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Barcelona 4 - 1 Málaga : Usual routine for Barca

David Villa scored twice as Barcelona thrashed Malaga 4-1 at the Nou Camp tonight to extend their lead to four points at the Primera Division's halfway stage.

Andres Iniesta, Villa and Pedro gave Barca a 3-0 lead at the interval and the Catalans always looked comfortable, despite Duda's second half free-kick.

Villa added his second six minutes after that as Pep Guardiola's side cruised to a trademark victory - their 13th successive league win - which was made all the sweeter by Real Madrid's failure to beat bottom-of-the-table Almeria earlier on in the evening.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Real Betis 3 - 1 Barcelona : Barca through despite defeat

Barcelona survived a scare against Real Betis to book their place in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey after a 6-3 aggregate victory.

Pep Guardiola's side looked assured of their place in the last four after cruising to a 5-0 win in the first leg, but were quickly on the rack as two goals in the opening seven minutes from Jorge Molina set second-tier Betis on the way to a 3-1 win.

The result brought an end to Barca's record run of 28 games unbeaten.

The start was a humiliating one for a Barca team which, while weakened, still boasted the likes of Lionel Messi, Xavi, Javier Mascherano and Gerard Pique.

And Messi it was who restored some Catalan pride seven minutes before the break as he fired home to reduce the deficit and leave Betis needing to score seven goals to progress.

In the end the hosts could manage just one more goal, through Arzu on the stroke of half-time, but Barca's humiliation was not yet quite complete, with Messi's uncharacteristic penalty miss in the second period typifying a poor display by the Primera Division leaders.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Barcelona 3 - 0 Racing Sandanter : Formality win for Barca

Barcelona swept aside Racing Santander with consummate ease at the Camp Nou to secure a 14th successive Primera Division win and move provisionally seven points clear of bitter rivals Real Madrid at the top of the table.

Goals from Pedro, after barely a minute of play, and Messi - from the penalty spot - gave the Catalans a 2-0 lead at the break.

Andres Iniesta ensured all three points early in the second half for Barca, who made it 55 points from a possible 60 in the league this season and shook off the relative disappointment of losing 3-1 to Betis in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday night.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

[Lionel Messi]

another win for us.
bro lacoruna69,
gracias for all the updates.

[lacoruna69]

Originally Posted by Lionel Messi

another win for us.
bro lacoruna69,
gracias for all the updates.

Congratz on winning the FIFA Ballon d'Or. A very great achievement at such young age. Too bad you don't play for the SG Lions........oh I forgot they kenna dis-banded liao.

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Barcelona 5 - 0 Almeria : Easy win for Barca

Barcelona took their aggregate score in two games against Almeria this season to 13-0 with a 5-0 win.

Lionel Messi scored an early brace, with David Villa and Pedro also on target before half-time, meaning the second half resembled little more than a training game with Barca knowing their place in the Copa del Rey final was all-but assured.

They still found time to add a fifth, though, with Seydou Keita wrapping things up late on.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

[A Red Devils]

another over 3 win.
will they score more than 3 goals again on this weekend match,away to Hercules Club ?

[lacoruna69]

Hercules 0 - 3 Barcelona : Messi on the double

Lionel Messi scored two late goals as Barcelona beat 10-man Hercules 3-0 to preserve their 100% away record in the Primera Division and move seven points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the table.

Pedro gave Barca the lead two minutes before the interval, but the win was still in doubt until Messi's late intervention, with the Argentina forward bagging two goals in the last three minutes to give the Catalans a comfortable victory following Javier Farinos' dismissal for the home side.

The win erased memories of Barca's surprise home defeat at the hands of the promoted side earlier on in the campaign.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

Originally Posted by A Red Devils

another over 3 win.
will they score more than 3 goals again on this weekend match,away to Hercules Club ?

Just 3 only.....

[Lionel Messi]

i was expecting 4-0.
but it is alright,a win for us and now 7 pts clear of RM.

[lacoruna69]

Almeria 0 - 3 Barcelona : Barca meets Real Madrid in Final

Spanish superpowers Barcelona and Real Madrid set up a mouth-watering Copa del Rey final against each other after both clubs progressed through their respective semi-finals.

Barca, leading 5-0 from their first leg against Almeria, cruised through 8-0 on aggregate thanks to second-leg goals from Adriano, Thiago and recent signing Ibrahim Afellay - his first for the club.

The likes of Lionel Messi, Xavi and David Villa were all left on the bench, but it mattered little as a much-changed Barca ran out convincing winners nevertheless.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

[VeriSign]

i place a fun bet on Barcelona to win 4-0 at odd of 9.50

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Barcelona 3 - 0 Atlético Madrid : Messi hat-trick for Barca

Lionel Messi scored another sublime hat-trick for Barcelona as the Catalans strolled to a 3-0 victory over Atletico Madrid at the Nou Camp to break Real Madrid's 50-year-old record of 15 straight league victories.

Madrid's hero back in 1961 was Alfredo di Stefano, but Barca's main man in 2011 is another Argentinian - Messi.

The 23-year-old opened the scoring with a trademark low finish from the edge of the box after 17 minutes, before adding a second from close range just short of the half-hour mark and scrambled home a third late in the game to move Barca 10 points clear - albeit provisionally - of Madrid at the top of the table.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

Originally Posted by VeriSign

i place a fun bet on Barcelona to win 4-0 at odd of 9.50

Short of 1 more goal.....

[Cum_Luver]

another 3-0 win.
look like this is their winning scoreline for this season.

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Sporting Gijon 1 - 1 Barcelona : Barca held by lowly Gijon

Barcelona's record 16-match winning run in the Primera Division came to an end on Saturday as they were held to a 1-1 draw by lowly Sporting Gijon.

The result also meant Barcelona failed to win away in the Primera Division for the first time this season.

Relegation-threatened Sporting took the lead through a fine David Barral effort after 16 minutes, and looked as if they may hold on for a shock victory until David Villa's sublime chip against his former club rescued a point for the Catalans.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Arsenal 2 - 1 Barcelona : Barca downed by Gunners

Robin van Persie and Andrey Arshavin struck as Arsenal staged a brilliant late comeback to claim a 2-1 win and give themselves a real chance of progressing in the Champions League.

David Villa fired Barcelona, hailed by Arsene Wenger as the world's best team, ahead in the first half after combining with Lionel Messi.

But their superiority faded after the break when Arsenal took control, with Van Persie starting the comeback in the 79th minute before Andrey Arshavin smashed home a superb winner.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)