
Barcelona and Real Madrid warm up for showdown
Set to meet next week in the Copa del Rey semifinals, Barcelona and Real Madrid must be careful not to be caught off guard on Sunday when they host ...

Barcelona visits Malaga with cup defense at stake
Showing its first signs of vulnerability, defending champion Barcelona will visit Malaga on Thursday needing to overturn a 2-2 draw to advance in the ...
Barcelona's Villa fit to play after 3-game absence
Barcelona says striker David Villa has recovered from a leg injury and is fit to play. Villa missed the last three games after hurting a muscle in his ...
Barcelona's Cuenca returns from 7-month layoff
Barcelona says forward Isaac Cuenca has recovered from knee surgery and is fit to play for the first time in seven months. The 21-year-old forward had ...

Messi and Barca's revolving door at striker
Samuel Eto'o, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and David Villa have each won their share of silverware with Barcelona, but all three top-notch strikers have had to ...
AP Global Football 10-Quotebox
James Porteous, South China Morning Post, Hong Kong. "I've gone for Robin van Persie as top player just ahead of Lionel Messi this week, though there ...

Madrid hosts Valencia in Copa quarterfinals
Trailing Barcelona by 18 points in the Spanish league, Real Madrid will be looking for a boost against Valencia on Tuesday in the Copa del Rey ...
Barcelona's Villa to miss Malaga visit with injury
Barcelona says striker David Villa will miss Sunday's Spanish league game at Malaga due to a leg injury. Villa has hurt a muscle in his right leg and ...

Barcelona starts toughest stretch at Malaga
Runaway Spanish leader Barcelona travels to fourth-place Malaga on Sunday to enter its toughest period of the season with five of its next eight games ...

Villa shines in Barcelona's Copa win over Cordoba
David Villa made his case for returning to Barcelona's starting lineup by scoring twice in a 5-0 win over Cordoba on Thursday that sealed a place in ...

'Silly season' arrives as transfer window opens
Expect plenty of speculation about Cristiano Ronaldo, David Villa, Wesley Sneijder, Frank Lampard and Theo Walcott, among others, to be doing the ...

Column: Messi and company will win without coach
Even if Lionel Messi and his Barcelona teammates had no coach to guide them, you would think long and hard about betting against what is perhaps the ...

Celta Vigo beats Madrid; Messi stars for Barca
Celta Vigo upset Real Madrid with a 2-1 victory in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday, and Lionel Messi scored his 21st double to reach ...

Barcelona beats Alaves to advance in Copa del Rey
Two goals by David Villa on Wednesday eased Barcelona into the fifth round of the Copa del Rey with a 3-1 home win against Alaves to advance 4-1 on ...
Barcelona's Villa to miss Levante visit
Barcelona will be without David Villa for Sunday's Spanish league game at Levante after the striker tweaked his left ankle. Barcelona's attack was ...