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La Masia

Started on 30 May 2019 by Lewys96
Latest Reply on 11 July 2019 by Jack
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5 years • Edited
Tuesday 1st October 2019 - Champions League Group G

Varcelona 4 - 2 AS Monaco FC

Rafinha hat-trick puts Barcelona on cloud nine..



Brazilian Rafinha played a starring role as Barcelona put four past AS Monaco in the second round of fixtures in Group G of this years Champions League. Playing in the inside right position usually occupied by Messi; Rafinha bagged himself a hat-trick against French side AS Monaco. The first of his 3 came after 16 minutes played; Barcelona retained good possession playing out from the back, before Rafinha curled one home from 30 yards out, striking the post on its way in. His second of the evening came on the 37th minute; picking up the ball 40 yards out and driving at the defence, before firing home just inside the 18 yard box. AS Monaco pulled one back through Nacer Chadli just before half time; unmarked at the backpost following a freekick, he was able to fire home unchallenged. Luis Suárez carried on his excellent goal scoring start to the season, by retaining Barcelona's two goal lead just after the restart; the ball deflecting kindly to him following a Nélson Semedo cross. Rafinha completed his hat-trick just after the hour mark; volleying home a Luis Suárez cross. Alexandr Golovin scored a brilliant solo effort 6 minutes later. Barcelona face newly promoted side Málaga CF away from him in their next fixture.

Goalscorer(s):
Rafinha (16, 37, 62), Luis Suárez (47) Nacer Chadli (42), Alexandr Golovin (68)

Man of the Match:
Rafinha - 9.5 Match Rating

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Friday 4th October 2019 - La Liga

Málaga CF 0 - 1 Barcelona

Barcelona lacked ruthless touch in narrow away win...



None-surprisingly; Barcelona manager Miguel Rodríguez rung the changes in tonights game; 3 days after facing AS Monaco in the Champions League. In a game in which Barcelona dominated start to finish; leaving Málaga with little respite the entire 90 minutes. Barcelona retained 70% of the ball throughout the match; however, they lacked that clinical element in tonight's game. Arthur scored the only game of the match 48 minutes into the 90; striking home first time from 25 yards out. Barcelona face another of the promoted sides; CD Lugo in their next game.

Goalscorer(s):
Arthur (48)

Man of the Match:
Arthur - 8.3 Match Rating

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Saturday 19th October 2019 - La Liga

Barcelona 2 - 0 CD Lugo

Barcelona go 5 points clear after dominant win..



Barcelona eased passed CD Lugo in a 2-0 home victory to extend their lead to 5 points at the top of La Liga. Whilst their title rivals are struggling to find form in the early stages of this season; Barcelona made it 8 wins out of 8 in La Liga. Like many teams that visit the Camp Nou; CD Lugo parked the bus, allowing Barcelona to camp inside their half for almost the entire 90 minutes. It did take Barcelona until the 61st minute to score the opening goal of the game; Philippe Coutinho curling one to the far corner from just outside the 18 yard box. Abel Ruiz made it 2-0 in the 90th minute; scoring a headed goal from a Coutinho corner. Barcelona didn't really have to move out of second gear in tonight's game, and were simply allowed to run the game at their own pace. They next face Manchester United at home in a crucial Champions League group game; both teams sitting on 6 points after 2 games played.

Goalscorer(s):
Philippe Coutinho (61), Abel Ruiz (90)

Man of the Match:
Philippe Coutinho - 8.3 Match Rating

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Tuesday 22nd October 2019 - Champions League Group G

Barcelona 2 - 1 Manchester United

Vintage display ensures 12th straight victory for Barcelona..



Another man of the match performance from the in-form Philippe Coutinho helped ensure Barcelona maintained their 100% winning start to the campaign. Philippe Coutinho gave Barcelona the lead in the 15th minute of play following a corner that was headed clear; Coutinho picked up the loose ball, shifted it wide to create the angle and fire past a helpless David De Gea. Ander Herrera was given a straight red in the 42nd minute following a rash challenge on Ousmane Dembélé. Romelu Lukaku brought United level on the stroke of half time; scoring a looping header in what turned out to be Manchester United's only attempt at goal during the match. In the 65th minute; Ivan Rakitić fired a ferocious shot against the crossbar only for the ball to bounce off a helpless David De Gea and into the net. Barcelona face joint second place Real Sociedad next in La Liga.

