Barça’s doctors have confirmed that Rafa Marquez will miss the next month due to a torn soleus muscle in his right leg. This is the flat muscle at the back of the leg below the calf muscle. There was better news for Carles Puyol who only suffered a strain to his calf muscle and should […]

After the solid performances from the defence in the last few games, Frank Rijkaard will now have to re-organize for tomorrow night’s game against Levante. It has been confirmed that Gianluca Zambrotta has a torn muscle in his right leg and will be out for about a month, while Rafa Marquez is doubtful after picking up […]

Frank Rijkaard has had to call on 14 players from Barça B for tomorrow night’s Copa Catalunya semi-final match against Girona. With a mass exodus for international duty, only Valdés, Ezquerro, Sylvinho, Jorquera, Oleguer and Marquez are available from the first team squad.

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This has been on various sites but I thought I’d give it the Barça angle. Five Barça players make the top 21 places which is pretty impressive. Messi should be higher than ninth and perhaps Eto’o is a bit high at fourth. What I can’t understand is there’s no place for Xavi, Iniesta or Deco while […]

The worst fears were confirmed this lunchtime when it was announced Carles Puyol will be on the sidelines for “a minimum of three months”. Puyol successfully underwent surgery on a knee ligament last night but will now almost certainly miss the start of the league on Aug 26. He is also doubtful for the start of […]

Carles Puyol may well miss Barça’s pre-season due to a ligament injury in his left knee which he picked up in yesterday’s friendly with Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa. Puyol will be operated on this evening by Dr. Ramon Cugat at the Asepeyo Clinic in San Cugat.
Let’s all hope he’s back in time for the […]