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  • Messi Sets 50 Goal Mark & Guardiola Gets His Camp Nou Farewell

    Lionel Messi scoring 4 goals for the third time this season, taking his league tally to 50(!!!) goals and his overall production to 72 (!!!!) wasn’t even the biggest thing about Barcelona’s 4-0 derby win over Espanyol. Pep Guardiola saying his temporary goodbye to the Camp Nou after the win stole the show.

  • Lionel Messi Sets Record For Goals in a Single Season

    Lionel Messi won’t win another league title or Champions League trophy with Barcelona this season, but it seems he’s closing in on the Pichichi, meanwhile setting a new record for goals scored in a single European season, reaching 68 goals in all competition after his hat trick in the 4-1 win over Malaga.

  • Jose Mourinho on Championships, Bilbao and Guardiola

    Jose Mourinho needs a win tonight at the San Mames against Athletic Bilbao to clinch his first major title as a Real Madrid coach and his seventh championship since he became a manager. The Champions League exit may have hurt a little, but as we move further away from the tense days of the Clasico, Mourinho is back on talking terms with the media, even regarding Guardiola.

  • Messi vs Ronaldo – The Only Race Still Not Over

    Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo chasing another Pichichi title is pretty much the only thing still remaining for the two Clasico rivals. Barcelona did beat Rayo Vallecano 7-0, staying 7 points behind Real Madrid, who beat Sevilla 3-0. With three matches and nine points left in the bank, there’s not much meat left in the La Liga title race.

  • Guardiola Era Ends in Barcelona; Tito Vilanova Will be the Next Head Coach

    Pep Guardiola dispersed the clouds of insecurity and doubt regarding his future with Barcelona, announcing he will not extend his contract once the 2011-2012 season is over. Tito Vilanova, who has been Guardiola’s assistant over the past four years, will replace him as Barca’s head coach.

  • Atletico vs Bilbao – The ‘Other’ Spanish Final

    Athletic Bilbao made the UEFA Cup final only once, 35 years ago, when Basque football was close to its glory days. Atletico Madrid, despite the little sister routine, have two European titles, winning the Europa League only two years ago. The two teams battling for European qualification in the La Liga as well will face each other on May 9 in Bucharest.

  • Cristiano Ronaldo Never Had a Big Game Problem

    How important was it for Cristiano Ronaldo to score that winning goal for Real Madrid in the Clasico? To finally slay the Barcelona beast at the Camp Nou? It’s not like the Portougese star needed any more confidence boosts. He’s had enough of them throughout his career.

  • Guardiola Post-Clasico Behavior Shrouded With Sense of Ending

    Pep Guardiola isn’t the only one to blame for Barcelona’s disappointing appearance in the Clasico, finally giving up their spot in the title race with a 1-2 home defeat to Real Madrid, but he’s definitely culpable for plenty of what didn’t work in a match everyone assumed was going to be one sided.

  • Cristiano Ronaldo Shows Up For the Big Games (Barcelona vs Real Madrid)

    Cristiano Ronaldo wasn’t great, but scored the goal coming against the momentum, probably clinching the title for Real Madrid with an impressive 2-1 win at the Camp Nou. Lionel Messi? He’d like to forget this game. Jose Mourinho and his team were flawless tactically, while Pep Guardiola seemed to concede the match from the first moment with a weird lineup.

  • Messi vs Ronaldo – Another Clasico to Determine Who’s Better

    Lionel Messi of Barcelona. Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid. Of the million reasons to watch the Clasico between the two best teams in Europe this season, there’s always that one reason in the heart of it. Not the historic rivalry, well not now at least. Watching the two best players in the world, two of the greatest in history, as another chapter of this unintentional rivalry unfold.