Saturday February 20, 2010 Day 23 Finished Camp Nou

FC Barcelona 4 - 0 Racing Santander

  • Iniesta 7’
  • Henry 29’
  • Márquez 34’
  • Thiago 84’

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  1. Barcelona crush Racing

    Barcelona crush Racing

    Barcelona maintained their lead atop La Liga with an easy 4-0 win at home to Racing Santander. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • FC Barcelona
    • Racing Santander
    • 90+2 The end. 4-0, Barca five points clear.
    • 90+1 Thiago has a pop but blocked.
    • 90' Two minutes added being played.
    • 89' The free-kick com,es off the head on Iniesta as a replay shows that Torrejon got one in the nether regions.
    • 88' Henrique trips Messi, who falls into Crespo who is hurt.
    • 86' Racing look like they want to pack up and go home.
    • 84' 4-0. Great skill by Messi to turn inside from the byline, leaving Crespo for dead to play the low ball to Thiago who takes a touch and sends a low shot in. Deflected but on-target,.
    • 83' Barca counter and Messi cuts inside from the right, but Coltorti is able to parry clear.
    • 83' Serrano hacks down Jeffren for having the nerve to beat him a second time.
    • 82' Aranda is offside as he tries to make a through-ball played by Garcia.
    • 81' Panic in the Racing box as Pique and Bojan see shots blocked, Racing clear.
    • 80' Barca are being roared on by the crowd to get a fourth...
    • 78' Barca are almost taking the Michael now, passing it around the back to a chorus of oles.
    • 77' RACING SUB: Canales off for Luis Garcia. Yes, THAT Luis Garcia.
    • 76' BARCA SUBS: Toure and Henry have put in a good shift and on come Pedro and Thiago.
    • 73' A couple of the Barca young-guns are doing sprints on the sidelines, expect some entries soon...
    • 71' Canales, the golden boy of Spanish football, has barely featured tonight, lacking the experience and know-how to drop deep and try to exert more influence on a midfield who have barely had a look-in.
    • 70' BARCA SUB: Luisma on for the frankly dreadful Xisco.
    • 69' Looks like that crack to the jon is what did it for Puyol - he's holding ice to his head as he takes a seat.
    • 68' Jeffren comes on for Puyol, will he play right-back or will Toure move back?
    • 66' Puyol is going to come off soon, possibly as a result of that knock to the head.
    • 64' Barca are comfortable enough knocking the ball around in midfield, keen to avoid any mishap or injury.
    • 62' Racing are just going through the motions now, they seem to lack any belief of getting back into this match...
    • 60' Good keeping by Coltorti to hold on to Iniesta's shot from the edge of the box.
    • 59' RACING SUB: Arana on for Moral.
    • 57' Henry is hauled down on the edge of the Racing box but nothing given.
    • 55' Racing come forward but play themselves out of an attack by basically panicking and refusing to play a final ball or shoot. Frustrating.
    • 53' Henry and Oriol are booked, Henry has no idea why. The replay shows that, after Henry beat Oriol to hammer a shot well wide, Oriol lost his rag and ran towards the ref, tripping over after he ran past Henry, who did not trip him and could not have got out of the way. Then Oriol went head to head with Henry, shouting obscenities, so Henry backed off and told him to calm down. That is the silliest booking of the day, Henry literally did nothing.
    • 52' Bit of silliness as Oriol loses his rag with Henry for no real reason.
    • 51' Puyol receives treatment but is fine - he took a head in the face from Moral. Ouch.
    • 50' Messi puts another corner in, headed behind for another one. Puyol is hurt but play-on, Moral caught him. Toure's shot is deflected wide for another corner.
    • 49' Barca lay camp in the Racing half, winning corners on both sides...
    • 47' An early half-chance for Racing but Xisco heads well over.
    • 46' Second half underway!
    • 45+1 Half-time and Barca are cruising.
    • 45' Side netting from Bojan! Half the ground thought that was in after a superb pass from Messi, lovely through ball! Bojan put his left foot through it but went near post when he should have gone cross the keeper.
    • 44' The free-kick is swung in from 35 yards, great ball from Canales and Xisco flies in to head it past Valdes but also wide! Should have scored!!
    • 43' Toure is booked for a late one on Diop.
    • 42' Messi fires well over from the edge of the box after Bojan put him in.
    • 41' Canales gets a touch but gives away a free-kick on the left wing.
