El Clasico

El Clasico

FC Barcelona - Real Madrid CF

 

Pre-











Match

The first-leg of this Copa del Rey Semi-Final between Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona ended 1-1 in the Santiago Bernabeu.  A scoreline that favours Barça with that one away goal. 

FC Barcelona have surely won La Liga with a 12 point lead ahead of Atletico Madrid and a 16 point lead ahead of Real Madrid.  Barça will be looking to win the treble this year, La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Uefa Champions League, but will be difficult as they have to win with at least a three goal lead in the Uefa Champions League second-leg match against AC Milan in the Nou Camp.  That Uefa Champions League second-leg match between FC Barcelona and AC Milan will take place the 12th of March, 2013 in the Nou Camp.  Barça look to win their second treble in history while Madrid with La Liga out of their hands will be putting all their attention on the Copa del Rey and Champions League.  They will going for their 10th Champions League title in history, "La Décima" as they say in Spain.

Barça's key players:

Piqué and Carles Puyol (defense)



Gerard Piqué - FC Barcelona

Gerard Piqué and Carles Puyol will be key in defense for Barça

as Pique advances the ball up the pitch and Puyol will be keeping

the defense organized. 

Iniesta and Fabregas (midfield)



Cesc Fabregas - FC Barcelona



Iniesta and Fabregas will be key in midfield for Barça as Cesc Fabregas will make runs in behind the Madrid defense and Iniesta will be there to pick out the deadly passes.

Lionel Messi (forward)



Lionel Messi - FC Barcelona



Lionel Messi as always is Barça's key up front man that they will be looking for. He drop into midfield and spread balls out wide and get into the box and aswell will get into scoring opportunities, and one on one, Messi is lethal.

Real Madrid's key players:

Varane and Sergio Ramos (defense)



Sergio Ramos - Real Madrid CF



Varane will be important in Madrid's defense as he will be able to keep up with Messi's pace and Sergio Ramos will be important in the aerial battles.

Ozil (midfield)



Mesut Ozil - Real Madrid CF

Mesut Ozil will be key in the midfield for Madrid as he will pick out the strikers and make that final important pass to put players through on goal.

Benzema (forward)



Karim Benzema - Real Madrid CF

Karim Benzema will be key up front for Real Madrid as he will get onto Ozil's passes and one on one with the goalkeeper, he is a lethal finisher.

El Clasico - Barça vs Madrid

Tomorrow, Tuesday the 26th of February, 2013,

http://footballingworldnews.blogspot.com.es/

will be covering "El Clasico."  The Copa del Rey, Semi-Final, second-leg between, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF in the Nou Camp.

There will be a pre-match article followed by a post-match article.

AC Milan vs FC Barcelona

Match Report

                

A.C Milan  2 - 0  FC Barcelona

AC Milan 2 - 0 FC Barcelona

The atmosphere in Milan was vibrant on Wednesday night as thousands of spectators packed into the San Siro to watch AC Milan against FC Barcelona.  The match kicked off and as usual, Barça was in possesion of the ball.  Barcelona were trying to create something with Xavi, Iniesta, Fabregas and Busquets stringing up passes in the midfield, but was difficult as Milan kept a compact and organized defense.  The first half ended, 0-0.  The second half started the same as the first with Barça in the driving seat, but in the 57th minute, Kevin-Prince Boateng set the San Siro wild as he pounced on a lose ball just inside the area, putting it into the bottom right corner of Victor Valdes's net making it, AC Milan 1, FC Barcelona 0.  Barça continued to control the game as that one away goal would be important for the second leg in the Nou Camp, but failed to capitalize as chances came from Iniesta and Xavi.  With nine minutes left in the match, Milan scored their second goal as El Shaarawy made an exquisite lob pass to teammate Muntari who volleyed the ball into the back of the net to secure a historic champions league win for Milan.  It will be difficult for Barça to go through as they are going to have to win with at least a three goal lead in the return leg in the Nou Camp, but the team is confident with Xavi saying "I think we will see a different match in the Nou Camp."  The second leg between these two European giants will take place the 12th of March, 2013.  

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Lionel Messi - 301 goals

Alfredo Di Stéfano - 307 goals

Raúl - 323 goals 

 

Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi scores his 300th and 301st goals for FC Barcelona

Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi last saturday scored his 300th and 301st goals for Football Club Barcelona against Granada CF joining the likes of Di Stéfano and Raúl to have 300 club goals.  Barça were down 1-0 when Messi scored his 300th goal for FC Barcelona coming off a rebound.  His 301st goal was pure class as he scored a great free kick from just outside the box.  Lionel Messi at the age of only 25 has joined Di Stéfano and Raúl with 301 club goals and will continue scoring for Barça.  Messi only needs 6 more goals to equal Alfredo Di Stéfano's goal tally with Real Madrid CF of 307 goals and 22 more goals to equal Raúl's goal tally with Real Madrid CF OF 323.

