السبت، 5 ديسمبر 2015

FC Barcelona News: 5 December 2015; 18 Player Arrive in Valencia, Arda Turan Wins Award

Match Preview: Valencia v FC Barcelona | FC Barcelona
Luis Enrique’s team travel to Valencia on Saturday (kick off 8.30pm CET) to take on a side whose recent inconsistent form led to the resignation of coach Nuno Santo this week and the arrival of Manchester United legend Gary Neville as his replacement.

Luis Enrique: 'We have the best trident in history' | FC Barcelona
The day before FC Barcelona are away to Valencia in the league (kick-off 8.30pm CET), manager Luis Enrique spoke to the press, and particularly stressed the difficulty of preparing for a match against a historically difficult opponent that has just changed its manager. With Gary Neville about to take over on the Valencia bench and Salvador González Voro serving as interim, it’s hard to know what to expect from a side that is currently ninth in the Liga standings.

The best attack against the meanest home defence | FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona are on their way to Mestalla. But although Valencia away is traditionally one of the trickiest games on the Liga fixture list, it’s one that Barça have not lost since 2006/07. That said, the last six years have seen two victories by the only narrowest of margins (3-2 and 1-0) and there draws (2-2, 0-0 and 2-2).

FC Barcelona team are in Valencia | FC Barcelona
The FC Barcelona first team left for Valencia on Saturday morning for their evening kick-off at Mestalla (8.30pm CET). The eighteen-man squad announced on Friday by manager Luis Enrique boarded their charter flight from El Prat Airport at 10.30am CET and after about an hour. touched down at the Aeropuerto de Manises. From there, they were taken directly to a local hotel, where they are now getting some pre-match rest.

FC Barcelona's 18 man squad for trip to Valencia | FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona trained on Friday morning ahead of Saturday’s game away to Valencia (8.30pm CET), where they’ll be defending their lead of four points over Atlético Madrid and six over Real Madrid after scoring an incredible twenty goals in their last four games.

Quiz: FC Barcelona games in Valencia's Mestalla stadium | FC Barcelona
Show what you remember about Barça’s previous visits to Valencia’s ground with these ten teasers

FC Barcelona book 'A Historic Treble' now on sale | FC Barcelona
It was a season to remember as Barça sealed their second treble in their history while there was also an emotional farewell to Xavi Hernandez after 767 appearances. The book also shows the start of the 2015-16 campaign with new signing Arda Turan and Aleix Vidal, and the Spanish Super Cup win.

Messi and NBA star Stephen Curry in mutual appreciation society | FC Barcelona
Messi’s magic on the field and Curry’s ability on the basketball court invite easy comparisons: "both of us have a creative style of play. I try to do nice things with my hands, to creative like Messi. I love watching him play because you never know what he is going to do with the ball and I love the talent he has," admitted NBA star Curry.

A look at the place where Messi was El Leo - Goal.com
The rubbish dump had not only been the site of terrible stories, it had also become a place of mischief for the kids of the block. In the moments when they were not playing with the ball, they would kill pigeons, gut them, pretend to be surgeons and perform a post-mortem, without knowing what post-mortem meant.

A love story: When Messi fell for Antonella - Goal.com
The street has not changed much, but the other side of the park now has two synthetic pitches, known to everyone as No. 3 and No. 4. It has undergone alterations, of course. There previously stood a wall with the great talents who have come out of there, and now there is a huge mural of Marcelo Bielsa's face and another with the likeness of Isaac Newell, the founder of one of Rosario's two great clubs.

Arda Turan named man of the year in Turkey | FC Barcelona
Arda Turan is the man of the year in Turkey for 2015 - so say GQ magazine and the FC Barcelona player received the award from former basketball star Hidayet Turkoglu in an event that took place in the midfielder’s home country that was attended by more than 600 personalities from the world of sport, art and business.

Gary Neville new Valencia boss ahead of FC Barcelona clash | FC Barcelona
Gary Neville has been named new Valencia coach this week following the resignation of Nuno Santo after the 1-0 defeat at Sevilla last Sunday away at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán. The former Manchester United defender teams up with his brother Phil who has been on the coaching staff at the club since July of this year.



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