Are Barcelona Back To Their Best?

The opening day of La Liga saw Real Madrid struggle in their match against Betis and left it late to secure a 2-1 victory. Whilst there is clearly still work for Carlo Ancelotti to do to get the team playing as he would like, their fierce rivals were also beginning the season under new management and they had a completely different experience.

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David Villa: Barcelona's loss is Atletico Madrid's gain (Video)

News that Atletico Madrid only had to pay £4.5m to sign David Villa from Barcelona seems like one of the best pieces of transfer business we are likely to see this summer. For Spain's all-time top scorer, and still relatively young striker, to leave Catalonia for such a low fee is a real bargain for the Madrid based club, who are looking to replace Radamel Falcao. Why is he such a good player and what are Atletico going to get from him?

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Will Neymar change Barcelona?

It is now official that Brazilian superstar Neymar will join Spanish giants Barcelona this summer and sign a five year contract in the process. Speculation about the Santos striker's future had begun months ago, with most of the biggest clubs in Europe interested. However, in the last few days it became clear that there were only two possible destinations and the choice was between Spain's biggest clubs. The Catalan outfit won the battle, so could this be an attempt at rectifying the lack of a Plan B that they have been so desperately lacking recently?

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Can number twos become successful number ones?

As we prepare to enter the whirlwind of speculation that is a tournament-less odd-number summer, the rumour mill is turning fast. No area is more saturated at present than the subject of managerial changes. One move that is often the subject of debate is promotion from within. Nigel Adkins’ journey from physio to boss at Scunthorpe is the most referred to example of recent times, but are there any other success stories, or is Terry Connor’s nightmare stint at Wolves the norm?

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Barcelona ready to offer big money for centre-back (Video)

Barcelona are in the market for some defenders this summer, particularly now that Carles Puyol is coming towards the end of his career and Eric Abidal continues to make steady recovery from a liver transplant. Gerard Pique is their only other recognised central defender, with Javier Mascherano and Sergio Busquets often filling in alongside the former Manchester United player as and when required. Who looks likely to join the Catalan squad for next season and will Tito Vilanova decide on actually purchasing a defender rather than trying to convert a midfielder?

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Barcelona too predictable?

During last night's El Clasico post match questioning, Cristiano Ronaldo stated that Barcelona had become predictable and that it had become easy for Real Madrid to adapt to their style.

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The Beginning of the End for Barca Supremacy?

FC Barcelona fell to only their third defeat in all major competitions on Wednesday evening, going down 2-0 in the first leg of their last 16 encounter with Italian giants AC Milan. Milan’s persistent concentration and hard work off the ball proved suffice enough to scupper the so often breath taking attacking prowess of the Blaugrana

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Is Pep about to return to Barca?

When the news broke on Wednesday morning regarding the condition of Tito Vilanova, the football family were quick to praise and send their ‘get well soon’ messages to the Barcelona head coach.

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Papering Over The Cracks Part I

Those that do follow Spanish action could be scratching their heads as to how Barcelona are at the summit of La Liga, unbeaten. Over the weekend Barcelona travel to Mallorca in which should have been penned down as a routine win. They got half of it right.

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Our love-hate relationship with football

Without allegiances to either side, a match between Scottish champions Celtic and European giants Barcelona would surely be a great spectacle.

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Let's talk about Cesc baby (Video)

It seems as though Cesc Fabregas is finally starting to find his feet in Barcelona.

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Barcelona have problems at the back (VIDEO)

It is all looking good and rosy for Barcelona again as they sit at the summit of La Liga and have won three from three in the Champions League group stages. They are unbeaten in all competitions this season and look to be performing well under new coach Tito Vilanova.

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Have Real Madrid handed Barcelona the title? (Video)

Many would think it would be crazy to talk about Real Madrid’s poor start to the season having already cost them the La Liga title so early on into the season. But with the force of Barcelona and the fact that they rarely falter once they frequently start picking up points, Madrid’s defence of the title has gone before it has even started.

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What does Alex Song bring to Barcelona?

As Alex Song completed his rather surprising transfer from Arsenal to Barcelona, the questions began: What exactly would Song provide to Barca?

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Vilanova needs to strengthen

After a four-year trophy laden stint as Barcelona manager, the time has come for Pep Guardiola to stand down from his role at the Catalan giants.

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