Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta’s off-season took an interesting turn after he lent his voice to a character in the animated feature, Pirates. The 28-year-old provides the voice in the Spanish version of the film for the character Pirata Albino.
Tito Vilanova had just 10 squad members available - Xavi, Villa, Pinto, Jordi Alba, Adriano, Dos Santos, Montoya, Fontàs, Bartra and Puyol. B team players Tello, Sergi Roberto and Bañuz also joined in.
Bucharest was the venue for the last of FC Barcelona’s five preseason friendlies. The series has ended with three wins, 2-1 in Hamburg, 8-0 against Raja Club Athletic and 2-0 at Dinamo, and two draws, 2-2 in Paris and 0-0 with Manchester United.
Barça controlled possession and had the majority of the chances, even though United did well to snuff out a lot of Barça’s passing game and actually enjoyed the best chance when Rooney had a penalty saved by Valdes at the end of the first half.
FC Barcelona will face three ex-players on Saturday when they play PSG: defender Maxwell, midfielder Thiago Motta and striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Two of them, Maxwell and Ibra, both trained under Tito Villanova when he was Guardiola’s assistant.
David Villa was given the medical all clear this Tuesday. According to doctors Cugar and Pruna, the player, who’s still not fit enough to play, can now increase his work rate and concentrate on his physical conditioning.
Tito Vilanova's team is starting to fire on all cylinders. Messi (3), Alexis (2), Dani Alves, Sergi Gómez and Deulofeu all netted for Barça, the first two scored their goals before the break. In the end, a total of 21 of Tito’s players featured.
Tito Vilanova has unveiled his 22-man list for FC Barcelona’s pre-season friendly against Raja Club Athletic after today’s training session. The Azulgrana manager will take 9 first-team players and 13 Barça B players to Tangiers.
The Tito Vilanova era has arrived. The new manager and his team have started strong with a 2-1 win away over SV Hamburg in the first of their five summer European friendlies.
Echography practiced on Tuesday morning has revealed that he has suffered intramuscular bruising and the Medical Services have said that his availability for future matches depends on his how the injury develops.
