FC Barcelona News

Barcelona’s visit to Valladolid last night saw them retain their second place in the league after a 1-1 draw.

Llorente put the host into the league after 15 minutes, with Ronaldinho levelling just a few minutes before the half time whistle.

This compares with Real Madrid’s 5-1 annihilation of Valencia on Wednesday, showing a power that Barcelona just cannot currently match. All heads will be on Barcelona-Betis on Sunday night before the Rangers clash scheduled for next Wednesday.

Barcelona crept back into second place in the league on Sunday night after a rather unconvincing victory against Almeria at the Nou Camp.

Time and time again Almeria successfully blocked their hosts attempts are the goalmouth, but in the 36th minute Barcelona finally got through, with Thierry Henry scoring after an unsuccessful attack by Giovani dos Santos bounced off the keeper’s hands.

The second half was similar, with Almeria’s defince keeping the pace with Barça’s attack. However, when lacklustre Ronaldinho was finally substituted for Messi the crowd roared. Despite upping the pace though, it was not until Barcelona were incorrectly awarded a penalty in the last moments of the game that Messi finally scored.

Final score: Barcelona 2, Almeria 0

The end result sees Barcelona back in second place in the league with 20 points, behind Real Madrid’s 22, and a bust couple of weeks ahead. Thursday sees them playing Valladolid; Saturday or Sunday sees Betis at the Nou Camp; and next Wednesday sees the highly anticipated return match against Rangers.

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Barcelona suffered at the hands of “the yellow submarines” on Saturday night when the host team beat them 3-1, Barça’s first loss of the season.

Barcelona’s record at El Madrigal has been poor over the last few years and so it didn’t come as a huge surprise. The teams were fairly evenly matched and the fact that Villarreal were awarded two penalties was certainly a factor in their victory.

Highlights of the match included the goal by Bojan Krkic , the youngest player ever to have scored in a league match for Barcelona.

The only consolation of the weekend was the defeat of Real Madrid by Espanyol and the Estadi Olimpic. Barcelona dropped into 4th place in the league, behind Madrid, Villarreal and Valencia, but it is early days and there is still plenty to play for.

Next weekend sees what should be an easy win against Almeria on Sunday, but before then is the Champions League match in against Glasgow Rangers on Tuesday.

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Barcelona convincingly beat Atletico de Madrid last night to claim the 3 points that put them in 2nd position in the league.

The first goal was in the 15th minute, when a mistake from the Atletico defence meant that Deco was able to score off a pass from Messi. Just a few minutes later the score went up to 2-0 when Messi charged forward with a pass from Henry and after a giving the ball briefly to Ronaldinho, the Argentinian put it in the net.

With 2 goals behind them Barcelona’s pace slowed a little and Atletico put Barcelona’s defence to the test. Goalkeeper Victor Valdes first test was 20 minutes into the second half, but the ball was wide and the score remained 2-0.

IT was Xavi who was able to mark the final goal of the match in the last few minutes, which was set up by Deco, Messi and dos Santos. Next match is Sunday 21 October - Villarreal v Barcelona.

Final score: 3-0

The first round clash between the Spanish arch rivals takes place at the Nou Camp this year. Scheduled for December 22/23, the match is ideal for anyone wishing to complete their Christmas shopping AND see one of the top matches of the year of anywhere in the world. Tickets go fast, so be sure to book soon.

For more information see:  FC Barcelona v Real Madrid

Listed below is the fixture list for La Liga matches played at the Nou Camp stadium for 2007-2008. We currently have tickets for all matches, including Real Madrid. Follow the links below for information and to book online.

If you’ve been waiting for pricing details for FC Barcelona tickets you’ll be happy to know that the wait is over! We’ve just finished adding prices to the website and so you can order now.

The draw for the Spanish football league, La Liga, took place yesterday. With the results of the draw published we have updated the website to reflect the dates, although we are awaiting pricing details which will be published as soon as we can - probably next week, but certainly by the end of July.

Barcelona’s epic clash against Real Madrid will take place on the weekend of 22/23 December. Just 2 or 3 days before Christmas this makes an ideal opportunity to make the most of your stay and complete your last minute Christmas shopping before returning home on Christmas Eve. Or what about coming over for the match and spending Christmas in Barcelona?

Whatever you chose we’ll have a package for you. And remember that we also offer hotel and ticket packages, leaving you with one less thing to think about.

See the full list of FC Barcelona fixtures in La Liga.

We’re just 2 days away from the last match of the season, with Barcelona and Real Madrid equal on points and Madrid in the lead due to goal average.

The Spanish League ordered that all teams playing for the top places - like Barcelona and real Madrid - be played on Sunday at 21:00 so that no club has the benefit of a pychological advantage when playing.

Barcelona’s match against Nastic (Gimnastic de Tarragon) ought to be a walkover and an easy 3 points, but For Barcelona to win the league they need Madrid to drop points. With Mallorca visiting Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu stadium, that hope may easily go unfulfilled.

While the race for the league title will run until the final match of the season, Barcelona will be looking to repeat Tuesday’s result and beat Espanyol once again. Although aiming for a more comfortable margin than in the Copa Catalunya, all they need to do to feel like they’re contenders is beat Espanyol 1-0, while looking for Madrid to drop points in their away match against Deportivo, which could offer some good competition.

The final draw of the season will see Barcelona playing away at Nastic - theoretically a walkover and having little to play for they may offer little challenge - while Mallorca visit Real Madrid.

Kickoff times on Saturday are:

21:00 Barcelona-Espanyol

21:00 Zaragoza-Real Madrid