    • 39' Poor free-kick though, curled over the goal when it was begging for a cross.
    • 38' A needless challenge from Marquez on Serrano hands Racing a free-kick on the left-hand edge of the box near the goal-line...
    • 36' Serrano again gets in down the left but the cross is poor.
    • 35' Racing have the ball in the back of the net but correctly offside, the foolish Xisco touched Canales's goal-bound shot from an offside position. Valdes is relieved - he was at fault for dropping the original cross from Serrano.
    • 33' GOAL BARCA! Ooooh, it's a classic from Marquez, who swings the free-kick right footed up and down and in off the post. 3-0.
    • 32' Another free-kick to Barca on the left-hand side of the box, looks like a Marquez thunderbolt is in order...
    • 31' Messi goes down in a heap just inside the Racing box. Play on! Henrique put a hand on his shoulder, he went down far to easily though.
    • 30' Messi almost runs it into goal from his own half but Oriol gets across just in time to poke it back to the keeper, who clears.
    • 29' The replay shows that the wall breaks and Henry's poor free-kick just went through it. Shocking.
    • 28' GOAL BARCA! Henry! He clipped the free-kick through a pathetic wall and with the keeper unsighted it went inside the left-hand post with the keeper rooted to the spot.
    • 27' Free-kick to Barca on the edge of the D...
    • 25' Bojan picks it up on the right but Crespo tackles. He looks far more comfortable at left-back than Oriol.
    • 24' Good keeping by Valdes to fly out and claim Torrejon's ball into the box, quickly releasing Puyol to launch a counter.
    • 23' Another poor corner though, cleared as far as Maxwell whose second ball is beyond Messi.
    • 22' Bojan rattles in a fierce shot that the keeper flies across to palm behind.
    • 21' Puyol inside to Iniesta, who takes a touch and kills some time before lofting it in for Puyol who has zipped into the box, but the defender gets between him and the ball, which goes back to the keeper. Puyol is asking for a penalty for handball.
    • 20' Pedro is already warming up, which is ominous for Racing as he's scoring for fun these days.
    • 19' Iniesta exchanges passes with Messi and spreads it wide to Bojan, now Henry but he can't get around Oriol, who wins a free-kick.
    • 18' Bojan offside as he runs through on to Iniesta's ball. That was very tight!
    • 17' Puyol very advanged down the right and Crespo, who has shifted across with Oriol at right-back, slides in to put ball and man into touch.
    • 15' Torrejon gives away a free-kick. Racing have barely touched the ball.
    • 14' Messi with an odd ball that he mis-hit but ended with Maxwell anyway.
    • 12' The corner is drilled in but the visitors clear.
    • 11' Good save Coltorti ! Busquets laid it off for Maxwell, who fired on goal but Coltorti tipped it over.
    • 9' Great ball from Maxwell, Henry takes it on his back but then does really well to control and lay it off to Bojan who flies in and fires over. Good start for Los Cules.
    • 7' GOAL BARCA! Iniesta arriving late in the box to clip a delicate finish across the keeper and into the bottom right after Racing's defence have a 'mare dealing with a simple long ball from Marquez. Oriol at fault.
    • 6' Young Sergio Canales - a target for all the big clubs in Spain and England but allegedly joining Real Madrid in the summer - hasn't had a touch yet. He's playing behind Xisco, on loan from Newcastle.
    • 5' Messi and Bojan combine but the flag is up, either for the former's handball or the latter's offside.
    • 4' Barca counter and Iniesta is in on the left but the visitors clear. Now Busquets plays it into the box but too close to the keeper.
    • 3' Serrano almost gets in down the left but Puyol races across to challenge and clear.
    • 2' Bojan gets an early touch, the teenage striker starting in the absence of Ibrahimovic. Busquets is in for Xavi and Maxwell for Abidal, while Alves is also out. Toure and Chigrinskiy are back though.
    • 1' Match underway!
    • - Racing team: Coltorti, Crespo, Oriol, Torrejon, Henrqiue, Lacen, Diop, Serrano, Moral, Canales, Xisco; Pinillos, Arana, Garcia, Moraton, Mario, Luisma, Espolita
    • - Barca team: Valdes, Puyol, Maxwell, Pique, Marquez, Iniesta, Toure, Busquets, Messi, Henry, Bojan; Pinto, Milito, Chygrynskiy, Jeffren, Thiago, Pedro, Jonathan
    • - Liga leaders Barcelona host Racing Santander from 7pm UK time as they bid to extend their gap on Real Madrid to five points.

