After a resounding victory in the final of the Copa del Rey against Athletic de Bilbao 4-1, fans welcome FC Barcelona soccer team during the team arrival at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, on Thursday, May 14, 2009.
more pics of the celebration after the jump (more…)
If you’re a Barca fan, you gotta be liking your chances after this showing even without Alves and Abidal… If you’re a United supporter, this has to worry you just a bit…
And absolute bomb set piece from Xavi.
Mauricio Pochettino got off to an important first leg start as Espanyol drew 0 - 0 against Barcelona, with Mexican Captain Rafa Marquez withdrawing himself after just 9 minutes.
Not good news for Mexico following the Andres Guardado injury news.
Now we know why Victor Valdes is Barcelona’s number 1 and can we please see a little more Bojan?
Ronald Koeman’s side has salvaged just a little bit of pride from a hugely disappointing season by taking the Copa Del Rey through a 3-1 win over Getafe at the Caulderon in Madrid.
What a heartbreaking week for Getafe, suffering a heartbreaking loss in the UEFA Cup on away goals to Bayern Munich and then losing the Final.
In what could have saved Ronald Koeman’s job for another day, Valencia beat Barcelona 3-2 at the Mestalla to advance to the Copa del Rey Final. Many people have been saying that koeman’s job is on the line and that it is only a matter of time before he gets the can. I have a feeling this is bound to happen at some point. Which is fine with me. I have never been overly impressed with Koeman as a manager. Although as a player he used to whack the hell out of the ball from set pieces.
On a side note, our boy Mat just returned from Spain where he saw Barca beat Celtic in the Champions League at the Nou Camp and he also went to the Mestalla to take in a game. Coincidence? Maybe…either way, keep an eye out for some pictures we will be posting soon from Mat’s trip the Espana.
I know he has denied speculation about this, but anyone think Jose Mourinho might end up taking over at the Mestalla when Koeman gets the ax?
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(Image via mcalcio.com)
Future Italian National Team forward Guiseppe Rossi scored in the 12th minute of extra time to lift Villareal past Recreativo Huelvo 2-1 in the Copa del Rey. Yeah, he missed a pen, but no fan will remember that in a week.
