Posted in Barcelona, Events, Football, La Liga, soccer, sport, tagged 5-0, Catalonia, El Clásico, FC Barcelona, la liga, real madrid, sport event on November 30, 2010| 2 Comments »
FC BARCELONA vs REAL MADRID
from the Camp Nou
FC BARCELONA 5 – REAL MADRID 0
EL CLÁSICO – MONDAY 29TH NOVEMBER 2010
attendance 98,255
The match . . . . .
Well for the neutral it was spectacular, for the Barcelona fans a night of pure ecstasy and for the Madrid fans a humiliation.
Posted in Barcelona, Football, La Liga, soccer, tagged barcelona, Camp Nou, Catalonia, El Clásico, FC Barcelona, Guardiola, la liga, Mourinho, real madrid, Soccer, sport event on November 29, 2010| Leave a Comment »
FC BARCELONA vs REAL MADRID
from the Camp Nou
EL CLÁSICO – MONDAY 29TH NOVEMBER 2010
kick off 21.00 local time
Well the day has finally arrived. Catalonia has woken up with a newly elected President, Artur Mas, after his party’s overwhelming victory in yesterday’s vote and now attention will be fully on tonight’s clash of the Titans.
It will be a chilly 8 degrees centigrade in the Camp Nou come kick off time, but bar a slight breeze, the prediction is for dry weather, which will come as a relief to the expected capacity crowd of just under 100,000.
Football matches do not come any bigger than this one, so wherever you may be in the world, get yourself in front of a screen and enjoy ‘El Clásico’.
Posted in Barcelona, Football, La Liga, soccer, sport, tagged Catalonia, Cristiano Ronaldo, El Clásico, FC Barcelona, Football, Guardiola, la liga, Messi, Mourinho, real madrid, Soccer, sport event on November 28, 2010| Leave a Comment »
FC BARCELONA vs REAL MADRID
from the Camp Nou
EL CLÁSICO – MONDAY 29TH NOVEMBER 2010
Well it is the final day before the big match and Jose Mourinho has been remarkably quiet leaving Cristiano Ronaldo to do most of the pre-match talking so far for Madrid. Carlos Puyol went in front of the cameras yesterday after his team’s training session and told the press “We will go for the win from the first minute”. The Barca captain wouldn’t be drawn on predicting any score line or commenting on the Madrid manager. “We aren’t playing against Mourinho, we are playing Real Madrid ” he said.
With the Catalan elections taking place today, the game is not commanding the usual focus of attention in Catalonia only 24 hours out, although nearly all the sports channels have got blanket coverage planned for tomorrow and the papers will have some good final headlines up their sleeves.
Posted in Barcelona, Football, La Liga, soccer, sport, travel, tagged Camp Nou, El Clásico, FC Barcelona, Football, la liga, real madrid, Soccer on November 27, 2010| Leave a Comment »
FC BARCELONA vs REAL MADRID
from the Camp Nou
EL CLÁSICO – MONDAY 29TH NOVEMBER 2010
The pre game excitement is beginning to build up and former players from both clubs are being wheeled out to give their opinions. Michael Laudrup recalls his return to the Camp Nou in Madrid colours after 5 years as a Barca player, “for the first time in my life, what happened in the stands influenced my play on the pitch”. Having 98,000 Catalans jeering and whistling every time you touch the ball can have that effect, just ask Luís Figo.
In a more light-hearted look at the match Catalan comic Andreu Buenafuente resurrected the famous world cup octopus Paul to get a prediction. Albeit cooked and in a tin, he plumped for Pep Guardiola’s photo and a Barcelona victory! see video (Spanish Language)
Posted in Barcelona, Events, Football, La Liga, soccer, sport, tagged Catalonia, Cristiano Ronaldo, El Clásico, FC Barcelona, Football, Guardiola, la liga, Mourinho, real madrid, Soccer, sports event on November 26, 2010| Leave a Comment »
FC BARCELONA vs REAL MADRID
from the Camp Nou
EL CLÁSICO – MONDAY 29TH NOVEMBER 2010
Both teams are now concentrating on their preparation for Monday’s match, although Mourinho has attracted some strong critics with regards to his ‘red card’ tactics at Ajax, most notably from Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. The ‘special one’ is keeping remarkably quiet so far, much to the disappointment of the Spanish and Catalan media. One possible dampener for the match is the weather forecast. We could well end up with a cold, windy and wet night for the big game.
Posted in Barcelona, Football, sport, tagged Catalonia, El Clásico, FC Barcelona, Football, la liga, real madrid, Soccer, Sport on November 24, 2010| Leave a Comment »
FC BARCELONA vs REAL MADRID
from the Camp Nou
EL CLÁSICO – MONDAY 29th NOVEMBER 2010
With Madrid making short work of a very poor Ajax side last night and finishing top of their Champions League group they can start to focus on next Monday night. Barcelona have a tough night in Athens ahead of them, but a win against Greek outfit Pananthinaikos with new manager Josualdo Ferreira will ensure top spot in group D for the Catalans.
Posted in Barcelona, Football, sport, tagged Catalonia, El Clásico, FC Barcelona, Football, la liga, real madrid, Soccer, sport event on November 23, 2010| 1 Comment »
We are blessed with a vast array of top quality sports events here in Catalonia. This year we have enjoyed the Barcelona marathon, the Tour of Catalonia, the Barcelona Tennis Open, Formula 1 and Moto GP weekends, the spectacular European Athletic Championships and the Rally of Catalonia. Still to come the Barcelona World Race and the Snowboard World Championships.
However all this fades into the background when the bi-annual clash between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid pops up on the calendar. So for the next seven days kmapostcards will become an ‘el clásico’ hotspot, bringing you all the build up to this famous footie battle of the Titans. So here we go!
FC BARCELONA vs REAL MADRID
from the Camp Nou
EL CLÁSICO – MONDAY 29th NOVEMBER 2010
kma postcards 