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Clasico WAGs – Antonella Roccuzzo vs Irina Shayk
The Barcelona – Real Madrid battles go beyond the limits of the football pitch or the Lionel Messi – Cristiano Ronaldo debate. It also leaks into WAG territory with Irina Shayk and Antonella Rocuzzo.
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Barcelona vs Real Madrid – El Clasico in Recent Seasons
Just one more match left (Real Madrid in the Champions League) and both teams (Barcelona as well) will be fully immersed in the first La Liga Clasico this season, the last of 2012, another six-Clasico calendar year. It’s not about revenge, they say at the Camp Nou, it’s simply about winning.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Can’t Play Central Defender
Sometimes, it seems that Barcelona build their team each summer thinking – We’ve got Lionel Messi, the best player in the world; we’ve got Xavi and Iniesta, the best midfielders in the world. The rest will work itself out. And then, you find yourself heading into the Clasico, to play against Real Madrid, without a natural centre back.
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7 Moments of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo
In an interview with El Pais, leading off to yet another Clasico week, Lionel Messi spoke a little bit about, well, everything from Barcelona to Real Madrid, Jose Mourinho and even taking possible little jabs at Cristiano Ronaldo, to set the mood right for the biggest club match in Spain and the world.
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FC Barcelona – Cesc Fabregas Covers for Lionel Messi
In truth, if it wasn’t for the referee, Barcelona wouldn’t have won at Sevilla. Cesc Fabregas would have never scored two goals, David Villa couldn’t have scored the winning goal and most of the focus would have gone to Lionel Messi having his worse game of the season, left goalless for the second consecutive time.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Has Seen Better Days
Another less than impressive display for Barcelona at the Camp Nou, frustrated by Granada for 87 minutes before Xavi scored the goal that gave them another three points, with Lionel Messi and David Villa grabbing most of the attention in a dull football match, getting into a heated exchange during the first half.
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Lionel Messi to Stay with FC Barcelona Forever
Lionel Messi has his current contract with Barcelona running till 2016, but it seems that the club aren’t waiting till the last minute or even close to that to renew it once more and improve his conditions (meaning salary) and prolong his future with the club.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi is Great; What About the Rest
Sometimes, it’s just a matter of luck, and Spartak Moscow, who defended for most of the match with 11 players in their own box, were a tad lucky to score two goals against Barcelona at the Camp Nou. But it would be lying to say that everything is fine in the Barca defense, and that Lionel Messi saving the day with two second half goals is going to work every time.
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FC Barcelona – Winning Back David Villa
Quite a few people have said that Barcelona’s biggest signing this summer was getting back David Villa from his long injury. So far, he hasn’t been given too many chances, but has scored twice, including in the 4-1 away win at Getafe, in the off-the-bench opportunities he has recieved. For everything else, there’s Lionel Messi.
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Real Madrid Now 8 Points Behind Barcelona in Spanish La Liga
Four matches into the season, and Real Madrid are 8 points behind the league leaders, Barcelona. In Spain, that means they’re pretty much not allowed to lose anymore points in this title race, already losing two matches, something that took them an entire season last year to accumulate.