a decisive clash against Milan approaching.
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In what was one of their poorest European performances in recent years, FC Barcelona fell to a 2-0 away defeat at the San Siro against AC Milan on Wednesday, without creating a single clear cut goalscoring chance and putting their progression in the competition in serious jeopardy.
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Barcelona increased their lead at the top of La Liga with an emphatic 6-1 home win over Luis Garcia’s Getafe, in a match that was literally one way traffic from beginning to end, with six different players scoring the goals.
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FC Barcelona continued its great Liga campaign with an emphatic 5-1 win over Osasuna, made easier by playing against 10 men for more than half the match. Lionel Messi was the inevitable hero scoring no less than four goals and elevating his league tally to 33 in only 21 matches.
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It was bound to happen at some point and it finally did at the Anoeta in the first match of the second half of the season, with Barcelona falling to a 3-2 defeat after leading 0-2 early in the first half. Piqué’s sending off was the turning point in a match that had seemed under control. This of course does not affect Barcelona’s league situation much, but it’s not the ideal result ahead of an all or nothing clash with Malaga for the Copa del Rey.
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FC Barcelona couldn’t replicate its weekend performance against Málaga CF and a couple of glaring defensive mistakes led to a 2-2 home draw in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarter finals, despite playing against a 10-men Málaga at the end of the second half. Only a win or a 3+ goal draw will see Barcelona through at La Rosaleda.
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FC Barcelona completed an almost perfect first half of the La Liga season with a great performance and 1-3 win at the always tricky El Rosaleda against Málaga CF. With yet another win, Barcelona now has 55 points out of 57 possible and seems to be cruising towards yet another La Liga title.
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FC Barcelona cruised past Córdoba 5-0 to secure a date with Malaga in the next round of the Copa del Rey after a 2-0 first leg away win in late 2012. Villa and Sanchez were the most inspired players, with a brace each, in what was ultimately a quite straightforward affair.
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FC Barcelona picked up where it had left off in 2012, with an excellent performance and convincing win over city rival Espanyol. Xavi, Messi, and Pedro (twice) were on target in the first half and if anything, Barça was unlucky not to have scored more as it cruises to yet another La Liga title.
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FC Barcelona kept its 9 points over Atlético Madrid and increased it to 16 over Real Madrid with a 1-3 win at Valladolid, courtesy of goals from Xavi, Messi and Tello in what was a relatively tough last league match of the year.
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Despite an early scare with a goal from the inevitable Falcao, Barcelona emphatically beat their closest followers in La Liga, Atlético Madrid, 4-1 to further cement their lead in La Liga, increasing it to 9 points over Atlético and 13 over Real. The match was far from being as easy as suggested by the scoreline, very far indeed. Adriano’s goal started to unlock what was shaping up to be an extremely difficult affair.
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FC Barcelona almost secured its place in the Copa del Rey’s next round with an away win at Cordoba in the first leg of the tie, in a match where Tito fielded a lineup quite close to the strongest at his disposal. Unsurprisingly, Lionel Messi made the difference yet again, scoring two goals and further improving his own record for most goals scored in a single calendar year – now 88, with two matches still left to go.
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FC Barcelona continued its triumphal La Liga run with a narrow 1-2 win at the Benito Vilammarín in a match where Lionel Messi finally broke Gerd Muller’s record for most goals in a single calendar year. It was far from an easy victory as Betis performed exceptionally and had enough chances to get a better result, but Barça’s players showed their champion mentality by grinding out these all important three points, thus keeping the distance to their closest followers in the standings – 6 points over AtléticoMadrid, who travel to Camp Nou next week, and 11 over Real Madrid.
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Due to some unforeseen circumstances, we are unable to provide you a full listing of The Ratings like we normally would. Therefore, we thought that for this edition of the ratings, we would switch it up a bit…
Barcelona had arguably their best performance of the season to beat Marcelo Bielsa’s Athletic 5-1 and cement their lead at the top of La Liga with the best ever league start – 13 wins and 1 draw in 14 games. Messi is now merely one goal away from Muller’s record after yet another brace.
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FC Barcelona clinched its place in the next round of the Copa del Rey with a 3-1 home win over Alavés, in a match where Tito Vilanova rested most of his star players. David Villa shined the brightest, scoring a brace including a magnificent free kick.
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FC Barcelona continued its triumphant La Liga run with a 0-4 win over Levante at the Cuitat de Valencia, a result entirely built in the second half, with Messi and Iniesta in irresistible form. This win increased the lead over Real Madrid to 11 points, meaning Barça seems to be cruising towards yet another league title.
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FC Barcelona easily secured a place in the last 16 of the Champions League (as group winners no less) with an emphatic 0-3 win in the frozen cold of Russia against Unai Emery’s Spartak Moscow. The result was entirely built in the first half, with the inevitable Lionel Messi getting a brace after Alves scored the opener.
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FC Barcelona continued its incredible La Liga run with a 3-1 win over Zaragoza, with the inevitable Lionel Messi being the star of the show. The lead over Real Madrid remains at 8 points and the title seems more and more to be heading the blaugrana’s way.
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FC Barcelona continued its seemingly unstoppable winning run in La Liga with a 2-4 victory at the Iberostar stadium in Mallorca, having now collected 31 points out of 33 possible. After a 3-0 lead at half time, there was a bit of a scare with Mallorca getting two goals in the first quarter of the second half, but the inevitable Lionel Messi settled things up with the fourth goal.
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Despite dominating the entire match, with 84% possession and multiple chances, FC Barcelona lost 2-1 at Celtic Park against the locals, a result that does not compromise the club’s European campaign but still leaves a sour taste.
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FC Barcelona continued its triumphant La Liga campaign with a solid 3-1 over Celta de Vigo at home, thus retaining the 8 point lead over Real Madrid. The match was far from brilliant, but the final outcome never seemed to be in doubt even after Celta’s equalizer.
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FC Barcelona started its Copa del Rey campaign with a 0-3 win at Alavés, which makes the second leg at Camp Nou pretty much a mere formality. Perhaps unexpectedly, Tito Vilanova played a very strong XI and Barcelona completely
dominated the hosts.
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FC Barcelona remains in control of the proceedings in La Liga, but Sunday’s match was a lot closer than the scoreline might suggest, as Rayo had chances to make an impact on this match. In the end, Barcelona’s superiority prevailed and three more points were added to the club’s tally with a manita.
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