FC Barcelona News

Ronaldinho was warmly received at the Nou Camp last night when AC Milan came to participate in the invitation Gamper Trophy. The match marked the official introduction of the new look squad, with David Villa scoring Barça’s only goal of the night to leave the full time score 1-1.

The hero of the night, therefore, was reserve goal keeper Pinto, who saved two penalties to hand the hosts the trophy for 2010. The league starts next weekend, with the first home match of the new league season being played the weekend of 11/12 September against Hercules.

If you’re looking for details of next season’s fixtures then you don’t have much longer to wait.

I’m expecting the draw it at the end of next week and will email you as soon as I have details – I’m in the middle of moving house at the moment so chaos rules, but thanks to the magic of a laptop plus Vodafone I can work from anywhere! You will get that email…

I’ve already sent you details of the Spanish Supercup to be played against Sevilla in August. The home leg will be played on 21/22 August at the Nou Camp:
Spanish Supercup 2010

But I’ve got some more news for you… Ronaldinho is returning to Barcelona!

It’s just for one night though, and it’s with his current club, AC Milan. The Italian club has been invited to play in the annual Gamper Trophy, an invitation event named after the founder of FC Barcelona.

I don’t have prices yet, but you’ll see them at the link below sometime this week:
Gamper Trophy 2010

Manchester City became the first British team ever to win the Gamper Trophy, FC Barcelona’s annual invitation match played aginst some of the world’s best known teams. It also marked the firsdt time in the tornament’s history that Barça has failed to score.

Before kickoff team coach Pep Guardiola introduced the new look teal to the public, in a stadium that was close to full – more that 94,000 spectators packed the stands.

The match was the Nou Camp debut of Summer signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who is currently recovering from a hand injury and was substituted by Lionel Messi.

To celebrate the triple – Copa, Liga, Campions – Barça played in a specially designed strip with a distinctively retro 1970s look. The top was blue, with three vertical stripes up the centre broken by the word “mes” – as in “more than a club” – with red shorts.

The first half was filled with Barça B team players, who allowed Martin Petrov score. However, the second half really saw Barça playing well, dominating possession and attacking the goal. However, the failed to make the most of this advantage and were unable to find the net thanks to Manchester City’s defence and keeper Shay Given.

The next match is the second leg of the Spanish Supercup on Sunday 23rd August. See the homepage for price and availability of Barcelona tickets for all matches.

The Nou Camp saw an impressive display last night as Boca Juniors from Argentina visited to compete in the Gamper trophy. With a new manager and new players to show off, the stadium was a buzz of excitement, and a display to seemingly compete withe the Olympics opening.

 However, after Barcelona’s goal heavy friendlies played recently, the match against Boca must have been a disappointment. The visitors out on a strong display and eventually went ahead 1 goal.

It looked as though it was going to stay that way too. At the end of the second half the teams were given a very generous 5 minutes injury time. Puyol made the most of it and scored. And with a few seconds to go Eto’o scored too.

Tickets are now available for the Gamper Trophy, to be played in 16th August. One of Argentina’s biggest clubs, Boca Juniors, visits the Nou Camp to play Futbol Club Barcelona.

The trophy is in memory of club founder Hans Gamper and played each August against a specially invited top-tier team. Come and check out the all new Barça lineup before the new season starts and get a feel for the new players.

Buy Tickets for FC Barcelona v Boca Juniors in the Gamper Trophy

Just a reminder that Inter Milan are visiting the Nou Camp at the end of August. Tickets start at €51 are we have all categories apart from VIP Gold.

Full pricing and category information: FC Barcelona v Inter Milan

Be among the first to see FC Barcelona’s new lineup when Inter Milan visit the Nou Camp to play in the Gamper Trophy.

The annual match is a friendly played between Barça and an invited guest. As for this year the visiting team is often from Italy and while the teams won’t be playing for their life it is a good opportunity to see two of the world’s top football teams play at the Nou Camp.

The match is due to be played on Wednesday 29 August, but please note that this may change to either Tuesday or Thursday at short notice.

Follow the link for more information on FC Barcelona v Inter Milan.