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  • The Barcelona – Guardiola Rumor Mill

    If you choose to believe the recent rumors, Pep Guardiola will not be the Barcelona head coach next season. He’ll officially announce his plans during a Friday press conference, and the recent results (losses in the Clasico and Champions League Semi Final) have gotten people to come to a conclusion that Guardiola won’t be returning to the Camp Nou next season.

  • Aftermath of the Barcelona – Chelsea Semi Final

    Lionel Messi was the tragic figure on the Camp Nou pitch, while Fernando Torres was the heroic figure, maybe even redeemed. A sense of an end engulfed the stadium once again, with Guardiola’s future filled with question marks, while Chelsea and Di Matteo have problems of their own to deal with once the celebrations are over.

  • Fernando Torres as the Winner, Lionel Messi as the Loser (Barcelona vs Chelsea)

    Lionel Messi couldn’t score against Chelsea and Petr Cech once again. Barcelona got stung by a team that did nothing but defend and strike back exactly twice, exactly enough. Fernando Torres saw Barca colors, and remembered how to score. An incredible night, incredible Semi Final. Somehow, against all odds, Chelsea drew 2-2 at the Camp Nou and are back in the Champions League Final with a 3-2 aggregate score.

  • Xavi and Puyol Cover Has to be Changed; Too Gay for Some People?

    While Barcelona players are mostly worried about saving their season and beating Chelsea a the Camp Nou in order to qualify for the Champions League, there other pressing issues regarding the team in Catalonia. Like finding less offending positions of Xavi and Puyol celebrating on a magazine cover.

  • Barcelona – Chelsea and the Must Win Match Factor

    Barcelona host Chelsea in the second leg of their Champions League with Lionel Messi and crew heading into the game in a unfamiliar situation, after losing two straight vital matches, including the Clasico against Real Madrid at home.

  • 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.

  • Barcelona vs Real Madrid – All the Clasico Matches During the Guardiola & Mourinho Era

    Barcelona vs Real Madrid – All the Clasico Matches During the Guardiola & Mourinho Era

    Barcelona probably made one of their best decisions in the club’s history when Pep Guardiola became their head coach in 2008. Jose Mourinho with Real Madrid? We’ll know in a few weeks, maybe even sooner. Guardiola has presided over 14 Clasico matches, losing only once, winning 9 of them. Mourinho has one only one of his ten Claisco encounters.

  • 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.

  • Barcelona vs Real Madrid – The Champions League Sandwich Clasico

    Lionel Messi didn’t score against Chelsea. Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t score against Bayern. Incredible. Even more incredible? Both teams, Barcelona and Real Madrid, will be heading into the Clasico after defeats. Not league defeats, don’t be funny. Champions League. Still, it adds another dimension of pressure and urgency to the match. Especially for Barca.