Mattress Makers Knock Off Barca

At Madrid: 

Yannick Carrasco's goal late in the first half (45'+3) provided all the scoring in Atletico Madrid's Saturday Spanish Primeira Division 1-0 home victory over Barcelona. 

Parakeets Relegated After Falling To Barca On Road

At Barcelona, Spain:

Luis Suarez scored the only goal of the match in the 56th minute on Wednesday as Barcelona climbed to within one point of Spanish Primera Division-leading Real Madrid by defeating visiting Espnayol 1-0, ending the Parakeets' 26-year run in La Liga.

Parakeets Gain Home Draw With Barca In Local Derby

At Cornella de Llobregat, Spain:

David Lopez (23') and Wu Lei (88') each scored once on Saturday to enable struggling Espanyol to gain a 2-2 Spanish Primera Division local derby home draw with Barcelona.

Luis Suarez (50') and Arturo Vidal (59') each scored once for the visitors, who are back atop the league standings.

Parakeets Drop Barcelona Derby As Leo The Lion Scores Twice

At Barcelona:

In Saturday Spanish Primera Division action, Lionel Messi scored twice (71', 89') as Barcelona defeated visiting Espanyol 2-0.

Leo The Lion Helps Barca Devour Parakeets On Road In Barcelona Derby

At Barcelona:

In Saturday's latest edition of the Barcelona Derby, Lionel Messi scored twice (17', 65') as Barcelona demolished crosstown rivals Espanyol 4-0 in Spanish La Liga action.

Galacticos Gain Late El Classico Draw With Barca

At Barcelona:

A late goal in the waning minutes by Sergio Ramos lifted Real Madrid to a 1-1 road draw with Barcelona in Saturday's latest edition of the El Classico Derby.

Luis Suarez scored for the hosts in the 53rd minute.

Los Galacticos now enjoy a six-point lead over the Catalans atop the Spanish Primera Division standings.

BARCA TOP SEVILLA IN OT DESPITE BEING DOWN TO TEN MEN, CAPTURE 28TH KING'S CUP

At Madrid:

Despite losing Javier Mascherano to a red-card ejection in the 36th minute, Barcelona, with goals in overtime from Jordi Alba (97', shown here) and Neymar (120'+2) defeated Sevilla (who finished the match with nine men) 2-0 to capture their record 28th Copa del Rey title on Sunday.

Photo from ESPN FC website

BARCA TOO MUCH FOR RIVER PLATE, WIN THIRD FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP TITLE

At Yokohama, Japan:

Luis Suarez scored twice (49', 68') and Lionel Messi once (36') as Barcelona dominated Argentina's River Plate 3-0 in Sunday's FIFA Club World Cup final, enabling the European champions to win their third tournament championship in front of 66,853 fans at International Stadium.  Here are the happy members of the Spanish titans celebrating after the game.

Photo from London Telegraph website


Earlier Sunday, also at Yokohama, Dyanfres Douglas Chagas Matos scored twice (70', 83') as Sanfrecce Hiroshima came from behind to upend Guangzhou Evergrande 2-1 to capture third place.  We see players from the Japanese club celebrating their bronze-medal-clinching victory.

Getty Images photo by Matthew Lewis

Barca Top Sevilla In OT To Capture UEFA Super Cup

At Tbilisi, Georgia:

Lionel Messi scored twice (7', 16') while Pedro scored the game winner in the 115th minute as Barcelona took a 5-4 Tuesday overtime decision over Sevilla and won the UEFA Super Cup which pit last season's UEFA Champions League winners (the former) against their counterparts from the Europa League(the latter).

The Catalans tied AC Milan's record of Super Cup triumphs at five despite blowing a 4-1 lead over their fellow Spaniard club.

LUIS SUAREZ SCORES WINNING GOAL AS BARCA WINS FIFTH EUROPEAN CLUB TITLE

At Berlin:

Luis Suarez (that's him celebrating) scored what proved to be the winning goal in the 68th minute on Saturday as FC Barcelona won their fifth UEFA Champions League title overall, and their fourth in the last ten years by defeating Juventus 3-1.  

Ivan Rikitic (4') and Neymar (90'+7) also scored for the Catalans.

The lone goal for The Old Lady was scored by Alvaro Morata in the 55th minute which had squared the match at 1-1.

