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
Posted in Barcelona, Football, sport, travel, tagged AD Ceuta, barcelona, Bojan, Camp Nou, Catalonia, Copa del Rei, event, FC Barcelona, Football, Kings Cup, Lionel Messi, Mascherano, Pedro, Pep Guardiola on November 11, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Now most of you might think that to go and watch a footie match that starts at 10pm is a little crazy. Add to that fact that the game in question was on a cold Wednesday, that FC Barcelona were playing against a modest little outfit from the Spanish town of Ceuta, that the Catalan giants had won the first leg 2-0, most of the top stars wouldn’t be there and it was broadcast live on local TV and you might conclude that ‘a little crazy’ is a bit of an understatement.
Well here in Catalonia we do crazy. We let off fireworks in all directions in the street, make huge wobbly towers of people and put a three year old on top and romp around the Pyrenees mountains picking mushrooms that may or may not kill you when you eat them. But turning out on a cold work night to watch a football game that is on in every bar and house in the city, that is just bonkers!
So we went. Barcelona scored two goals in the first seven minutes and the fabulously named Ceuta goalkeeper, Fock, looked like he played for the Craggy Island XI rather than a pro outfit. Barca manager Pep Guardiola then delighted the fans in the second half by putting on superstar Lionel Messi. All this was a bit too much for the visitors and as the final whistle blew just before midnight they had lost 5-1 and finished with only 10 men on the pitch.
Loads of goals, seeing Messi, Pedro, Bojan etc., a Mexican wave, some bloke getting lynched because he waved his Real Madrid flag, a sending off and a penalty, all for 13€. Now who is bonkers?
Posted in Barcelona, sailing, sport, travel, tagged barcelona, Barcelona Boat Show 2010, Barcelona International Jazz festival, Benedict XVI, Catalan Elections, Catalonia, el classico, event, FC Barcelona, Papal Visit on November 5, 2010| Leave a Comment »
November is generally a dull month. True, in the U.K. you light bonfires, set off fireworks and keep everyone 3 miles back in case they burn a finger and over the pond, a turkey massacre of gargantuan proportions will take place so everyone can have the day off and say ‘thanks’, but normally we are all staying in, saving cash and waiting ‘eat drink and be merry’ in December.
Not so this year in Catalonia. In a flurry of activity, Pope Benedict XVI, the Catalan elections, ‘El Classico’, the bi-annual footie clash between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, the International Boat Show and the 42nd International Jazz Festival will make November a busy month here in Barcelona.
Thanks goodness we have a five day holiday at the beginning of December to recharge the batteries before the festive season hits!
So if you are heading our way in the coming weeks, then there is plenty extra to see and do as well enjoying the normal array of attractions the region has to offer.
To help out here are a few links to get you started, feel free to get in touch with any questions and of course we will blog the biggies!
Posted in sport, travel, tagged barcelona, Basketball, Catalonia, event, FC Barcelona, Juan Carlos Navarro, Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers, NBA, Palau Sant Jordi, Pau Gasol, Sport on October 8, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Just a quick update as promised. The Catalans managed to overcome the L.A. Lakers 92-88 in the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona last night. 16,236 fans packed the arena to see the current N.B.A. champs in action against the European title holders.
Local boy Pau Gasol topped the L.A. scoring, total bagging 25pts, whilst Pete Mickael (26pts) and Juan Carlos Navarro (25pts), helped Barça to home victory.
Both teams looked a bit ragged at times and L.A. superstar Kobe Bryant is still along way from his best after his knee surgery, but that didn’t stop the home fans from enjoying a fabulous nights entertainment.
Click the link below for a full report and some video, including a cracking passing move and dunk from Barcelona.
FINAL SCORE
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