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Chelsea reach final and dump out holders Barca

The dramatic semi-final second leg at the Nou Camp ended 2-2 and meant Chelsea, chasing a first European title, will play Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the May 19 final.
Section: Sport  | Wednesday, April 25, 2012 10:32 IST

Record man Messi hits five as Barca crush Leverkusen

The Argentine World Player of the Year became the first player to score five in a Champions League match.
Section: Sport  | Thursday, March 8, 2012 8:59 IST

Lionel Messi, Victor Valdes miss Cup game through illness

Barcelona forward Messi and goalkeeper Valdes are unavailable for the King's Cup last-16 first leg at home to Osasuna on Wednesday because of flu and fever.
Section: Sport  | Wednesday, January 4, 2012 19:05 IST

Barcelona face Leverkusen in Champions League last 16

Seven-times champions AC Milan will face Arsenal in one of two Italian-English ties with Napoli, in the knockout rounds for the first time, facing Chelsea.
Section: Sport  | Friday, December 16, 2011 18:47 IST

Andres Iniesta out of Milan game with bruised thigh

Iniesta sustained the injury in Saturday's 4-0 La Liga win against Real Zaragoza and is being rested as a precaution, Barca said on their website (www.fcbarcelona.com).
Section: Sport  | Monday, November 21, 2011 19:42 IST

Xavi lifts listless Barcelona to win at Granada

Barca, who have not conceded a goal in seven matches in all competitions, have 21 points from nine games.
Section: Sport  | Wednesday, October 26, 2011 11:03 IST

Barcelona look to New Masia for New Messi

Lionel Messi is the most famous product of the academy known as "La Masia" after the quaint 18th-century Catalan stone farmhouse next to the Nou Camp stadium where a handful of recruits were housed until earlier this year.
Section: Sport  | Friday, October 21, 2011 14:50 IST

Andres Iniesta to return to action for Barcelona soon

The playmaker's return would be a welcome development for coach Pep Guardiola, who has lost midfielders Cesc Fabregas and Ibrahim Afellay, forward Alexis Sanchez and defender Eric Abidal to injury in recent weeks.
Section: Sport  | Tuesday, October 4, 2011 0:23 IST

Kaka resurgence good news for Real and Jose Mourinho

The 29-year-old Brazil playmaker has mostly been a shadow of the man who won the World Player of the Year award in 2007 since he joined from AC Milan at the end of the 2008-09 season for a fee of almost 70 million euros ($95.4 million).
Section: Sport  | Wednesday, September 28, 2011 17:01 IST

La Liga: Barca draw at Valencia, Real held

Barcelona twice came from behind to rescue a point in a 2-2 draw at Valencia while Real Madrid dropped points again in a goalless affair at Racing Santander in La Liga on Wednesday.
Section: Sport  | Thursday, September 22, 2011 8:33 IST
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