Sunday, 14 March 2010, 19:00, Barcelona Time (CET) Sunday, 14 March 2010, 10:00, LA Time (PST) Click here to convert to your local time ****************** Where? Camp Nou, Barcelona Capacity: 98,772 Click here for a Google Maps Satellite view of the stadium ****************** about Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish football. Valencia have won six La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey trophies, one UEFA Cup, two Fairs Cups, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, two UEFA Super Cups and two Spanish Super Cups. They have also reached two UEFA Champions League finals in a row, losing to La Liga rivals Real Madrid in 2000 and German club Bayern Munich in 2001. Valencia are also members of the G-14 group of leading European football clubs. In the all-time La Liga table, Valencia is in 4th position behind Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao. In terms of international titles, Valencia is 3rd behind Real Madrid and Barcelona, these three being the only Spanish clubs to have won more than five international trophies. More about Valencia CF The Club's Official Website ESPNSOCCERNET Team Page MARCA Team Page ****************** League Ranks (note: Valencia are still to play their Monday fixture) FC Barça, 2nd, 62 points, Goal difference, +45 Valencia CF, 3rd, 46 points, Goal difference, +16 ****************** Current Form (La Liga ONLY) FC Barcelona home DWWWW Valencia CF away WDLDL ****************** Past Meetings This season (Unclesox match report) Liga BBVA - Jornada 7 Valencia - Mestalla Valencia CF 0-0 FC Barcelona 08/09 Valencia CF 2 - 2 FC Barcelona FC Barcelona 4-0 Valencia 07/08 May 04, 08, La Liga, FC Barcelona 6 - 0 Valencia CF Mar 20, 08, CDR, Valencia CF 3 - 2 FC Barcelona Feb 27, 08, CDR, FC Barcelona 1 - 1 Valencia CF Dec 15, 07, La Liga, Valencia 0 - 3 FC Barcelona 06/07 Feb 18, 07, La Liga, Valencia FC 2 - 1 FC Barcelona Sep 24, 06, La Liga, FC Barcelona 1 - 1 FC Barcelona ****************** Please right click photos and click on 'view picture' to see in full size...
Please note that Valencia are still to plaz one match on the Monday fixture General Statistics Head-2-head Scoring times Visca el Barça
Perhaps even more important (although irrelevant to the stats) is that Valencia have a midweek match in the Europa League against Werder Bremen.
I was hoping this match wouldn't be so crucial. If all goes well, I'll be live posting from inside the Camp Nou. I'll let you guys know how the FIFA CWC badge looks like in person.
Wow! This could be a Barça forum first! And from the photos Ron posted, I'd say pack your Snuggie™...
I started getting texts today about "pack a coat for BCN" and I thought yeah whatever. Then I saw the pics. Looks like it'll be the long-sleeve yellow away shirt for me (with thermals underneath perhaps).
Valencia were held to a scoreless draw at home today against Racing. Canales had a few chances to win it outright but failed to do so. This makes 10 points out of 12 for Racing in their last four Liga games here.
Re: Let it snow... [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvPnevMNY2c"]YouTube- FC Barcelona - Training in the snow[/ame]
just a crazy idea...maybe we should give a henry a chance at our 9 position...hes more mobile than zlatan...maybe thats what we need to refresh him and get a few goals in his system >_> or bojan....i dunno....ibrah is starting to piss me off tbh V_V
Yeah, and so will Pep. So Pep can maybe start Ibra--on passing him the tapas they must hand out in the luxury boxes. (Monty, find out about this on Sunday and report back. ) Edit: speaking of Pep's ejection, apparently we got hosed: cameras show Pep being actually pretty respectful in his language and demeanor. This doesn't square away with what the ref Clos Gomez wrote in his official match report that Pep said to him at all... Also, this article gives the juicy deets on the linesman Juan Jose Gallego in the Almeria match who is, according to commentator and retired GK Santiago Cañizares, a full-fledged madridista, and who had a big role in both red cards. The three officials were later spotted in their hotel lobby watching LPB-Sevilla, with Gallego visibly "lamenting" missed LPB goal opportunities. Clos Gomez later suggested they each watch the game in their respective rooms. Hmm. Of course the source is Sport, so And I applaud Pep and Ibra not making a huge fuss and just getting on with it.
But actually, they're appealing the suspension. I'm sure the FA will do the right thing and let Ibra play.
It must have been awkward for Pep whenever those people in front of his box looked or gestured to him after something happened (i.e. goal, red card, etc)
Yeah, I wonder how close he was to punching that old man in the face. There are no red cards in Fight Club.
I had it in my old PC I can't find it online anywhere. I guess we'll have to settle for: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtRaiUrSDGU"]YouTube- FC BARCELONA RIJKAARD PISSED OFF[/ame]
Paging Dr. Vaffanculo, Paging Dr. Vaffanculo... a rare GIF is needed in the Valencia ward... maybe PM him?
Oooops! But my Italian is impeccable. BTW, even the president of the Competition Committee that reviews suspensions doesn't think Pep should've gotten ejected for his actions. Oh, and that linesman who raised his flag on both Pep and Ibra, he wears a LPB jersey when he plays pick-up soccer with his friends in Zaragoza. Just FYI.