FC Barcelona News
Barcelona wins first match of the season
September 3rd, 2009Barcelona easily won their first match of the season against top division newcomers Gijon.
The match was played in front of a full stadium on Monday night, to allow Barça to rest after their UEFA Super Cup victory on Friday and saw goals from Bojan, Keita and Ibrahimovic.
1-0 Bojan (min 17)
2-0 Keita (min 42)
3-0 Ibrahimovic (min 81)
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|
1
|
Getafe |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
|
2
|
Barcelona |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
|
3
|
Málaga |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
|
4
|
Mallorca |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
|
5
|
Valencia |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
|
6
|
Real Madrid |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
|
7
|
Athletic Bilbao |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
|
8
|
Zaragoza |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
|
9
|
Osasuna |
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
10
|
Villarreal |
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
11
|
Almería |
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
12
|
Valladolid |
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
13
|
Deportivo |
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
|
14
|
Espanyol |
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
15
|
Tenerife |
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
16
|
Sevilla |
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
17
|
Xerez |
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
18
|
Racing Santander |
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
|
19
|
Atlético Madrid |
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
|
20
|
Sporting Gijón |
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
Apologies for the brevity of this match report, which are due to technical issues on the website.
FC Barcelona tickets now available for 2009/10 season
July 14th, 2009Preliminary pricing has now be released and so we’re now in a position to start accepting orders for the La Liga 2009/10 season. The big highlight will be Real Madrid’s visit to the Nou Camp at the end of November, but we currently have tickets for all matches. Follow the links below for details of seating and pricing.
| Date | Match | |||||||
| VIP Gold | VIP Silver | Cat1 | Cat2 | Cat3 | ||||
La Liga Fixture list 2009/10
July 10th, 2009The wait is over for the Spanish League fixtures, which were drawn today. Below is the entire list of home fixtures at the NouCamp, which include ‘El Classico’ against Real Madrid on the weekend of 29/30 November, Espanyol on 13/14 December, Villarreal on the first weekend in January and Valencia on 13/14 March.
We are currently awaiting ticket prices, which will be published as soon as we have details. Sign up to our newsletter for info as soon as we have it.
| Date | Match |
| 31 Aug | Barcelona v Gijon |
| 19/20 Sep | Barcelona v At. Madrid |
| 3/4 Oct | Barcelona v Almeria |
| 24/25 Oct | Barcelona v Zaragoza |
| 7/8 Nov | Barcelona v Mallorca |
| 28/29 Nov | Barcelona v Real Madrid |
| 12/13 Dec | Barcelona v Espanyol |
| 2/3 Jan | Barcelona v Villarreal |
| 16/17 Jan | Barcelona v Sevilla |
| 6/7 Feb | Barcelona v Getafe |
| 20/21 Feb | Barcelona v Racing |
| 27/28 Feb | Barcelona v Malaga |
| 13/14 Mar | Barcelona v Valencia |
| 24 Mar | Barcelona v Osasuna |
| 3/4 Apr | Barcelona v Athletic |
| 14 Apr | Barcelona v Deportivo |
| 24/25 Apr | Barcelona v Xerez |
| 5 May | Barcelona v Tenerife |
| 15/16 May | Barcelona v Valladolid |
Teams decided for 2009/10 La Liga
June 14th, 2009Tenerife, Real Zaragoza and Xerez made it into the first division after the second division season finished last night. They replace Betis, Numancia and Recreativo de Huelva who failed to escape relegation.
CD Tenerife’s main claim to fame is goes back to 1992 and 93 when they bean Real Madrid in the last match of the season, not only escaping relegation, but also handing the title to FC Barcelona; the same occured in the following year, although on that occasion they finished 5th in the league and played in the UEFA Cup, losing to Juventus.
Real Zaragoza is rejoining the top league after a single season in the second division. Previously they had been in the first division since 2003/04, while Xerez is joining the first division for the first time in its history.
Barcelona ends season on 87 points
June 1st, 2009Barcelona final few matches of the season may not have showered them in glory, but perhaps they were a good opportunity to test out some of the Barça B talent and give them some experience of top flight professional football – the final match of the season, playing against Deportivo, ended in a 1-1 draw, with Eto’o scoring the equalizer just before the final whistle.
