On Friday evening, Atlético Madrid ended a 14-year wait to secure victory over their city rivals, Real Madrid, winning 2-1 in the 2013 Copa del Rey final. Brazilian defender, Miranda rose above his marker and headed home in extra-time in what turned out to be a tempestuous night of football, which saw Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo sent off inside the Santiago Bernabeu. The Rojiblancos are enjoying a quite scintillating season and could afford to arrive at their enemy’s playground with conf

Barcelona secured their 30th victory of the La Liga season on Sunday, seeing off the threat of Miroslav Ðukić’s Real Valladolid at the Camp Nou. Pedro Rodriguez put the Blaugrana ahead on 21 minutes, slotting the ball under Jaime after a delightful through ball from Xavi, and Marc Valiente (own goal) doubled Barcelona’s lead with a little under five minutes remaining in the first half. Despite creating a number of chances, Barcelona couldn’t find a third and conceded a late consolation from the

FC Barcelona - Valladolid: No easing up from the Champions (2-1) | FC Barcelona The game was a tester physically, played in the pouring rain, and mentally with the title already won, but Barça did the job and took a two goal lead into the break – thanks to a Pedro strike and an own goal from Marc Valiente. Valladolid managed to pull a goal back from the penalty spot late on but nothing was going to stop Barça from celebrating the title in front of the Camp Nou faithful with a win. Jordi Roura: "

Vilanova in New York from Monday to Friday | FC Barcelona Tito Vilanova has confirmed at a press conference that he will have further treatment for cancer next week in New York. The pioneering treatment has been developed at a specialised centre and is proving particularly effective. Tito Vilanova: "We owe it to our fans, we have to finish strong" | FC Barcelona "We have 91 points, and we know we have the chance to reach 100 points. We’ll try to win our remaining three matches. The more goals we

On Friday evening, Atlético Madrid ended a 14-year wait to secure victory over their city rivals, Real Madrid, winning 2-1 in the 2013 Copa del Rey final. Brazilian defender, Miranda rose above his marker and headed home in extra-time in what turned out to be a tempestuous night of football, which saw Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo sent off inside the Santiago Bernabeu. The Rojiblancos are enjoying a quite scintillating season and could afford to arrive at their enemy’s playground with conf

Barcelona secured their 30th victory of the La Liga season on Sunday, seeing off the threat of Miroslav Ðukić’s Real Valladolid at the Camp Nou. Pedro Rodriguez put the Blaugrana ahead on 21 minutes, slotting the ball under Jaime after a delightful through ball from Xavi, and Marc Valiente (own goal) doubled Barcelona’s lead with a little under five minutes remaining in the first half. Despite creating a number of chances, Barcelona couldn’t find a third and conceded a late consolation from the

FC Barcelona - Valladolid: No easing up from the Champions (2-1) | FC Barcelona The game was a tester physically, played in the pouring rain, and mentally with the title already won, but Barça did the job and took a two goal lead into the break – thanks to a Pedro strike and an own goal from Marc Valiente. Valladolid managed to pull a goal back from the penalty spot late on but nothing was going to stop Barça from celebrating the title in front of the Camp Nou faithful with a win. Jordi Roura: "

Vilanova in New York from Monday to Friday | FC Barcelona Tito Vilanova has confirmed at a press conference that he will have further treatment for cancer next week in New York. The pioneering treatment has been developed at a specialised centre and is proving particularly effective. Tito Vilanova: "We owe it to our fans, we have to finish strong" | FC Barcelona "We have 91 points, and we know we have the chance to reach 100 points. We’ll try to win our remaining three matches. The more goals we