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وزیرکشور فرانسه 50 سال پیش در بارسلونا به دنیا آمده وباوجودی که طرفدار پاری سن ژرمن هم هست، براین باور است که بارسلونا تیمی است که مرزها را پشت سرگذاشته

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The quarter finals of the Champions League will pit two of the best teams on the continent against each other on Tuesday

Paris Saint-Germain and FC Barcelona, rivals in the quarter finals of the Champions League, have an excellent record in the European competition this season. The French side are among the teams that have won the most matches (6 of 8), while the Catalans have won 5. Here's a detailed overview of the most pertinent stats from both teams:



Goals scored: PSG have scored 17 goals in the Champions League, the third most out of all competing teams. Barça have scored 15. Tito Vilanova, however, has Leo Messi, the top goalscorer in the last four editions competition. The Argentine has scored 7 times this season, one adrift of Yilmaz and Cristiano Ronaldo. The top goalscorer for the Parisians is Lavezzi, with 5 goals.



Shots on goal: Messi is the FC Barcelona player who has shot the most on goal in the competition (26); the second overall in the Champions League (Cristiano Ronaldo has shot on goal 41 times). Of Barça’s 73 shots on goal, 43 were taken from within the area while 30 were taken from outside the area. PSG don’t take many shots from outside the area (15), but they do from within the 18 yard line (45). Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the player who has taken the most shots on goal for the Parisians (19 of the teams 60).



Assists: The Swedish forward has the most assists in the competition, along with Real Madrid’s Di María, with five. Xavi Hernández is second, with four.



Passes and possession:The Catalans have completed 5,581 passes and, on average, they maintain 69% of the possession. PSG, on the other hand, have completed 3,218 passes and secure an average of 49% of the possession. Xavi leads the competition with 856 passes.



Fouls and cards: PSG and FC Barcelona have earned 15 and 14 yellow cards, respectively. However, the French side have committed more fouls than the Catalans (103-64). In fact, of the remaining teams in the competition, FC Barcelona have committed the fewest amount of fouls.

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Eusebio Sacristán's men dominated after Chuli's opener, but they were unable to capitalise on their chances in the first half In the second half, on 65 minutes, Berrocal's goal put the game beyond reach for the Blaugrana

MATCH FACTS

Recreativo, 2

Barça B, 0

Recreativo: Cabrero, Ruyman, Zamora, Montoro (Puigdollers, 84’), Valle, Dimas, Cifu, Berrocal, Arana (Matamala, 60’), Morcillo and Chuli (Alexander, 79’).

Barça B: Masip, Balliu, Lombán, Muniesa, Planas (Joan Román, 73’), Ilie (Espinosa, 73'), Sergi Roberto, Rafinha, Luis Alberto, Kiko Femenia and Araujo (Dongou, 54’).

Goals: 1-0 Chuli (’10), 2-0 Berrocal (64’)

Barça B conceded their third defeat in as many games this Sunday, away to Recreativo at the Nuevo Colombino. The men led by Eusebio Sacrsitán lost by 2-0 on week 32 of the competition. The Catalans, who started off strong with a shot to the woodwork from Rafinha, fell behind after 10 minutes when Chuli sent the ball to the back of the net. From that point on, and despite enjoying much of the possession, the Blaugrana were unable to draw level. In the second half, on 65 minutes, a goal from Berrocal put the game beyond reach for FC Barcelona’s reserve side.

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Tito Vilanova's men will play away to PSG on Tuesday in the away leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, and on Saturday, Barça will host Mallorca at the Camp Nou

FC Barcelona will return to the Champions League three weeks after eliminating AC Milan from the competition. Tito Vilanova’s men will take on PSG on Tuesday at 20.45 at the Parc des Princes in the away leg of the quarter-finals. It will be Barça’s first match of the week. The next game is scheduled for Saturday, when the Blaugrana host Mallorca at the Camp Nou (22.00).