Goalscorer(s):
Philippe Coutinho ((15), David De Gea own goal (65) Romelu Lukaku (44)

Man of the Match:
Philippe Coutinho - 8.3 Match Rating
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Saturday 26th October 2019 - La Liga

Real Sociedad 0 - 3 Barcelona

Sociedad brushed aside by Barcelona in dominate away victory..



Another game, another Barcelona victory. This time it was Real Sociedad who were on the receiving end of a footballing lesson. Philippe Coutinho again proving to be the inspiration behind another Barcelona victory; scoring once and providing two assists for his team mates. Sociedad did not manage to register a single attempt on goal during the match; the sending off of Asier Illarramendi didn't exactly help their cause. Barcelona took the lead through Ousmane Dembélé just after the hour mark; before goals from Luis Suárez and Philippe Coutinho late on sent Barcelona onto another comfortable victory. Barcelona face Rayo Vallecano next in the Spanish Cup.

Goalscorer(s):
Ousmane Dembélé (66), Luis Suárez (81), Philippe Coutinho (83)

Man of the Match:
Philippe Coutinho - 8.9 Match Rating
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ScottT's avatar Group ScottT
5 years
You continue to go from strength-to-strength. This form is more than admirable!
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Jack's avatar Group Jack
5 years
Coutinho seems like he is on a roll right now! Great work man.
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5 years
ScottT - and Messi has only been involved in 3 games! Picked up a couple of injuries already this season unfortunately. When he returns we should go up another level fingers crossed!

Jack - Cheers mate! Him and Suarez are proving to be the driving force for us this season. Coutinho has already surpassed his goals tally and assists from last season.
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Wednesday 30th October - Copa Del Rey 4th Round Leg 1

Rayo Vallecano 1 - 1 Barcelona

Late goal ends Barcelona's 13 game win streak..



An 85th minute goal from on-loan Ethan Ampadu ended Barcelona's 13 game winning run which stretched back to the first game of the 2019/20 season. Barcelona controlled the majority of the game, creting openings but lacking that cutting edge. Rayo looked threatening on the counter, and would have taken the lead if it wasn't for some fine goalkeeping from Iñaki Peña. Luis Suárez scored the opening goal of the game after 60 minutes; being played in by Rafinha; he had all the time he needed to pick his spot and fire past the Rayo goalkeeper. Vallecano found a late equalizer through Chelsea loan signing Ampadu. Rayo countered quickly following a Barcelona shot; Bangoura was able to drive 30 yards with the ball, before squaring to Ampadu who finished first time. Up next for Barcelona, they face Real Valladolid at home in La Liga.

Goalscorer(s):
Luis Suárez (60) Ethan Ampadu (85)

Man of the Match:
Luis Suárez - 7.2 Match Rating
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Sunday 3rd November 2019 - La Liga

Barcelona 2 - 0 Real Valladolid

Barça back to win winning ways following home win..



Following their midweek draw in the Copa Del Rey; Barcelona returned to winning ways after beating Real Valladolid 2-0 at home. Samuel Umtiti bagged his first goal of the season in the 8th minute; a headed goal following a Rafinha corner. From then on it was all Barcelona; however they did have to wait until late on to make sure of the victory. Abel Ruiz was brought down following a coming together after a freekick; the referee went to VAR to review the footage and finally awarded Barcelona a penalty, which Ivan Rakitić converted. This win makes it 10 wins out of 10 in the league for Barcelona. Up next; they face Manchester United in the Cgampions League. A win would secure their position in the next round.

Goalscorer(s):
Samuel Umtiti (8), Ivan Rakitić (pen 76)

Man of the Match:
Samuel Umtiti - 7.8 Match Rating
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Wednesday 6th November 2019 - Champions League Group G

Manchester United 1 - 1 Barcelona

Draw enough to seal qualification to first knockout round..



