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  • Xavi With Some Jose Mourinho – Real Madrid Trash Talk

    Xavi seems to be talking a lot as Spain prepare for Euro 2012 – On Real Madrid players after losses, on Jose Mourinho and the comparison with Pep Guardiola, and of course on how Lionel Messi is the best player in the world, better than Cristiano Ronaldo.

  • Lionel Messi, Greatest Season Ever, Best Player in History

    There was no way Lionel Messi wasn’t going to score on Pep Guardiola’s sending off match. Barcelona was not going to lose in Guardiola’s final match on the touchline. In a season that is individually grande and team-wise disappointing, no one was about to let the final chance of a trophy slip away.

  • 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.

  • Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho Used to Like Each Other

    Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho are rivals. They probably don’t like each other that much as well. Although a lot of the media banter is part of an act. Part of mind games and part of media personalities, some truths of dislike do seep out in their words when the two exchange banter over the TV Cameras. But it wasn’t always like that.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.