Monday, April 1



10.30 - Trip to Paris

19.00 - Training session at the Parc des Princes



Tuesday, April 2



20.45 - PSG-FCB



Wednesday, April 3



12.30 - Training session at the Ciutat Esportiva



Thursday, April 4



Day off



Friday, April 5



11.00 Training session at the Ciutat Esportiva



Saturday, April 6



13.00 - Training session at the Camp Nou

22.00 - FCB - Mallorca



Sunday, April 7



11.30 - Training session at the Ciutat Esportiva



Monday, April 8



11.00 - Training session at the Ciutat Esportiva

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لیست بازیکنان بارسلونا برای این دیدار هم اعلام شده است.

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The midfielder and full back have both been declared fit and included in the 21-man squad that will play in the Champions League quarter final first leg

The Squad

Valdés, Pinto, Dani Alves, Piqué, Fàbregas, Xavi, Villa, Iniesta, Alexis, Messi, Thiago, Mascherano, Bartra, Sergio, Jordi Alba, Montoya, Abidal, Song, Tello, Oier and Deulofeu.

Xavi Hernández and Jordi Alba will be travelling to Paris for Barça’s Champions League game on Tuesday night against PSG. The midfield’s right hamstring troubles are now behind him and the full back was also declared fully fit on Sunday morning. That means 21 players are available with Víctor Valdés, who was suspended against Celta, also returning to the squad.



Vilanova takes session



Tito Vilanova took charge of the post-match training session on Sunday morning at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper. It was the second session he has taken since returning from the US. Both Xavi and Alba were able to train normally, and they were joined by the reserve team’s Ié, Cá, Oier and Deulofeu.

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A look back at some of the most interesting stats from Saturday’s tied match at Celta Vigo

There were all kinds of curiosities surrounding Barça’s 2-2 draw in Galicia , especially concerning Leo Messi. Here we look at a selection of the best:

-Messi set a new record on Saturday night by scoring in his nineteenth consecutive league match. That’s the equivalent of scoring at least once in a whole half of the season.

-It was also the Argentinian’s 42nd goal of the Liga season, leaving him just eight short of his record-breaking tally of 2011/12 (50), and there are still another nine matches to play.

- Messi has also equalised Cristiano Ronaldo’s record for goals scored away from home, 23.

-Messi was FCB’s starting captain for the first time ever last night. He had been captain once before against Rayo Vallecano, but only in the second half.

- Barça had 70.85% of the possession and Celta the remaining 29,25% in the third draw of the campaign.

-Barça put together 905 moves in the match, almost double Celta Vigo’s total of 495.

-Although they weren’t enough to win the game, Barça made 563 good passes at Balaídos compared to just 206 from the Galicians.

-Following this draw, the most points Barça can possibly take from this championship is 102, which would mean winning all nine remaining fixtures.

- Marc Bartra started his first league game of the season on Saturday evening.

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ستاره آرژانتینی بارسلونا در صحبت هایی اعلام کرده که حالا و بعد از تساوی با سلتا باید به استراحت بپردازند تا در اوج آمادگی فیزیکی مقابل پاری سن ژرمن قرار بگیرند

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سرمربی موقت بارسلونا اعلام کرد که قبل از آغاز بازی هم تیمش می دانسته که کار سختی را پیش رو دارد ولی آبی اناری هابرای کسب هر سه امتیاز بازی به میدان رفته بودند

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The Argentine lamented the final result against Celta, but he says that "we need to turn the page, we can't lose our focus"

Training session at 11.00

The first team will train tomorrow morning at 11.00 in the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper to prepare for the Champions League match away to PSG on Tuesday. There will be no press conference after the session.

Leo Messi found the back of the net this afternoon and he took his goalscoring streak in La Liga to 19 consecutive matches. The Argentine fired Barça ahead at Balaídos, but he lamented the final result (2-2). “I was lucky enough to score and help the team in all of these matches, but what we really wanted was to win,” he said. The Blaugrana went on to say that “victory slipped away in the last moment, but we need to turn the page, we can’t lose our focus.”



Games after the international break



The player who captained the team this afternoon against Celta said, “games after the international break, especially away from home against a team that have so much at stake like Celta are always difficult,” and “it’s not easy to come back and play, because practically all of us are called up to national teams and we can’t prepare for the match like we would have liked.”



