الخميس، 27 نوفمبر 2014

FC Barcelona News: 27 November 2014; Xavi Equals Ryan Giggs' Record, Preparations Begin for Valencia Clash


Team back to begin preparing for Valencia | FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona got back to their training routine on Thursday morning after having Wednesday off. It was their first session after Tuesday's 4-0 victory over Apoel in Cyprus. Today saw the team begin preparations for this Sunday's La Liga clash at Valencia.


Xavi Hernández draws level with Ryan Giggs on 151 Champions League appearances | FC Barcelona

Curiously enough, the Barça coach at the time, Louis Van Gaal, is now in charge at the English club and his assistant is Ryan Giggs, the man who up until Tuesday held the record for the most ever appearances in Europe’s top club competition. Sixteen years after that debut in Manchester, the FC Barcelona captain reached a total of 151 matches in the European Cup, equalling the legendary United midfielder’s record.


World's media running out of words to describe Messi | FC Barcelona

These days, a month rarely goes by without Lionel Messi breaking a new record. Where he is concerned, the term ‘rewriting the history books’ is not just a cliché. It’s literally true, and the world’s media will vouch for that. After he broke the Champions League record by taking his talky up to 74 goals, we are running out of superlatives to describe somebody who is nothing less than a living legend.


What would Barcelona do without Leo? Messi conquers Spain and Europe in four days - Goal.com

What would Barcelona do without Lionel Messi? Since hinting in a recent interview with Argentine sports paper Ole that his long-term future may lie away from the Catalan club, the striker has returned to his brilliant best and broken two of football's most remarkable records in the space of four days.


Record number of passes in Cyprus | FC Barcelona

The highest number of passes until now under Luis Enrique was achieved against the same side, APOEL, in the game at the Camp Nou (856, of which 747 were good). However, Barça actually completed more passes away to Levante (768) out of a slightly smaller overall total (852).


Luis Suárez the elder on Luis Suárez the younger | FC Barcelona

During the annual dinner for the Former Barça Players group last Friday, Luis Suárez Miramontes spoke to Barça TV about the arrival of his namesake at FC Barcelona. The Uruguyan version scored his first ever goal for the blaugranes on Tuesday against Apoel and for the legendary ex-Barça and Internazionale midfielder he is, "an important signing for Barça."


Four FC Barcelona defenders shortlisted for FIFPro | FC Barcelona

Gerard Piqué, Javier Mascherano, Jordi Alba and Dani Alves have been shortlisted for the FIFA FIFPro World XI 2014. The four Barça defenders are among the 20 candidates in that position chosen by around 60,000 professional footballers from all around the world. The definitive XI will be revealed at the FIFA Balon d’Or Gala in Zurich on January 12.


Report: Montoya asks for Barca exit | Football Espana

Barcelona defender Martin Montoya plans to ask the club to release him during the January transfer window. The 23-year-old right-back, a product of Barca’s famed La Masia youth academy, has made just one La Liga appearance this term and has dropped down the pecking order at the Camp Nou since Luis Enrique took charge in the summer.


FC Barcelona give support to the campaign to end violence against women | FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona has lent its support to a declaration for the elimination of violence against women distributed by the Secretary General for Sport for the Generalitat of Catalunya (The Catalan Regional Government). The text was put together to coincide with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on the 25th of November.


The book 'Barça, The Thrill is Back', now on sale | FC Barcelona

Thursday sees the release of ‘Barça, The Thrill is Back’, the sixth volume co-published by Angle Editorial and FC Barcelona, containing brand new pictures of the first team players during the 2013/14 season and early in 2014/15, what proved to be a difficult period, especially due to the illness and passing away of Tito Vilanova.


Carlo Ancelotti levels Real Madrid record with 15 straight wins - ESPN FC

Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid made it 15 wins in a row with their 1-0 victory over Basel on Wednesday, matching a record set by former coaches Jose Mourinho and Miguel Munoz. Cristiano Ronaldo's 35th-minute goal was enough to secure all three points and also top spot in Champions League Group B.







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