Category Archives: La Liga

Messi’s Goal Seals La Liga Title For Barcelona

May 18 Football, La Liga, Uncategorized 6 comments

Lionel Messi’s goal gave Barcelona their 23rd Spanish title as they beat Atletico Madrid in La Liga. Messi’s 41st league goal of the season ensured that Real Madrid will finish second, despite Cristiano Ronal...

Messi Nets 400th Goal As Barca Beat Valencia

April 19 La Liga, Players Profiles 2 comments

Lionel Messi scored his 400th goal for Barcelona as Luis Enrique’s team beat Valencia 2-0 to stay clear of title rivals Real Madrid. Messi set up Luis Suarez’s opening goal after 55 seconds before scoring his...

Suarez Scores El Classico Winner

March 23 Football, La Liga 40 comments

Luis Suarez drilled in a brilliant second-half winner as Barcelona maintained control of the Spanish title race by beating Real Madrid in a pulsating El Clasico. Cristiano Ronaldo cancelled out an early header from Jerem...

Ronaldo, Messi Clash As Barcelona Host Real In El Classico

March 22 Football, La Liga 1 comment

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi headline Sunday’s El Classico once again, as Barcelona host Real Madrid in another La Liga top clash. There are few sporting contests that carry quite the same passion as a Real M...

Messi, Suarez Lift Barcelona To Top La Liga

March 9 Football, La Liga 1 comment

Lionel Messi scored the 24th hat-trick of his La Liga career as rampant Barcelona went to the top of the table. Barca took full advantage of Real Madrid’s defeat by Athletic Bilbao as Luis Suarez also scored twice....

Barcelona To Battle Bilbao In Copa Del Rey Final

March 5 Football, La Liga 29 comments

Barcelona will meet Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final after Luis Suarez and Neymar sealed a 6-2 aggregate win over Villarreal on Wednesday. Leading 3-1 from the first leg, Barca struck early through Neymar before...

Messi Nets Hat-Trick As Barcelona Drub Levante

February 15 Football, La Liga 1 comment

Lionel Messi scored his 23rd hat-trick on his 300th La Liga appearance for Barcelona who swept past Levante on Sunday. The result means Barca are once again only a point behind leaders Real Madrid, who defeated Deportivo...

Atletico Hammer Real Madrid 4-0

February 8 Football, La Liga 1 comment

La Liga leaders Real Madrid suffered their heaviest defeat in over four years as reigning champions Atletico Madrid overpowered them in a scintillating derby. Injury-hit Real were forced to name a makeshift defence for t...

Messi Inspires Barcelona To Victory

February 2 Football, La Liga 1 comment

Lionel Messi scored the winning goal as Barcelona twice came from behind to beat Villarreal and record their eighth victory in a row. Barca fell behind when Denis Cheryshev diverted a shot home but Neymar levelled from a...

Messi: I’m Not Going To Chelsea

January 12 Football, La Liga 4 comments

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi insists he does not want to leave and says reports he demanded coach Luis Enrique should be sacked are “lies”. It was reported the 27-year-old wanted to leave after a row with E...

Neymar Hits Brace As Barcelona Drub Elche

January 9 Football, La Liga 4 comments

Lionel Messi and Neymar returned as Barcelona ended a turbulent few days with a 5-0 thrashing of Elche in the Copa del Rey. The pair were rested for Sunday’s loss at David Moyes’s Real Sociedad , and it was N...

Messi’s Days Numbered At Barcelona

November 22 Football, La Liga 28 comments

.Battles Sevilla As La Liga Actions Return   –   Barcelona may be pleased to be back in Spanish La Liga action after their international break was dominated by questions over the future of star man Lionel Mess...

Messi Scores 250th La Liga Goal

October 19 Football, La Liga 11 comments

Lionel Messi scored his 250th La Liga goal on Saturday and moved to within two goals of becoming the all-time La Liga record goalscorer after he netted in Barcelona’s 3-0 victory over Eibar. After a goalless first ...

Liverpool Close In On Benzema

October 4 Football, La Liga 4 comments

Liverpool boss, Brendan Rodgers is already on the prowl for new signings and is closing in on both Karim Benzema and Delle Alli when the January transfer window opens, according to reports. Benzema needs no introduction....

Messi Faces Trial For Tax Evasion

October 4 Football, La Liga 3 comments

Global soccer icon Lionel Messi is set to face trial for alleged tax evasion, a Spanish judge has ruled. The judge rejected a prosecution appeal to drop the charges on the grounds the player’s father was responsibl...

Neymar Hits Hat-Trick As Barca Drub Granada

September 28 Football, La Liga 1 comment

Barcelona’s impressive start to the La Liga season continued as Neymar’s hat-trick helped them to demolish a poor Granada side at the Nou Camp. The Brazilian tucked in with the aid of a deflection, before two...

Atletico Beat Real Madrid In La liga

September 13 La Liga 54 comments

Atletico Madrid gained some measure of revenge for their heartbreaking Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid by beating the European champions 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday. A second consecutive La Liga...

Suarez: I Won’t Bite Again!

August 20 Football, La Liga 1 comment

Barcelona striker Luis Suarez says he has talked to specialists about his behaviour and insists there will be no further biting incidents. Suarez is serving a four-month ban for biting Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini at ...

Suarez In First Training At Barcelona

August 15 Football, La Liga 2 comments

Luis Suarez trained with Barcelona for the first time on Friday after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) amended his four-month ban. The Uruguayan was banned from all football-related activity after biting Italy...

Barcelona Appoint Enrique New Coach

May 20 Football, La Liga 1 comment

Barcelona have appointed Luis Enrique as their new first-team coach on a two-year deal. The 44-year-old former Barca player, who managed the club’s B team between 2008 and 2011, left his role as Celta Vigo boss las...

Injured Neymar: I Will Play In World Cup

April 20 Football, La Liga 647 comments

Brazilian football star Neymar says he would be well enough to play in the FIFA World Cup in June despite a foot injury that could force him to miss the rest of the club season. The 22-year-old Barcelona forward injured ...

Barcelona’ll Bounce Back, Says Martino

April 17 Football, La Liga 1 comment

.After Losing Copa del Rey To Real Madrid – Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino maintained his side can still return to their former glories after they were beaten 2-1 by a Gareth Bale inspired Real Madrid in the Copa ...

Barca Battle Real In Copa Del Rey Final

April 15 Football, La Liga 7 comments

Barcelona and Real Madrid will battle for the first major title of the Spanish season in the Copa del Rey final at the Mestalla in Valencia on Wednesday, 16 April, 2014. However, the build up to the game for both sides h...