1-0 Bodipo (min 31)
1-1 Eto’o (min 89)
With the last match in the Spanish League now played, we at least know who won’t be playing next year. Betis, Numancia and Recreativo all go down to the 2nd division, although we won’t know who is coming up for another few weeks. Barcelona’s second team, RCD ESpanyol managed to save themselves from relegation to the delight of many people in Barcelona, something that earlier in the season looked like a sure thing.
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| 1 | Barcelona | 38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 105 | 35 | 87 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 83 | 52 | 78 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 54 | 39 | 70 |
| 4 | At. Madrid | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 80 | 57 | 67 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 61 | 54 | 65 |
| 6 | Valencia | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 68 | 54 | 62 |
| 7 | Deportivo | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 47 | 58 |
| 8 | Malaga | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 55 | 59 | 55 |
| 9 | Mallorca | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 53 | 60 | 51 |
| 10 | Espanyol | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 46 | 49 | 47 |
| 11 | Almeria | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 45 | 61 | 46 |
| 12 | Santander | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 49 | 48 | 46 |
| 13 | Athletic | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 47 | 62 | 44 |
| 14 | Gijon | 38 | 14 | 1 | 23 | 47 | 79 | 43 |
| 15 | Osasuna | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 41 | 47 | 43 |
| 16 | Valladolid | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 46 | 58 | 43 |
| 17 | Getafe | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 50 | 56 | 42 |
| 18 | Betis | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 58 | 42 |
| 19 | Numancia | 38 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 38 | 69 | 35 |
| 20 | Huelva | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 57 | 33 |
League celebrations at the Nou Camp for last home match of season
May 25th, 2009With the league title already in their pocket, the Nou Camp was ready for a celebration on Saturday night. The night was hardly typical, and included an early outing for the 2009/2010 kit, which returns to the more traditional bars of colour on the shirt, rather than the blocks of colour for this year.
New kit or not, with a substandard team being fielded against Osasuna owing to the stars being rested ahead of Wednesday and the Champions League title, it was the visiting team that triumphed. Not that it will have caused them too much cheer, as they are on the brink of relegation, something that Espanyol, Barcelona’s second team, look as if they’ve escaped.
As the last home match of the season it was a shame to not put on more of a show for the crowd, but once the match was over the real show began. Pep Guardiola took the microphone and addressed the crowd, and each of the Barça players had his turn, and the skyline of Barcelona was lit up with fireworks as the players passed round the Cava bottle, which hopefully was consumed moderately – Wednesday night may be a different matter.
0-1, Pandiani (min 25)
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|
1
|
Barcelona |
37
|
27
|
5
|
5
|
104
|
34
|
86
|
|
2
|
Real Madrid |
37
|
25
|
3
|
9
|
82
|
50
|
78
|
|
3
|
Sevilla |
37
|
20
|
7
|
10
|
52
|
39
|
67
|
|
4
|
At. Madrid |
37
|
19
|
7
|
11
|
77
|
57
|
64
|
|
5
|
Villarreal |
37
|
17
|
11
|
9
|
58
|
52
|
62
|
|
6
|
Valencia |
37
|
17
|
8
|
12
|
66
|
54
|
59
|
|
7
|
Deportivo |
37
|
16
|
9
|
12
|
47
|
46
|
57
|
|
8
|
Malaga |
37
|
15
|
10
|
12
|
55
|
56
|
55
|
|
9
|
Mallorca |
37
|
14
|
9
|
14
|
51
|
57
|
51
|
|
10
|
Almeria |
37
|
13
|
7
|
17
|
45
|
58
|
46
|
|
11
|
Santander |
37
|
12
|
9
|
16
|
48
|
47
|
45
|
|
12
|
Espanyol |
37
|
11
|
11
|
15
|
43
|
49
|
44
|
|
13
|
Athletic |
37
|
12
|
8
|
17
|
47
|
60
|
44
|
|
14
|
Valladolid |
37
|
12
|
6
|
19
|
45
|
57
|
42
|
|
15
|
Getafe |
37
|
10
|
11
|
16
|
49
|
55
|
41
|
|
16
|
Betis |
37
|
10
|
11
|
16
|
50
|
57
|
41
|
|
17
|
Gijon |
37
|
13
|
1
|
23
|
45
|
78
|
40
|
|
18
|
Osasuna |
37
|
9
|
13
|
15
|
39
|
46
|
40
|
|
19
|
Numancia |
37
|
10
|
5
|
22
|
38
|
67
|
35
|
|
20
|
Huelva |
37
|
8
|
9
|
20
|
33
|
55
|
33
|
Villarreal decides Spanish League title
May 18th, 2009While the league title was almost inevitable for Barça, in the end it was Villarreal who decided when. After drawing with Barcelona last week and delaying the inevitable, Villarreal beat Real Madrid 3-2 on Saturday, thereby removing them from contending the title.
