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Transfer Update

A small transfer update. Igor Akinfeev will be joining us in January. So now I have to decide whether to sell off Valdes in January or at the end of the season. Suggestions??
Also I am thinking of buying Aguero. Have to change my tactics to adjust to the new team structure and he will fit in well as an AMC or as a forward.

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NOVEMBER UPDATE​

Toulouse FC 3 - 2 F.C. Barcelona (UEFA Champions League Grp B)​
A gritty performance by Toulouse FC saw them come away from Stadium Municipal with a 3 - 2 win. A brace from Diogo helped Toulouse FC to victory.

Flamboyant striker Diogo gave Toulouse FC the lead with a freak goal in the 12th minute. Full-back Daniel Congré doubled Toulouse FC's lead with a header on 19 minutes.
Diogo added another with a fine header from point-blank range in the 29th minute. Cultured striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic pulled one back for Barcelona after 36 minutes with a placed shot.
Striker Marama Vahirua's red card for a vicious foul on 37 minutes put Toulouse FC's position under question. Despite the home side being down to ten men, midfield playmaker Yoann Gourcuff could only grab a consolation for Barcelona in the 81st minute with a long range curling shot.

Valencia C.F., S.A.D. 0 - 0 F.C. Barcelona (La Liga)​
F.C. Barcelona fans came away from Nuevo Mestalla largely in good spirits after their match against Valencia C.F., S.A.D.

The first incident of note was on 85 minutes as Barcelona were denied claims by Aaron Ramsey for a penalty.
Barcelona were often prevented from playing as they wanted to due to the number of fouls committed by their enthusiastic opponent.

F.C. Barcelona 3 - 0 Barakaldo C.F. (Copa del Rey 4th Rnd)​
F.C. Barcelona produced a good display this evening to see off the challenge of Barakaldo C.F. at Camp Nou. A brace from Bojan helped Barcelona to victory.

An error from Mathieu Bouyer allowed wonderkid Bojan to score a placed shot from close range. Bojan doubled Barcelona's lead with a placed shot on 30 minutes.
France captain Thierry Henry completed the rout with a powerful close range effort on 38 minutes.

Real Madrid C.F. 2 - 0 F.C. Barcelona (La Liga)​
F.C. Barcelona will be wondering what might have been this morning after a close encounter with R. Madrid turned into a 2 - 0 victory for their opponents.

R. Madrid finally took the lead when R. Madrid captain Raúl scored a good header from just inside the six-yard box on 52 minutes. Raúl completed the scoring for R. Madrid with a screamer from well outside the area on 75 minutes.

F.C. Barcelona 2 - 0 R. Valladolid C.F., S.A.D. (La Liga)​
F.C. Barcelona enjoyed near total domination over a distinctly average R. Valladolid C.F., S.A.D. side at Camp Nou this evening.

World-class winger Lionel Messi got Barcelona off to a flyer by scoring a powerful effort on 9 minutes. Barcelona captain Gerard Piqué finally rounded off their victory on 47 minutes with a fine header from point-blank range.

Olympiakos SF Piraeus 1 - 2 F.C. Barcelona (UEFA Champions League Grp B)​
F.C. Barcelona produced a solid performance to beat Olympiakos SF Piraeus at Georgios Karaiskakis.

Barcelona finally took the lead when cultured striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a powerful effort from the edge of the area on 45 minutes. Wonderkid Aaron Ramsey doubled Barcelona's lead with a screamer from well outside the area on 52 minutes. An error from Cristian Ansaldi allowed centre-back Avraam Papadopoulos to score a well timed close range finish.

R. Racing Club S.A.D. 0 - 2 F.C. Barcelona (La Liga)​
An efficient performance by F.C. Barcelona's players saw them confidently overcome a lacklustre R. Racing Club S.A.D. 2 - 0 at El Sardinero.

Midfield playmaker Yoann Gourcuff gave Barcelona the lead with a long range curling shot in the 23rd minute. Midfielder Lars Bender completed the scoring for Barcelona with a good header from just inside the six-yard box on 67 minutes.
Centre-back Havard Nordtveit's red card for a vicious foul on 79 minutes put Barcelona's position under question.

P:7 W:4 L:2 D:1
 
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A pretty good consolidation season so far, can I see a screenshot of your league table and tactics please.
 
December Update

DECEMBER UPDATE​

F.C. Barcelona 3 - 0 R.C. Deportivo de La Coruña S.A.D. (La Liga)​
F.C. Barcelona enjoyed near total domination over a distinctly average R.C. Deportivo de La Coruña S.A.D. side at Camp Nou this evening. A brace from Zlatan Ibrahimovic helped Barcelona to victory.

Cultured striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave Barcelona the lead with a powerful freekick from the edge of the area in the 13th minute. When Rubén Castro gave away a penalty, Gourcuff confidently stepped up to score from the spot. There were no prizes for guessing who completed the rout on 80 minutes as that man Ibrahimovic popped up again with a screamer from the edge of the area.

C.D. Tenerife S.A.D. 0 - 3 F.C. Barcelona (La Liga)​
F.C. Barcelona overcame a resilient C.D. Tenerife S.A.D. side in the Liga BBVA game at Heliodoro Rodríguez López this evening.

