FC Barcelona Presents Their 5 Trophies To Camp Nou

On Wednesday, FC Barcelona played the last match of year 2015 against Real Betis, but it was an historic occasion.

Prior to the match, Barca presented to Camp Nou the five trophies won through the year 2015. These titles are: La Liga cup, Copa Del Rey, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, and FIFA Club World cup.

The players of Betis gave a guard of honour stand to the Blaugrana as the stepped out to the pitch.

It was also the 500th appearance of the Argentine forward Lionel Messi for FC Barcelona.

All in all the club had a phenomenal year with a total of 180 goals, of which 137 goals were scored by the three forwards- Messi(48), Suarez(48) and Neymar(41).

And on this note, I wish all Footballing fans a very happy and victorious NEW YEAR. May life's pitch treat you with opportunities and assist you in scoring all your goals and adding on to your personal trophies. Have a very sporty 2016!


La Liga winners 2015

FIFA Club World Cup winners 2015

UEFA Super Cup 2015

UEFA Champions League winners 2015

Copa Del Rey winners 2015

 

"Watch me Whip Whip, Watch me Nae Nae" was the message Neymar had for his critics

After facing a shocking 2-1 defeat against Sevilla pre-international break, FC Barcelona are back with a bang as Neymar scores four goals.

FC Barcelona forward Neymar Jr was at the top of his game

Neymar who's form was much in question since magic man Messi being out of action, has stepped up his game and scored 4 out of 5 goals for FC Barcelona against Rayo Vallecano on Saturday night. The match ended 5-2 as Neymar brought the game home with his outstanding performance.

The night at Camp Nou was kick started by Rayo with an early goal at 14th minute by Javi Guerra, but the lead didn't last long as Neymar scored two back to back penalty at 22nd and 32nd minute.

Javi Guerra celebrates along with Rayo teammates

The two goals were penalties rewarded to Neymar after being tripped by Rayo player Diego Llorente. The Brazilian scored his first with a shot to the left corner of the net while sending the goalkeeper the other way. 

Neymar takes a spot-on penalty

Barcelona would have had the game from the beginning if Ivan Rakitic who raced past the Rayo players only to met Rayo goalkeeper Tono who blocked the shot.

Both sides had multiple opportunities to score and equalise but goalkeepers Bravo and Tono were put to work and had some splendid saves through the game.

The second half started with Rayo trying to gain back the match, but the Brazilian Forward striked yet again with two goals with in a minutes span.

At 69th minute, Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez made his way to the goal but was denied by the goalkeeper with a poor clearance. The rebound was picked up by none other than Neymar who registered his hat-trick for the night.

Neymar celebrates his hat-trick with a groove

A minute later, Suarez assisted Neymar to his fourth. The Brazilian then sent a cross from the left-hand side for Suarez who sent the volley in for a fifth one for Barcelona at 77th minute.

FC Barcelona forward Luis Suarez celebrates a well-deserved goal

The night hadn't ended till Jozabed scored a compensatory goal at 86th minute for Rayo, taking their count for goals to two.

Barcelona talisman Messi and Midfielder Iniesta were surely missed but Neymar did seem to rise to the occasion. It seems like the special diet that the Brazilian boy was put on during the international break surely did payoff!

Watch Highlights:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdrD30EKWIc

Post-match Neymar applauded the efforts of his teammates

Neymar cherished his victory by taking the game ball

Neymar celebrating his goal with fellow forward Suarez

Neymar celebrating his first goal with Suarez

 

One Down, Two To Go... FC Barcelona!

Messi's one goal outshines Ronald's hat-trick as FC Barcelona are crowned the winners of La Liga 2014/15.

On Saturday, FC Barcelona went head to head against Deportivo for a final face-off. Alongside was Real Madrid against Getafe, Los Blancos were second on the chart fighting for the title. Even though Barca topped the chart after their victory against Atletico Madrid, the last match was quite thrilling as Deportivo did not go down without a fight. Another reason why the match was a memorable match for all Barca fans was that it was the last match played on Camp Nou for Xavi Hernandez.
 
Before the match began Barca fans showed an amazing tifo in gratitude to the Barca legend Xavi.

Messi was the hailed saviour and proved why with his early goal at five minutes into the game. Deportivo held their ground as the match went to half time with Barca having a 1-0 lead. Luis Suarez missed the match due to injury caused during the match against Atletico Madrid. Thomas Vermaelen who was out of practically every game of the season due to injury, made his debut in the starting XI for Barca.
 
Second half showed clear signs of careless play form Barca after Messi scored a second at 59th minute. Sloppy defending lead to Barca renouncing the game when Deportivo scored  two goals from Lucas at 67th minute and at 76th minute by Salmao. The match kept on getting more and more thrilling at each stage... Especially in the last few minutes when the home team kept on drilling into Deportivo defence for an away goal.
 
Amidst all this excitement, Barca fans had their eyes stuck on home boy Xavi. Bracing themselves for a goodbye. Barca players were setting up Xavi for one last goal but fate had other plans. The match ended with a draw 2-2 and Barca were still two points atop arch-nemesis Real Madrid. The score table had FC Barcelona with 94 pts, Real Madrid with 92 pts and Atletico Madrid at 3rd place with 78 pts. The cup was home and captain of the evening Xavi Hernandes raised it high with his head held in pride.

The match followed celebration for the victory and tribute to Xavi. Luis Enrique, Iniesta and Xavi addressed Barca fans at Camp Nou during celebration. Xavi breaks down and began to cry as he expressed his gratitude to the fans for their support during his time at Barca.

For Highlights : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6tRVCCOxqU

FC Barcelona sure had a blast ahead of their Copa del Rey finals on 30th May against Athletic Bilbao and UEFA Champions league finals against Juvetus on 6th June 2015.



 

"Xavi is one of the world's best players over the past decade and he deserves to win what he will never have - a Ballon d'Or success".

-Jose Mourinho, Chelsea FC Coach and Portuguese Football Manager.