The good news



FC Barcelona’s week was marked by Tito Vilanova and Éric Abidal’s return to the first team. On the manager’s return to the team’s training sessions, Messi said “he's very upbeat. It’s very important for all of us to have him here during the final stretch of the season.” On Abidal, who was named to the team for this afternoon’s game against Celta, Mesis noted: “it brings us all great joy to have Éric back in the team.”



Here are the statements made by Cristian Tello, Pinto, Marc Bartra and Montoya after the match:



Tello



“It was a difficult match because it was do or die for them. The result isn’t bad.”



“It’s a shame that they scored at the end of the match, because we were very close to winning.”



“I’m very pleased that the manager has confidence in me and I hope to continue growing.”



“Leo doesn’t surprise me, he’s the best. I hope he stays at the level for a long time.”



Pinto



“It was a very special match for me, I got the support from the fans and I’m proud that they remembered me.”



“We’re leaving here with a bit of a sour taste in our mouths because it seemed as though we had the match under control, but we have to pick ourselves up and focus on the match against PSG.”



“Tito’s return brings us all a lot of joy.”



Bartra



“We were on point defensively in the second half and we came close to winning, it’s a shame they scored.”



“We knew that Celta had won most of their points this season at home and that they’d make it difficult for us.”



“It’s important to get more playing time. I was more comfortable in the second half.”



“Piqué has helped me a lot, he’s a leader for me and we understand each other well when we play together.”



“Now it’s time to think about the match in Paris. We need to move on from today’s game, and hopefully everything will work out well.”



Montoya



“I’m pleased with the game I played, it was difficult to play with my off foot.”



“We knew the it was going to be a hard match, because Celta are dangerous going forward and they had a lot at stake.”



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The goal he scored this Saturday against Celta makes him the first player to ever score against 19 consecutive teams in La Liga Messi now has 42 goals in the competition, and he's the clear favourite for the Pichichi award

No one can stop him. This Saturday against Celta the FC Barcelona forward set another record as he became the first player to ever score against all 19 top flight teams consecutively.



29 goals in 19 matches



Osasuna (four goals), Zaragoza, Levante, Athletic Club, Betis, Atlético Madrid, Granada and Rayo Vallecano (two goals respectively) and Mallorca, Valladolid, Espanyol, Málaga, Real Sociedad, Valencia, Getafe, Madrid, Deportivo and Celta (one goal) have all conceded to Leo Messi this season. Celta, a team that only conceded once to Messi - in the 2006/07 season - were unable to stop the Argentine this afternoon as they became the 19th team to succumb to the four-time Ballon d'Or winner.



Up until today, Cristiano Ronaldo was the only player to score against all league opponents in one season. However, Messi’s the first to do it by scoring in consecutive games.



Goals worth their weight in gold



Messi’s 29 goals in Barça’s last 19 league matches are proof of the Argentine’s excellent form this season. In addition, Tito Vilanova’s men are atop the table with a comfortable lead over Real Madrid, who are second. Messi’s goals have also made him the favourite for the Pichichi award. He currently has 42 goals to Cristiano Ronaldo’s 27, who is second.

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The Frenchman, who was named to the team for the first time since his surgery, was given a standing ovation from the fans at Balaídos

This Saturday Éric Abidal received a standing ovation from the fans at Balaídos when he took part in the pre-match warmup session with his teammates. The Frenchman, who underwent liver transplant surgery this season, was named to the first team for the first time since he given the green light to return to competitive play on February 21.

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بارسلونا درحالی به مصاف میزبانش سلتا می رود که مسی در ترکیب اصلی قرار دارد



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Ancelotti's men defeated the reigning champions thanks to a goal from Gameiro in the dying minutes of the match

Paris Saint-Germain, who will host FC Barcelona on Tuesday for the away leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, took on Montpellier this Friday. Kevin Gameiro scored the decisive goal after 81 minutes, he was assisted by Ibrahimovic.



