that was the best Classico i have ever seen as a Barca fan. In a neutral's point of view the game had everything you want in a match. Up's and down's; Loads of goals; the tension at the end was fantastic, and when that hat-rick goal for Messi went in, i reacted as if we had won. Before the game i had a good feeling Messi would make his come back, and oh how he did that in style. He has written his name down in the history books and i'm sure he will many more times, i am so happy for him, what a dream come true.

It stinks that Real Madrid managed to draw against us and that the ref was a complete plonker and ruined our chances of winning when he sent off Oggy-Bear, but i have no complaints what so ever, Fantastic.

Oh, and what is it with people saying Barcelona don't play like a team and instead play like individuals? We pushed so hard for a 3rd goal and the effort from the TEAM was fantastic. Our back 4/3 (whatever) became steady(ish), and our passing was quick and affective even though alot of the time Madrid did well to break our play down. Even though we didn't win, i think the spirit shown in that game given to us by a 19 year-old will lift us to win the League.

Sometimes a draw feels like a win, it really does. With 10 mins left, and ten men, only God could have saved us,

ALL HAIL THE MESSI(ah),

Football at it's best. That's why it's the best game in the world, no questions.

kitaun:

Nice stats that u havent lost in some goddamn jersey? Go ask your boys how much tears they have shed 2nite whilst mopping their faces!! Barca is out, that they won today is bloody irrelevant!!

I KNOW THEY'RE OUT, i just think its a small consolation, 2-2 overall. Respectable, in some ways.

The defensive errors at the Camp Nou effectively killed us in reflection. Had Marquez cleared properly. Had Valdez been sharper. This win at Anfield would have been enough. Good to see Guddy score. He was the forgotten man.
What cost us tonight was lack of team play from Eto'o and Messi, both of them tried to dribble and lost the ball in the attacking 3rd instead of trying to find a pass or that killer pass and because of that, we really didn't threaten Liverpool all that much. infact they were all to blame.they were acting for the opening 60 minutes like they couldnt be bothered and wished they could be anywhere else than the cold north of England, shame!! Anyway, its good to win the game. And we still haven't lost in the yellow shirts, which is a nice stat to have

OMG, IT HURTS SOOO MUCH , it didn come that much of a shock though, i kind of had a feeling we wouldnt win the cup. big up to liverpool anyways, they deserved it. NEXT YEAR!!!!

is it wrong to fancy your eng teacher, ? and what if he knows ? and hes really offish but then hes nice other times? i don kno if im makin sense,

Club America 0-4 Barcelona

Ronaldinho led Barca to a 4-0 win
Ronaldinho inspired Barcelona to a 4-0 win over Mexican side Club America that booked their place in the final of Fifa's Club World Championship.
Former Chelsea star Eidur Gudjohnsen gave Barcelona the lead in the 11th minute after a superb three-man move.

Defender Rafael Marquez doubled Barca's lead when he headed in a Deco corner before Ronaldinho added a third.

The Brazilian then unselfishly set up Deco, who drilled a fierce right-foot shot into the top corner.

Barca cruised to a comfortable victory in front of 62,000 fans in Yokohama, Japan, and will face Brazil's Internacional in Sunday's final.

The closest Club America came to scoring was a Salvador Cabanas free-kick that goalkeeper Victor Valdes saved low to his right to block in the 23rd minute.

Barcelona are hot favourites to go one better than Johan Cruyff's flamboyant side of the early 1990s by returning to Spain with their first world title.

Cruyff's Barcelona were beaten 2-1 by Sao Paulo in 1992 in the competition's forerunner - a one-off encounter between the European and South American champions.



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yeeeeeeeeeeeyyyy , forca barca , wre gona win dis cup, i know it,

yey barca through next round( a lil late i kno ), anyways just one more day, fingers crossed, hope we play dos santos and win club america bad ways

Youth players Marc Crosas and Giovani Dos Santos have been named in the squad of 23 to go to the FIFA World Club Cup in December.


With Leo Messi and Samuel Eto'o injured, the FC Barcelona coach has opted to bring in young Marc Crosas and Giovani Dos Santos for the trip to Japan. Both players already have first team experience. The midfielder played in the Cup match against Badalona, while the Mexican striker got his chance on the pre-season tour, although has yet to make his official debut.

The full list of players that will fly out to Tokyo from December 10 to 17 to play in the World Club Cup is as follows:

Goalkeepers: Víctor VALDÉS, Albert JORQUERA and Rubén.

Defenders: Juliano BELLETTI, Rafael MÁRQUEZ, Carles PUYOL, Gianluca ZAMBROTTA, Giovanni VAN BRONCKHORST, José EDMILSON, SYLVINHO, Lilian THURAM, OLEGUER Presas.

Midfielders: Thiago MOTTA, XAVI Hernández, Anderson de Souza DECO, Andrés INIESTA and Marc CROSAS.

Forwards: Eidur GUDJOHNSEN, Ludovic GIULY, RONALDINHO, Santi EZQUERRO, Javier SAVIOLA and Giovani DOS SANTOS.

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yeeeeeeeeeeeyyy dos santos

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (Reuters) -- European champions Barcelona have been ranked the number one "power brand" in football.

The Catalan club pushed English Premier League Manchester United into second place in the chart compiled by London-based sponsorship agency Global Sponsors.

