FC Barcelona News: 24 November 2011: Abidal close to renewal, win dedicated to Tito
by Arron Duckling on Nov 24, 2011 11:22 AM CET
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Milan - FC Barcelona, 11-23-2011 | FC Barcelona
A historic meeting between two giants of European football promised thrills, but perhaps no one expected so many. FC Barcelona overcame AC Milan 3-2 in a really attacking, and thrilling, match that was resolved thanks to goals from Van Bommel (o.g.), Messi (pen) and Xavi.
Xavi produced a goal of surgical precision following a pass of exquisite quality from Lionel Messi to give Barcelona a 3-2 win over AC Milan on Wednesday in an enthralling Champions League match which also featured Zlatan Ibrahimovic scoring against his former club.
Eric Abidal: There is a 90 per cent chance I will stay at Barcelona - Goal.com
"There is a 90 per cent chance I will stay with Barcelona," he told Canal Plus after his side's 3-2 victory against AC Milan in the Champions League. "I had a meeting with the board today [Wednesday].
Valencia's Soldado sets sights on Chelsea next – UEFA.com
"Right now I'm on a great run," added Soldado, who scored his hat-trick against the Belgian champions in just 26 minutes. "The goals are going in and that's important for me. The UEFA Champions League suited my style last season and I really want to continue scoring goals which give the team important victories. I just hope we come through the test in London with flying colours."
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Trademark humility from Messi, per usual
I’d like to see him say “Yeah, I’m the best player in the world, bow down to me bitches”… That’d be outstanding…
First of all, nobody's ever thought that. Ever.
You're more than welcome to #Occupymybed
that would be fun if he did, is he a primadonut?
I am sure he trows some temper tantrums in a locker after he sucks in a game
In my mind, and I am not a Messi sucker, no one has better skills than him, but he is not always at his best all the time which is perfectly normal as far as I am concerned
We should have a section here being less serious, joking
How about to start with, TOP 10 why we don’t like Fontas?
Also
How official is the news on Botia?
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by Arron Duckling on Nov 24, 2011 12:51 PM CET via mobile reply actions
If you ask me it is far from official
but the whole thing was first reported by La Voz de Asturias, a local (Gijón) newspaper so there might be some talks going on.
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by Bostjan Cernensek on Nov 24, 2011 2:56 PM CET up reply actions
also
they say in that article that would be happening in May 2012 for 2.5 mil Euro, unless Barca will sweeten their offer for January
The news is courtesy of @barcastuff (re-checked twice)
As far as I know the clause that Botia has is a tricky one. The €2.5 million clause is only “active” for a limited time during the summer transfer window and is not an option at any time outside of that window. How high the buy-out clause is the rest of the time I do not know, but Barca’s offer would have to be pretty high for Sporting to allow Botia to leave.
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by Bostjan Cernensek on Nov 24, 2011 9:29 PM CET up reply actions
in that article they say buy out clause for any other team is 20 mil
I figured if SpG anticipate losing him in May for 2.5 mil, they maybe open to an idea of
2.5 – 5 mil, his market value is 6 mil. I am sure even 5 mil is a lot less of what Barca would have pay in an open market for quality proven CB
I have not seen Botia play, but Arron says he is very good
He's very solid
Not the speediest of guys, but he makes up for that with positioning and anticipation. He would also bring some size to the backline – he’s 1.88m tall (6’ 2’’) and he’ll be only 22 in January.
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by Bostjan Cernensek on Nov 24, 2011 10:01 PM CET up reply actions
Last season SpG allowed 3rd fewest goals (after Barca and RM), they must have something right then.
We could definitely use someone with a size. Watching Milan dominating air yesterday it was painfully obvious of how small Barca team is
One potential slight problem with this
Bartra will only sign a contract extension if he is guaranteed promotion. It’d be a shame to see him leave because of Botía, since I think he’ll be come really good. I want both of them though, and I guess that means Fontàs sold with buyback or loaned out.
by Al Benson on Nov 24, 2011 11:29 PM CET via mobile up reply actions
I think the timing is good
Bothia is ready now and he can feature in every other game when Puyol and Pique are healthy. When one of them goes on DL, he is a starter
Bartra has at least one more year in minors, and during that year I can see easily Puyol retiring. Keep in mind Barta is 2 years younger
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