Winger Stevan Jovetic got Barcelona off to a flyer by scoring a powerful header on 8 minutes. An error from Jonathan Pereira allowed midfield playmaker Yoann Gourcuff to score a powerful effort from the edge of the area. Cultured striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic completed the rout with a close range header on 51 minutes.

F.C. Barcelona 0 - 1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica - SAD (UEFA Champions League Grp B)​
F.C. Barcelona's players and fans came away highly disappointed from their 1 - 0 defeat at the hands of Sport Lisboa e Benfica - SAD.

Striker Rafael Sóbis gave Benfica the lead with a powerful effort in the 20th minute.
Barcelona were often prevented from playing as they wanted to due to the number of fouls committed by their enthusiastic opponents.
This loss meant we were eliminated from the Champions League. I had expected to do badly in Europe but going out this early was very disappointing. Will try and win the Europe League now.

F.C. Barcelona 1 - 1 Real Betis B., S.A.D. (La Liga)​
F.C. Barcelona could count themselves highly unlucky to only draw in their Liga BBVA match at Camp Nou.

Barcelona captain Gerard Piqué gave Barcelona the lead with a good header from just inside the six-yard box in the 22nd minute. With Barcelona already beginning to celebrate, midfielder Achille Emana dramatically scored a well timed close range finish in injury-time to ****** the equaliser for Betis.
Better late than never for Betis and the fans were clearly delighted with Emana's impact.

Al-Ain 1 - 3 F.C. Barcelona (Club World Cup Semi Final)​
F.C. Barcelona produced a good display this evening to see off the challenge of Al-Ain at Mohamed bin Zayed Stadium.

World-class winger Lionel Messi gave Barcelona the lead with a curling shot from the edge of the area in the 27th minute. Cultured striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic doubled Barcelona's lead with a freekick from the edge of the area on 35 minutes.
Player Adnan Saif gave the Al-Ain fans a glimmer of hope after 74 minutes with a placed shot from close range. Midfielder Jack Rodwell completed the scoring for Barcelona with a powerful effort on 89 minutes.

Estudiantes de La Plata 0 - 2 F.C. Barcelona (Club World Cup Final)​
F.C. Barcelona enjoyed near total domination over a distinctly average Estudiantes de La Plata side at Mohamed bin Zayed Stadium this evening.

Barcelona finally took the lead when wonderkid Aaron Ramsey scored a well executed finish on 41 minutes. Things went from bad to worse for Estudiantes (LP) as Estudiantes (LP) captain Juan Sebastián Verón earned himself an early bath for a vicious foul on 51 minutes. An error from Marcos Angeleri allowed world-class winger Lionel Messi to score a powerful effort from the edge of the area.

Consecutive Club World Cup wins has Barcelona fans jubilant
Fans of F.C. Barcelona are used to winning, but this latest triumph in the FIFA Club World Cup has now seen them lift the trophy two times in a row.

Happy supporters sang songs of praise as they watched manager Antoni Gaudí and his team of heroes celebrate a fantastic achievement.

Athletic Club 1 - 1 F.C. Barcelona (La Liga)​
F.C. Barcelona came close to suffering an unexpected defeat at the hand of Athletic Club at San Mamés.

Barcelona finally took the lead when winger Stevan Jovetic scored a powerful effort on 62 minutes. With Barcelona already beginning to celebrate, striker Íñigo Díaz de Cerio then scored a placed shot in injury-time to ****** the equaliser for Athletic.
Better late than never for Athletic and the fans were clearly delighted with Díaz de Cerio's impact.

F.C. Barcelona 3 - 1 C. Atlético Madrid S.A.D. (La Liga)​
F.C. Barcelona overcame a resilient C. Atlético Madrid S.A.D. side in the Liga BBVA game at Camp Nou this evening.

Things did not get off to a good start for At. Madrid as Barcelona's Lionel Messi scored from the spot after Michael Carrick had given away a penalty. An error from Dmytro Chygrynskyi allowed cultured striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic to score a fine header from point-blank range. Jovetic scored with a powerful effort in the 72nd minute to extend the lead further.
Experienced winger Simão managed to grab the consolation for At. Madrid in the 88th minute with a placed shot.


P:8 W:5 L:1 D:2
 
January Update

JANUARY UPDATE​

Real Sporting S.A.D. 1 - 5 F.C. Barcelona (La Liga)​
F.C. Barcelona turned their possession into goals with a 5 - 1 win over Real Sporting S.A.D. A brace from Zlatan Ibrahimovic helped Barcelona to victory.

Sporting captain Diego Castro gave Sporting the lead with a close range header in the 12th minute. Cultured striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic then equalised for Barcelona in the 25th minute with a placed shot from close range.
Barcelona captain Gerard Piqué then put the away side in front after 39 minutes with a close range header. Jovetic scored with a placed shot in the 45th minute to extend the lead further.
Another goal was added when Ibrahimovic scored with a placed shot in the 49th minute. The last goal of the game came from full-back José Ángel whose 61st minute own-goal will undoubtedly cause him some embarrassment.

F.C. Barcelona 3 - 0 Hércules C.F., S.A.D. (Copa del Rey 5th Rnd)​
An efficient performance by F.C. Barcelona's players saw them confidently overcome a lacklustre Hércules C.F., S.A.D. 3 - 0 at Camp Nou.

