Camp Nou

Barcelona roll on calmly amidst Catalan chaos

Barcelona - Muslimchronicle

Barcelona dismissed another day of political chaos in Catalonia to continue on their merry way at the top of La Liga by beating Malaga 2-0 at the Camp Nou. Spanish Primer Minister Mariano Rajoy announced on Saturday that Madrid will move to dismiss Catalonia's separatist government and call fresh elections in the semi-autonomous region. In protest 450,000 independence supporters piledRead more

Neymar staying at Barcelona, says teammate Pique

Barcelona - Muslimchronicle

Brazilian superstar striker Neymar will stay with Barcelona, according to teammate Gerard Pique, who posted a Twitter message on the striker's status Sunday. Spanish international defender Pique indicated the South American maestro would continue at Camp Nou by tweeting a photo of Neymar with the caption "He's staying." The message came hours after Neymar gave Barcelona fans a dazzling reminderRead more

Barcelona Move Back to the Top of La Liga with Gijon Win

Barcelona - Arab Today

Barcelona were back at their best on Wednesday, thumping Sporting Gijon 6-1 at Camp Nou. The win helped Barcelona maintain pressure on arch-rivals Real Madrid in the race to win the La Liga title. Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez netted either side of a Juan Rodriguez own-goal, although Barca's recent dalliance with a confusing set up at the back ledRead more

Difficult day for Luis Enrique despite Barca win

Madrid - ArabToday

Sunday was a difficult day for FC Barcelona coach Luis Enrique, although his side beat Leganes 2-1 to remain second on the Liga Santander table. The narrow win, which came thanks to a 90th minute penalty from Leo Messi against the side with the smallest budget in the league did nothing to dispel the feeling of crisis at Camp Nou.Read more

Barca present plans for open, increased capacity Camp Nou

Barcelona - Arab Today

Barcelona presented plans for the extensive renovation of their Camp Nou stadium on Thursday that will see the capacity of Europe's biggest stadium extended to 105,000 and an open facade to allow views across the city. "It will be a unique stadium," said club president Josep Maria Bartomeu at the presentation inside the stadium attended by the first-team squad. "ItRead more

Barcelona protected, fumes Torres after red card

Barcelona - Arab Today

Fernando Torres raged that Atletico Madrid are not treated equally to Barcelona by referees after his early red card turned their Champions League quarter-final, first leg around. Torres had put Atletico in front at the Camp Nou before seeing two quick-fire yellow cards to leave the visitors a man light for over an hour. Luis Suarez finally converted Barca's relentlessRead more

Real Madrid to exploit feel good factor in Champions League quarters

Madrid - XINHUA

Real Madrid will look to use the feel-good factor from their Clasico win in the Camp Nou Stadium on Saturday night to catapult them towards a place in the semi-finals of the Champions League. Zinedine Zidane's side got perhaps the most favorable draw of the last eight when they were pitted to face German side Wolfsburg with the first legRead more

Real Madrid win Clasico as Villarreal tighten grip on fourth

Madrid - XINHUA

Real Madrid defeated FC Barcelona 2-1 in the Clasico in the Camp Nou Stadium on Saturday night. Barca took the lead in on what was an emotional but disappointing game in terms of football, early in the second half with a Gerard Pique header, but Karim Benzema equalized shortly after the hour after good work from man of the match,Read more

Real Madrid cause surprise to beat Barca in Clasico

Madrid - XINHUA

Seconds half goals from Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo helped Real Madrid come back from a goal down to beat FC Barcelona 2-1 in the Camp Nou stadium. Gerard Pique had put Barca ahead, but on the day set aside to pay homage to Johan Cruyff, the Catalan's produced one of their worst displays of the season as their keyRead more