Manager Carlo Ancelotti reserved some of his star players like Lucas Moura, Jallet and Lavezzi, but that didn’t stop PSG from consolidating their position at the top of Ligue 1.

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La Liga is back after the international break and we look at three big questions this weekend’s fixtures have thrown up.

With big European games against Galatasaray and Borrusia Dortmund this week, Real Madrid travel to Zaragoza and Malaga are at Rayo. Mourinho rests Varane and Casilllas is still not match fit, whist Pellegrini’s side need the points at Vallecas to stay in the hunt for a top four finish. Will Madrid extend their six- game winning run and will Malaga go for points at Rayo over Champions League glory against the Germans?

Third from bottom Mallorca(24 points) begin a massive fortnight that sees them visit the Camp Nou next weekend and then host the team immediately below them – Celta (23 points). First up though, is the chance to surely finish off bottom team Deportivo (20), who visit the Iberostar Stadium on Sunday on the back of their win against Celta before the international break. Is this to be the start of another great escape for Manzano’s islanders – or the beginning of the end?

Is this the weekend when Real Sociedad break clear in the battle for fourth? The Basques are currently in front in the race for the final Champions League spot, with 47 points – two ahead of Valencia, who face a tough, tough trip to the Vicente Calderon and with the four teams in a bunch below that all playing each other(Rayo-Malaga and Betis-Getafe), a fourth away win on the run would establish Phillipe Montanier’s team as firm favourites for a top four finish.

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The Celestes are in dire need of points as they sit in 19th on 23 points from 28 matches. Manager Paco Herrera will be without his top scorer, Iago Aspas, but he will be able to call on recently injured De Lucas and the South Korean Park Chu-Young

PREVIOUS MEETING AT THE CAMP NOU



FC Barcelona hosted Celta at the Camp Nou on Week 10 of La Liga. The ending 3-1 result allowed Tito Vilanova’s men set a new record for the best ever start in league history, with nine wins and one draw. The Blaugrana grabbed the early lead thanks to a strike from Adriano on 20 minutes. Villa fired Barça ahead after Celta had equalized before the break. In the second half, Alba sealed the win with a goal after a great assists from the Asturian striker.



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Paco Herrera’s men find themselves in the middle of a ruthless battle to remain in Spain’s top flight, as they sit 19th on 23 points after 28 matches. Of their last five matches, Celta have lost four and won one. Their only win was secured against Granada (2-1), while Deportivo (3-1), Real Madrid (1-2), Sevilla (4-1) and Getafe (3-1) all defeated the Celestes.



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Herrera will not be able to call on his top scorer, Iago Aspas, for tomorrow’s showdown with Barça. The forward, who has netted 10 goals this season for Celta (37% of the teams total goals this year) and given 6 assists, was shown a red card in the match against Deportivo de la Coruña. Despite the setback, Herrera will be able to call on De Lucas (3 goals), who was given the medical all-clear this week, Park Chu-Young (3 goals), Mario Bermejo (4 goals), and Augusto Fernández (4 goals).

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The French international has been included in the squad to face Celta. It’s the first time he’s featured on the squad list since being declared fit for action on 21st February Oier and Deolofeu have also been included in a squad that is without Puyol, Xavi, Adriano, Pedro and Alba (injured) and Valdés suspended) Xavi was able to train with the rest of the players but will not make the journey to Vigo

Eric Abidal is the main talking point of the squad named for this Saturday’s league match away to Celta (kick-off 6 pm). The French international is back in the squad for the first time in more than a year following his liver transplant. His last squad call-up was against Atlético Madrid on 26th February 2012. Abidal was given clearance to play again on 21st February this year.

Five first team regulars out

The squad will travel to Vigo without Xavi, Puyol, Adriano, Pedro and Alba, who are all injured. Xavi, Pedro and Jordi Alba returned from international duty with Spain with injury concerns. Xavi, who has a hamstring strain, was able to take part in today’s training session but will not make the journey to Vigo. Meanwhile, Pedro has a damaged left calf muscle and Jordi Alba is recovering from a hamstring strain in his right leg. They have joined Carles Puyol and Adriano on the injury list.

