Month: May 2009

Spanish League classification – 2008-2009 season

Spanish League Champion: FC Barcelona

Qualified for the Champions League :

  • FC Barcelona
  • Real Madrid

Qualified for the preliminary round of the Champions League :

  • FC Sevilla
  • Atletico Madrid

Qualified for the Europa cup (UEFA cup) :

  • Villareal
  • FC Valencia

Relegated in 2nd division :

  • Recreativo Huelva
  • C.D. Numancia
  • Osasuna

Best offense: FC Barcelona with 105 goals

Best defence: FC Barcelona with 35 goals

Pichichi ranking :

  1. Diego Forlan (Atletico Madrid) : 32 goals
  2. Samuel Eto’o (FC Barcelona : 30 goals
  3. David Villa (FC Valencia) : 28 goals
  4. Leo Messi (FC Barcelona) : 23 goals
  5. Gonzalo Higuain Real Madrid) : 21 goals
  6. Thierry Henry (FC Barcelona) : 19 goals
  7. Alvaro Sanchez Negredo ( Almeria) : 19 goals
  8. Frédéric Kanouté (FC Sevilla) : 18 goals
  9. Raul (Real Madrid) : 18 goals
  10. Sergio Agüero (Atletico Madrid) : 17 goals

Deportivo – FC Barcelona 1-1

Review of the football match Deportivo La Coruña – FC Barcelona – 30th of May 2009

Four days after their win in the Champions League Final against Manchester United, FC Barcelona was playing their last match of the Spanish League season at the Riazor against Deportivo La Coruña. Eto’o scored his 30th goal of the season in the second last minute of the game.

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FC Barcelona wins Champions League Final

They did it! FC Barcelona players finished their fantastic 2009 season with an incredible win over Manchester United in the Champions League final tonight in Rome Olympic Stadium. Samuel Eto’o and Leo Messi each scored in a technically breathtaking football match.

The first 5 minutes of the match were tense, with Manchester United keeping the ball and kicking three times at Victor Valdes. But FC Barcelona scored first in the 10th minute on its first offensive play of the match. Magistitailly put in an ideal position by Andres Iniesta, Samuel Eto’o got rid of Vidic and opened the score (1-0). Like in Paris in 2006, Eto’o scored the first goal of the final for the Blaugrana.

A dominating Barça

Metamorphosed after the first goal, the Catalan players were more active and kept the ball moving. Messi, in the 18th minute, tried his luck from 25 metres… A few inches over Van der Sar’s goal.

Iniesta and Xavi, as a magicians duet, were controlling the ball and trying to alert the forwards Eto’o and Henry on both sides and Messi in the middle. But it was only one goal ahead that FC Barcelona went back at half-time.

Messi for the win… and history

With 20 minutes to go, Messi scored in between the two giants Vidic and Ferdinand… with the head! The Argentine Genius took off and at the top of his extension, put the ball out of reach from Van der Sar (2-0)

Historical!

The Catalans have made history tonight. With a brand new defence (Alves and Abidal suspended, Marquez injured), they won their 3rd trophy of the season after the Spanish League and the King’s Cup earlier this month. Carles Puyol was a delighted captain, and Pep Guardiola, for his first season on the bench, was a thrilled coach…

FC Barcelona: Valdés; Puyol, Touré, Piqué, Sylvinho, Busquets, Xavi, Iniesta (Pedro, m.92), Messi, Eto’o, Henry (Keita, m.71)

Manchester United: Van der Sar; O’Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Carrick, Anderson (Tévez, m.46), Giggs (Scholes, m.75), Park (Berbatov, m.66), Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo

Goals:
First Half
10′ 1-0 : Eto’o
Second Half
70′ 2-0 : Messi

Henry and Iniesta train with first team

Good news for FC Barcelona: Thierry Henry and Andres Iniesta trained with their teammates at the last training session before leaving for Rome for the Champions League Final on the 27th of May.

FC Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola is confident about getting back two of his key players for the Champions League final against Manchester United in 2 days. Thierry Henry and Andres Iniesta had an entire training session with their teammates, although the activity was not as challenging as the rest of the team. Thierry Henry was recovering from a blow to his right knee sustained on the 3rd of May against Real Madrid, while Iniesta tore his right thigh muscle on the 10th of May against Villareal.

FC Barcelona celebrate Championship with their fans at the Camp Nou

Despite losing at home against Osasuna, Barca players took time to celebrate the club 19th Championship title and King’s Cup title with their fans at the Camp Nou.

Congratulations to Pep Guardiola and his players : Valdes, Alves, Abidal, Xavi, Iniesta, Toure, Keita, Puyol, Messi, Henry, Eto’o, Bojan Krkic, Gudjonhsen and all their teammates for this fantastic season and best of luck for the Champions League final…

¡Campeones Campeones! ¡Oé, Oé Oé!