By winning the European club title, Barca will first take on Europa League winners Sevilla in the upcoming UEFA Super Cup, then play in the semifinal round of  December's FIFA Club World Cup, set to be staged in Japan.

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LEO AND NEYMAR'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE: BARCA TOP ATHLETIC TO COP KING'S CUP

At Barcelona:

In front of 97,000 fans at their home stadium, Lionel Messi scored twice (20', 74') and Neymar scored once (36') as Barcelona held off Athletic Bilbao 3-1 on Saturday to win the Copa del Rey Final.  It was Barca's 27th such title, a record.

GARETH BALE HELPS GALACTICOS COP KING'S CUP

At Valencia, Spain:

Gareth Bale scored the winning goal in the 85th minute on Wednesday as Real Madrid defeated arch-rivals Barcelona 2-1 to win the Copa del Rey final.

Late Goal Carries Galacticos Past Barca In El Classico

At Madrid:

In the latest episode of arguably the world's biggerst club derby, Sergio Ramos scored the winning goal in the 82nd minute on Saturday as Real Madrid defeated visiting Barcelona 2-1 as los Galacticos closed the gap between themselves and their Spanish Primera Division-leading arch-rivals to 13 points.

Leo And Cristiano's Excellent Adventure: Classico Ends In 2-2 Deadlock

At Barcelona:

In the latest renewal of the Super Classico rivalry, Real Madrid came from behind to gain a 2-2 Spanish Primera Division Sunday road draw with arch-rivals Barcelona.  Lionel Messi scored both of Barca's goals (31', 61') while Cristiano Ronaldo did the same (23', 66') for Los Galacticos.

Leo The Lion WAY Too Much For Parakeets

At Barcelona:


Lionel Messi scored all four goals (12', PK-64', 74', PK'79') in Barcelona's 4-0 home demolition of local rivals Espanyol in Saturday Spanish Primera Division action in Pep Guardiola's final home match as Catalans manager.

Late Goal Gains Home Draw For Parakeets In Barcelona Derby

At Barcelona:


Alvaro Vasquez provided the equalizer in the 86th minute, lifting Espanyol to a 1-1 home draw with local rivals Barcelona in Sunday Spanish Primera Division action.  Cesc Fabregas scored at 16 minutes for visiting Barca.

LEO THE LION HELPS BARCA CLUB SANTOS TO WIN WORLD CLUB CUP TITLE

At Yokohama, Japan:





Lionel Messi scored twice (17', 82') as Barcelona whitewashed Santos 4-0 on Sunday to win their second FIFA Club World Cup championship in three years.  Shown here is Barca midfielder Adriano celebrating after the victory.


Earlier on Sunday, after 120 scoreless minutes, Al-Sadd won the penalty-kick shootout with Kashiwa Reysol 5-3 to capture the third-place contest.


Associated Press photo

LEO THE LION SCORES WINNING GOAL AS BARCA TOP RED DEVILS TO CAPTURE FOURTH EUROPEAN CLUB TITLE

At London:





For the second time in three years on Saturday, Barcelona defeated Manchester United in the final of the UEFA Champions League as Barca took the contest 4-1 for their fourth European club championship, tying them with Ajax Amsterdam and Bayern Munich.


Pedro Rodriguez got the scoring started for Barca in the 27th minute, but Wayne Rooney tied it up for the Red Devils in the 34th minute.  The game was deadlocked at 1-1 at halftime.


Lionel Messi, who was named man of the match, scored the game-winning goal in the 54th minute, while David Villa (pictured here) added the insurance tally in the 69th minute.


Barcelona also won European club titles in 1992, 2006, and, against the Red Devils, in 2009.


Only Real Madrid (nine), AC Milan (seven), and Liverpool (five) have won more European club championships than Barca.


Barca coach Pep Guardiola, at age 40, has now won two European club crowns, as many as his Manchester United counterpart, Sir Alex Ferguson.


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Parakeets Drop Barcelona Derby

At Barcelona:


Andres Iniesta (29') and Gerard Pique (47') each tallied once on Sunday as Barcelona defeated visiting Espanyol 2-0 in the local derby.  Barca need only one point from their final two games to lock up their third straight Spanish Primera Division crown.

Barca Blitz Espanyol In Local Derby To Hand Parakeets First Home Defeat

At Barcelona:

David Villa scored twice (76', 84') as Barcelona handed Espanyol their first home setback of the season as they throttled the Parakeets 5-1 in Saturday Spanish Premiera Division action.