Nasty looking injury for Neymar tonight. Leg bent in a direction it should never be in!
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[ame]https://twitter.com/FootballLaw/status/423932776170389504[/ame]Comment
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[ame="https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona/statuses/423938209660153856"]https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona/statuses/423938209660153856[/ame]Was muß, das muß.Comment
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Sounds like he was really, really lucky then if that is the initial assessment.Comment
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Atletico Madrid going top if they continue to beat Sevilla; Barcelona only managed to draw with Levante (1-1).Last edited by Muddled; 19-01-14, 09:33 PM.Comment
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And on the same topic, Bale scored for Real Madrid - his first goal in almost two months. This season, he's scored twice directly from a free-kick from four attempts; Ronaldo has also scored two free-kicks ... but from 20 attempts. Are the figures slanted because of Bale's calf injury or is Ronaldo a self-absorbed cunt?Comment
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Barcelona announce Nou Camp redevelopment plan
Barcelona will stay at their iconic Nou Camp stadium after announcing a £495m (600m euros) redevelopment, which will increase its capacity to 105,000.
The Catalan club's directors voted against a proposal to move from the 99,354-seater ground to a new location at an extraordinary meeting on Monday.
The remodelling plan will go to Barca's 160,000 members, who collectively own the club, ahead of an April referendum.
The Nou Camp was "an icon of the city", said president Sandro Rosell.
Matches would still be played while the work - which could be finished by 2021 - is carried out.
Barcelona have played at the Nou Camp since it was built in 1957 and the stadium has hosted two European Cup finals - in 1989 and 1999. It also hosted World Cup matches in 1982 and the Olympic football tournament in 1992.
"It has been an important decision for the club - the most important in the last 50 years," added Rosell.
"The option of building a new stadium on a new site has been dismissed as the final cost could have saddled the club and its members with debt and tied the hands of future boards of directors.
"This was a difficult decision, both options were very attractive but we decided to go ahead and stay."
The Spanish champions insist the restructured stadium will still be known as the Nou Camp, but added naming rights could be sold.
The club said the redevelopment, which will see a roof built to cover all spectators but not the playing surface, would generate an extra £24m of revenue per season.
Board member Javier Faus, who added that the cost of the redevelopment would be repaid within eight years, said the move was necessary for Barca to continue competing with Europe's other leading clubs.
"We don't want to bankrupt the club for 30 to 40 years," he added. "We won't take money from the club members or outside investors. The club will run the proposals with our own resources."
The redevelopment, if approved by members, would begin in May 2017 and be completed in February 2021.
Andy West
European football writer, Barcelona
"A key factor behind Barca's desire to update the Nou Camp is their need to take greater advantage of the opportunities available in the highly lucrative corporate hospitality market.
"Barcelona is one of the world's most popular destinations for big-money trade shows, and the chance to attract more high-paying business customers is a major potential revenue stream for the club.
"The current Nou Camp's facilities in that regard are woefully inadequate, and it's notable that the plans released by the club on Monday include "a new ring of boxes, restaurants and other VIP facilities" with the addition of 3,500 new corporate seats."Comment
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So who do we think will get the title then, at this point in the season?
It's hard to look past Barca. Real Madrid are on a great run and have won their last 9 games or so since losing to them. Atletico have proved that they can match the big teams and were very unlucky not to win the other week against Barca at the Calderon.
I'd love Atletico to win it, they're my spanish team, but I don't think they're ready to win it. I still see them dropping more points like the weekend just gone (Went mental when Juanfran conceded that penalty!
), whereas Barca have been there and done it time after time.
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Anybody watching the Espanyol, Real Madrid match?
If so, can you really call that an assist from Bale for Benzema's goal?Comment
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Does he boot him up in the air or is that a trademark Bale flick back of the head and fall over?Comment
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Oh, I can see better on the laptop. Meh, he's done what I would want to do to Bale.Comment
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This is vaguely interesting:
[ame]https://twitter.com/barcastuff/status/427920444591964160[/ame]Comment
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