Goals from Carles Puyol and Leo Messi gave Barça a deserved victory over a hard working Stuttgart team who threatened to cause an upset. Barça paid a price for the victory with injuries to Rafa Marquez and Puyol which left Barça playing with Thuram and Abidal as centre backs for the last half an hour.

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Frank Rijkaard has said in a press conference this evening that he will wait until tomorrow before deciding if he will play Ronaldinho from the beginning against Stuttgart in the Champions League. He will also wait to see how Gabi Milito is after his injury against Levante. Keep reading →

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In an interview in today’s El Mundo Deportivo - http://www.elmundodeportivo.es/  Ronaldinho stated he “will respond on the pitch” to all the questions that have been asked in relation to his private life. Ronnie claimed that he behaves no differently to how he has always behaved in his time at the club saying that he knows “when I can go out and when I can’t”. Keep reading →

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. Keep reading →

Barcelona doctors have confirmed that Toure Yaya has suffered a tear to the femoral biceps muscle in his left leg. This is the muscle at the back of the thigh. He will be out of action for one month. Toure was injured five minutes from the end of last night’s game against Levante and had to come off leaving Barça with ten men for the remainder of the match. Keep reading →

A hat-trick from Thierry Henry and another goal from Leo Messi gave Barça a comfortable win against bottom of the table Levante. Henry had failed to score in the league before today from a total of 17 attempts on goal. Today he had three chances and buried them all. 

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Carles Puyol returns to the squad after a three month absence but there is no place in the list for Ronaldinho. Zambrotta is out for a month and Rafa Marquez has not recovered in time and will not travel. There is also a return to the squad for Marc Crosas and Eidur Gudjohnsen who will be hoping for their first chance this season. Keep reading →

The two players who have everyone talking these past few days are Leo Messi and Andres Iniesta. Messi who is 1m69 and Iniesta at 1m70 are the living proof that size isn’t everything. Barça have benefitted from the arrival of ‘giants’ Eric Abidal and Toure Yaya, but it is the little big men Messi and Iniesta who are the real giants in the current team. Keep reading →

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 a knock against Zaragoza. The good news is the return of captain Carles Puyol after three months on the sidelines. Keep reading →