An error from Juan José Calatayud allowed enthusiastic midfielder Sergio Busquets to score a well timed close range finish. Full-back Cristian Ansaldi doubled Barcelona's lead with a powerful effort from the edge of the area on 70 minutes.
Centre-back Havard Nordtveit completed the rout with a fine header from point-blank range on 77 minutes.

R.C. Deportivo de La Coruña S.A.D. 0 - 3 F.C. Barcelona (La Liga)​
F.C. Barcelona overcame a resilient R.C. Deportivo de La Coruña S.A.D. side in the Liga BBVA game at Riazor this evening. A brace from Zlatan Ibrahimovic helped Barcelona to victory.

Cultured striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic got Barcelona off to a flyer by scoring a powerful close range header on 8 minutes. Ibrahimovic doubled Barcelona's lead with a close range header on 42 minutes.
With Deportivo staring at defeat, there was controversy as experienced midfielder Sergio then had a penalty shout turned down. Wonderkid Bojan completed the rout with a header on 59 minutes.

Hércules C.F., S.A.D. 1 - 3 F.C. Barcelona (Copa del Rey 5th Rnd)​
F.C. Barcelona enjoyed near total domination over a distinctly average Hércules C.F., S.A.D. side at José Rico Pérez this evening. A brace from Zlatan Ibrahimovic helped Barcelona to victory.

Things did not get off to a good start for Hércules as cultured striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic seized on an error by Noé Pamarot to score a well timed close range finish. Wonderkid Aaron Ramsey doubled Barcelona's lead with a curling shot from the edge of the area on 13 minutes.
Experienced midfielder Francisco Javier Farinós gave the Hércules fans a glimmer of hope after 38 minutes with a powerful effort from the edge of the area. Ibrahimovic completed the scoring for Barcelona with a well timed close range finish on 78 minutes.

Barcelona therefore win 6 - 1 on aggregate.

F.C. Barcelona 6 - 0 Getafe C.F., S.A.D. (La Liga)​
F.C. Barcelona fans celebrated an emphatic 6 - 0 win at Camp Nou this evening. The highlight of the game was undoubtedly a superb hat-trick from Barcelona's Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Wonderkid Aaron Ramsey gave Barcelona the lead with a curling shot from the edge of the area in the 26th minute. Midfield playmaker Yoann Gourcuff doubled Barcelona's lead with a screamer from well outside the area on 33 minutes.
Jovetic scored with a powerful effort which deflected in in the 36th minute to extend the lead further. An error from Mario allowed cultured striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic to score a good header from just inside the six-yard box. Things went from bad to worse for Getafe as centre-back Nano earned himself an early bath for a vicious foul on 72 minutes.
Ibrahimovic added another with a curling shot from the edge of the area in the 73rd minute. Ibrahimovic was able to keep his composure to score from the spot after Soldado gave away a penalty.

F.C. Barcelona 2 - 0 C.D. Tenerife S.A.D. (Copa del Rey Qtr Final)​
An efficient performance by F.C. Barcelona's players saw them confidently overcome a lacklustre C.D. Tenerife S.A.D. 2 - 0 at Camp Nou.

An error from Ezequiel Luna allowed wonderkid Bojan to score a powerful close range effort which was deflected on its way in. World-class winger Lionel Messi finally rounded off their victory on 90 minutes with a powerful effort from the edge of the area.

Xerez C.D., S.A.D. 1 - 4 F.C. Barcelona (La Liga)​
An efficient performance by F.C. Barcelona's players saw them confidently overcome a lacklustre Xerez C.D., S.A.D. 4 - 1 at Municipal de Chapín. A brace from Sergio Busquets helped Barcelona to victory.

Striker Giancarlo Maldonado got Xerez off to a flyer by scoring a screamer from the edge of the area on 5 minutes. Barcelona's equaliser came through Lionel Messi as he seized on Víctor Sánchez's mistake to score a penalty. Midfield playmaker Yoann Gourcuff then put the away side in front after 34 minutes with a curling shot from the edge of the area.
Busquets scored with a placed shot in the 45th minute to extend the lead further. There were no prizes for guessing who completed the rout on 82 minutes as that man Busquets popped up again with a powerful effort.

C.D. Tenerife S.A.D. 1 - 0 F.C. Barcelona (Copa del Rey Qtr Final)​
A gritty performance by C.D. Tenerife S.A.D. saw them come away from Heliodoro Rodríguez López with a 1 - 0 win.

Striker Nino gave Tenerife the lead with a placed shot in the 38th minute.
Both teams had a number of attempts at goal, which promised much, but the quality of finishing was poor throughout.

Despite this loss, Barcelona therefore win 2 - 1 on aggregate.

F.C. Barcelona 1 - 1 Villarreal C.F., S.A.D. (La Liga)​
F.C. Barcelona fans came away from Camp Nou largely in good spirits after their match against Villarreal C.F., S.A.D.

Explosive striker Nilmar got Villarreal off to a flyer by scoring a placed shot on 5 minutes. Centre-back Iván Marcano's red card for a vicious foul on 53 minutes put Villarreal's position under question.
With time rapidly running out however, France captain Thierry Henry then scored a placed shot to equalise for Barcelona. Better late than never for Barcelona and the fans were clearly delighted with Henry's impact.

P:9 W:7 L:1 D:1

A very good month for us. The goals have started to come in abundance again. A few changes in the player roles seems to have made the difference. The squad has also started to gel together. This run of god results has seen us rise to 2nd in the table, 1point above Madrid and 3 below Zaragoza. Finally things are looking up.
 
