Barca stamp authority on La Liga after just 16 games

MADRID, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Leo Messi underlined his status as the greatest goalscorer in history as his 89th and 90th goals of 2012 helped his side to a 4-1 win at home to Atletico Madrid on Sunday night. The win takes Barca nine points clear of Atl

Easy away wins for Barca and Valencia in Copa del Rey

Easy away wins for Barca and Valencia in Copa del Rey MADRID, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona strolled to a comfortable win away to Deportivo Alaves in the first leg of the third round of the Spanish Copa del Rey on Tuesday night. Goals from David V

Barca win chaotic game to remain 8 clear of Real Madrid

Barca win chaotic game to remain 8 clear of Real Madrid MADRID, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona maintained their eight point lead over Real Madrid at the top of the BBVA Primera Liga table in Spain thanks to a thrilling anarchic 5-4 win away to Depo

Guardiola announces departure as Barca coach

MADRID, April 27 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola confirmed this Friday that he is leaving the club after four years in charge. Guardiola gave the news at a packed press conference in the Camp Nou Stadium at 13:30 hours local time. He exp

Barca beat Gijon 3-1 without Messi

MADRID, March 3 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona survived being without the suspended Leo Messi and playing the second half of their game with 10 men after Gerard Pique was sent off to defeat Sporting Gijon 3-1 in the Camp Nou. The win takes Barca to within

Real, Barca both win to retain gap

MADRID, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid retained their seven point lead at the top of Spain's BBVA Primera Liga on Saturday with a hard-fought 1-0 away win at Getafe, while second-placed Barcelona beat Real Sociedad 2-1. Sergio Ramos' header gave Real

Barca lose Puyol in Benfica win

Barca lose Puyol in Benfica win MADRID, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona paid a heavy price for their comfortable 2-0 away win over Benfica in Champions League as they lost captain Carles Puyol with a serious arm injury. Puyol fell badly in the second

Two more goals for Messi as Barca win in Mallorca

MADRID, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Leo Messi scored twice as FC Barcelona won 4-2 away to Mallorca on Sunday evening in a game that had threatened to get more complicated thant it had looked after 54 minutes. The win maintains Barca's lead at the top of the

What's gone wrong with Barca?

MADRID, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Tuesday was a cold night in FC Barcelona' s Camp Nou Stadium and the 98,000 fans in the stands had very little comfort on the pitch as their side was beaten 3-1 at home to Real Madrid in the semi-final of the Copa del Rey.

Barca five points behind Real for derby draw

MADRID, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona dropped to five points behind Real Madrid in the Spanish La Liga following a 1-1 draw with Espanyol on Sunday. Barca could only draw 1-1 away to neighbors Espanyol in a thrilling and controversial game. Against

The 301st goal for Messi as Barca win in Granada

MADRID, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Leo Messi scored two more goals in his incredible season as FC Barcelona took a hard fought 2-1 win away to Granada to ensure they at least retain their lead at the top of Spain's BBVA Primera Liga over Atletico Madrid and

Messi double as Barca keep up pace with Madrid

MADRID, April 14 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona ended four points behind league leaders Real Madrid after a hard fought 2-1 win away to fifth placed Levante on Saturday. Barca needed a fine second half performance from substitute Isaac Cuenca to help them

Adriano injury poses problems for Barca

MADRID, March 21 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona have suffered another injury setback with the news that left back Adriano will be out of action for at least 10 days. Adriano was forced out of action at halftime of his side's 5-3 home win over Granada on Tu

Barca move 8 clear of Madrid in Spain's matchday 4

Barca move 8 clear of Madrid in Spain's matchday 4 MADRID, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona opened up an eight-point lead over Real Madrid in the fourth round of matches in the BBVA Primera Liga in Spain. Barcelona and Madrid both played their match

Barca lose captain Puyol with dislocated elbow

Barca lose captain Puyol with dislocated elbow MADRID, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona captain suffered another blow of bad luck on the day he returned to action following a knee injury. Puyol returned to the Barcelona side for the 2-0 win in the Cha

Messi injured as Barca draw with Benfica

MADRID, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Leo Messi was carried off the pitch as FC Barcelona drew 0-0 at home to Benfica in the Champions League on Wednesday night. The Argentinean striker, who is just one goal off the record of Gerd Muller of scoring 85 goals in

Barca favorites against Betis, with or without Messi

MADRID, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- The moment of nervous silence that filled the air of the Camp Nou Stadium when Leo Messi crashed to the ground holding his left knee against Benfica on Wednesday night will remain as an anecdote, all be it one which chilled

Easy win for Barca in Champions League

MADRID, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Barcelona enjoyed a comfortable 2-0 win over Czech side Viktoria Plzen in their third game in the Champions League group stage. Barcelona controlled the game from start to finish and should have scored more goals against a

Barca renew contract of youngster Dos Santos

MADRID, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona this Thursday announced that they have reached an agreement with Mexican midfielder, Jonathan Dos Santos to extend his contract with the club until the end of 2015. The contract extension is another show of fa

Last-minute goal gives Barca Champions League win

Last-minute goal gives Barca Champions League win MADRID, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- A last minute goal from Jordi Alba gave Barca three points from their Champions League match at home to Scottish champions Glasgow Celtic in a game that had looked destined