Goalkeeper Víctor Valdés will also miss the Celta match as he is serving out the third match of a four-match ban. The squad of 19 players is completed with Oier and Deulofeu from Barça B.

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Tito Vilanova was in charge of Friday’s training session for the first time in more than two months following his return from medical treatment in New York Vilanova was given a warm reception by the players and coaching staff but in an agreement reached with his doctors he will not be accompanying the squad to Vigo

It was a long awaited moment. This Friday at 4.30 pm, Tito Vilanova was back on the training ground pitch to lead the first team squad in a training session. Players and coaches alike were anxious for his return and gave him a warm reception. Speaking at a press conference before the session, Jordi Roura assured reporters: “The boss is back and that’s always important. It’ll be a boost for the squad.

Tito Vilanova will now make a staggered return to full duty and in line with this policy he will follow his doctors’ advice and not travel with the players to Vigo. However, all being well, he will be in the Parc des Princes in Paris on Tuesday.

A two-month wait

The Barça manager landed back in Barcelona last Tuesday early in the morning, accompanied by Jordi Roura and Aureli Altimira, after medical treatment lasting two months in New York. While he’s been away, the team has been managed by Roura, who has remained in constant contact with Vilanova to agree all decisions.

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The Barça coach said that the return of Tito Vilanova "is an injection of joy and vitality" About the game against Celta, Roura said, "They are playing for their survival and for them it is a matter of life or death, which makes it difficult"

PSG with Ibra

Next up after the Celta game is the Champions League match against PSG. Ibrahimovic will be able to play a match because the Appeals Committee has lifted his suspension. Roura explained, "We’ll go into the game well aware of his quality but we won’t change the way we play”.

Jordi Roura confirmed at Friday’s press conference that Tito Vilanova’s return will be "progressive." In line with this, Vilanova directed today’s training session but will not travel to Vigo. "He and the doctors agreed that it would be good to do this. He’s just finished the treatment and the 7 or 10 days after completing the treatment are very hard. We preferred to wait, although he’s come to training. Depending on his progress there’s a good chance he’ll travel to Paris”.

Jordi Roura is convinced that having Tito back will be a morale boost for the team. "Tito's return means a lot. The boss is back and that's always important. It’s an injection of joy and vitality ". He added, "It’s a very important boost for the squad."

First, Celta

Following the international break, Barça is back in action with a league match on Saturday away to Celta. Roura warned that it will not be an easy game. "Celta are playing for their (First Division) survival and for them it is a matter of life or death, which makes it difficult”. In any case, the coach said that Barça would go into the match “with the maximum intensity and seriousness. It is another step forward in achieving the final objective. "

Roura played down the importance of the fact that the squad has a number of first team regulars missing and insisted, “These are circumstances that occur throughout the year. As we’ve done on other occasions, other players will come in because they are good enough. Whoever is in the team can be fully relied on and will give 100%”.

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#MyGround The big stories begin in the small courts. This is the ground where Iniesta began. What about you? / Les grans històries comencen als camps petits. En aquesta pista va començar la d'Iniesta. Quina és la teva? / En los campos pequeños empiezan las grandes historias. En esta pista empezó Iniesta. ¿Cuál es la tuya? by fcbarcelona

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The four players from FC Barcelona were present on Thursday at the 13th Mediterranean International Cup (MIC) youth football tournament

The MIC goes into the final stages of the juvenil, cadet, infantil, aleví football 7 and aleví football 11 categories this Friday. On Thursday, four Barça players took advantage of a day off from training to follow this prestigious international youth football tournament in person.

Thiago Alcántara made the kick-off of honour in the match between FC Barcelona and Puerto Cabello of Venezuela in the cadet category, which was played in Palafrugell and which ended in a 3-0 win for Barça. Marc Bartra and Marc Muniesa watched the game between FC TRP from Japan and Club Football Lloret – where Marc Muniesa’s brother, Jan, plays - in the Lloret de Mar stadium. Meanwhile, Gerard Deulofeu, saw the final minutes of the match between Farners and Vila-real in the stadium of Santa Coloma de Farners.