With the title in the bag, Saturday turned into a party night all over Barcelona, with crowds congregating in Plaça Catalunya. Unfortunately the celebrations got out of hand once again and when a minority of troublemakers started to cause trouble the riot police were called in, with predictable results.
The end result is that on May27th – date of the Champions League final – people may not be allowed to congregate in Plaça Catalunya and Canaletas at the top of the Ramblas, the traditional place to celebrate Barça victories.
Following the league title on Saturday, it was a very much reduced squad to visit Mallorca for Sunday night’s game. Severn first team players were rested and the team was hardly familiar except for Samuel Eto’o – who wants to take the trophy for highest scoring player in the league – and Dani Alves.
The result was predictable – Mallorca won 2-1 after two goals wowards the end of the second half after Barcelona had lead from the 10th minute – but with the league wrapped up FC Barcelona have bigger things to focus on.
0-1, Eto’o (min 10)
1-1, Arango (min 73)
2-1, Cléber Santana (min 78)
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|
1
|
Barcelona |
36
|
27
|
5
|
4
|
104
|
33
|
86
|
|
2
|
Real Madrid |
36
|
25
|
3
|
8
|
81
|
47
|
78
|
|
3
|
Sevilla |
36
|
19
|
7
|
10
|
51
|
39
|
64
|
|
4
|
At. Madrid |
36
|
18
|
7
|
11
|
73
|
56
|
61
|
|
5
|
Valencia |
36
|
17
|
8
|
11
|
65
|
51
|
59
|
|
6
|
Villarreal |
36
|
16
|
11
|
9
|
55
|
51
|
59
|
|
7
|
Deportivo |
36
|
16
|
9
|
11
|
47
|
45
|
57
|
|
8
|
Malaga |
36
|
15
|
9
|
12
|
54
|
55
|
54
|
|
9
|
Mallorca |
36
|
13
|
9
|
14
|
48
|
56
|
48
|
|
10
|
Almeria |
36
|
13
|
7
|
16
|
45
|
55
|
46
|
|
11
|
Athletic |
36
|
12
|
8
|
16
|
46
|
56
|
44
|
|
12
|
Santander |
36
|
11
|
9
|
16
|
47
|
47
|
42
|
|
13
|
Valladolid |
36
|
12
|
6
|
18
|
44
|
55
|
42
|
|
14
|
Espanyol |
36
|
10
|
11
|
15
|
40
|
49
|
41
|
|
15
|
Betis |
36
|
10
|
10
|
16
|
49
|
56
|
40
|
|
16
|
Getafe |
36
|
9
|
11
|
16
|
48
|
55
|
38
|
|
17
|
Gijon |
36
|
12
|
1
|
23
|
43
|
77
|
37
|
|
18
|
Osasuna |
36
|
8
|
13
|
15
|
38
|
46
|
37
|
|
19
|
Numancia |
36
|
10
|
5
|
21
|
38
|
66
|
35
|
|
20
|
Huelva |
36
|
8
|
9
|
19
|
33
|
54
|
33
|
Injury time equalizer delays league title for Barça
May 11th, 2009Villrreal’s last minute equalizer showed FC Barcelona out how painful injury time can be, the first match after their own injury time equalizer against Chelsea.
Barcelona was certainly in a party mood last night, with the stadium full and crowds gathered in Plaça Catalunya to celebrate the hoped for league title. However, with Real Madrid losing on Saturday and one point from last night’s draw, Barcelona need just one more point to be crowned champions, which they are almost certain to do.
Villarreal were always going to be the toughest of the remaining matches, and despite Barça taking an early lead thanks to a goal by Keita, the visitors played to win. At the break the score was 3-1 to Barça, making it look like the night to celebrate, but Villarreal refused to lie down and let Barcelona walk away with the three points they were after.
At the same time, Barcelona were unable to improve their own score in the second half, but in the 77th minute Abidal was sent off and Mati Fernández scored from the penalty spot. Down to 10 men, it still looked good for Barcelona; however, midway through 4 minutes of injury time the worst thing happened and Llorente equalized for Villarreal.