The list, released at the Soccerex business and sport conference in Dubai, ranked Real Madrid in third with Chelsea, AC Milan, Bayern Munich following.

Arsenal, Liverpool, Inter Milan and Lyon completed the top 10.

The sponsorship agency compiled the list using a survey of 100 contacts and clients.

Using a points system, respondents ranked clubs over a number of criteria including history of winning competitions, quality of current sponsors, matchday attendance, profile of the club's manager and the quality and capacity of their stadium.

"Barcelona's international appeal has been enhanced by global icons such as Ronaldinho and manager Frank Rijkaard, who are widely recognized," the agency's commercial director Michael Stirling said.

"The club has developed innovative ways of reaching a global audience."

Reflecting on United's second-place spot, Stirling said: "Manchester United were perhaps an unlikely candidate to finish so far up in the survey given the lack of success in recent times and widespread negative publicity the club has suffered since the hostile (Malcolm) Glazer takeover.

"However, respondents acknowledged that it is not easy to build a truly global brand and United were well on their way to doing so before the distraction of the takeover."

Stirling said recent success on the pitch had improved perceptions, while players such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney enhance brand value and recognition.

"No club can compete with the success of Real Madrid's sporting success of winning the European Cup nine times, which entitles it to finish in the top three," Stirling said of the Spaniards.

"Its purchases of world class players or at least world class marketing icons such as David Beckham, Luis Figo, Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldo, has brought with it a global fan base."

The agency said Chelsea had powered its way up the list by drawing global attention with big money signings of the world's biggest names.

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Not only are we the best team in the world on a football pitch, we are the best in the world off it and we didnt need to sign "Galacticos" every season in order to do it.

Visca Barça!

Marquez obtains duel citizenship.das awesome for us, saints have a chance to play for us now, although its still maybe too early for him

so far so good

iniesta scored and santi with a late goal, scoring four against the toughest defence in la liga is a fantastic result!

1-2. Marquez bleeps up and Valdes is left helpless. Since the chelsea game he's been a liability, i think every goal we conceded this season has Marquez at fault, I hate to say it, since he's one of my favorites, but we can't afford to keep playing him if he is going to not pay attention!!!

GOOOL! Eidur!!!, well worked, Motta>Dinho>Deco>Guddy, GOOALLL, GUDJOHNSEN!!
2:0

guddy looks weird in the barca colours

nah the squad we have now are perfectly capable of winning

I dont want to see Ronaldinho start at the mallorca game to be honest. The 2 CL matches are more important right now and we can afford to have some slip ups in the league. Ezquerro, Guddy, and Giuly can do a good job against Mallorca with a good midfield behind them. I really hope we dont lose anymore players especially in the attacking department.

My predicted squad is: Valdes, Jorquera, Iniesta, Ronaldinho, Puyol, Sylvinho, Giuly, Marquez, Gudjohnsen, Oleguer, Thuram, Motta, Zambrotta, Deco, Gio, Ezquerro, Xavi, youth player (Calvo/Jeffren possibly).

you forgot author

if you say so

oh just for saying

thanks

kitaun if you dont mind me asking wa team do you support?

i still think barca could win CL, plus la liga and the club world cup,copa del rey, 100% faith

no football club is unbeatable, they have to lose at some point
why do people argue all the time?

Txiki Begiristain's insists that no new players will be signed during the winter transfer window,

no tevez, no larsson

henke larsson might be back for barca , all fingers crossed


Helsingborgs have confirmed they might be willing to loan veteran striker Henrik Larsson for three months.

Barcelona are currently struggling with injuries and reports in Spain have suggested that they might approach Larsson about a possible loan.

Larsson insists he has not yet been contacted by the Catalan club, which he left in the summer after a successful two-year stint.

However, Helsingborgs have admitted an offer could appeal to them financially, especially as the Swedish league season does not start until April.

"We haven't received any offer yet, so we will see what happens in the coming days," stated sports director Bosse Larsson.

"They are in a different financial world to us, so it is obvious that it could be financially attractive for us."

injuires are part of football, we just have to deal with them,the year b4 last we had Edmilson, Larsson,Gabri and Motta ruled out yet we won La liga, last year we had Xavi and Messi(for the latter part), Eto'o for almost a month wid Cameroon and yet we won the double. This season will be no different, WE WILL PREVAIL, we still have guddy,giuly ronaldhinio, and theres always dos santos:p

saviolas out, he won't be back until around the same time as Eto'o and Messi. He has apparently ruptured a bicep in his leg or something along those lines.

3 down 3 left if counting dinho

im lost

what you talking about?? i didnt say we would win them,(hopefully we will) wa i ment is that we have two important CL games comin up and world cup games,

it was a huge blow,We have the world cup in a month and 2 crucial CL games. i cant even enjoy the win proper,poor poor messi

"The Argentinean Leo Messi will be about three months of loss after confirming itself that he undergoes a fracture of the fifth metatarsiano of the left foot, later to leave the field during first half of the party that faces its equipment, Barcelona, and to the Zaragoza in the Camp Nou. The young forward will have to pass by the operating room in the next hours."

sad news , if dinho plays like he did today against levski&bremen , and rijkaard uses saviola instead of iceman, we'll be in the last 16 no doubt.