February Update

FEBRUARY UPDATE​

F.C. Barcelona 4 - 2 Real Madrid C.F. (Copa del Rey Semi Final)​
An efficient performance from Barcelona saw them run out 4 - 2 winners over Real Madrid C.F. at Camp Nou. A brace from Zlatan Ibrahimovic helped Barcelona to victory.

Midfield playmaker Kaká showed a sign of things to come though as he nearly gifted Barcelona a goal on 8 minutes. An error from Cristian Ansaldi allowed striker Gonzalo Higuaín to score a placed shot from close range. Cultured striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic then equalised for Barcelona in the 46th minute with a good header from just inside the six-yard box.
Winger Stevan Jovetic put the home side in front in the 54th minute with a curling shot from the edge of the area. An error from Raúl allowed Ibrahimovic to score a powerful effort. It was a superb solo effort and Ibrahimovic looked delighted. An error from Raúl Albiol allowed midfield playmaker Yoann Gourcuff to score a powerful effort from the edge of the area. Kaká reduced R. Madrid's deficit on 72 minutes with a powerful effort but it was merely consolation.

F.C. Barcelona 6 - 0 Sevilla F.C., S.A.D. (La Liga)​
F.C. Barcelona fans celebrated an emphatic 6 - 0 win at Camp Nou this evening. The highlight of the game was undoubtedly a superb hat-trick from Barcelona's Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Cultured striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic got Barcelona off to a flyer by scoring a thumping header on 6 minutes. Ibrahimovic doubled Barcelona's lead with a well timed close range finish on 31 minutes.
Messi scored with a powerful effort from the edge of the area in the 36th minute to extend the lead further. Ibrahimovic added his 3rd goal of the game with a powerful effort from the edge of the area on 53 minutes.
Messi added his 2nd goal of the game with a long range curling shot on 71 minutes. It was a superb solo effort and Messi looked delighted. Midfield playmaker Yoann Gourcuff completed the rout with a powerful effort from the edge of the area which blasted against the inside of the post before hitting the back of the net on 90 minutes.

Real Madrid C.F. 1 - 1 F.C. Barcelona (Copa del Rey Semi Final)​
Following their 1 - 1 draw with Real Madrid C.F. at Santiago Bernabéu, an ex-Barcelona player claimed that his former team must improve if they are to succeed this season.

Things did not get off to a good start for R. Madrid as cultured striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic seized on an error by Raúl Albiol to score a placed shot. Striker Karim Benzema equalised for R. Madrid after 27 minutes with a close range header.

Barcelona therefore win 5 - 3 on aggregate.

Málaga C.F., S.A.D. 2 - 4 F.C. Barcelona (La Liga)​
F.C. Barcelona overcame a resilient Málaga C.F., S.A.D. side in the Liga BBVA game at La Rosaleda this evening.

World-class winger Lionel Messi gave Barcelona the lead with a close range header in the 15th minute. Experienced striker Fernando then equalised for Málaga in the 21st minute with a placed shot.
Midfielder Lars Bender then put the away side in front after 47 minutes with a well timed close range finish. Busquets scored with a powerful effort from the edge of the area in the 62nd minute to extend the lead further.
Fernando reduced Málaga's deficit on 68 minutes with a well timed close range finish but it was merely consolation. Flamboyant forward Siddhartha Tiwari completed the scoring for Barcelona with a close range header on 90 minutes.

F.C. Barcelona 2 - 0 Everton (Europa League 1st Knockout Rnd)​
F.C. Barcelona overcame a resilient Everton side in the UEFA Europa League First Knockout Round game at Camp Nou this evening.

Midfield playmaker Yoann Gourcuff gave Barcelona the lead with a well timed close range finish in the 11th minute. Gourcuff completed the scoring for Barcelona with a long range curling shot on 74 minutes.

U.D. Las Palmas S.A.D. 0 - 1 F.C. Barcelona (La Liga)​
F.C. Barcelona produced a good display this evening to see off the challenge of U.D. Las Palmas S.A.D. at Estadio de Gran Canaria.

With the game nearing an end, it was Zlatan Ibrahimovic who scored a placed shot from close range to give Barcelona the lead on 81 minutes. Ibrahimovic's impact delighted the fans with his late goal.
Barcelona had a number of attempts at goal but their profligacy meant they didn't score as many as they maybe would have liked.

Everton 1 - 2 F.C. Barcelona (Europa League 1st Knockout Rnd)​
F.C. Barcelona produced a good display this evening to see off the challenge of Everton at Goodison Park.

Cultured striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave Barcelona the lead with a placed shot in the 30th minute. Midfield playmaker Yoann Gourcuff doubled Barcelona's lead with a curling shot on 38 minutes.
Enthusiastic striker James Vaughan's 50th minute strike proved the only consolation for The Toffees.

Barcelona therefore win 4 - 1 on aggregate.

F.C. Barcelona 2 - 1 Real Madrid C.F. (La Liga)​
F.C. Barcelona won a hard fought battle against Real Madrid C.F. on a fine evening at Camp Nou.

