Messi on fire as Barcelona thump Valencia 5-1

Lionel Messi scored four goals and set up another as Barcelona thrashed third-place Valencia 5-1 at the Camp Nou

Feb 20, 2012 by in Team Talk - sports blog

Champions League Roundup: Leverkusen hit by South American combo as Barcelona secure terrific away win

Two goals from Alexis Sanchez and a late volley from Lionel Messi inspired Barcelona to an impressive 3-1 win away at Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League last 16

Feb 16, 2012 by in Team Talk - sports blog

Guardiola's gamble backfires as Barcelona suffer second league defeat

Barcelona's title hopes took a severe blow as they were defeated 3-2 by an impressive Osasuna outfit at the Estadio Reyno de Navarra

Feb 13, 2012 by in Team Talk - sports blog

Fabregas and Xavi fire Barcelona into cup final

Barcelona defeated Valencia 2-0 at the Camp Nou to set up a Copa del Rey final against Athletic Bilbao

Feb 9, 2012 by in Team Talk - sports blog

Barcelona hold off spirited Madrid comeback to proceed to the semi-finals

Barcelona advanced to the final four of the Copa del Rey after a hard-fought 2-2 draw against Real Madrid to prevent one of the biggest comebacks in El Clásico history

Jan 26, 2012 by in Team Talk - sports blog

Messi magic crushes Malaga

A sublime hat-trick from Lionel Messi spurred Barcelona on to an impressive 4-1 victory away at Málaga

Jan 24, 2012 by in Team Talk - sports blog

Unlikely goalscorers claim valuable victory for Barcelona in the Bernabeu

Goals from Carles Puyol and Eric Abidal give Barcelona the upper hand in the Copa del Rey as Guardiola's team emerge 2-1 winners against Real Madrid

Jan 19, 2012 by in Team Talk - sports blog

Super Sanchez prevents Betis upset

Alexis Sanchez inspired Barcelona to a 4-2 win over Real Betis to keep Pep Guardiola's side five points behind Real Madrid

Jan 16, 2012 by in Team Talk - sports blog

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Messi and Guardiola claim Fifa Ballon d'Or accolades

Messi claims third consecutive Ballon d'Or award as Guardiola is acknowledged as coach of the year

Jan 10, 2012 by in Team Talk - sports blog

Honours even in Catalan derby

Barcelona were pegged back late on as Espanyol claimed a valuable point and damaged their rivals' title chances

Jan 9, 2012 by in Team Talk - sports blog

Barcelona fight back from 22-second deficit to stun Real Madrid

Pep Guardiola's side overcome Real Madrid 3-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu despite going behind to Benzema's opener after just 22 seconds

Dec 12, 2011 by in Team Talk - sports blog

Nadal leads Spain to Davis Cup success

Spain have claimed their fifth Davis Cup title by defeating Argentina 3-1 in Seville

Dec 5, 2011 by in Team Talk - sports blog

Five star Barcelona triumph over Levante

Barcelona produced a five-star display to defeat fourth-placed Levante by 5-0 at the Camp Nou to stay hot on the heels of Real Madrid

Dec 5, 2011 by in Team Talk - sports blog

Barcelona slump to first defeat of the season as Getafe claim an invaluable three points

Juan Valera's second-half header condemned Barcelona to their first defeat of the season to give Real Madrid breathing space at the top of the La Liga table

Nov 28, 2011 by in Team Talk - sports blog

Barcelona show class to upstage Milan and claim top spot

An own goal from ex-Barcelona star Mark van Bommel and strikes from Lionel Messi and Xavi secured a 3-2 win for Barcelona against Italian giants AC Milan at the San Siro last night

Nov 24, 2011 by in Team Talk - sports blog

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