The Argentine forward has been in sublime form in the 2011-12 campaign, and broke yet another record after scoring in the Blaugrana's Primera Division win over Getafe and the barcelona attacker Lionel Messi has entered the record books again after becoming the 1st player in La Liga history to score 28 goals at home in one season following his strike in Tuesday evening 4-0 victory over Getafe at Camp Nou.And the record was previously held by former Athletic Bilbao striker Telmo Zarra and ex-Atletico Madrid star Baltazar, who both netted 27 goals in home league games in 1950-51 and 1988-89 respectively for the real madrid attacker cristiano ronaldo to set a new Pichichi record last term with 40 goals in one season, managed to score 26 times at the Santiago Bernabeu in 2010-11.Lionel Messi has scored in all but two of barcelona's primera division games at camp nou this term to argentine was unable to find the net in the scoreless draw against Sevilla, and didn't feature in the 3-1 win over Sporting Gijon in the 24-year-old has netted 39 times in 31 appearances this season in La Liga, and needs only more goal in the remainder of the term to equal cristiano ronaldo's record of 40 goals in a single league campaign.
The Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli is set to receive a nine-match ban if he is charged by the Football Association for his tackle on Alex Song in Sunday's Premier League clash at Arsenal and he will automatically serve a one-match ban for the red card he was shown after being twice booked for challenges on Bacary Sagna.And the football association disciplinary rules also state that "players dismissed having previously in the same season been sent off or suspended under the Standard Directions set out in Schedule A in these Regulations for an incident to suspended for one extra match for each such previous sending off or suspension in the addition to the automatic suspension applicable to the dismissal".They are seen earlier this season, Vincent Kompany received a four-game ban after being dismissed against Manchester United in the FA Cup as it was his second red of the season to the same punishment was handed out to Balotelli too when his standard three-game ban for the stamp on Tottenham's Scott Parker was upped to four due to a previous red to the other bans he has had this term that will equal a total suspension of 14 matches over a 3rd of a season.
They are total of seven players from barcelona and real madrid are just one booking away from a ban with just two matches left before the crunch clash at camp nou later this month and the cristiano ronaldo and victor valdes to host of other key players could miss this month's casico if they receive another yellow card before the game on April 21.The barcelona, Victor Valdes, Seydou Keita, Alexis Sanchez and Thiago Alcantara all have four bookings, and would incur a one-match ban if they receive another yellow card to the real madrid, cristiano ronaldo, xabi alonso and fabio coentrao are also on the threshold of a ban leading up to the decisive game at Camp Nou in 12 days time.And the league competition committee is likely to be watching closely, after madrid were punished last season in the champions league with deliberately getting to sent off in a 4-0 win against Ajax, following instructions from coach jose mourinho in order to miss their last group game.
A 70-year-old believes that his side's ability to score late goals is down to their determination for the he wants a continuation of their current form to secure the championship in Sir Alex Ferguson is looking for his side’s never-say-die attitude to see them grind out the results needed to claim their 20th league title.In the red devils are currently five points ahead of rivals Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table, but they can extend that lead to eight points if they beat QPR on Sunday to Roberto Mancini’s men facing Arsenal later in the day to united were saved by two goals in the final 10 minutes from Antonio Valencia and Ashley Young in their last league outing against Blackburn to claim all three points.And the Sir Alex told the club's official website: Over the years we have had these moments when we have scored late goals for look back to 1993 and Sheffield Wednesday, two goals in the last nine minutes of injury-time is part of our history to we do not give in we are capable of scoring late goals. It is not an accident is a thread relating to the history of the club that way for many years now.They are kept their intensity and concentration really well for that was the plus point on Monday in the intensity of our game was brilliant and our concentration was great just seven games left for both Manchester clubs, the title is United’s to lose and the 70-year-old is looking minimal mistakes during the run-in.
The chelsea skipper john terry has revealed he regards Lionel Messi as the greatest of all time and that even his children love messi 24, has again had every adjective used to describe his feats this term and has a staggering 58 goals from 50 games so far this term in the Blues will face Barcelona in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final in just under two weeks at Stamford Bridge.And the clash will evoke memories of their 2009 game when they met at the same stage to the following that game Messi has gone on to cement his reputation as arguably the greatest player of all time terry's 5 year old twins Georgie and Summer may be too young to recall that clash will have to decide whether to wear their Chelsea or Barca strips for this game such is there love for the player "My kids love him," said Terry.They are pleasure because when you finish and look back and the guy still going to be going strong have tested yourself against the best for the quite clearly for me, he's the best ever to he is a great individual, a great person as well and a credit to the sport for me, he is a got everything to he is magical.
The brazil legend ronaldo believes that this season's champions league final will be contested between two of his former clubs, barcelona and real Madrid in the Catalan giants will face chelsea in the semi-finals of european football's elite competition to Real Madrid face a tricky tie against Bayern Munich.A ronaldo is confident that the two spanish rivals will overcome to the last-four encounters to reach the showpiece event is to be held at Bayern's Allianz Arena on May 19 in the real madrid and Bayern Munich are both at a high level and it will be a hard-fought semi-final to i believe Real will go through to he is quoted as saying by espn brazil.And the spain is suffering an economic crisis to both teams madrid and barcelona are at a level much higher than the rest in the champions league final will be between the former forward then moved on to speak positively of Madrid coach Jose Mourinho, who he believes will stay in the Spanish capital beyond the current campaign.The ronaldo has scored 47 goals in 49 appearances during a one-year spell at Barcelona for the netting 104 times in 177 games for madrid, enjoying five seasons at the santiago bernabeu.
The pablo aimar has voiced his disappointment with Benfica's Champions League elimination as he believes that Chelsea's individual quality made the difference in the quarter-final tie for the portuguese side were beaten 2-1 at Stamford Bridge after losing the 1st leg 1-0 at home and the aimar stressed that Benfica deserved better than two losses.But, I think that we played our own game, and we did it very well for some things didn't go for us and they had the individuals to see them through to the semi-finals of the Champions League, Aimar said to uefa.com and we are talking about a team chelsea that have lots of great individuals do not get a big window of opportunity against them. In matches like this it's very hard.Thy are we played a good game and we were coming off a very difficult defeat in the 1st game to think we deserved to win in benfica resume domestic action on April 9 when they travel to Sporting Lisbon.International career for pablo aimar first represented Argentina at youth levels for along to future senior team stars Esteban Cambiasso and Juan Román Riquelme, he won the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship and went on to gain over 50 full caps to his debut in 1999 to he played in the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups.