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The keeper is going back to the Celta stadium where he played before signing for Barça in January 2008. With Celta, he won the Zamora Trophy for fewest goals conceded in 2006

It will be a special match for José Manuel Pinto on Saturday. The Barça keeper is going back to the Balaídos to face Celta Vigo, for whom he made 121 appearances over ten seasons.

From Zamora to relegation

His best season in Vigo was 2005/06, when he was awarded the Zamora Trophy for conceding the fewest goals. He was a key element in a team that produced one of the most successful campaigns in the club’s recent history, finishing in sixth place in the first division.

The following season, however, Celta dropped back down to the second division and Pinto suffered at the hands of the Barça forward line. In the match in the Balaídos, Eto’o, Messi and Gudjohnsen all scored in Barça’s 2-3 win while in the Camp Nou Celta fared no better, losing 3-1.

The Celta-Barça connection

One of José Manuel Pinto’s team-mates at Celta was French goalkeeper Richard Dutruel, who also ended up signing for Barça. The two keepers shared the number one jersey at Celta for several season until the Frenchman moved to the Camp Nou, where he played from 2000 to 2002.

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Here's a look at the top five best goals scored by FC Barcelona's youth teams this week

This week’s selected goals were scored by some of the youngest players in Barça’s youth academy. Two were scored by the Benjamín C team - Marc Jurado and Ilias Akhomach -, two more by the Alevín C team - brace from Raúl Martínez - and one was scored by the Cadete A team - Carlos Pérez.

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This Thursday, the international midfielder had physiotherapy treatment

Club medical services have announced that Xavi Hernández is suffering from a strained hamstring in his right leg.

On Thursday, he received treatment from the Club physios and according a press release, “His availability for the next match will depend on his evolution”.

Xavi Hernández had a similar injury in the same leg in February and missed a number of league matches plus an international friendly in Doha as a result.

Team manager Tito Vilanova now finds himself without Xavi, Carles Puyol, Adriano, Jordi Alba and Pedro (injured) as well as Víctor Valdés (suspension) for Saturday’s game against Celta Vigo.

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The Argentine has scored in his last 18 consecutive league matches and this Saturday he will come full circle if he scored against Celta Messi has scored 28 goals from his last 18 league matches, Osasuna being the team that has conceded the most to the Argentine this season (4)

Leo Messi is on the verge of making history again. If the Argentine forward scores this Saturday away to Celta, he’ll set a record that no other footballer has achieved: scoring against 19 league opponents in consecutive matches. Messi’s scoring streak has seen him find the back of the net in 18 consecutive league games, Celta are the only team that haven’t conceded a goal to the Argentine this season. The Galician team visited the Camp Nou on November 3rd of last year, Barça won the match by 3 to 1, but Messi did not score.



28 goals in 18 matches



Since Celta’s visit to Barcelona, Messi has always scored in the league. In the last 18 games, he’s netted a total of 28 goals, with Osasuna bearing the brunt of the Argentina’s firepower (4 goals). A total of seven teams (Zaragoza, Levante, Athletic Club, Betis, Atlético Madrid, Granada and Rayo Vallecano) have conceded two goals to the Argentine, and ten teams (Mallorca, Valladolid, Espanyol, Málaga, Real Sociedad, Valencia, Getafe, Sevilla, Madrid and Deportivo) have conceded once to Messi this season.



One goal to go



Celta have conceded one goal to Messi in the league. It was last time Barça played at Balaídos, in the 2006/07 season (2-3). Messi scored the 1-2 against a Celta team that had José Manuel Pinto in its ranks.

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He will miss the Barça's league match away to Celta this Saturday, and he's doubtful for next weekend's match against Mallorca

Pedro Rodríguez will be out of action for 10 days. Tests confirm this Wednesday that Pedro sustained a small tear in his right calf muscle.



It’s worth noting that the forward had to abandon the match on Tuesday at the Saint-Denis against France after 75 minutes.



