FC Barcelona – Athletic Club: Neymar and Messi brilliance sees off brave Bilbao (2-0) | FC Barcelona
Two goals in five minutes late on from Neymar gave Barça a deserved win in an exciting game against Bilbao at the Camp Nou this afternoon. The Brazilian came on for Munir, who again gave a solid performance, just after the hour mark and his skill, speed and understanding with Messi tipped the scales Barça’s way against the determined and lively Basques.
Luis Enrique encouraged by great all-round performance | FC Barcelona
"I’d stress how few chances Athletic got, even though they’re a team that likes to have the ball" he told his post-match conference. "They hardly generated any danger and you have to play well as a team to achieve that … If we want to do well, we are going to have to be consistent and compact both in attack and defence. It makes me proud that we created so many chances against a team like Athletic."
Neymar Jr: "We are working hard and improving as a team" | FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona could not have wished for more from Neymar against Athletic Bilbao on Saturday afternoon. With the game deadlocked at 0-0, the Brazilian came on for Munir and scored twice. "I’m happy with my two goals, and for coming on to help the team to win" he said afterwards. "I was very tired after all that travelling".
Bravo: "We struggled to break the deadlock" | FC Barcelona
Chilean goalkeeper Claudio Bravo was ecstatic following the third consecutive win of Barça’s league season, 2-0 against Athletic Bilbao, especially as "it was difficult for us to break the deadlock … We couldn’t score. But eventually we got a win that will do us a lot of good. Athletic is a tough, hard-working team and they are clearly more into their rhythm after playing in the Champions League qualifiers.
Three games, no goals conceded | FC Barcelona
Claudio Bravo was in goal for the first three Liga matches and kept a clean sheet in each of them. It’s the first time a team has survived this far without dropping a point or letting in a goal since Atlético Madrid in 1991, and the first time Barça have done it since 1985.
Thomas Christiansen: "The most dangerous thing about Apoel is their attack" | FC Barcelona
Thomas Christiansen took up his first managerial post just a few months ago at AEK Larnaca, and recently faced Apoel FC in the Cypriot championship. So he was the perfect man for fcbarcelona.com to speak to on its quest to learn more about Barça’s opening opponents in the Champions League.
First pre-Champions League training session | FC Barcelona
After beating Athletic Bilbao on Saturday night, the players returned to training on Sunday morning at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper. It’s now time for Luis Enrique and his men to flip the page and start thinking about a new competition, the Champions League, which starts for them on Wednesday at 8.45 PM CET at home to APOEL Nicosia.
Links between Apoel and FC Barcelona | FC Barcelona
The most obvious is the man in goal for the Cypriot champions, Urko Pardo. Born in Brussels but to Spanish parents, he was part of the FCB academy from 2001 to 2005, and made 12 appearances for Barça B on Division 2B.
APOEL win ahead of trip to Camp Nou | FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona’s first Champions League opponents will be APOEL Nicosia, who struggled to pick up a 1-0 win at home to Ermis Aradippou today. The tie was deadlocked until the 88th minute, when Sherindan finally grabbed the winner that leaves his side top of the Cypriot First Division.
Alavés v FC Barcelona B: A game of two halves (2-3) | FC Barcelona
The reserves looked well in command in the first half. Joan Román converted an Adama assist to put them one ahead and in the 39th minute Adama featured in another goal. This time his cross was deflected by Manu into his own net. And before the break, Grimaldo sent home an impeccable free kick to make it 3-0.
Korean Messi! Barcelona’s Seung-Woo Lee scores ANOTHER solo golazo for South Korea U16 [Video] - 101 Great Goals
Barcelona 16 year old Seung-Woo Lee is making waves at this summer’s Asian U16 Championships. The South Korean star dribbled past five in last week’s 1-0 win over Malaysia U16. Being touted as the ‘Korean Messi’, Seung-Woo Lee lived up to the hype by scoring two in the 2-0 win over Japan today.
Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid 2-1 | Sky Sports Football
Last season's surprise champions weathered a first-half storm after Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty cancelled out Tiago's opener, and their resolve was worth it as they won it in the 76th minute. Substitute Arda Turan got their winner, but all their players were heroes as budgets were again made a mockery of as Diego Simeone's men won across the city for the second time in two seasons.
Sociedad strike back for Celta draw - ESPN FC
Real Sociedad pulled off an another extraordinary comeback to salvage a point from a 2-2 draw at Celta Vigo, despite trailing the Galicians by two goals with little more than 20 minutes remaining.
Malaga 0 Levante 0 | Sky Sports Football
Levante came into the match having lost both of their opening games against Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao respectively, conceding a total of five goals, leaving coach Jose Luis Mendilibar under pressure. However, defensive frailties in those encounters failed to be repeated on Saturday as Malaga failed to really test visiting stopper Jesus Fernandez.
Match report from Rayo Vallecano v Elche | Sky Sports Football
A goal and assist from Jonathas de Jesus gave Elche their first win of the Primera Division season as Fran Escriba's side saw off Rayo Vallecano 3-2. The visitors took the lead towards the end of the first half thanks to a stunning free-kick from captain Edu Albacar but Paco Jemez's side pulled level right before the break through an impressive effort from Chelsea loanee Gael Kakuta.
RFEF to intervene in Leon-Getafe row? | Football Espana
The RFEF could be set to intervene in the standoff between Pedro Leon and Getafe after a meeting was convened for this week. AS reports that Angel Maria Villar has called the assembly and the situation could be clarified by Tuesday. Getafe did not register Leon for the new season as to do so would have sent the club’s wage bill over the LFP-imposed limit of €17m. Leon is Getafe’s highest-paid player.
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