Following their 1-1 draw away to Manchester United; Barcelona have successfully qualified for the first knockout round of the Champions League, with two games to spare. An evenly matched game between the two sides; it was Manchester United who struck first. Eric Bailly getting his head on the end of a Marcus Rashford corner. Barcelona composed themselves after going a goal behind and started to create chances. They pulled level 15 minutes later, after Philippe Coutinho played in Ousmane Dembélé to fire home. Dembélé is being heavily linked with a move away from Barcelona following his impressive start to the season. PSG officials were present at tonight's match to take a closer look at Dembélé. Barcelona continue their league campaign next; facing Real Zaragoza away from home in their next match.

Goalscorer(s):
Eric Bailly (17) Ousmane Dembélé (32)

Man of the Match:
Ousmane Dembélé - 7.1 Match Rating

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5 years
New Contract for Miguel Rodríguez!



Barcelona have extended the contract of first team manager, Miguel Rodríguez. His previous deal had 18 months left to run. His new deal is a 2 year extension, running until June 2023. When asked about his new deal; Mr. Rodríguez had this to say..

Miguel Rodríguez - Barcelona Manager For me, it was a no-brainier really. I have been at this club the vast majority of my life; it is all I have ever known. That's why I am delighted to have extended my stay as first team manager until 2023. It has been a good start to the campaign following on from last years success. Top of La Liga, and into the next round of the Champions League. We can do better though. We need to keep progressing, and moving forward. We have to take last seasons success and build on that. The youngsters that have come into the first team this season have adapted well, they're getting good minutes, but for them this season is a learning curve. They are getting used to the demands that come with representing the first team of Barcelona. Next season will be where they show their true class, because there have been flashes, but you can see that they are still a little inexperienced at this level. They'll get there though, we just have to be patient with them.

Club chairmen Josep Maria Bartomeu released this statement following the announcement..

As a club, we have been really impressed by the way Miguel has gone about leading our club. Many in the media, and many of our fans, had questioned our decision when we first appointed Miguel as our first team manager. We feel as though he has answered those questions in full, and done precisely what we expected of him. He has been at this club since he was 8 years old, and therefore knows the traditions, and the identity of the club. He has brought our famous tiki-taka football back, as well as our philosophy of developing our younger players into first team players. Since his appointment; Peña, Ruiz, Cucurella, Aleñá, Cuenca, Puig, and Miranda have made the step up from La Masia, and into the first team. For these reasons, as well as the success in terms of trophies, we felt that it was vital to secure the services of Miguel Rodríguez for the long term. We hope to have many more years of success under his leadership.
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ScottT's avatar Group ScottT
5 years
Congratulations on progressing to the knockout phases. A contract extension is greatly appreciated, I'm sure, and highlights the faith the higher-beings have in Rodriguez to continue to succeed.
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5 years
ScottT - Cheers mate; in terms of the current club philosophies in place, the board confidence stands at 87% These include; developing the clubs youngsters, playing attacking football, and possession football. Rodriguez clearly has something about him.
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Saturday 9th November 2019 - La Liga

Real Zaragoza 1 - 2 Barcelona

11 wins from 11 as Barcelona go 10 points clear..



Barcelona already seem to be running away with the league title this year. After only 11 gammes played, they are 10 points ahead of second place Atlético Madrid; granted, they do have a game in hand to play, but even then, the gap can already be 7 points. If Barcelona keep up this pace, they may already be celebrating another title by March. Real Zaragoza did however manage to give the league leaders a scare in today's early kickoff. Going 1-0 up in the 15th minute. Barcelona were sluggish for the majority of the first half, but came out looking a different team in the second. Some choice words must have be spoken by their manager during the half time interval. Barça leveled 5 minutes after the restart through La Liga's top scorer, Luis Suárez. Dembélé secured the 3 points for Barcelona late on in the 88th minute, picking the ball up on the half way line, beating 2 players and rifling home from 20 yards out. Barcelona face a tricky away game in their next fixture, where they take on Sevilla.

Goalscorer(s):
Gabriel Fernández (16) Luis Suárez (50), Ousmane Dembélé (88)

Man of the Match:
Ousmane Dembélé - 8.3 Match Rating

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