Posts Tagged ‘iniesta’

La Liga football betting – Barcelona vs Deportivo

Barcelona face Deportivo tonight in La Liga as the title race reaches its climax. The defending champions, who won an unprecedented six trophies last season, won 'El Clasico' at the weekend, beating bitter rivals Real Madrid 2-0 at the Bernabeu. The win puts them three points clear or Real at the top of the table with a superior goal difference and Pep Guardiola will not want his side to lose focus now that there is daylight between the two teams.

Posted in La Liga, Soccer, Sports on April 14, 2010 @ 8:00 pm

El Clasico – Real Madrid vs Barcelona betting odds

Round two of El Clasico takes place this weekend at the Bernabeu, with the result likely to determine the winner of the title this year. Barcelona and Real Madrid are equal on points, but Madrid top the table on goal difference, where they are one goal ahead. They will have seven games left after the match on Saturday and Barca probably have the harder run in, with games against Villareal and Sevilla still to come.

Posted in La Liga, Soccer, Sports on April 10, 2010 @ 7:00 pm

UEFA Champions League football betting – Arsenal vs Barcelona

Anyone who enjoys watching a truly excellent display of attacking football should do everything they can to get to the Emirates Stadium tonight as two teams who pride themselves on their aesthetically pleasing style meet in the Champions League. Defending champions Barcelona are in London to face Arsenal for a place in the semi-finals of club football's most prestigious competition and Pep Guardiola's side will be looking for a lead to take back with them for the second leg in Spain.

Posted in Soccer, Sports, UEFA Champions League on March 31, 2010 @ 5:45 pm

Spanish La Liga football betting – Almeria vs Barcelona

Almeria host defending Champions Barcelona tonight in La Lige hoping to take advantage of the closest thing their opponents get to a dip in form. Barcelona, who lost their first game of the season two weeks ago, have seen their lead at the top of the league cut to two points and bitter rivals Real Madrid, in second place, have a superior goal difference.

Posted in La Liga, Soccer, Sports on March 6, 2010 @ 6:00 pm

International football betting – France vs Spain

France host Spain tonight in the final round of Friendly matches before this summers' World Cup in South Africa. Spain, whose squad is mostly unchanged from the team that won the European Championships in 2008, are favourites for the tournament. France, however, can count themselves lucky to have even qualified after Thierry Henry blatantly handled the ball in the build-up to the goal that put them through.

Posted in International Friendly, Soccer, Sports on March 3, 2010 @ 7:00 pm

Spanish La Liga betting – CD Tenerife vs FC Barcelona

Current league leaders Barcelona travel to Tenerife, looking to get over their recent slump and get back to winning ways. They succumbed to a 2-1 Spanish Cup loss to Sevilla midweek, as well as being held to a draw by Villareal last weekend. They now face an uphill struggle to defend their Copa del Rey [...]

Posted in La Liga, Soccer, Sports on January 10, 2010 @ 4:00 pm

Spanish Copa del Rey betting – Barcelona vs Sevilla

Tonight's Copa del Rey match sees Barcelona take on Sevilla in what is easily the best match of the round. Barcelona won the trophy as part of their historic treble last season and they will want to make the most of their home advantage in the first leg. Barca are currently two points ahead of Real Madrid in La Liga, but they drew at home to Villareal last weekend and will look to get back to winning ways tonight.

Posted in Copa del Rey, Soccer, Sports on January 5, 2010 @ 7:00 pm

Spanish La Liga – Barcelona vs Villarreal

The Champions of Spain, Europe and the World host Villarreal tonight in La Liga hoping to widen the slender lead they have on rivals Real Madrid in the race for the title. The defending Champions are two points clear at the top of the table and look in good form having won four matches in a row, last time out beating Espanyol 1-0. Tonight's visitors have underperformed this season but will be going into the match on a high after winning four of their past five.

Posted in La Liga, Soccer, Sports on January 2, 2010 @ 6:11 pm

Spanish La Liga betting – Barcelona vs Real Madrid

The day has finally arrived. Today Real Madrid travel to the Nou Camp for the biggest club game in world football, El Clasico. This year the clash carries even more weight, with Real Madrid having spent over £200 million over the summer in a bid to overtake their Catalan rivals, who completed an unprecedented treble [...]

Posted in La Liga, Soccer, Sports on November 29, 2009 @ 5:15 pm

UEFA Champions League Preview – Rubin Kazan vs FC Barcelona

October 20th saw one of the biggest upsets in recent Champions League history when Rubin Kazan, almost unknown in this competition, went to the Nou Camp and beat the reigning champions of Europe, Barcelona, 2-1. Tonight they look to again defy the odds and pull off a result against a team that will be eager to get back to winning ways after a late own goal by Gerard Pique saw them drop two points at Osasuna in their last match. Rubin have won their last three matches and sit top of the Russian Premier League with three games remaining.

Posted in Soccer, Sports, UEFA Champions League on November 4, 2009 @ 8:00 pm