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Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Local Barcelona derby on Friday 1st November at 9 pm





The match between Barça and local rivals Espanyol has been scheduled for Friday 1st November at 9 pm in the Camp Nou






The Spanish football league has announced that the match between Barça and Espanyol will be played on Friday 1st November at 9 pm in theCamp Nou.  It will be televised live on GolT and Canal+ Liga.  It will be the first time in many years that Barça has played a league match on a Friday.
Celta v Barça Tuesday 29th
Meanwhile, the match immediately before the derby, away to Celta, has been scheduled for Tuesday 29th October at 10 pm in the Balaídos stadium.  The Galician side is managed by former Barça player and coach, Luis Enrique Martínez, and includes several other ex-Barça players such as Andreu Fontàs, Rafinha and Nolito.

Barça’s next four league fixtures will be as follows:
match day   9 Osasuna v FCB: Saturday 19th October, 8 pm (Canal Plus) 
match day 10 FCB v Madrid: Saturday 26th October, 6 pm (GolT / Canal+ Liga) 
match day 11 Celta v FCB: Tuesday 29th October, 10 pm (GolT / Canal+ Liga) 
match day 12 FCB v Espanyol: Friday 1st November, 9 pm (GolT/Canal+ Liga)

A whole year without dropping a point at the Camp Nou



Barça have won every league game played at the Camp Nou over the last year. 

The last team to take a point from the stadium was Real Madrid, who drew 2-2, since then Barça have won 19 straight games





It’s been a year since Barça dropped a point at home in the league  - a reflection of the way the team have made the Camp Nou into a real fortress over the last 12 months.
Since their 2-2 draw with Real Madrid last season, Barça have won every one of the 19 league games played at the Nou Camp, 15 under Tito Vilanova and Jordi Roura and  4  with Gerardo Martino in charge
The team have averaged nearly four goals a game(3.7)  in that winning streak , whilst averaging less than a goal a game conceded(0.8), notching up 71 goals and letting in just 16. The next big objective on the horizon is to make that 20 straight wins with the game against Real Madrid on October 26th.
Three teams have lost twice
During the run, three teams have been beaten twice  - Levante (1-0 and 7-0), Seville (2-1 and 3-2) andValladolid (2-1 and 4-1).

Monday, October 7, 2013

International exodus sets tone for this week





Squad depleted due to international call ups for World Cup qualifiers 




Monday 7 October
Day off

Tuesday 8 October
18.00 Training at the Ciutat Esportiva

Wednesday 9 October
11.00 Training at the Ciutat Esportiva

Thursday10 October
11.00 Training at the Ciutat Esportiva

Friday 11 October
11.00 Training at the Ciutat Esportiva

Saturday 12 October
Day off

The General Assembly decisions, in detail




The delegate members of the Club approved all the points of order during the General Assembly 







Closing the year 2012/13 Financial, approval of the budget for the 2013/14 and has ratified the Statute of the new club season, there are three major issues that are voted by members of the Assembly delegates General.

Before the vote, the president Sandro Rosell has opened the event with an overview of the club did last season. This review included an economic report, plans for the future of the Camp Nou, the social status of the club and the arrival of Gerardo Martino.


2012/13 fiscal year receives majority approval





The Ordinary General Assembly voted in favour of the figures from last season's fiscal year, which returned a net revenue of 32.5 million euros






Members of Representatives approved the figures for 2012 /13. Vice -President of the European Economic Area Club , Javier Faus explained the finances of the last season - which have been audited by Deloitte - in the second item of the agenda of the Ordinary General Assembly. Vice -President said : "The difference between this year and last year is that we had to pay taxes, reduce our net income. "

Faus , speaking on behalf of the Board of Directors , said: "We are pleased to moderate" , with economic results of the previous season 's income for the year was € 490.5 million This, according to . . Vice President , is the reduction in the number of club members, which rose from 169,000 to 161,000 due to adjustments in the accession process.

In addition, Faus also noted total turnover Seta is a good figure , seeing that there were strong sales of the first team .

debt reduction

Vice President also emphasized the reduction in net debt at the club, which now stands at € 331 million . Faus noted that only 100 million of the debt is owed to banks.

Javier Faus then a detail other aspects of the club economy. In terms of marketing department , vice - president, said that "there is no place to generate additional income," and he adds: "The club has invested resources to expand internationally ," since " the Barça is a global brand and has many companies interested in the club. "

Live! FC Barcelona Ordinary General Assembly 2013



Watch FC Barcelona Live House of Representatives of the Palau Blaugrana. The agenda includes the end of the year 2012/13 financial budget for 2013/14 and the proposed reforms in the charter