FC Barcelona Pictures against Malaga

FC Barcelona Pictures from Malaga Match

FC Barcelona successfully saw off the challenge from a spirited Malaga side. Goals from Pedro and Messi gave FC Barcelona a deserving victory.

Aston Villa 1-2 Man Utd Highlights | Carling Cup Final

after a Comprehensive wins over Arenal and Portmouth, in the recent week Manchester United are looking unbeatable again. They will be taking on Aston Villa at Wembly in a Carling Cup Final match. The difference of just two points between Man utd and Chelsea might be reduced and Sir Alex would be hoping exactly that would happen.

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Milan 3-1 Atalanta Video Highlights

Alexender Pato opened the scoring for the Rossenaries in the serie a match against Lower table Atlanta, A brace from him was enough to make the game save for Milan while Borrielo made it 3-1 on the night. Watch highlights of the match here.
here are the goals:
Pato - 30' 41'
56' - Jaime Valdes
Marco Borriello - 62'

Video: Aaron Ramsey Injury (Broken Leg)

Ramsey is stretchered off to a standing ovation and is put straight into a pitch side ambulance. It was one of the horrific injuries I have seen in the recnet memories, hopefully he will be alright soon and we will be able to see him on the pitch again...Watch the video where It looks like a very nasty injury for the young Welshman. Video will be up shortly....

Bayern Munich vs Hamburg Live Stream Online

League leaders Bayern will take on in form Hamburg team in the Bundesliga match on Sunday evening, Away team will be without new signing Ruud van Nistelrooy who is nursing a thigh strain while Jansen inclusion in the team is also a doubt which ofcource give initiative to bayern Munich. Robben and Ribery are in good form recently. Watch live action of the match, links will be available just before the kickfoff.
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FC Barcelona vs Malaga Highlights

Hard Worked Win - FC Barcelona -2 , Malaga - 1

FC Barcelona needed a late goal from Lionel Messi to see off a very determined Malaga side at the Camp Nou. The scoreline could give an impression of a close encounter, but it never was. Barca was dominating all around the match and Malaga was hell bound not to concede a goal. A sensational strike from Pedro in the 68th minute broke the deadlock. But Valdo equalised in the 80th minute threatening to spoil Barca's night, but an 84th minute Lionel Messi strike gave us a very well deserving victory. Real Madrid earlier moved to the top with a 5-1 thrashing of Tenerife, that should have provided enough motivation for the players to work tirelessly to retain the top spot. Guardiola used a different formation in this match with Iniesta playing in the front left, Pedro on the right and Messi playing behind Ibrahmovic. Xavi and Busquets played in the midfield. The defense saw Alves coming back from injury, Pique and Puyol formed the central defense and Maxwell positioned himself in the left back position.

Barcelona FC dominates from the begining

Even though it was a complete domination of Barca in the first half, the first chance of the match fell to Malaga. Barca conceded a free kick on the left edge of the box but Valdes was alert to deny Duda from the free kick. Barca responded on the other end with Alves sending in a great cross to the left, but Messi could only head the ball wide. In the 14th minute Fernando gave away the ball to Messi in midfield, he ran past one Malaga marker but with Ibrahmovic free to his righ, he chose to go alone giving time and space for Wellington to block the attempt. He should have passed the ball to Ibrahmovic who was clear on goal. In the 25th minute FC Barcelona won a free kick 30 yards out. Ibrahmovic free kick went agonizingly close to the goal. In the 30th minute after a spell of possession, Messi dribbled into the box skipping past one defender but only to shoot over from a very good position. In the 37th minute Iniesta send in an interesting ball to Xavi in the box, Xavi brilliantly flicked the ball with his back to goal, but Malag goal keeper Munua was on hand to tip it over. In the 44th minute FC Barcelona had a great chance to break the deadlock. Messi sets off in another mesmerizing run, he finds Pedro on the right who squares the ball to Ibrahmovic, but the ball was out of reach for Ibra. I thought his slowness caught him there.

