The dismissal of Pep in Barça-Espanyol

Guardiola close his cycle at the Stadium against Espanyol, another incentive to not miss the appointment.

The timing would have it the last game of Josep Guardiola at the Camp Nou, in his first stint as coach of Barça, is a luxury: the Catalan derby against Espanyol on Saturday 5 May at 21.00. For the cocktail dress, a referee to rise to the occasion, Fernando Teixeira Vitienes.

Fernando, the eldest of the Teixeira saga was the one that upset the blaugrana on the Getafe match, if not pointed out to them a penalty and a goal annulled for offside in injury time and with 1-0 for the hosts. Also, is the braid that José Mourinho waited in the bowels of the Camp Nou at the end of the quarter-finals of the Cup Reu against Real Madrid which ended 2-2. 'Mou have you said it was "a scoundrel" and liked "fuck professionals."

There are aspects less rugged but equally morbid grace the game. The derby between Barça and Espanyol have recovered much of their rivalry in recent years. The balance between Pep Guardiola and Mauricio Pochettino at the Camp Nou this year is two wins for Santpedor (1-0 and 2-0) and one for the Santa Fe (1-2), and two draws and two Pep wins in Cornella-El Prat.

For the parrots were especially stung 1-5 of la Liga 2010-11, but in this championship took his revenge with a 1-1, controversy included: Turienzo Alvarez said not a penalty at the hands of Raúl Rodríguez in the discount.

No doubt those two points would have done well to Barça in the struggle for chaining a fourth title. A title that, depending on what happens in tomorrow's games (Barça, Málaga and Athletic Club - Real Madrid) may be awarded mathematically. Likewise, blanquiazules can get to the Stadium with no chance of qualifying for the Europa League next.

In any case, Barça-Espanyol seems a good match for Josep Guardiola last occupies the bench of the Camp Nou as a local technician, at least for now. Also, for the blaugrana fans come in droves to honor the coach and players after an intense season, which still remains to be played the final of the Copa del Rey and to close a period of legend.

The club intends to develop a tribute

Josep Guardiola knows that is not in favor of grand events, particularly when there are still games and titles on the line and the center of the tribute he is. But the reality of the calendar indicates that the derby on Saturday is the last opportunity for the Camp Nou to dismiss Pep and thank the team's success the past four years. Therefore, in Barça are considering the formula to give a tribute Guardiola sense and in line with what he has achieved for the institution but without disturbing the concentration of the team. For all, the best tribute is to win the derby against Espanyol and this is the main objective. With tomorrow's match against Málaga at stake in the club are managing time, aware that on Wednesday the stands will be a spontaneous tribute to Pep in the form of banners and chants. But that does not prevent the entity wishes to act more institutional channel where you can capture the appreciation of FC Barcelona. Of course, everything must be discussed and agreed with the coach and these are in 'can Barça'. (via SPORT)

[Youth] FCB Juvenil A 1 - 3 RCD Espanyol

The Juvenil of Òscar García can not reditar the title won last year after losing to Espanyol in the quarter-finals.

The azulgranas have moved forward with a goal of Babunski (9 '), but Espanyol have forced overtime with a goal from Bonilla (74').

The front Jafar, 99 and 110, has given the ticket to the semifinals to the set blanquiazul.

The Juvenil A of FC Barcelona has been dismissed from the Champions Cup has begun to challenge this Monday in Lepe after losing to Espanyol. Oscar Garcia boys have seen the blue and white have rallied from a 1 to 0 and ended up taking the win in overtime.

From the first minute of the game Barça has been much more focused that Espanyol. If only they had played three minutes the referee annulled a goal for offside Campabadal. But the azulgranas have tried and followed in minute 9 has reached the goal. It has been Babunski, after a good play Dongou staff, who has attended Patric, and this has left him facing the ball to mark Babunski.

With the score in favor of Òscar García continued with the domain of play, but Espanyol was slowly generating arrivals danger. But a great Miguel Bañuz solvency stopped with the opposing team's shots.

After the break Espanyol took the lead of the game and much of the game has been played in azulgrana field. The more minutes had passed more tired on the pitch. But on 74 minutes came the equalizer. Jordán's last in-depth that ends Bonilla and raises the 1 to 1 on the scoreboard.

With the tie the azulgranas have been activated and have gone for the win, but the goal has not arrived and played going into overtime.