Barcelona finally took the lead when cultured striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a close range header on 45 minutes. World-class winger Lionel Messi doubled Barcelona's lead with a placed shot from close range on 46 minutes.
R. Madrid were nearly gifted a goal on 75 minutes through Domenico Criscito's lapse in concentration but they failed to capitalise on the opportunity presented to them. Midfield playmaker Kaká managed to grab the consolation for R. Madrid in the 83rd minute with a placed shot.

P:8 W:7 L:0 D:1
Another amazing month as we went undefeated, even though we played Madrid 3 times this month. Not only did we eliminate them to make it to the Copa del Rey final, by defeating them in the final game of the month we finally rose to 1st in the table. A slip by Zaragoza allowed us to take pole position for the first time this season. The 6-0 thrashing of Sevilla was also particularly pleasing. This was the 3rd time I have beaten them by more than 4 goals in 6 games:D.
 
March Update

MARCH UPDATE​

U.D. Almería S.A.D. 1 - 3 F.C. Barcelona (La Liga)​
An efficient performance by F.C. Barcelona's players saw them confidently overcome a lacklustre U.D. Almería S.A.D. 3 - 1 at Estadio Mediterráneo. A brace from Lionel Messi helped Barcelona to victory.

Almería finally took the lead when striker Henok Goitom scored a fine header from point-blank range on 41 minutes. Barcelona's equaliser came through Lionel Messi as he seized on Carlos García's mistake to score a penalty. Messi put the away side in front after 78 minutes with a powerful effort.
Cultured striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic completed the scoring for Barcelona with a powerful effort on 81 minutes.

Valencia C.F., S.A.D. 1 - 2 F.C. Barcelona (Europa League 2nd Knockout Rnd)​
F.C. Barcelona showed their superiority in a 2 - 1 victory over Valencia C.F., S.A.D. during their UEFA Europa League Second Knockout Round game at Nuevo Mestalla, but they could and should have scored more. A brace from Lars Bender helped Barcelona to victory.

Midfielder Lars Bender got Barcelona off to a flyer by scoring a thumping header on 10 minutes. With Valencia staring at defeat, there was controversy as Valencia captain David Villa then had a penalty shout turned down. Valencia's equaliser came through Villa as he seized on Víctor Valdés' mistake to score a well executed finish.
Bender scored what proved to be the winner for the away side on 36 minutes with a placed shot. Things went from bad to worse for Valencia as experienced centre-back Carlos Marchena earned himself an early bath for persistent fouling on 78 minutes.

F.C. Barcelona 2 - 0 Hércules C.F., S.A.D. (La Liga)​
F.C. Barcelona enjoyed near total domination over a distinctly average Hércules C.F., S.A.D. side at Camp Nou this evening.

World-class winger Lionel Messi had a chance to score from the penalty spot for Los Culés on the 49 minute mark but missed his spot-kick. Barcelona's Yoann Gourcuff made them forget the miss however by scoring a placed shot on 61 minutes.
Cultured striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic finally rounded off their victory on 65 minutes with a well timed close range finish.

F.C. Barcelona 3 - 1 Valencia C.F., S.A.D. (Europa League 2nd Knockout Rnd)​
An efficient performance by F.C. Barcelona's players saw them confidently overcome a lacklustre Valencia C.F., S.A.D. 3 - 1 at Camp Nou. A brace from Zlatan Ibrahimovic helped Barcelona to victory.

Powerful striker Nikola Zigic got Valencia off to a flyer by scoring a fine header from point-blank range on 8 minutes. Centre-back Havard Nordtveit then equalised for Barcelona in the 11th minute with a powerful effort from the edge of the area.
Cultured striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic put the home side in front in the 16th minute with a curling shot. Ibrahimovic completed the scoring for Barcelona with a screamer from the edge of the area on 87 minutes.

R. Zaragoza S.A.D. 1 - 0 F.C. Barcelona (La Liga)​
R. Zaragoza S.A.D. upset the odds with a surprise victory over F.C. Barcelona.

The first incident of note was on 51 minutes as Barcelona were denied claims by Zlatan Ibrahimovic for a penalty. Zaragoza finally took the lead when striker Ewerthon scored a placed shot from close range on 71 minutes.
Both teams had a number of attempts at goal, which promised much, but the quality of finishing was poor throughout.

P:5 W:4 L:1 D:0
The loss against Zaragoza meant they climb back to 1st. Also Messi and Pique are out for a week or so. Ramsey and Jovetic have been injured during international duty but I still dont know how long they will be out for. Just when I thought things were improving.:S
 
April Update

APRIL UPDATE​

F.C. Barcelona 0 - 0 Valencia C.F., S.A.D. (La Liga)​
F.C. Barcelona were held to a draw by Valencia C.F., S.A.D. in a close-fought La Liga match played at Camp Nou.

The first incident of note was on 83 minutes as Barcelona were denied claims by Zlatan Ibrahimovic for a penalty.
Barcelona were often prevented from playing as they wanted to due to the number of fouls committed by their enthusiastic opponents.

F.C. Barcelona 2 - 1 Liverpool (Europa League Qtr Final)​
F.C. Barcelona produced a solid performance to beat Liverpool at Camp Nou.

Cultured striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave Barcelona the lead with a fine header from point-blank range in the 26th minute. Striker Dirk Kuyt then equalised for Liverpool in the 79th minute with a good header from just inside the six-yard box.
Enthusiastic midfielder Sergio Busquets then clinched a late winner for the home side on 90 minutes with a screamer from well outside the area.