Barca Persistence Finally Pays Off

In the second half we saw FC Barcelona moving into their old formation - with Messi on the right and Pedro on left. Barca had their first chance of the half in the 52nd minute with Ibra's header been tipped over by Manua. In the 56th minute Iniesta tried a shot from outside the box, but it was well wide of the post. In the 60th minute Ibra's saw his looping header from a Xavi corner cleared off the line by Welington. Finally in the 68th minute Barca's persistence finally paid off with a sensational strike from Pedro. Ibra laid off the ball to Pedro who skipped in and send in a great strike into the near corner of the goal. In the 76th minute Barca almost extended the lead to 2-0 with Iniesta hitting the bar from a quick taken free kick. That miss proved costly with Valdo equalising for Malaga in the 80th minute. Valdo played a great one two with Obinna which put him ahead of defense and made no mistake with his finish. That equaliser made it feel like another of that day when the Gods conspires against you. But it was not to be the case. In the 84th minute Messi put us ahead. It was a typical Barca goal with Xavi finding Alves after a series of one touch passes, Alves squared the ball to Messi in center and he made no mistake.

With Real Madrid winning spectacularly earlier, it was necessary to have a good match. We did dominate the match with 76% of possession. Our finishing needs to improve. I was impressed by Ibrahmovic's work rate tonight. But I still believe he is tad too slow to take advantage of the quick moves. I am still trying to make sense of the formation Guardiola employed in the first half. It might have worked but it was majorly due to the fact that malaga was reluctant to get out of their half. If he is planning to use it against Stuttgart, the German efficiency would make fun of it. The good thing of this match was the return of Xavi after that poor performance against Stuttgart and Alves's return saw most of the attack happening from the right.

Chelsea 2 Manchester City 4 28th February 2010

Chelsea 2 Man City 4 Premier League result 28/02/2010

Manchester City took 3 points away from Stamford Bridge today in over 17 years, with a riveting 6 goal match taking Man City into fourth position.

It was unfortunate that this exciting game had an element of tension with the well publicised John Terry and Wayne Brudge friendship bust up. In the team meeting prior to the match kick off, Wayne Bridge did no shake John Terry's outstretched hand which then led to the Chelsea fans booing Bridge for the entire match. All typical pantomime stuff really - Wayne Bridge was a perfect professional about the whole occasion and showed that he has match sharpness after his knee injury. England calls, Mr Bridge - we need you!

At the end of the match, Sky Sports congratulated Carlos Tevez and Craig Bellamy on their goal scoring and away victory. Inevitably they asked about how things had been in the Man City in relation to the Wayne Bridge - John Terry bust up. "You guys (the media) make a lot more of it you know (the fall-out between Terry and Bridge). I know what JT is like and nothing surprises me about it, so I'm not going to comment on that. I think everybody in football knows what the guy is like, but that's off the field. "On it he's an outstanding player. He's a great captain for Chelsea. It's always going to be difficult when you play him and his team."

The last bit of friction was Tevez and John Terry squaring up chest to chest with the referee jumping promptly in to prevent any unsavoury scenes.

The first 40 minutes of this match was dominated by Chelsea, Manchester City had Carlos Tevez back in a lone striker role with a defensive travelling strategy under new boss Roberto Mancini. To be honest, the play was dull so when Frank Lampard took his chance with international class written all over it the neutral football fan benefited almost instantly.

Manchester City managed to equalise with a pivotal moment in the game with Tevez battling on his own against Terry and Carvalho, then managing somehow to scrape a shot past Petr Cech's understudy Henrique Hilario just before half time. Hilario will be criticised for this goal and his performance in general today.

In the second half, Man City had more possession and better quality attacking moves. It was Craig Bellamy that got City's second with a sprint down the left hand flank, dribbling directly at the Chelsea full back and then shooting across Hilario who seemed to get his angles a bit wrong.

Chelsea had Ballack sent off after Carlos Tevez had converted a spot kick where Belleti fouled Gareth Barry from behind clumsily in the penalty box. This period of time killed it for the home team.

Wright-Philips came on towards the end, hit Chelsea on the break to square to Bellamy to make it 1-4. Chelsea lost a second player to a red card late on, finishing the last 5 minutes off with 9 men. Chelsea got a penalty late on which Frank Lampard converted but this was Team Bridge's day, pushing Man City into a Champions League spot in the Barclays Premier League.

As for England, we really need Wayne Bridge - hopefully the emotional hurt that he has heals a little before the World Cup because I want to see this lad play...he's brilliant! John Terry has definitely had a dip in form, looks like he might have lost concentration (understandably) and perhaps a yard of pace. Poor old Capello!