The fatigue was growing, but the two teams have not dropped their arms. But Jafar has been the player who has finished deciding the match. In the 9th minute of extra time has made 1 to 2. In addition the azulgranas are seen as more complicated the game when Grimaldo has been expelled. Then, at 110 match, Jafar again has put the final 1 to 3. And The azulgranas have seen nine remained after the expulsion of Patric. (via FCBarcelona.cat)


[Match Stats]
FC Barcelona: Bañuz, Campabadal, Grimaldo, Bagnack, Ayala, Samper, Cornejo, Patric, Quesada, Babunski i Dongou. También han jugado Quintillà, Moreno, Olivan and Bakoyock

RCD Espanyol: Parreño, Héctor Rodríguez, Bonilla, Arroyo, Duarte, Muntadas, Miravent, Jordan, Herráiz, Grant i Yeboah. También han jugado Granados, Molina and Canadell

Goals: 1-0, Babunski (9’); 1-1, Bonilla (74’); 1-2, Jafar (99’); 1-3, Jafar (110’)

Referee: Enrique Figuero Vázquez.

Derby game against Espanyol scheduled for 21.00 on May 5th

The derby game at the Camp Nou against Espanyol will kick off at 21.00 this Saturday.

Guardiola’s team’s last home game this season.

The Spanish League have published the kick off times for next weekend’s round of games - week 37 – and FC Barcelona will play city neighbours Espanyol at nine o’clock on Saturday night. With the team also facing Malaga at the Camp Nou on Wednesday night (20.00), this will be the second game at the stadium in four days and will also be Guardiola’s last home game in charge of the team.

Barça have two more games to play following the derby game – their final league match away to Betis (exact date and time to be confirmed) and the Spanish Cup Final against Athletic Bilbao on Friday May 25th at the Vicente Calderon Stadium in Madrid. (via FCBarcelona.com)

Barça-Espanyol aims to Saturday May 5

All indications are that Barça-Espanyol, corresponding to the 37th and penultimate game of the season will be played on Saturday May 5, as well as other matches scheduled.

The LFP is scheduled to confirm the times of the day said, that since the 38 th will be consolidated during this Thursday or Friday morning. It is recalled that this weekend will be held the 36th day and that in the next Tuesday and Wednesday will host encounters of the 20 th day, delayed in its day.

By now all the duels of that penultimate day have something at stake (title, European competitions or descent), hence it is scheduled for one day, with Saturday 5-M date originally chosen, but according the sign of the markers recorded this weekend at the 20th day in one of the shocks of the 37th day and not transcendental LFP can not wait until next Thursday (may 3) to announce the program of encounters for that Saturday, May 6. (via MD)

Guardiola would have asked the signing of Álvaro Vázquez, Espanyol

Pep Guardiola and forward-looking signings have asked the arrival of Álvaro Vázquez, Espanyol forward, or Adrián López, Atlético de Madrid, two men who like Guardiola to strengthen its workforce.

According to the newspaper eleconomista.es has advanced both agree with the profile of play that has imposed the azulgrana side in recent years: fast players with excellent treatment on the ball and outstanding projection.

The canteranoblanquiazul, 21, has a buyout clause of 10 million and a contract that expires in June 2013. Today is estancanda renewal and carries overtones of becoming one of the 'soap opera' parakeet summer. Contacts between the two parties (and Barca player) and would have occurred, says eleconomista.es.

According to this publication on line, both young players strengthen the lead with a versatile profile that appeals to Guardiola. The two can play thrown winger and exercise, while, in center forward. (via MD)

The Foundation signs an agreement with Cáritas to promote vocational training for young unemployed

The initiative includes a collaboration agreement in which 50 young people involved in employment programs make placements at the facilities of FC Barcelona.

FC Barcelona president, Sandro Rosell, participated Wednesday in the presentation of the project of Cáritas 'Youth in unemployment', an initiative of the Cardinal Archbishop of Barcelona, Lluís Martínez Sistach, on the occasion of his 50 years as a priest. The project, presented at the Archbishop of Barcelona, ​​attended by Cardinal Martinez Sistach and President of RCD Espanyol, Barcelona Ramon, an organization that also works on the project.

President Sandro Rosell believes that FC Barcelona "has to work on serious issues such as unemployment. With this initiative, we want people to realize the social problem is unemployment." For his part, Archbishop Lluís Martínez Sistach appreciates the support of Barça, "which immediately showed its willingness to cooperate with the project." And he has addressed to representatives of FC Barcelona and Espanyol to say "on behalf of all young unemployed and their families, thank you very much."

The 'Youth in unemployment' aims to address the high rates of youth unemployment, which now are above 50%, and offers career counseling, job search, job and language skills to youth at risk social exclusion.