Di Stefano - Real Madrid CF - 307 goals

Lionel Messi will try to equal Alfredo Di Stéfano's 307 club goals with Real Madrid CF.

Raúl - Real Madrid CF - 323 goals

Lionel Messi will try to equal Raúl's 323 club goals with Real Madrid CF.  



Check out all of Lionel Messi's 301 goals for FC Barcelona.

 

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Drogba makes the difference

Drogba makes the difference in his Galatasaray S.K debut

Drogba makes the difference in his Galatasaray S.K debut

Drogba scored his first goal in the red and yellow shirt of Galatasaray S.K in great fashion after putting his head onto a lobbed cross coming in from the right side.  

Drogba makes the difference in his Galatasaray S.K debut

 Both new Galatasaray signings Didier Drogba and Wesley Sneijder made a difference.

Drogba makes the difference in his Galatasaray S.K debut

Sneijder - Galatasaray S.K

Sneijder played the ball to the right side, the cross was put in and Drogba put his head onto it.  The ball hit the post and entered into the back of the net.  A great goal from the former Chelsea striker.

The Best Football Stadiums in the world

The Best Football Stadiums in the world

This article is looking at the World's best and most unique football Stadiums from The Emirates Stadium to The Allianz Arena.

The Emirates Stadium




The Emirates Stadium is one of the world's best footballing stadiums with a seating capacity of 60,361.  It is the third largest football stadium in England and the home of Arsenal FC.  The Stadium was opened in 2006.  The total building cost of The Emirates Stadium was £390 million.

 

  

Allianz Arena

The Allianz Arena is one of the most unique footballing stadiums with an incredible outer shape that lights up with different colours.  It has a seating capacity of 69,901 and like The Emirates Stadium is the third biggest stadium in Germany.  It is the home of footballing clubs FC Bayern Munich and TSV 1860 Munchen.  The Allianz Arena was opened in 2005.  The total building cost of The Allianz Arena was €340 million.  It hosted last season's Uefa Champions League Final in which Chelsea became champions against FC Bayern Munich.

Santiago Bernabeu

The Estadio Santiago Bernabeu is a historical football stadium being opened in 1947.  It has a seating capacity of 85,454.  It is the home of Real Madrid CF.  It has hosted 4 European Cup Finals and the 2010 Uefa Champions League final between Inter Milan and FC Bayern Munich.

 

Nou Camp

The Nou Camp is the biggest stadium in Europe and one of the biggest in the world with a seating capacity of 99,786.  It is the home of FC Barcelona.  The construction of the Nou Camp started in 1954 and was opened in 1957.  The construction of the Nou Camp cost 1,700,000 Euros which these days is quite cheap to build a world class stadium.

Below are some plans for a new Nou Camp which didn't go through.

 


Veltins Arena






The Veltins Arena is one of the world's most unique stadiums as there is a roof that opens and closes.  It has a seating capacity of 61,482.  It is the home of Schalke 04.  It was opened in 2001 and the construction of the Veltins Arena cost 191 million euros.

 

San Siro

 

The San Siro is the home of A.C Milan and Inter Milan.  Both rivals.  It has a seating capacity of 80,018 and was opened in 1926.

Beckham signs for PSG

Beckham signs for PSG

Beckham signs for PSG

Beckham signs for PSG

Beckham signs for PSG

Former England captain David Beckham has signed for French Ligue 1 side, Paris Saint Germain.  Beckham has signed a one and a half year contract deal with PSG.  David Beckham will be wearing the number 32 jersey and will be playing alongside the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Lavezzi, Pastore, Thiago Silva, Lucas Moura, and many more word class players.

Article of the Week - Didier Drogba signs for Galatasaray S.K

Article of the Week - Didier Drogba signs for Galatasaray S.K

Didier Drogba signs for Galatasaray S.K

 Didier Drogba has signed for Turkish side Galatasaray S.K.  Drogba signed for the club on the 28th of January, 2013 for one year and a half.  He will be playing alongside other new star signing, Wesley Sneijder who will be providing the passes to Drogba to score.

Didier Drogba with the Champions League trophy

Check out Didier Drogba with Chelsea.  A world class striker.