EPL: Chelsea v. Manchester City 720p HD

Date: February 27th 2010

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Watford 1-2 Newcastle utd Video Highlights

In an English Championship clash Toon side Newcastle United defeated Watford by 2-0.Carrol scored the goal of the game in a Dull affair at St. james Park. Newcastle United are now way clear of the Top and are almost certain to make in to Premier League.

Here are the goals:
4' - Fabricio Coloccini
51' - Andrew Carroll

Tenerife 1-5 Real Madrid Video Highlights

Los Blancos will be traveling to face bottom of the table side Tenerife in the Spanish League match on Saturday night, Cristiano and Kaka are in good form recently while young gun Higuin is scoring goals for fun so it is expected that the trio will start while big money signing Benzema will be on the bench along side Raul. Real Madrid hammered 6 goals against villareal and would be hoping to maintain the form here too, Watch live action of the match, Links will be up just before the kickoff. 20:00 GMT

Chelsea 2-4 Manchester City highlights (Video)

A disaster day at the Stamford Bridge saw Chelsea crumbled under pressure when Man City hammered them with three goals in the second half to open the title race wide open once again. A brace from carlos tevz and a single goal from Frank Lampard was enough to give them three points in wonderful display from Eastland team. Extended Highlights will be available shortly.
45' - Carlos Tevez
51' - Craig Bellamy
76' - Carlos Tevez (pen)

Bridge/Terry Handshake:

Barcelona vs Malaga Highlights

Catalonia Club will be hosting on Malaga in the Spanish League, Pep Guardiola side struggled in the Champions League match in midweek but still came out with a priceless away goal, Now they would be hoping to get back to the winning ways and extend their lead at the top of the table. Ibrahimovic might start the match alongside Henry and Messi. watch Live action of the match here, links will be available before the game begins. 22:00GMT

Stoke vs Arsenal Live Stream Online

In form Arsene Wenger side will take on Tony Pullis Stoke City in the Premier League match on Saturday, Gunners are in stunning form lately and will be expected to stroll through Stoke City team. They have almost full squad to choose from and that is quite a bad news for Tony Pulis. Watch Live action of the FA Cup tie here, Links will be up just before the kickoff. 18:30

SERIE A: Fiorentina v. AC Milan 1080i HD

Date: February 24th 2010

Competition: SERIE A

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Has Bridge made the right decision to quit England?

World Cup News 25/02/10 Wayne Bridge rules himself out of the World Cup Squad dor 2010

In an announcement made today through his lawyers, Wayne Bridge stated his intention to withdraw from the national squad as his position had become "untenable and potentially divisive". No doubt Bridge has had a difficult few weeks since his ex-fiancee's affair with the former England captain John Terry has become tabloid fodder and it is sad to see a talented player rule himself out of such a prestigious tournament for such reasons.

There is no doubt that Wayne Bridge is a good player, although his international career and his time at Man City have not quite fulfilled the promise of his performances at Chelsea. However although Ashley Cole is a doubt for South Africa with his injured ankle (thankfully his extra-marital activities do not appear to have been with team mates' partners) Capello does still have options at left back, including Everton's Leighton Baines and Villa's Stephen Warnock.

My worries however are that Bridge's actions suggest there have already been damaging repercussions to Terry's behaviour in the England camp. After 44 years without a win, the pressure on Team England is immense and none of the players or serious fans would welcome media speculation about whether Team Bridge were playing well with Team Terry. Barring injury Terry will definitely be on the plane to South Africa, so hopefully the rest of the squad can draw a line under "Terrygate" and focus on bringing back the World Cup. Wayne Bridge deserves our sympathy and now at least he can be confident now that any failure of the England squad to perform will not be laid at his door.

Galatasaray 1-2 Atletico Madrid Video highlights

Turkish side will take on Spanish side Atletico Madrid in the Europa League knock out 2nd Leg, Visitors are enjoying good run of form and will be playing in the final of the Copa del ray while Hosts are very confident that they will overcome the Spanish team. Here are the goals and Highlights:

Roma 2-3 Panathinaikos Highlights (Video)

After gettin a narrow win over Italian side, Greek team will take on them in the City of Rome, Though They have a 1 goal advantage over Roma but Home side have two priceless away goals which might prove vital on the night, Totti and Toni are expected to start which make s the task even harder for the greek side.Watch live action of the match here.
here are the goals and Highlights.