To support this initiative, the FC Barcelona Foundation and Cáritas have signed a collaboration agreement in which 50 young people involved in employment programs of this entity will placements at FC Barcelona facilities maintenance building, warehouse, landscaping and services auxiliaries.

Also, FC Barcelona wants to publicize the campaign 'Youth in unemployment' and for this reason carry out various actions of visibility on this project at the Camp Nou during the league match against Málaga. (via FCBarcelona.cat)

[Youth] FCB Juvenil A 2 - 0 RCD Espanyol

Barça is imposed Espanyol in a derby instrumental in Miniestadi and depends upon himself to be crowned league champions of the División de Honor Juvenil.

The Juvenil A, leader with 75 points, will play the last league match on Sunday at 12 pm in the Field of Centenari Badalona. Espanyol, in second place with 74, will be visited by the Damm.

The Óscar García closed an entire season unbeaten at home and overcome an Espanyol had not lost any matches this year.

More emotion, impossible. Barça and Espanyol will be played the title next weekend, on the final day of competition. The blanquiazules faced this journey alone 29 as leaders of the League but it is the Óscar García who now rely on themselves to defend the title of champions of the División de Honor Juvenil. Good atmosphere in the Miniestadi Monday, with 1,678 spectators, to live a vibrant and vital derby.

Barça is ahead in the 8th minute with a late own goal from Rubén, who wanted to divert Dongou center from the left and sent it to the bottom of the blanquiazul network. Previously, Óscar Garcia and danger had approached with the goal defended by Pau, Edu Campabadal center from the right which found no auctioneer. Despite the goal, the first few minutes were constant balance with both teams struggling to gain possession.

In 17 minutes it has returned to try Jean Marie Dongou, with a right footed shot from the edge of the penalty area that Pau has stopped in two stages. Espanyol have tried to react but, little by little, the azulgrana midfield has begun to combine actions and to seek more vertical than the usual hard work they have done to the visitors' defense. The Dani Poyatos have countered by raising the level of intensity and in the final stretch of the first part, we have approached more danger to the goal of Miguel Bañuz, who has taken a providential hand in a center-shot of Rufo.

Before the break, at minute 41, Dongou has scored the second goal of Barça. Cameroon has benefited a rebound from Pau after a Patric shot to complete a clásico center forward's goal. Dongou, which has come to mark his debut with Barca B and Eusebio Sacristán, really wanted to play this match and it has amply demonstrated.

Two minutes after the restart, the exit of a corner, Bonilla has topped his head to the left of Bañuz a good opportunity for Espanyol. A few moments later, a shot of Gil has tested the resilience of the azulgrana goalkeeper, who stopped the ball with a good stretch. Minutes have been suffering for the Juvenil A, Óscar Garcia. Minute round trip, which Grimaldo has had occasion to mark the third on 62 minutes, in a major counterattack of Barça.

Ernesto, with cramps in the legs, has given way to long and loud electric Ebwelle. Barça again seemed to put a small pause in the duel. However, in the 79th minute, the referee has expelled after showing Bagnack second yellow card for wasting time when returning the ball. A decision that has left Barca with ten players. Óscar García has reacted quickly by entering Bakoyock to rebuild the team.

It was a capital derby. Both Barça and Espanyol have exhausted the four regulatory changes, with many players leaving the pitch after the great effort cast held Monday. In minute 88, Barça has had a great time to kill the game but the azulgrana attack has not had sufficient precision to define. Quintillá has also been added over time but the score has not moved. To highlight the performance of Bañuz, which has taken every opportunity to stop visitors. La Liga will be decided next week. For now, Barça has given vuleco classification. (via FCBarcelona.cat)


[Match Stats]
FC Barcelona: Bañuz, Edu, Grimaldo, Bagnack, Ayala, Samper, Ernesto (Ebwelle, min 73), Patric (Quintillà, min 85), Dongou, Miguel Ángel (Calvet, min 77) and Quesada (Bakoyock, min 80).

RCD Espanyol: Pau, Arroyo, Bonilla, Ruben, Aitor (Héctor, min 77), Albert (Gil, min 45), Kilian (Pedro, min 45. Diego, min 63), Joan, Jafar, Rufo and Roger.

Goals: 1-0, Ruben (pp, min 8); y 2-0, Dongou (min 41).

Referee: Víctor Manuel Sánchez Rico. Has shown the yellow card to Aitor (min 22), Patric (min 30), Bagnack (min 36 and 79), Roger (min 51) and Grimaldo (min 56). Bagnack been expelled for two bookings (min 79).