F.C. Barcelona 2 - 0 Athletic Club (La Liga)​
F.C. Barcelona enjoyed near total domination over a distinctly average Athletic Club side at Camp Nou this evening.

Cultured striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave Barcelona the lead with a long range freekick in the 26th minute. Things went from bad to worse for Athletic as centre-back Fernando Amorebieta earned himself an early bath for a vicious foul on 48 minutes. An error from Gorka Iraizoz allowed midfielder Jack Rodwell to score a well timed close range finish.

Liverpool 2 - 1 F.C. Barcelona (Europa League Qtr Final)​
F.C. Barcelona went into their match with Liverpool anticipating a stroll in the park and an easy win.

Striker Dirk Kuyt got Liverpool off to a flyer by scoring a powerful effort on 4 minutes. Striker Kyle Lafferty doubled Liverpool's lead with a freak goal on 11 minutes.
Wonderkid Bojan managed to grab the consolation for Barcelona in the 55th minute with a good header from just inside the six-yard box. Barcelona were nearly gifted a goal on 83 minutes through Daniel Agger's lapse in concentration but they failed to capitalise on the opportunity presented to them.

In the shootout that followed it was left to Slunecko to keep a cool head and smash home the winning penalty for Barcelona.

Barcelona went on to win the tie 10-11 on penalties.

R. Valladolid C.F., S.A.D. 1 - 1 F.C. Barcelona (La Liga)​
F.C. Barcelona were held to a draw by R. Valladolid C.F., S.A.D. in a close-fought La Liga match played at Nuevo José Zorrilla.

Midfield playmaker Yoann Gourcuff gave Barcelona the lead with a screamer from the edge of the area in the 27th minute. Striker Manucho equalised for Valladolid after 82 minutes with a screamer from the edge of the area.

Fiorentina 1 - 2 F.C. Barcelona (Europa League Semi Final)​
F.C. Barcelona produced a solid performance to beat Fiorentina at Artemio Franchi.

World-class winger Lionel Messi gave Barcelona the lead with a well executed finish in the 27th minute. It was a superb solo effort and Messi looked delighted. Messi had a chance to score from the penalty spot on the 62 minute mark but his spot-kick was well saved.
Flamboyant striker Adrian Mutu then equalised for Fiorentina in the 80th minute with a firm diving header from inside the six-yard box. Flamboyant forward Siddhartha Tiwari then clinched a late winner for the away side on 90 minutes with a placed shot from close range.

Real Betis B., S.A.D. 1 - 4 F.C. Barcelona (La Liga)​
F.C. Barcelona overcame a resilient Real Betis B., S.A.D. side in the Liga BBVA game at Manuel Ruiz de Lopera this evening. A brace from Lionel Messi helped Barcelona to victory.

World-class winger Lionel Messi got Barcelona off to a flyer by scoring a placed shot on 3 minutes. Messi doubled Barcelona's lead with a curling shot from the edge of the area on 27 minutes.
Winger Juan Pablo Caffa gave the Betis fans a glimmer of hope after 42 minutes with a close range header. Tiwari scored with a freak goal in the 63rd minute to extend the lead further.
Midfielder Lars Bender completed the rout with a placed shot on 88 minutes.

F.C. Barcelona 2 - 0 Fiorentina (Europa League Semi Final)​
F.C. Barcelona overcame a resilient Fiorentina side in the UEFA Europa League Semi Final game at Camp Nou this evening.

Flamboyant forward Siddhartha Tiwari gave Barcelona the lead with a well timed close range finish in the 32nd minute. World-class winger Lionel Messi had a chance to score from the penalty spot for Los Culés on the 43 minute mark but missed his spot-kick.
He was able to make amends for his miss however by knocking in the rebound.

Barcelona therefore win 4 - 1 on aggregate.

Barcelona to play A.C. Milan in Final​
F.C. Barcelona will play A.C. Milan in the UEFA Europa League Final.

The game will be played at Lansdowne Road on Wednesday 11th May 2011.

Barcelona have won the Europa League on 3 occasions.


P:8 W:5 L:1 D:2
A thriller against Liverpool and some other good performances by the team. We are headed for another thrilling end to the season as 1 point separates the top three teams. Yet again we go into the last month with our title hopes depending on Madrid's performances as well.
 
May Update

MAY UPDATE​

Gaudí signs new deal with Barcelona​
Barcelona's manager Antoni Gaudí has put pen to paper on a 5 year contract extension.

The thirty-one year old is now set to extend his stay at the club until June 2016.

Gaudí had 2 months to run on his existing contract before agreeing the new deal.

Barcelona chairman Joan Laporta has declared himself delighted that you have agreed to renew your contract with the club.
Laporta feels you have shown fantastic commitment to the club by signing the new deal which he is sure will please the players and fans alike.

Jovetic happy Gaudí set to stay
In an interview at the F.C. Barcelona training ground following the news that manager Antoni Gaudí had signed a new deal, Stevan Jovetic stated that he was pleased that Barcelona had seen sense in retaining a manager who he believes is capable of great things.

The Barcelona left winger commented that Gaudí had proved himself to be an accomplished manager and he was delighted he would be staying at Camp Nou.

