Plans for the coming week of international play | FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona manager Luis Enrique will once again be short handed as 13 of his players, plus 4 from Barça B head away for international matches this week. Barça will train from Tuesday to Friday at 11.00 AM CET at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper.
FC Barcelona players on international duty | FC Barcelona
The Barça players called to international duty have two weeks ahead of them to prepare for and play games, both friendlies and qualifiers, for their respective national sides. Five players (Bartra, Piqué, Busquets, Alba and Pedro) will go with Spain for two matches versus Belarus — a qualifier — and a friendly versus Germany. Croatia has called Ivan Rakitic, and Barça B player Alen Halilovic to play against Argentina, who will have Messi and Mascherano, and Italy.
Jordi Alba ninth goal scorer in La Liga | FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona beat Almería on Saturday 2-1 thanks to goals from Neymar and Jordi Alba, who became the ninth different player to score for Barça this season in La Liga. With that in mind let's take a quick look at some other interesting facts and figures surrounding the victory.
Why unselfish Suarez is the ultimate team man | Eurosport
Yet the player known for bulging the back of the net seems intent on putting the ball on a platter for his teammates to do so instead - and that’s not such a bad thing.The Uruguayan emerged from the bench against Almeria and was the catalyst for La Blaugrana’s second half fight back, creating goals for Jordi Alba and fellow substitute Neymar.
Barça B fall to Betis 1-0 | FC Barcelona
Barça fell to Betis by a score of 1-0 in a highly competitive match that featured all sorts of scoring opportunities for both sides but in which the Andalucians took better shots. Right from the kick-off the game was hard fought and back and forth. Betis hit the post right off the bat and Barça had their first clear chance at the three-minute mark. In spite of the furious pace and several clear opportunities, neither side could score before the half.
Zinedine Zidane inducted into Goal Hall of Fame - Goal.com
Zinedine Zidane has been named as the first inductee to the Goal Hall of Fame. The legendary playmaker represented Cannes, Bordeaux, Juventus, Real Madrid and France in a glittering 17-year professional career that saw him win all of the game's biggest honours.
Sociedad beat Atletico | Sky Sports Football
Imanol Agirretxe headed a late winner as managerless Real Sociedad claimed a shock 2-1 victory over 10-man Atletico Madrid in a hot-tempered match which saw 10 yellow cards issued at Anoeta. Mario Mandzukic handed the visitors the lead early on and Carlos Vela equalised within five minutes to make things level at the break, while Guilherme Siqueira was sent off early in the second half before Agirretxe netted the winner after 82 minutes.
Valencia held at home | Sky Sports Football
Valencia surrendered their 100 per cent record at Mestalla and slipped to third in the Primera Division table after being held to a 0-0 draw by Athletic Club. Nuno Espirito Santo's men were starved of goalscoring chances by Ernesto Valverde's organised side and are now three points behind leaders Real Madrid and a point from Barcelona.
Espanyol snatch a point in stoppage time against Villarreal | Sky Sports Football
The Yellow Submarine had looked set to put successive defeats to Sevilla, Valencia and FC Zurich behind them with a three-point haul at the Power8 Stadium thanks to Mario Gaspar's first-half goal. However, with the match having already entered additional time at the end of the game, Espanyol stunned their visitors by drawing level through Colotto's close-range finish.
Levante dig in for point | Sky Sports Football
Victor Casadesus' second-half equaliser allowed struggling Levante to deny Sevilla all three points in a bruising encounter at the Sanchez Pizjuan. Vitolo's header gave the hosts the lead after half an hour but Levante never let their heads drop and got a deserved equaliser in the 80th minute through Casadesus, although Sevilla passed up a litany of late chances to grab a winner. The game saw almost 15 minutes in total added on to allow injured players to be treated.
Depor keen to fix tax problem | Football Espana
Deportivo La Coruna have taken steps to ensure the club’s future by working closely with the tax authorities and paying off their debt. Marca reports that Deportivo and Hacienda, the Spanish Treasury, have been rebuilding their relationship as the tax office is club’s main creditor.