  • Summary

    • 84' 4-0. Great skill by Messi to turn inside from the byline, leaving Crespo for dead to play the low ball to Thiago who takes a touch and sends a low shot in. Deflected but on-target,.
    • 83' Barca counter and Messi cuts inside from the right, but Coltorti is able to parry clear.
    • 45' Side netting from Bojan! Half the ground thought that was in after a superb pass from Messi, lovely through ball! Bojan put his left foot through it but went near post when he should have gone cross the keeper.
    • 44' The free-kick is swung in from 35 yards, great ball from Canales and Xisco flies in to head it past Valdes but also wide! Should have scored!!
    • 35' Racing have the ball in the back of the net but correctly offside, the foolish Xisco touched Canales's goal-bound shot from an offside position. Valdes is relieved - he was at fault for dropping the original cross from Serrano.
    • 33' GOAL BARCA! Ooooh, it's a classic from Marquez, who swings the free-kick right footed up and down and in off the post. 3-0.
    • 28' GOAL BARCA! Henry! He clipped the free-kick through a pathetic wall and with the keeper unsighted it went inside the left-hand post with the keeper rooted to the spot.
    • 22' Bojan rattles in a fierce shot that the keeper flies across to palm behind.
    • 11' Good save Coltorti ! Busquets laid it off for Maxwell, who fired on goal but Coltorti tipped it over.
    • 7' GOAL BARCA! Iniesta arriving late in the box to clip a delicate finish across the keeper and into the bottom right after Racing's defence have a 'mare dealing with a simple long ball from Marquez. Oriol at fault.
    • - Racing team: Coltorti, Crespo, Oriol, Torrejon, Henrqiue, Lacen, Diop, Serrano, Moral, Canales, Xisco; Pinillos, Arana, Garcia, Moraton, Mario, Luisma, Espolita
    • - Barca team: Valdes, Puyol, Maxwell, Pique, Marquez, Iniesta, Toure, Busquets, Messi, Henry, Bojan; Pinto, Milito, Chygrynskiy, Jeffren, Thiago, Pedro, Jonathan
    • - Liga leaders Barcelona host Racing Santander from 7pm UK time as they bid to extend their gap on Real Madrid to five points.

Team Line-up & Ratings

  • FC Barcelona

    Manager: Josep Guardiola

  • Racing Santander

    Manager: Miguel Ángel Portugal

  • Line-up

    Live Team Line-Up

    • Starting line-up

      • Víctor Valdés
      • C. Puyol Substitution Out (68′)
      • R. Márquez Goal Yellow Card
      • G. Piqué
      • Maxwell
      • Y. Touré Yellow Card Substitution Out (77′)
      • S. Busquets
      • A. Iniesta Goal
      • L. Messi
      • T. Henry Goal Yellow Card Substitution Out (76′)
      • Bojan

      Subs

      • J. Pinto
      • G. Milito
      • D. Chygrynskiy
      • Jeffrén Substitution In68′
      • Thiago Substitution In77′ Goal
      • Pedro Substitution In76′
      • Jonathan

    • Starting line-up

      • F. Coltorti
      • J. Crespo
      • Henrique Yellow Card
      • M. Torrejón
      • Oriol Yellow Card
      • M. Lacen
      • P. Diop
      • T. Moral Yellow Card Substitution Out (60′)
      • S. Canales Substitution Out (77′)
      • O. Serrano Yellow Card
      • Xisco Substitution Out (71′)

      Subs

      • P. Pinillos
      • M. Arana Substitution In60′
      • L. García Substitution In77′
      • Moraton
      • Mario
      • Luisma Substitution In71′
      • D. Alvarez Espolita

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    From sanara, on Thu 18 Mar 6:43

  2. wats messi doing as winger!!!!!! thts just proper­ sadddddddd by manager, no wonder he didnt score any. im­ angry at the manager =[

    From Abrar, on Sat 27 Feb 11:50

  3. TIM ; I dont know if that is true or not but you should­ know that even Barcelona is struggling during that­ day.. Even though they lost but they never give like­ Real also.. Yes Real have never the won the CL for the­ past years after their last victory.. But you have to­ remember one thing that not every team could win the CL­ everyear.. Even Real have the best players could not­ beat some team.. I like Real Madrid cause they always­ have the best player and they always entertain me while­ they playing.. Not every team is perfect. You maybe see­ they have the best players but if the other team play­ harder is also hard for Real to win.. So both team that­ is Barca and Real I respect.. Barca didnt buy some­ players to win matches but they have the heart to play­ hard.. You know that more good players in La Liga more­ fans want to watch. Can you imagine if both teams have­ the same players for like 6 years in a row people would­ think its the same thing. Like the English league, less­ peope are supporting them but only support Barca and­ Real cause both team are entertaining.. Even Serie A­ less people watching.. Even I dont watch them play­ cause maybe is boring.. So we all can say something but­ have to respect also.. MDNBS is the leader of critism..­ Just hoping that all fans are respected to all teams..­ If you dont down with that SUCK IT..!