F.C. Barcelona 3 - 0 C.D. Tenerife S.A.D. (La Liga)​
F.C. Barcelona overcame a resilient C.D. Tenerife S.A.D. side in the Liga BBVA game at Camp Nou this evening. A brace from Lionel Messi helped Barcelona to victory.

The match began in controversial circumstances as Tenerife were denied claims by Manolo Martínez for a penalty. World-class winger Lionel Messi gave Barcelona the lead with a placed shot in the 32nd minute.
Messi doubled Barcelona's lead with a placed shot from close range on 36 minutes. Barcelona captain Gerard Piqué completed the rout with a good header from just inside the six-yard box on 40 minutes.

F.C. Barcelona 5 - 0 R. Racing Club S.A.D. (La Liga)​
F.C. Barcelona turned their possession into goals with a 5 - 0 win over R. Racing Club S.A.D. The highlight of the game was undoubtedly a superb hat-trick from Barcelona's Bojan.

Bojan scored from the penalty spot after Moratón gave away a penalty. Full-back Christian Fernández then summed up his team's performance by nearly gifting Barcelona another goal on 17 minutes.
Flamboyant forward Siddhartha Tiwari doubled Barcelona's lead with a well timed close range finish on 43 minutes. Bojan added his 2nd goal of the game with a placed shot on 49 minutes. It was a superb solo effort and Bojan looked delighted.
Bojan added his 3rd goal of the game with a powerful effort from the edge of the area on 58 minutes. Things went from bad to worse for Racing as strong centre-back Marc Torrejón earned himself an early bath for a vicious foul on 61 minutes. An error from Toño allowed cultured striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic to score a good header from just inside the six-yard box.
It was then left to full-back Jukka Raitala to sum up Racing's performance by almost gifting Barcelona another goal on 68 minutes.

C. Atlético Madrid S.A.D. 0 - 1 F.C. Barcelona (La Liga)​
F.C. Barcelona did just enough to see off C. Atlético Madrid S.A.D.'s challenge in the Liga BBVA match at Vicente Calderón.

Barcelona finally took the lead when cultured striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a good header from just inside the six-yard box on 61 minutes.
Barcelona were carved open a number of times but despite the ability of their opponents to create chances, they struggled to put them away.

Barcelona and A.C. Milan clash in European match​
Barcelona: 5-4(Fav) Draw: N/A A.C. Milan: 7-4 (UEFA Europa League Final)

In-form Spanish outfit Barcelona are just about favourites to overcome the opposition in what should prove a tightly contested affair against Italian Serie A outfit A.C. Milan, according to Sky Bet.
Both clubs will be doing everything they can to ensure victory.
The referee for the match will be Wolfgang Stark from München who has shown 10 yellow cards and one red card in his six Europa League games so far this season.

Penalty thriller for Barcelona in Europa League Final fixture​
A.C. Milan 5 - 5 F.C. Barcelona (Europa League Final)​
(Barcelona won 6-5 on penalties)

F.C. Barcelona produced a solid performance at Lansdowne Road this evening but they were pushed all the way by a gutsy A.C. Milan side.

Experienced midfielder Andrea Pirlo had a chance to score from the penalty spot for Rossoneri on the 1 minute mark but missed his spot-kick. A.C. Milan's Klaas-Jan Huntelaar however made the A.C. Milan fans forget the miss by scoring a powerful effort shortly after.

Winger Stevan Jovetic then equalised for Barcelona in the 12th minute with a powerful effort. Jovetic put the away side in front after 30 minutes with a freak goal.

Messi scored with a placed shot in the 44th minute to extend the lead further. An error from Aaron Ramsey allowed tenacious midfielder Mathieu Flamini to score a powerful effort. A.C. Milan's equaliser came through Massimo Ambrosini as he seized on Havard Nordtveit's mistake to score a fine header from point-blank range. Explosive striker Pato put the home side in front in the 71st minute with a close range effort. Barcelona's equaliser came through Messi as he seized on Thiago Silva's mistake to score a powerful penalty.

Better late than never for Barcelona and the fans were clearly delighted with Messi's impact. Messi put the away side in front after 114 minutes with a placed shot.

The Barcelona fans might have hoped that Messi had scored the winner but it was not to be. With Barcelona already beginning to celebrate, striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar then scored a smart diving header from close range in extra-time to ****** the equaliser for A.C. Milan.

Better late than never for A.C. Milan and the fans were clearly delighted with Huntelaar's impact. In the shootout that followed it turned out to be heartache for A.C. Milan and Ambrosini as he missed the final spotkick.

F.C. Barcelona 3 - 1 Real Sporting S.A.D. (La Liga)​
F.C. Barcelona took full advantage of their numerical advantage as they beat Real Sporting S.A.D. 3 - 1 at Camp Nou.

Sporting finished the game with nine men and were always likely to struggle to get anything out of the game.
Things did not get off to a good start for Sporting as midfielder Jack Rodwell seized on an error by Francisco Javier Chica to score a well timed close range finish. Midfield playmaker Hugo Viana was sent off for a vicious foul on 48 minutes.
Striker Mate Bilic then equalised for Sporting in the 58th minute with a well timed close range finish. An error from Míchel allowed midfield playmaker Yoann Gourcuff to score a placed shot. Sporting captain Diego Castro was sent off for a vicious foul on 64 minutes.
Midfielder Lars Bender completed the scoring for Barcelona with a powerful effort from the edge of the area on 85 minutes.