He will not play in Balaídos



Therefore, Pedro will miss the match this Saturday against Celta and he’s doubtful for next weekend’s match against Mallorca. In addition, the forward picked up a one-match ban in the Champions League, meaning his absence at the Parc des Princes was already confirmed.

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Messi, Mascherano, Busquets and Xavi worked with the team physio Barça B's Oier, Muniesa and Deulofeu, trained with the first team

The second training session of the week saw all the available internationals take to the training pitch for the first time since the international break. The players, with the exceptions of Messi, Mascherano, Busquets and Xavi - all of whom worked with the team physio - trained on Field 2 of the Ciutat Esportiva. The Barça B players Oier, Muniesa and Deulofeu also took part in the session.



It’s worth noting that Adriano, Puyol and Alba are all recovering from injury, and Pedro will be sidelined for 10 days .



Day off this Thursday



The first team will return to work this Friday, at 16.30. Jordi Roura will hold a press conference before the session. The team will travel to Vigo on Friday, and face off against Celta at Balaídos on the following day (18.00, Canal + Liga).

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Cristian Tello says that Roura “has done a spectacular job” but he's pleased that the head manager has returned: “the role of a head manager is very important” Tello: “We are very focused on the league. Each match is a final for us, and we want to win as many points as possible. Celta are fighting for their lives and they will be a difficult rival to defeat”

Cristian Tello talked to the press after the first team's training session this afternoon. The young forward is pleased with Tito Vilanova’s return to Barcelona: “I’m very pleased with his return. We need him. He’ll ease in to his time with the team. The important thing is that he recovers well.” He added, “his absence has been noticeable because the presence of the head manager is always very important. We were very united when he was gone.” The forward also had words for Roura: “he’s done a spectacular job. He’s continued on with the team and he’s delivered as the acting manager.”



Tello then went on to highlight the importance of preparing well for the team’s upcoming matches. The first one will be away to Celta. “We are very focused on the league. Each match is a final for us, and we want to win as many points as possible. Celta are fighting for their lives and they will be a difficult rival to defeat,” he said.



Champions League showdown with PSG



When asked about UEFA’s decision to reduce Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s ban, Tello said that “it’s a decision made by UEFA. PSG were already a dangerous rival and even more so with Ibrahimovic on the pitch. They have a great team, both on defence and going forward. Their counterattacks are devastating.” He added: “Regardless, we won’t change our style of play.”



Pleased with his personal performances



Lastly, when asked about his current form, Tello stated that he’s returned from the international break in top shape, and he’s pleased with the playing time he’s been given so far the season. “In general I’m very pleased with my season. I want to thank the managers and players for their confidence in me, I want to continue learning from them,” concluded Tello.

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The ex-FC Barcelona player scored a total of 102 goals for Barça, an incredible mark considering he played in the full back position

Ronald Koeman was one of the leaders of FC Barcelona’s legendary Dream Team. He played a total of 345 matches for Barça from 1989 through 1995 and he scored 102 goals, an extraordinary feat considering he was a full back.

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Of the 18 players involved, eight played all 90 minutes Alba pulled his hamstring on Friday and Pedro came off the Paris with an injury

There were eighteen FCB players involved in international action this week, and here we look back at how they and their teams performed:

Goalkeeper

Valdés. 180 minutes. Sublime. He made three crucial saves to ensure Spain took three vital points at de Saint-Denis, the same venue where he starred in the 2006 Champions League Final.

Defenders

Montoya. 180 minutes. Julen Lopetegui played him for the whole of both matches with Norway and Russia, Spain U21’s last two friendlies before the European Championship in Israel in June. He seems to have secured a regular starting place

Bartra. 140 minutes. Started both games and also substituted in both, both times in the second half. The games have helped him regain his playing rhythm.

Alves. 180 minutes. The undisputed first choice left back for Brazil played throughout both friendly draws this week against Italy (2-2) and Russia (1-1).

Piqué. 180 minutes. Teamed up at centre back with Ramos against both Finland and France. At Saint-Denis, like the whole team, he was excellent.

