MSN Come to London and Return Conquerors with a Messi Double in a First-leg UCL Game

 February 26, 2016   R K Gupta

The remaining four first-leg Round-16 games were played out on February 23 & 24.  Like Real Madrid last week, FC Barcelona also collected two goals in an away game on Tuesday against Arsenal in London. When Arsenal go to Camp Nou next week, they have to first wipe out the 0-2 deficit against Spanish League’s […]

Messis Record against Arsenal

 February 23, 2016   Kridangan Statistics Team

Messi’s genius needs to be celebrated

 February 20, 2016   Abhishek Das

It’s one of those statistics where the more you try to wrap your head around it, the more mind-boggling it becomes. Lionel Messi has scored 4.39 percent of the goals in the 117 year old history of FC Barcelona. The club which was founded in 1899 has had a rich history and is the most […]

Ranking the top Sporting Moments of 2015

 February 5, 2016   Abhishek Das

The year 2015 started off with a bang. London rivals Tottenham defeated Chelsea 5-3 in an exciting match and set the year up for many more excitements that would follow. Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis formed a formidable doubles team that would win 11 titles including two Grand Slams. Cristiano Ronaldo also became the all […]

Suarez Scores 4 Messi 3 in FCB’s Huge Win Over Valencia in Copa del Rey First-Leg Semifinal

 February 4, 2016   R K Gupta

Defending champions FC Barcelona have virtually sealed their berth in the final of the 2015-16 Copa del Rey. There is no way Valencia could score 8 goals against Barca in the return-leg match even with the advantage of playing on home turf on February 10. The final of this season’s Copa del Rey will be […]

Talking points of the FCB-ATM match

 February 1, 2016   Abhishek Das

In what was a top of the table clash between FC Barcelona and Atlético Madrid at the Camp Nou on Matchday 22nd, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez helped Barca overcome 9 men Atléti 2-1 and thus move 3 points clear at the top. It was a feisty affair and the match was characterized by rash […]

Barcelona Taken to Top of La Liga Table By a Marvelous Messi but Real Madrid Disappoint

 January 26, 2016   R K Gupta

The top three La Liga teams all played uncharacteristically indifferent games against their opponents. Although FC Barcelona managed to collect three points, Atletico Madrid had a goalless home draw while Real Madrid were lucky to draw 1-1 with Real Betis at Benito Villamarin. In Saturday’s fixture, a scintillating second-half volley from Lionel Messi helped FC […]

FC Barcelona Star Lionel Messi Wins FIFA Ballon d’Or Award for the Record Fifth Time

 January 16, 2016   R K Gupta

After Brazilian forward Kaka won the FIFA World Player of the Year award in 2007, the honor of being named for Ballon d’Or or the Golden Ball has either gone to Argentina’s Lionel Messi or Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo. They are inarguably the best footballers for the past some years and there was no surprise, when […]

With El Clasico Coming Up Saturday Lionel Messi’s Fitness is Still Huge Question Mark

 November 20, 2015   R K Gupta

In sports-crazy Spain, nothing makes bigger news than the impending El Clasico meeting between La Liga giants; FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. The two Spanish Clubs last met each other at Camp Nou on March 23, 2015 in last season’s 28th match and for the 262nd times including competitive and exhibition matches. Barcelona has an […]

FC Barcelona Lose Spanish Super Cup after Winning European Super Cup Last Week

 August 19, 2015   R K Gupta

The Supercopa de Espana or the Spanish Super Cup is a football championship in Spain contested between the winners of La Liga and Copa del Rey. For the 2015 season, the two-legged Spanish Super Cup was played on August 14 and 17, 2015. In the first leg at San Mames Stadium in Bilbao, the hosts […]