Leo gives Barça the lead!
First goal for FC Barcelona scored Dani Alves in 35 min.
But in 49 min. Falcao scored for At. Madrid and Barcelona starts with attack again.
Amazing free kick from Argentine as his shot goes into Courtois' goal. Excellent goal from the Argentine magician! Min. 80
But in 49 min. Falcao scored for At. Madrid and Barcelona starts with attack again.
Amazing free kick from Argentine as his shot goes into Courtois' goal. Excellent goal from the Argentine magician! Min. 80
FC Barcelona - Valencia: Brilliant Messi leads fight back (5-1)
Barça came back from an early goal by Piatti for the visitors to bury
Valencia with four goals from Messi and a fifth from Xavi to round off a
fantastic performance that showed the team are still up for the fight
for the league title
Messi put in an extraordinary game to destroy the third placed team in La Liga and reiterate Barça's faith in their chances of fighting for the La Liga title. The team showed immense character and commitment when they came back from a sticky looking situation – 13 points behind the leaders, trailing 0-1 to a Piatti goal on 9 minutes - to blow away Valencia.
Led by the four goal hero Messi and with Xavi putting the icing on the cake with the fifth, Barça could have won by an even wider margin, such was their superiority on the night.
The win leaves Barça 10 points behind Madrid in second place and will be a real boost ahead of a difficult game at the Vicente Calderón next Sunday.
Piatti puts Valencia ahead
A goal within the first 10 minutes from Piatti, who met a Feghouli cross from the right and took advantage of a mix up between Valdes and his defence, put the visitors one up before Barça really knew what had happened. Their response, however, was devastating with Pedro and Alexis opening up the flanks and Abidal and Montoya pushing forward from the full back positions, Barça were soon creating plenty of danger.
Messi brace leads fightback
After a somewhat cold start, Barça's stars soon began to fire on all cylinders. Alexis, Cesc, Iniesta and Pedro were all at the top of their game and Messi was playing at his very best. The equaliser came after a Pedro cross from the left which Rami mis-cleared and Messi put away. Five minutes later, a great cross from Abidal allowed Messi to calmly make it 2-1 and as the team began to play some of their best football, Alexis and Cesc, with a spectacular bicycle kick that hit the bar, both came close to making it three before the break.
Messi put in an extraordinary game to destroy the third placed team in La Liga and reiterate Barça's faith in their chances of fighting for the La Liga title. The team showed immense character and commitment when they came back from a sticky looking situation – 13 points behind the leaders, trailing 0-1 to a Piatti goal on 9 minutes - to blow away Valencia.
Led by the four goal hero Messi and with Xavi putting the icing on the cake with the fifth, Barça could have won by an even wider margin, such was their superiority on the night.
The win leaves Barça 10 points behind Madrid in second place and will be a real boost ahead of a difficult game at the Vicente Calderón next Sunday.
Piatti puts Valencia ahead
A goal within the first 10 minutes from Piatti, who met a Feghouli cross from the right and took advantage of a mix up between Valdes and his defence, put the visitors one up before Barça really knew what had happened. Their response, however, was devastating with Pedro and Alexis opening up the flanks and Abidal and Montoya pushing forward from the full back positions, Barça were soon creating plenty of danger.
Messi brace leads fightback
After a somewhat cold start, Barça's stars soon began to fire on all cylinders. Alexis, Cesc, Iniesta and Pedro were all at the top of their game and Messi was playing at his very best. The equaliser came after a Pedro cross from the left which Rami mis-cleared and Messi put away. Five minutes later, a great cross from Abidal allowed Messi to calmly make it 2-1 and as the team began to play some of their best football, Alexis and Cesc, with a spectacular bicycle kick that hit the bar, both came close to making it three before the break.
Barça delight Europe once again
Barça have given their fans the perfect Valentine’s Day gift – a
convincing win away to Bayer Leverkusen that puts them well on course
for a place in the quarter finals. Alexis (2) and Messi scored the goals
for the visitors
The European champions resumed their title defence in style. For the
first time under Guardiola, they won the away leg of a second round tie,
3-1 at German side Bayer Leverkusen. And it was thoroughly deserved win
too, with the Catalans dominating from start to finish, and Alexis
Sánchez playing the decisive role. The Chilean was on target twice,
while Messi finished things off with Barça's third. Kadlec had managed
to pull the Bundesliga side back level early in the second half, but an
outstanding Valdés managed to prevent Beyer from adding to their tally.
The result puts FC Barcelona in a wonderful position and they can rightly feel optimistic about their chances of ensuring a place in the last eight on March 7 at the Camp Nou.
The result puts FC Barcelona in a wonderful position and they can rightly feel optimistic about their chances of ensuring a place in the last eight on March 7 at the Camp Nou.
Leverkusen, first stop on road to Munich
The Champions League returns at a good time for Barça following the
weekend's slip up in Pamplona, which left them 10 points adrift of the
league leaders, leaving no time for regrets, as they pick up the title
they won at Wembley last season. The last sixteen tie at Bayer's ground
is near enough to this year's final venue to whet the appetite for more
European glory.
The first stop on the road to the Allianz Arena is at Leverkusen and although the stats aren't too favourable for Barça, who have failed to win the away game in the last three ties at this stage - against Lyon (1-1), Stuttgart (1-1) and Arsenal (2-1), they have always managed to turn it around in the second leg at the Camp Nou. On the other hand, Barça have already won away to BATE Borissov, Viktoria Pilsen and Milan in the competition so far this season.
The first stop on the road to the Allianz Arena is at Leverkusen and although the stats aren't too favourable for Barça, who have failed to win the away game in the last three ties at this stage - against Lyon (1-1), Stuttgart (1-1) and Arsenal (2-1), they have always managed to turn it around in the second leg at the Camp Nou. On the other hand, Barça have already won away to BATE Borissov, Viktoria Pilsen and Milan in the competition so far this season.
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