Why Barca Defense is struggling?

Now, this seems to be the question in everyones mind nowadays. FC Barcelona has been uncharacteristically sloppy in their recent games, especially their defense. A look at the stats may give a sense of re-assuring to Barca fans, but the stats not always tell the true story. In the last eight games we have conceded four goals with winning six, drawing and losing one each. Now in a normal scenario this should be considered as a very good defensive record. But a closer look shows that we have conceded four in last four games while scoring eight goals, still a very good record many would argue. But for the fellows who has been watching Barca defense's recent performance these stats are of no comfort. Against Racing our defense had a good night but the problem performance came against Atletico Madrid and Stutgart yesterday. Our defense were constantly bombarded by waves of attacks by these two teams, something which rarely happens with Barca.

Understanding FC Barcelona Defense Formation

So before we anlyse what is going wrong with the Barca defense, we have to see how our defense works. FC Barcelona's philospohy has always been to play the "Beautiful Game" the right way. Barca's playing style involves retyaining possession at all cost and playing a brand of football known as "Total Football". In this style everyone regardless of their possession contribute to the attacking style of the team. This results in our full backs constantly running forward, creating chances from both the wings. Our cetral defense pair also in comparision to other teams always try to get involved in the attack. FC Barcelona always hold a very high line of defense on the pitch and that means there is always a high chance of we getting caught on a rapid counter. This is the specific reason of which our defense is always considered as our weakness when compared to other top teams in Europe, eventhough we have some of the best defenders in the world.

Barca's Defense Starts High Up on the field

Naturally our defense starts very much ahead on the pitch. Last season our attacking pair of Messi, Henry and Eto committed more fouls than any of our defenders. The success of last season was not only attributed to the slick passing and skills but an unbelievable urge by our attacking players to regain possession whenever they lose the ball. What it essentially did was it made sure that Barca's defense never was exposed to any real pressure. The midfield and attack always shielded the defense from pressure and that helped them in contributing more to attack. If we take a close look at our performance in recent matches, we will clearly know where the problem lies.

In the Stuttgart match, Barca's defense were constantly exposed to wave after wave of attacks which left them severely exposed. But the real blame for these has to be put on our midfield and attack rather than our defense. In the Stuttgart match our midfield failed to regain possession and that constantly put pressure on our defense. The atatcking trio also failed to track back and put pressure on the opposition players. The same happened in the Atletico Madrid game also. Complacency has been creeping into Barca players lately. We always look comfortable with the ball in our hands and an inability to regain the possession quickly has been harming us in these matches.

This season we have been struggling against teams who came after us and attacked us from the start. Last season , any team which did the same was murdered. The main reason for this a reluctance by the attacking players to pressurize the opposition and regain the possession. Guardiola has been an exemptional disciplinarian and is very well equipped to deal with Barca's sudden dip in form which is a direct result of the sloppy attitude. With Real Madrid hitting some kind of form, Guardiola may not have too much time to get the train back on track. He has not been helped with the recent series of injuries. But Barca still has a squad which can cope with those. And pretty soon he will have the entire squad back. But he has to get his selection and tactics absolutely right. May be a bit of dressing down could be solution of the hour.

UEFA Champions League: Inter v. Chelsea 720p HD

Date: February 24th 2010
Competition: UEFA Champions
League - Last 16 - 1st Leg
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CSKA Moscow vs Sevilla Live Streaming Online

One of the most in form team in the shape of Spanish side FC Savilla will take on highly rated and confident Russian team CSKA in the Champions League round of 16 tie first leg. Since CSKA are playing at home they are expected to win the match as they performed superbly in the group stages. watch live action of the match here, Links will be available just before the kickoff.

Chelsea vs Inter Live Streaming Online

Jose Mourinho will take on his former team at the Stamford stadium for the 2nd leg of the Champions League group 16 tie. Carlo Ancolotti and jose are not on good terms lately, London side have a full squad to choose from but the recent scandals of Cole and Terry have left some concerns over their form, But the form of striker Drogba might be enough to win the game for Chelsae. watch live action of the match here, Links will be up just before the kickoff. 20:45 GMT

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