The goal machine had some nice words for hard fighting Sevilla who caused a scare in Camp Nou.


The Copa del Rey clash wasn't as easy as many people thought for the Blaugrana. The Seville team ran riot right from the first minute, missing a close header after a Daniel Alves cross. Alves later troubled Barca keeper Valdes again, and then went on to rattle to Blaugrana woodwork before Navas put Sevilla ahead though the goal was rightly ruled offside. Bojan Krkic was equally impressive in the match, coming in as a 55th minute sub for Eidur Gudjohnsen and upsetting the entire Sevilla defence before almost grabbing the winner for Barca in the dying minutes of the game. The talented teenager spoke after the colourful battle, saying:

We have shown calmness and that we are a team. We went out to win the game but we took it calm because they were the side that was playing catch up. Sevilla played well but we knew how to hold on and create occasions. You always suffer when you try to hold on to a 0-0 draw and there is that fear but we showed that we have a strong team.

Bojan will feature for FC Barcelona in the La Liga match on Sunday, 20th January against Racing Santander. Venue is Camp Nou and kick-off time is 21:00 hours.

Ingla sees result and has a lot of hope for the future.


FC Barcelona vice President, Marc Ingla is very pleased with the Murcia victory and happy with the team spirit shown by Samuel Eto'o and the rest of the Barca players. The club official had last week, hoped for some form of magic in the atmosphere at Camp Nou, after rising demands and pressure from the fans and from the press have delt a big blow to the mood around Barcelona. Now, Ingla is breathing a huge sigh of relief along with the other officials, who were also becoming increasingly worried with the team's performance. Ingla said in the post-match press conference:

We needed a result like this to confirm the positive dynamic of the team in different competitions. I am very happy with the way the whole team played and the spirit was great. I commend Eto'o for choosing to stay back and play this last match with Barca. This shows the spirit of desire and commitment in the team.

FC Barcelona have been in high spirits since the victory of Real Mallorca, but the mood in the camp has been inspirational since the 4-0 defeat of Murcia. Barca will play Sevilla on Tuesday, January 15 in the second leg of the Copa Del Rey after a 1-1 first leg draw in Seville last week. The second leg match kicks off at 21:00 hours at the Camp Nou.

The Italian defender Zambrotta has his future in FC Barcelona clouded with press rumours.


Gianluca Zambrotta has been in Barcelona for 18 months now, but injury and other situations have not enabled the former Juve star tie down a permanent place in the Blaugrana line-up. Rumours of a potential move back to AC Milan has been rife, along with pressures reportedly being mounted on Zambrotta by his wife Valentina who is still in love with her husband and with Italy. She reportedly hasn't settled down in the beautiful city of Barcelona, and is said to be among the reasons being given for Zam's exit. Now, another angle has emerged in the transfer rumour saga, as the Zebras, Zambrota's former club Juventus have reportedly been linked with a bid for their former defence ace. It is still not clear what will become of Zambrotta's stay in Camp Nou under the present circumstances, but it looks very uncertain that Barca will let go of any player this winter.


The Catalan giants would have also closed their doors completely to any incoming players as well, but may have to reconsider this stance after the torn ligaments picked up by Albert Jorquera. The goalkeeper will be out till around July/August this year, so a back up keeper may be needed. Other than this, it's a no entrance, no exit situation at FC Barcelona this winter.

Barca's technical guru, Frank Rijkaard is confident of his new look squad.


With the former feared Valencia now struggling to find their feet in the new season, Barca look set to trample upon the fellow La Liga team, but that won't be an easy task to achieve for two reasons. First is Valencia's coach, Ronald Koeman, is a man who knows more than necessary about coach Rijkaard and the Barca coach's tactics, both having played together for the Dutch national team and both being great friends who have shared a lot in common over the years. Secondly, the match will also be played in Mestalla and not Camp Nou. Barca's away record and form will be called into question once again. A good result is needed in order to have a psych edge against Real Madrid next weekend. Rijkaard is well aware of all these and says:

The game against Valencia is an important game. A good result will give us confidence ahead of the next match. We have to start the game well and play strong. We need to have the right mentality. Valencia is a famous team and they will be highly motivated.

Read more below:


Valencia - FC Barcelona: Coach Rijkaard's Pre-Match Comments.

Big phil may have burnt his fingers with comments about Ronaldinho.


Phil Scolari reportedly came out of the blue to lend his portion on the Ronaldinho transfer rumours. The Portuguese technician apparently felt bored and decided to put some humour into his life by joining the soccer gossip column and clicking on the Ronaldinho exit tab, before making his bizzare contribution. Scolari's reported comments were:

Perhaps Ronaldinho should leave Barcelona. There's no doubt that he's still among the best five players in the world. He's always indispensable and important for any team. However, my only fear is that of the normal trend in football. From experience, i know that a player can't remain at the very top of the elite for a period of four or five years. Sooner or later, players skills begin to disappear.

Ronaldinho has sent in his reply, saying without mincing words that:

I'm not leaving Barca. The press or whoever can say all they want to but I'm happy here and enjoying myself. My focus is on winning trophies with Barca, and we are fixed on the La liga and the champions league. That's my main concern.

The rumours, the rage, the speculations and the gossips continue.