While it was an obvious disappointment to all, the atmosphere in the stadium and in the city as a whole was excellent. Barcelona play Athletic on Wednesday in the Copa del Rey, and then visit Mallorca next weekend, where the league title will hopefully be decided at last.
1-0 Keita (min 11)
1-1 Llorente (min 22)
2-1 Eto’o (min 35)
3-1 Alves (min 45)
3-2 Mate Fernández (min 77)
3-3 Llorente (min 90)
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|
1
|
Barcelona |
35
|
27
|
5
|
3
|
103
|
31
|
86
|
|
2
|
Real Madrid |
35
|
25
|
3
|
7
|
79
|
44
|
78
|
|
3
|
Sevilla |
35
|
19
|
6
|
10
|
51
|
39
|
63
|
|
4
|
Valencia |
35
|
17
|
8
|
10
|
65
|
50
|
59
|
|
5
|
At. Madrid |
35
|
17
|
7
|
11
|
72
|
56
|
58
|
|
6
|
Villarreal |
35
|
15
|
11
|
9
|
52
|
49
|
56
|
|
7
|
Deportivo |
35
|
16
|
8
|
11
|
46
|
44
|
56
|
|
8
|
Malaga |
35
|
15
|
9
|
11
|
53
|
53
|
54
|
|
9
|
Almeria |
35
|
13
|
7
|
15
|
45
|
53
|
46
|
|
10
|
Mallorca |
35
|
12
|
9
|
14
|
46
|
55
|
45
|
|
11
|
Athletic |
35
|
12
|
8
|
15
|
46
|
55
|
44
|
|
12
|
Valladolid |
35
|
12
|
6
|
17
|
42
|
52
|
42
|
|
13
|
Santander |
35
|
10
|
9
|
16
|
44
|
45
|
39
|
|
14
|
Espanyol |
35
|
9
|
11
|
15
|
39
|
49
|
38
|
|
15
|
Getafe |
35
|
9
|
10
|
16
|
47
|
54
|
37
|
|
16
|
Betis |
35
|
9
|
10
|
16
|
47
|
56
|
37
|
|
17
|
Osasuna |
35
|
8
|
12
|
15
|
38
|
46
|
36
|
|
18
|
Gijon |
35
|
11
|
1
|
23
|
41
|
76
|
34
|
|
19
|
Huelva |
35
|
8
|
9
|
18
|
33
|
53
|
33
|
|
20
|
Numancia |
35
|
9
|
5
|
21
|
37
|
66
|
32
|
Watch out Chelsea – here comes Barça
May 3rd, 2009Watch out Chelsea, he comes Barça! That seems to be the message after the Catalan club’s shock thrashing of Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium on Saturday. And the whole of Barcelona was in a party mood as soon as the visitors went ahead, with people cheering and applauding from terraces and from outside the overflowing bars that were screening the match, fireworks and car horns.
It’s too early to say that the league title is decided for sure, but with just 12 points available and FC Barcelona seven points ahead, that’s what many had decided and congregated on Canaletas at the top of the Ramblas for a night of celebration. Out of the four matches remaining Barça needs one win and two draws to take the title, something that looks well within their capabilities.
But not only does it put Barça in the right position to take the league title, it must surely be a huge boost of confidence ahead of their clash against Chelsea on Wednesday. While Chelsea must have been happy with their 3-1 win against Fulham on Saturday, they must have watched the result from Madrid with horror as Barcelona overcame the psychological disadvantage of playing away against one of their biggest rivals and annihilated their hopes; after Real Madrid, Chelsea surely qualify as their bitterest rival and if they can pull of the same stunt on Wednesday then the Champions League title looks like it is in the bag too.
However, there is more work ahead for Barcelona and the show ain’t over until the fat lady sings, so watch this space.
