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Sportsthoughts (71) – Shock! Bayern 4 Barca 0
First leg of Champions League semi final. Bayern Munich v Barcelona. Both teams rampant in their own leagues. Bayern in supreme form. Barcelona wobbling in Europe, having to come back in previous rounds against AC Milan and then Paris St … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Champions league, football, Messi, Soccer, sports, Thomas Muller
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Sportsthoughts (70) – Messi, the catalyst
Watching the second leg of the European Champions League quarter final last night, between Barcelona and Paris St Germain. Finely poised after the first leg finished 2-2 in Paris. Two precious away goals for Barca, but Lionel Messi, the world’s … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barcelona, football, Lionel Messi, Paris St Germain, Soccer, sports
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A visit to the Poble Espanyol, Barcelona
If you are in Barcelona and fancy a few hours of tranquility and lovely architecture, I can recommend the Poble Espanyol, up in the hills – Montjuic to be precise – overlooking the city. I went there with our friends, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barcelona, Photography, photos, Poble Espanyol, Spain
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Sportsthoughts (40) – FC Barcelona at the Camp Nou
On Sunday I fulfilled an ambition and went to the Camp Nou in Barcelona, to see the mighty FC Barcelona play. To see the great Lionel Messi. We were holidaying up the coast on the Costa Brava, near a town … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barcelona, Camp Nou, Carles Puyol, Cesc Fabregas, David Villa, FC Barcelona, football, Lionel Messi, Real Sociedad, Soccer
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Sportsthoughts (20) – Two Great Games: Quins v Tigers and Barca v Real
This time of year there is so much great sport, especially as the football and rugby seasons head towards a climax. Nerves are shredding, the results are getting wackier. Take the football. Arsenal losing at home to Wigan last Monday, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barcelona, football, Harlequins, Leicester Tigers, Real Madrid, rugby, Soccer, sports
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Sportsthoughts (5) – lessons to be learned
Once again El Clasico – the clash between Barcelona and Real Madrid – showed us how football should be played. People fancied Madrid this time, and they scored in the first minute But slowly Barca wove their patterns and pounced. … Continue reading →