Alba. 90 minutes. Started against Finland but picked up a hamstring injury and missed the France game. His presence against PSG is therefore in doubt.

Mascherano. 180 minutes. Playing as a defensive midfielder for his team, Mascherano was one of the stars of the win over Venezuela (3-0) and the draw at altitude in Bolivia (1-1). Argentina are now even further ahead in the Conmebol tournament after Colombia lost 1-0 in Caracas.

Midfielders

Thiago. 180 minutes. Leader of the U21 playmaking, he showed plenty of magic in the comfortable wins against Norway (5-2) and Russia (3-1).

Busquets. 180 minutes. One of Del Bosque’s favourite choices. At Saint-Denis we saw him set an example for all to follow with a fantastic performance even with his head bandaged.

Xavi. 90 minutes. Absent against Finland (1-1), he showed how much he had been missed as Spain beat France. He was tireless for the whole game, showing no signs of repercussions of his hamstring injury as he led the Spanish midfield.

Iniesta. 179 minutes. As decisive as ever at the Saint-Denis, where his pass set up the Spanish goal. Del Bosque took him off late in the game, but apparently only to waste some time.

Cesc. 90 minutes. Started against Finland and came on as sub against France. A regular feature in Del Bosque’s side, he came close to scoring several times against the Finns.

Song. 5 minutes. The African only played five minutes of Cameroon’s match against Togo, meaning he should be fresh for Barça’s next fixtures.

Strikers

Tello. 111 minutes. Decisive against Norway, where he scored two goals, and very active against the Russians, where he only played in the second half. Lopetegui clearly values his forward very highly.

Alexis. 90 minutes. Suffered a painful loss with Chile against Peru (1-0), where a yellow card meant he was suspended for his country’s crucial win against Uruguay on Tuesday night, which gets their World Cup hopes back on track.

Pedro. 120 minutes. In a move he himself started, Pedro scored the vital winner for Spain in the French capital. Having scored 10 international goals in the last year, he came off injured at the end of the game.

Villa. 125 minutes. Del Bosque picked him against both Finland and France as the main striker, although he didn’t enjoy many clear-cut chances. He was substituted in both matches.

Messi. 180 minutes. Lethal against Venezuela, where he assisted two Higuaín goals and scored himself from the penalty spot, he suffered at 3,650 metres in La Paz, reportedly vomiting at half time of a match in which Argentina could do no more than draw (1-1).

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The Celta ground has witnessed some amazing Barça feats over the years. Players like Hagi, Òscar García, Rivaldo and Gudjohnsen have left their mark in the Galician town

Barça fans have plenty of fine memories of Balaídos. The Celta stadium has seen its fair share of Barça magic, and these five goals are clear examples. Romania’s Gheorghe Hagi scored probably the most spectacular goal of his career there in a league match in 1994/95, in which he struck home from the middle of the park, the ball floating as if suspended on the heavy fog that day.

Two years later, Catalan Òscar García showed Celta what he was made of in the 1996/97 season. He scored twice, including a fine strike from outside the area, and from almost the same place he volleyed home an assist from Ronaldo.

Rivaldo and Gudjohnsen goals too

Brazilian Rivaldo showed Balaídos why he was considered one of the greatest free kick takers of all time. His UEFA Cup goal was a veritable work of art.

And finally we have Icelander Gudjohnsen, who in 2006/07 beat Pinto, the keeper who has since moved to FCB, after delightfully controlling a Deco assist with his chest, to by chipping the ball over the defender and meeting it on the volley to score possibly the best goal he ever converted in a Barça shirt.

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It only took Barça’s Benjamí C (U10) team five seconds to open their account against Viladecans. Even more extraordinarily, it was the visitors that had taken the kick off!

Barça U10 C team is top of the Second Division, and won comfortably last weekend against Viladecans (9-0) in a game that included what surely has to be a club record. It only took Marc Jurado five seconds to win a tackle and score the opener. Viladecans were stunned by that early pressure from the home side and ended just one goal shy of a ten-figure beating. Gázquez, Ilias, Segarra, Merino shared the other goals with the record-breaking Jurado.

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