With important matches against Espanyol and Manchester United in the next seven days it is good to see that many of the players with physical problems are recovering in time. Deco who hasn’t played since the start of March looks ready to play after training well for the last three days. He may well start […]

Toure Yaya is doubtful for Sunday’s game against Villarreal after pulling out of today’s training session with back problems. Toure was left out of last week’s game at Atletico Madrid with similar problems but managed 67 minutes of the game against Celtic before being substituted. The club, however, have not ruled him out completely for […]

Rafa Marquez will miss Sunday’s match with Levante due to a bruised right foot. He is working to get fit in time for Wednesday’s Copa del Rey semi final first leg against Valencia at Camp Nou. Fortunately, the Levante game should not be too difficult so I don’t suppose Marquez will be missed. 

Frank Rijkaard’s job has become that little bit more difficult with the news that neither Zambrotta nor Bojan will be fit for Saturday’s tough match at Sevilla. Zambrotta suffered an injury to his middle adductor muscle in his right leg in Italy’s 3-1 victory over Portugal and is likely to be out for a week. […]

If there was one constant to January it was the solidness of the defence. Since conceding two against Alcoyano at the start of the month, Barça have only conceded two goals in the last eight matches. Subsequently this month’s top five is dominated by the defence, though Thierry Henry has done well since returning from […]

Frank Rijkaard has a choice of three possible substitutes for Toure Yaya while the big man is away with the Ivory Coast national team for the African Cup Of Nations. Toure could miss as many as nine games if the Ivory Coast progress to the semi-finals. He will definitely miss both cup games with Sevilla […]

With the apocalyptic feel surrounding Barça this week it is easy to forget that aside from the not-so-classic Clasico Barça played some good football in December. There were valuable victories over Deportivo, Stuttgart and Valencia, and a half-decent draw with Espanyol, which had given Barça fans some cause for optimism before Madrid came along to spoil […]

Good news for Barça as it seems that Toure Yaya will be fit for this Sunday’s game against Almeria. Gianluca Zambrotta could also be included in the squad. With Deco out injured Toure is a vital piece to bring a balance to the midfield. Rafa Marquez is close to returning but it is more likely […]

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 […]

Ronaldinho has been included in the squad to travel to Germany where Barça take on Stuttgart on Tuesday in the Champions League. Ronnie has missed the last three matches due to a calf injury. Also included in the squad is Rafa Marquez who missed yesterday’s game against Levante through injury.