R. Madrid retain La Liga​
R. Madrid have retained the Liga BBVA title.
They were amongst the favourites throughout the entire season and Los Merengues fans will celebrate this for some time to come. Manager Manuel Pellegrini has been labelled the mastermind behind the success and is the name on everyone's lips.

R. Madrid trumped second-placed Barcelona to the title, with Zaragoza in third.

U.D. Almería S.A.D. 1 - 2 F.C. Barcelona (Copa del Rey Final)​
F.C. Barcelona showed their superiority in a 2 - 1 victory over U.D. Almería S.A.D. during their Copa de Su Majestad El Rey Don Juan Carlos I Final game at Nuevo Mestalla, but they could and should have scored more.

Things turned sour for Almería when centre-back Carlos García earned himself an early bath for a vicious foul on 17 minutes. Messi scored from the penalty spot after Carlos García gave away a penalty. Striker Henok Goitom then equalised for Almería in the 22nd minute with a well timed close range finish.
Cultured striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic then clinched a late winner for the away side on 90 minutes with a placed shot. Ibrahimovic's impact delighted the fans with his late goal.

Barcelona celebrate a double!​
Barcelona are celebrating a double after beating Almería 2 - 1 in the Copa de Su Majestad El Rey Don Juan Carlos I Final.

They were amongst the favourites throughout the entire season and Los Culés fans will celebrate this outstanding achievement for some time to come. Manager Antoni Gaudí has been labelled the mastermind behind the success and is the name on everyone's lips.

Barcelona beat the likes of Barakaldo, Hércules and Tenerife on their way to sealing the second trophy of their fantastic double.

Gaudí inducted into Spanish Hall of Fame​

Watching LOTR again so will post the end of season update tomorrow.
 
2010-2011 Season Review

2010-2011 SEASON REVIEW

Ligga BBVA :​
Expectation: 1st
Final Position: 2nd
A result I wouldn't have had any problem with at the start of the season but loosing out by just 1 point was very disappointing. But at least we are getting closer. From 3 points to 1.

UEFA Champions League​
Expectaion: Finals
Final Position: Group Stage elimination.
I had not expected much in the champions league but such an early exit from the two times defending champions was just embarrassing. The fact that Madrid went on to win the competition was even worse.

Europa League​
Expectation: Winner
Final Position: Winner
I thought we had a good chance of winning this but a couple of nail-bitters against Liverpool and than the thrilling final against Milan meant I enjoyed winning this as much as the Champions league.

UEFA Super Cup​
Expectation: Winner
Final Position: Winner

Club World Cup​
Expectation: Winner
Final Position: Winner

Copade Su Majestad El Rey Don Juan Carlos I​
Expectaion: Not considered important by the board.
Final Position: Winner

KEY PLAYERS​
After the first month or so the squad started to gel together and started playing well with each other. All the players contributed as I rotated them around as much as i could. Another positive was that I finally started to get really good performances from Messi as he came to his own in the second half of the season.
All three positions in the Spanish Young Player of the year were occupied by our players, with Jovetic coming in first.
 
Bosnia & Herzegovina

Bosnia & Herzegovina appoint Gaudí as manager​
The Bosnian Football Association have named Barcelona boss Antoni Gaudí as the new national coach.

With Gaudí set to divide his time between club and country, it remains to be seen whether a conflict of interests will emerge or whether he will cope with the additional pressures.

Bosnian FA indicate their expectations​
Your employers at the Football Association expect you to ensure that the national team do not embarrass themselves during the qualifiers for the UEFA European Football Championship.

They realise that Bosnia & Herzegovina may not be the strongest footballing nation in the world but they want you to ensure the country retain their sense of pride.

 
Bosnia and Herzegovina Vs San Marino (Euro Qualifiers Grp A)​

Starting Line-up​

Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 - 0 San Marino (Euro Qualifiers Grp A)​
Bosnia and Herzegovina fans celebrated an emphatic 4 - 0 win at Olimpijski stadion Kosevo - Asim Ferhatovic Hase this evening. A brace from Zlatan Bajramovic helped Bosnia & Herzegovina to victory.

Striker Edin Dzeko gave Bosnia & Herzegovina the lead with a well executed finish in the 33rd minute. Experienced midfielder Zlatan Bajramovic doubled Bosnia & Herzegovina's lead with a long range curling shot on 53 minutes.
Salihovic scored with a powerful freekick in the 61st minute to extend the lead further. There were no prizes for guessing who completed the rout on 79 minutes as that man Bajramovic popped up again with a long range curling shot.

Stats and Player Ratings​
 
A good story mate, you should be winning everything though with some of those players, i like you bringing youngsters like bender and nordveidt into the team, good luck with this
 
rugrat123 said:
i will be following this
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Joe said:
A good story mate, you should be winning everything though with some of those players, i like you bringing youngsters like bender and nordveidt into the team, good luck with this
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thanks. :D
I should have won more trophies this time considering how well the team played towards the end.but i had only a few players left from the original squad and most of the new players were young and inexperienced. that cost us at the end of the season. sitting at 15th after the first month and getting knocked out of the champions league at the group stages were testimonials to that. now that the players have started playing well together as a team i think we should win a lot more this time around. only planning to sell a couple of old (but important) players this time so the team should remain more or less same and performances shouldn't be affected so badly this time.

will post the next update after monday as i have a lot of work till then.
 
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