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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi & Neymar Still Haven’t Played Together
There wasn’t anything too special about the debut of Neymar for Barcelona, getting only 11 minutes that didn’t really amount to anything. Lionel Messi had a bit more time to show his skills and usual scoring ability, but to the disappointment of many, the two didn’t actually play together.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Needs Neymar to be Just as Important as Him
There are many layers and reasons for Barcelona to bring in Neymar, some of them a bit more obvious than others. One of them is taking a lot of pressure off from Lionel Messi, even if it means that in some matches, the Brazilian is actually the focus of everything that goes on.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Barcelona Trying to Sign Denis Suárez
Officials of football club Barcelona keep trying to change rules within Spanish soccer in order to prevent the poaching of teenage talent by clubs in the Premier League, who can offer a professional contract at a younger age. Now, with their approach for Denis Suárez of Manchester City, they’re trying to turn the direction of the transfer current.
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Manchester United – Cesc Fabregas Not Coming Means First Failure for David Moyes
As the date of the return for Spain & Brazil international players to training with Barcelona draws nearer, Cesc Fabregas is ready to announce that he’s not leaving the La Liga champions, meaning that yet another player David Moyes tried to land for Manchester United has managed to “resist the temptation.”
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Barcelona Might Try to Sign Santiago Vergini
The arrival of a new head coach from another usually entails the addition of a player or two from his previous club. In the case of Barcelona and their new link with Newell’s Old Boys, it might be Argentine centre back Santiago Vergini.
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Barcelona, Bayern Munich & Possession That Doesn’t Mean Anything
The players Bayern Munich were missing – Bastian Schweinsteiger, who didn’t start, but did come on in the second half. The players Barcelona were missing? Xavi, Iniesta, Neymar, Fabergas, Pedro, Dani Alves, Busquets, Pique, Puyol, Victor Valdes, and that’s not it, not to mention their new head coach nowhere to be seen. Their streak of winning possession in matches, lasting more than five years is over, but it doesn’t really mean anything.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Becoming the Power Figure of the Club
One of the most dangerous things that can happen to a soccer club is for one of its players to become greater than the team itself, which is something that’s at a risk of happening for Barcelona with Lionel Messi.
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FC Barcelona – Pedro Rodriguez & Alexis Sanchez Hope They’re Not Forgotten
Positive for the summer: David Villa was sold to Atletico Madrid, leaving the Barcelona frontline just a little bit thinner. Bad news? Neymar arrived and Cristian Tello got an impressive new extension, keeping Pedro Rodriguez an Alexis Sanchez in a weird place heading into next season.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Manchester United Not Giving Up on Cesc Fabregas
When you’re desperate to sign a player, no doesn’t really qualify for an answer, and so Manchester United are likely to make a third offer for Cesc Fabregas, after Barcelona rejected the first two.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi & Andres Iniesta Make Managers Matter Less
Everyone at the moment is busy thinking who should become the team’s next manager, but that question is less and less important when Barcelona have the kind of attack they currently possess, and above everyone else are Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta.