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Real Madrid 1-3 FC Barcelona video highlights

Watch the video highlights from El Clasico: Real Madrid 1-3 FC Barcelona, with goals from Benzema, Alexis, Marcelo (o.g.) and Fabregas.

Real Madrid 1-3 FC Barcelona

Saturday December 10, 2011 – Day 16 – Santiago Bernabéu Madrid

1-0 Benzema (m.1)
1-1 Alexis (m. 30)
1-2 Marcelo (o.g.) (m. 56)
1-3 Fabregas (m. 66)

FC Barcelona reasserted their dominance over arch rivals Real Madrid to emerge with a 3-1 victory in the first Clasico of the 2011-2012 Liga despite going a goal down inside 23 seconds (Benzema) at Santiago Bernabeu. FC Barcelona and Real Madrid are sharing the top of a Liga’s classification, with one more match for the Blaugrana.

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Pep Guardiola agrees with Sandro Rosell on reduction of clubs.

Sandro Rosell said the La Liga needs to be reduced from 18 clubs to 16 in order to make the league more competitive, now Pep Guardiola has come out in support of the idea, although he has no idea how it would work.

The coach and former player at FC Barcelona had this to say on the subject, “It will be a much more competitive league with 16 compared to 20 clubs”

“All matches are difficult but, with fewer teams, we would have more time to recover. But without doubt they would increase the number of international friendly games, because the people want football.” (We at footballticketsbarcelona.com would never try and put our words in Peps mouth, he means BARCA football there!).

At the same press conference Guardiola also said that Barca striker David Villa was pushing past the pain barrier with his shin injury, nice to see some footballers can do this !
He continued “He has a little problem with his shin, it really hurts him,” he said.
“But he endures it because he is very tough, very competitive.”


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Pep Guardiola’s men said the game was complicated.

Pep Guardiola’s Team said the game against Athletic was complicated.FC Barcelona managed to get a draw in stoppage time.

Cesc Fàbregas scored the first and had this to say about the game, “was very difficult, we had to put a lot of effort in, there was a lot of rain, and the fans were fantastic”.
“the pitch was really wet, it was difficult, the last two goals were defensive errors”.
“even though it’s not the most important thing I’m very happy for the goal. The most important thing is to help the team, now we have to focus on Tuesday’s match against Hospitalet”.

This is what the rest of the team have said through various networking sites about the match.
Víctor Valdés: “Draw in San Mamés. Another very important point for the league. A bit sad we didn’t take the game…”

Dan Alves: “Great team effort, prouder than ever to have such teammates!!”

Thiago Alcántara: “Amazing atmosphere and amazing game in San Mamés despite the draw! We’re proud of the game we played!”

Andrés Iniesta: “Great game in San Mamés even though we didn’t get the three points, [it’s] a very difficult stadium where they pressure you…”

Carles Puyol: “Hello everyone. We weren’t able to get the three points in a very exciting and vibrant game for the spectators. Now we have to continue working.”


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Messi buries Mallorca

Lionel Messi ended his three-match goalless run by scoring a hat-trick inside 17 minutes as Barcelona enjoyed a 5-0 home drubbing of Mallorca in La Liga.

It was little more than Barca deserved from a dominant performance that carried them back to the top of La Liga before Real Madrid visited Real Sociedad later in the evening.


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Piqué and Puyol fit to play this weekend

Carles Puyol and Gerard Pique have returned to the Barcelona squad after injury in time for Saturday’s visit of Real Mallorca.
Pep Guardiola‘s side have had problems getting goals in their last two matches but have kept seven consecutive clean sheets in all competitions.

“Sometimes it could be a good thing to not be so precise in front of goal,” Guardiola said. “It may be good not to win by such huge margins because this confuses things. There is a tendency to think we will score lots of goals every game”.


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FC Barcelona v Mallorca

Mallorca have scored on each of their last four visits to the Camp Nou in Primera, the only current side in Primera to be on such a run.
It is seven years since a side managed to score in their fifth consecutive trip to Barcelona’s ground in the top flight (Real Zaragoza, Sep 2004).
Mallorca have won three times at the Camp Nou since 2000 in the league, the joint-most of any side.
Barcelona have scored in their last 18 league meetings with the islanders.

The last time Messi, Villa and Pedro all scored in the same match in the league was at Mallorca in February.

All 10 of Lionel Messi’s league goals this season have come at the Camp Nou.

Last time out Barcelona scored their first goal of the season that wasn’t from open play or from inside the box (Xavi direct free kick).

In this match Barcelona could keep a ninth consecutive clean sheet at home in the league for only the second time in their history (last time was in 1986).

Mallorca have won only one of their last 17 away games in the league since the start of last November.

The islanders’ last clean sheet on the road in the league came in March 2010, a run of 27 games.


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