    From amar aqumie, on Wed 24 Feb 3:12

  4. barca is the best team in the world!
    madrid fans get a­ life!
    Visca el club BARCElONA!

    From j_ball_4life, on Mon 22 Feb 5:14

  5. "Money Does Not Buy Success - Fuxxk­ Getachew44," : I couldn't have put it better­ myself . In the early days of the so called European­ competition only the league winners were allowed to­ participate in those Mickey Mouse contests and Franco­ made sure , through bribery,corruption and threats to­ referees and opposing players,that HIS club(Real­ Madrid) won every year .Even then Real Madrid had only­ to beat semi-amateure and untalented outfits. However­ when they faced a good club like Benfica they were­ CRUSHED .The same Real Madrid side of the 50&60­ would probably struggle to make it in the Spanish or­ English SECOND divisions by today's standards .­ Don't waste your time with those morally bancrupt­ Madridista scums !!

    From LeRoy, on Mon 22 Feb 2:52

  6. MDNBS, i always see you comment good thing bout barca­ and bad things bout Real.. So dont be a smart @#$%..­ Barca wanted to buy players but they dont have much­ money to do that so they trade only.. Real Madrid­ Presiden bought those players not us.. Is his­ decision.. Lyon,MU,AC Milan already agree to sell Kaka,­ Ronaldo and Benzema.. Even Liverpool agree to sell­ Xavi.. Yes maybe Real lose some match doest mean their­ the worst team ever.. Look at Liverpool suck all the­ way cause? Didnt buy good players cause no money.. AC­ Milan? Suck cause no money.. Barca is thankful have­ Messi and Ibra cause they are the key to win.. MU is­ still stronger cause have youngster in their team.­ Arsenal and Chelsea still the same maybe 50-50 win..­ Inter and AC not so much.. This year maybe­ MU,Barca,Chelsea or Real.. You are not the Expert Blogs­ ok.. If you dont down with that SUCK IT...!

    From amar aqumie, on Sun 21 Feb 23:21

  7. wonderkid...thats what we call hardwork and­ humility...we dont spend 200m even we were 20 points­ behind u....we were not in great form...anyhow,we still­ lose but the most important thing is we are not STUPID­ to SPEND STUPID MONEY,200M

    From Eevern, on Sun 21 Feb 18:42

  8. MDNBS - i wish i could make your comment always at the­ top of all those nonsense comments from madrid­ fans..lol!! so that everyone can read before they­ post..

    From Fazreen A, on Sun 21 Feb 17:12

  9. thiago is another wonderkid from the barca youth­ academy..jeffren and jonathan dos santos are the next=)

    From Fazreen A, on Sun 21 Feb 17:11

  10. FC Franco will fall tomorrow night !!

    From LeRoy, on Sun 21 Feb 13:33

  11. Who the hell is Thiago?

    From Nick, on Sun 21 Feb 13:12

  12. wonder boy : u r talking about history that won't­ repeat...as u know, barca is currently creating­ history..they had already created one though..6 cup in­ a single season..does real ever ever gonna achieve­ that, not a chance.. barca is gonna win again, n they­ ganna win even more than real has ever win..

    From ___sL, on Sun 21 Feb 13:02

  13. Barca is the best.Real madrid will find it difficult­ against Villarreal tmr.Pires,Rossi and Nilmar will­ cause them problem.

    From Frank, on Sun 21 Feb 12:58

  14. both Barca and Real madrid are the bests....they have­ their own style of playing,,,,,,different from each­ others.......they both have world class­ players....barca is in better form than real­ is......but u cant say dat they wont fight bak surely

    From yamin107, on Sun 21 Feb 12:47
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    Henry the cheat has no respect left should have been­ thrown out of football

    From Tony G, on Sun 21 Feb 12:45

  16. hi

    From yamin107, on Sun 21 Feb 12:43

  17. we won everything that's is possible in a single­ season.... something that real never did....so get a­ life "Wonder Boy"!

    From vosfodo, on Sun 21 Feb 12:43

  18. shanselonaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa hate U­ miaeid ziremon :))=))

    From ?iNg??, on Sun 21 Feb 12:42

  19. we dont need to talk about history dude. what happens­ in the past only make your team s.u.k.s

    From fikri, on Sun 21 Feb 12:41
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    real madrid is the best

    From madrid_cr9, on Sun 21 Feb 12:40
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