1-0 Higuaín (min 13)
1-1 Henry (min 17)
1-2 Puyol (min 20)
1-3 Messi (min 35)
2-3 Ramos (min 55)
2-4 Henry (min 58)
2-5 Messi (min 73)
2-6 Piqué (min 82)
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|
1
|
Barcelona |
34
|
27
|
4
|
3
|
100
|
28
|
85
|
|
2
|
Real Madrid |
34
|
25
|
3
|
6
|
79
|
41
|
78
|
|
3
|
Sevilla |
34
|
18
|
6
|
10
|
48
|
38
|
60
|
|
4
|
Valencia |
33
|
16
|
8
|
9
|
62
|
47
|
56
|
|
5
|
Villarreal |
34
|
15
|
10
|
9
|
49
|
46
|
55
|
|
6
|
At. Madrid |
33
|
15
|
7
|
11
|
67
|
54
|
52
|
|
7
|
Malaga |
34
|
14
|
9
|
11
|
52
|
53
|
51
|
|
8
|
Deportivo |
33
|
14
|
8
|
11
|
43
|
43
|
50
|
|
9
|
Mallorca |
33
|
11
|
9
|
13
|
43
|
51
|
42
|
|
10
|
Valladolid |
33
|
12
|
5
|
16
|
42
|
51
|
41
|
|
11
|
Almeria |
33
|
11
|
7
|
15
|
40
|
52
|
40
|
|
12
|
Athletic |
33
|
11
|
7
|
15
|
44
|
54
|
40
|
|
13
|
Santander |
33
|
10
|
9
|
14
|
44
|
42
|
39
|
|
14
|
Betis |
33
|
9
|
10
|
14
|
47
|
53
|
37
|
|
15
|
Osasuna |
33
|
8
|
12
|
13
|
37
|
41
|
36
|
|
16
|
Espanyol |
33
|
8
|
11
|
14
|
34
|
46
|
35
|
|
17
|
Getafe |
33
|
8
|
10
|
15
|
43
|
52
|
34
|
|
18
|
Gijon |
33
|
11
|
0
|
22
|
39
|
72
|
33
|
|
19
|
Numancia |
34
|
9
|
4
|
21
|
37
|
66
|
31
|
|
20
|
Huelva |
33
|
7
|
9
|
17
|
30
|
50
|
30
|
Barça stumble ahead of Chelsea & Real Madrid
April 27th, 2009With matches against Chelsea and Real Madrid this week, arguably the most important week of this season for Barça, Saturday’s 2-2 draw against Valencia couldn’t have come at a worse time. Madrid were pitched against Sevilla, who they dispatched with a 4-2 win, closing up the gap behind Barcelona to just 4 points, with 9 points remaining in the league.
Messi put FC Barcelona in the lead in the 23rd minute, but two goals from Valencia in the space of a few minutes at the end of the first half looked as if they were going to decide things. While it was an entertaining match, this was Barcelona looking far from their strongest, but just when it looked as if they’d walk away with no points Henry scored just minutes from the final whistle.
0-1, Messi (min 23)
1-1, Maduro (min 42)
2-1, Pablo H. (min 45)
2-2, Henry (min 86)
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|
1
|
Barcelona |
33
|
26
|
4
|
3
|
94
|
26
|
82
|
|
2
|
Real Madrid |
33
|
25
|
3
|
5
|
77
|
35
|
78
|
|
3
|
Sevilla |
33
|
17
|
6
|
10
|
46
|
38
|
57
|
|
4
|
Valencia |
33
|
16
|
8
|
9
|
62
|
47
|
56
|
|
5
|
Villarreal |
33
|
15
|
10
|
8
|
49
|
44
|
55
|
|
6
|
At. Madrid |
33
|
15
|
7
|
11
|
67
|
54
|
52
|
|
7
|
Malaga |
33
|
14
|
9
|
10
|
52
|
51
|
51
|
|
8
|
Deportivo |
33
|
14
|
8
|
11
|
43
|
43
|
50
|
|
9
|
Mallorca |
33
|
11
|
9
|
13
|
43
|
51
|
42
|
|
10
|
Valladolid |
33
|
12
|
5
|
16
|
42
|
51
|
41
|
|
11
|
Almeria |
33
|
11
|
7
|
15
|
40
|
52
|
40
|
|
12
|
Athletic |
33
|
11
|
7
|
15
|
44
|
54
|
40
|
|
13
|
Santander |
33
|
10
|
9
|
14
|
44
|
42
|
39
|
|
14
|
Betis |
33
|
9
|
10
|
14
|
47
|
53
|
37
|
|
15
|
Osasuna |
33
|
8
|
12
|
13
|
37
|
41
|
36
|
|
16
|
Espanyol |
33
|
8
|
11
|
14
|
34
|
46
|
35
|
|
17
|
Getafe |
33
|
8
|
10
|
15
|
43
|
52
|
34
|
|
18
|
Gijon |
33
|
11
|
0
|
22
|
39
|
72
|
33
|
|
19
|
Huelva |
33
|
7
|
9
|
17
|
30
|
50
|
30
|
|
20
|
Numancia |
33
|
8
|
4
|
21
|
35
|
66
|
28
|
