A solitary goal victory was not good enough for Barca as the two home goals they conceded proved crucial. Xavi's strike in the second half had given Barca a deserving lead, but some poor finishing from strikers and some great goal keeping by Sevilla custodian Palop made sure that Barca never got the all important second goal. This lose is the first of its kind after Guardiola took over as coach. Guardiola started his impressive campaign of 100 percent success with six trophies with the Copa Del Rey and it is ironic that it ended at the same competition. Guardiola made his intention clear with selcecting the best eleven available to him. Pinto was the only non-regualr. The defense had Alves, Pique, Puyol and Abidal. The midfield did saw Iniesta and Xavi partnering Busquets. The attack line was back to its normal formation of Messi, Ibra and Henry.Jan 14, 2010
Barca Knocked out of King's Cup on Away Goals; Sevilla - 0, Barca - 1
A solitary goal victory was not good enough for Barca as the two home goals they conceded proved crucial. Xavi's strike in the second half had given Barca a deserving lead, but some poor finishing from strikers and some great goal keeping by Sevilla custodian Palop made sure that Barca never got the all important second goal. This lose is the first of its kind after Guardiola took over as coach. Guardiola started his impressive campaign of 100 percent success with six trophies with the Copa Del Rey and it is ironic that it ended at the same competition. Guardiola made his intention clear with selcecting the best eleven available to him. Pinto was the only non-regualr. The defense had Alves, Pique, Puyol and Abidal. The midfield did saw Iniesta and Xavi partnering Busquets. The attack line was back to its normal formation of Messi, Ibra and Henry.
Jan 13, 2010
Sevilla vs Barca , Copa Del Rey Second Leg Preview
FC Barcelona need a miracle of sort to overcome their first leg deficit of 2-1 at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán stadium in Sevilla. Our last visit to the same stadium resulted in a 3-0 victory and a somewhat same result will see us through. But then the Barca side has not yet hit the form of last season side. To make matters worse this is a crunch match where we have to overturn a deficit. Last season we never faced any situation like this. So this will be a new test for the squad. There are some positives going into the game - Messi looks in top form, Iniesta looked wonderful in last game with his turn and twists and even over-shadowing Xavi by a great distance and Bojan did well and looks like improving with each game he starts. Add to this the fact that Xavi never have two bad games in a row, we will be able to pose a great challenge. The problem for Barca is the two away goals they have conceded. That means we have to play a near perfect game without conceding a single goal, a fact which will be so tough for Barca. Sevilla's recent home games did end up in defeats for the home side, but our away form this season also has been far from perfect.Jan 6, 2010
Barca Humbled by Sevilla; FC Barcelona - 1, Sevilla - 2
FC Barcelona surpirisingly lost the first leg of Copa Del Rey quarterfinals at home to an under strength Sevilla side. FC Barcelona now face a near impossible task of winning the second leg away from home with atleast two goals clear to proceed to the next game. Two matches into the new year, Barca is still looking for their first win of the year. Diego Capel always has been a head-ache for Barca and he opened the scoring for Sevilla. Ibrahmovic equalised but Sevilla restored the lead from an Alvaro Negredo penalty shortly. Guardiola brought in a number of fringe players and they failed big time to gel together. The only silver lining was the return of Gabi Milito into action and he looked quite comfortable in his position. Guardiola as expected gave Pinto the start in the Copa Del Rey match. The defense had Alves, Chygrynskiy, Milito and Maxwell made up the defense. The midfield had Thiago Alcantara, Marquez and Iniesta. The forward line-up saw Messi, Bojan and Pedro joining hand together.Jan 5, 2010
FC Barcelona vs Sevilla - Copa Del Rey Preview
Copa Del Rey swings back to action with Sevilla's visit to Nou Camp tonight. FC barcelona will also be looking to put back their game back in track after a not so satisfactory draw against Villareal. FC Barcelona met SWevilla in the same competition two years ago and the Catalan outfit went through on away goal. The last meeting of these two sides took place at Sevilla with the magician Iniesta destroying opponent single handedly. With the second leg being played in Sevilla, Barca would definitely love to take a good advantage into that game. Sevilla is missing some of their key players like Fabiano, Kanoute, Zokora and Acosta; Barca may not get a better chance to take an initiative. Sevilla is visting Barca after two successive defeat at the hands of Getafe and Atletico.
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