Carlos Puyol Starts Recovery

Puyol Exercises On The Field

The Barca captain worked on strength and resistance on one of the training pitches. He was assisted by physio Juanjo Brau for a workout focused on strength and resistance.

Puyol underwent surgery on June 19 to have a Baker's cyst removed from his right knee. He has been working to get back to full fitness ever since, and had to miss the trip to Asia in order to concentrate on his recovery programme in Barcelona.

Cesc Ankle Sprain Confirmed

Fabregas Sprains ankle VS malaysia

The last match of barcelona's asia tour did not end with a smile, not for Cesc anyway.
Cesc Fabregas had a number of test this morning after arriving back from malaysia to measure the extent of the ankle injury he picked up in saturday's match.

It has subsequently been confirmed that the player has sprained a ligament in his ankle.
Club doctors have contacted the Spanish FA to recommend that the player should not join the national squad for the friendly against Ecuador so that he can undergo treatment in Barcelona.

Cesc is one of the five barca players called up by Vincent del Bosque for the match on wednesday in Guayaquil.

Pep Guardiola Shows No Mercy

It is as if Bayern Munich has become FCB's biggest nightmare.

In their latest fixture, a friendly, Bayern Munich, led by ex barca coach Pep Guardiola defeated FCB (2-0) to get the Uli Hoeness Cup. 

Guardiola showed no mercy against his former side in this fixture.

Thiago Alacantra Bids Farewell To His Ex-Teammates

Following the 25 million Euro deal between Barca and FCBayern, Thiago came to visit his ex-teammates and coaching staff this monday morning.

Meeting again on july 24th

Interestingly, Thiago will be(most probably) playing against Barca soon enough, when Tito Vilanova's team go to allianz arena for their second pre-season friendly game against FCBayern.

Barcelona and Messi nominated for the Social Star Awards 2013

FC Barcelona has been nominated as one of the finalists as the best club in the world using social networks. The Club had won the award last year, and now has the chance to retain its Title. Lionel Messi has also been nominated in the sports star section.
StarCount is a specialist site dedicated to measuring the popularity of brands on social networks and it will announce the awards at a special gala which will be available live after an agreement between You tube and Google. 'The Social Awards 2013 will be held in Singapore on May 23rd and will be the first event to be streamed for a whole 24 hours. Other personalities and institutions will also be honoured at the event.

18 first team players off on international duty

According to the official website of FCBarcelona, 18 of the first team players will be out on international duty.Nine Barça players are with the Spain squad to face Finland and France in 2014 World Cup qualifiers. Argentina, with Messi and Mascherano, play two important qualifying games, whilst Song and Alexis are also on World Cup duty.

The Barça squad will again be decimated by international commitments over the next ten days or so, with 18 players away with their national sides for World Cup qualifiers and friendlies. Spain boss Vicente del Bosque has called up Valdés, Piqué, Alba, Xavi, Iniesta, Cesc, Sergio, Villa and Pedro for two key qualifiers against Finland in Gijon this Friday and then in Paris against France on Tuesday 26th in a game that will surely decide the group.

Leo Messi and Javier Mascherano are in the Argentine squad for the South American Group qualifiers against Venezuela in Buenos Aires (Saturday 23, at 01.00) and then against Bolivia in La Paz on Tuesday 26th at 21.00. 

In the same qualifying group, Alexis Sánchez will figure in Chile’s two games as they fight to ensure they are in the finals next year. 

Finally, Alex Song has joined up with the Cameroon squad for their big game against Togo in Yaoundé next Saturday at 15.30.


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Barcelona win over Rayo Vallecano with a score of 3-1 !!!
After some poor performances, it seems like the catalonians are back on track!!
Congratulations to them for this WONDERFUL win!
Barcelona star lionel messi captained the team for the first time  when iniesta was brought off.Here are some photos and the statistics from the match:

• Rayo really pushed Barça – something that’s clear from their 43% possession stat during the game.
•  Shots on goal were also spread evenly, with Barça having 7 to Rayo’s 8, compared to total shots of 19 for the hosts and 17 for the visitors.
•  Messi, who has now scored 55 goals this season, with 42 in the league, has scored in each of the last 18 games.
• Messi, who has now scored 55 goals this season, with 42 in the league, has scored in each of the last 18 games.
• Barça finished 13 points in front again at the top of the Spanish League’s table.