Napoli Barcelona - Joan Gamper Trophy

The traditional Joan Gamper pre season trophy is about to start with Barca: Pinto - Montoya Pique Fontas Adriano - Cesc Keita Thiago - KikoFemenia Villa Iniesta. Looks like it's Fabregas' first start with Barca and Montoya's first game with the first team since he underwent shoulder surgery at the end of last season. Good to see Fontas finally getting some game time.
I've actually pre-recorded this game, so apologies for the lack of enthusiasm.
and we have for Napoli: De Sanctis - Campagnaro Cannavaro Britos - Maggio Dzemaili Inler Dossena - Lavezzi Hamsik - Cavani

Ah, finally, here's iniesta with the armband getting the match underway. Good god after 20 minutes the ref finally blows for time on.
2' After two minutes of domination with Barca, Napoli finally get some touches on the ball.
3' Thiago was about to take a shot and the commentator is still talking about Joan Gamper changing his name.
3' Fabregas down in the area and no foul or anything given.
4' I ONLY WISH THE FUCKING COMMENTATOR WOULD STOP TALKING ABOUT THIS FUCKING HISTORY. MOTOYA AND FABREGAS BOTH WENT DOWN AND SOMEONE SET UP PLAY BUT I CAN'T SEE WHO IT IS AND HE WON'T NARRATE WHAT IS GOING ON.
6' Campagnaro fires one into the area but Maggio completely ran out of space.
7' Iniesta is down from falling awkwardly and landed in a crash... he's back up but it looked painful.
8' Montoya gives the ball to cesc fabregas and it's a good shot but De Sanctis comes out for an easy save
9' Goal for Napoli! Oh wait ruled out. Pique is on the ground. It was 1. offside, and 2. as Cavani took the shot Pique was kicked in the face
11' Cavani with a shot on target with a header, Pinto with a save.
12' Villa trying to fire it into the area but it's blocked off by the napoli defense.
13' Iniesta literally running in circles because no one can take the ball off him, so they're all just standing in his way trying to obstruct him.
14' Cesc Fabregas giving the ball to Villa into the area but it's too long and Villa just manages from making it a goal kick by forcing it out of the touch line.
15' a string of shit passes forces the ball all the way back to the barcelona defense. It's good that they're actually having some defensive formation now. With madrid it was just all over the place.
17' Villa with an excellant chance but he's forced to send it away from the area as he is run out of space.
18' aaarrghhh Iniesta, Villa and Fabregas make an excellant run into the area, Fabregas is one on one with the keeper and he's completely off target! what!
20' Iniesta and Thiago put their efforts together to take a shot but it's sent away by the Napoli defense.
20' ball given away in the area again.
21' The flag is up for offside against David Villa. Partially Fabregas' doing with the late pass.
22' Inlter trying his luck from distance but it's nowhere near the goal.
22' Cannavaro looks like he's in a bit of pain as Kiko stepped on him earlier.
25' WOW. Adriano running into the area beating 3 defenders on the way, sends it across goal to an unmarked fabregas, who tips it into the goal. first goal for Fabregas at Barcelona! he's not fixing his chest strap as the camera is still zoomed into him.
27' Fumbling in the Barcelona end and Napoli corner. Britos heads it to the goal but Pinto finds a firm grip on the ball.
28' Lavezzi sprinting down the flank with Fontas on his tail, Pique drifted off to mark others in case he makes a cross, he goes for the shot himself and Pinto is forced to block it out.
30' Iniesta putting it into the area, soaring above everyone in front it goes to straight to Keita with a magnificiant header and it's a goal! the goalkeeper couldn't get to it in time.
31' Napoli now in the counter attack, Fontas clashes with Pinto as they both rush out to clear the ball.
32' A bit of a mess in the defense as Napoli get it near the area and no one is doing anything to clear it. Pinto picks it up before any shots were taken.
33' Pique lauches the ball all the way up the field to Villa who is massively offside.
34' Thiago fouled as he's tripped over but the ref has blown for thiago's handball. it wasn't a handball, we can see it in the replay now. what a stupid decision.
35' Kiko tripped up and Lavezzi kicking the ball away in frustration. He's booked for it.
37' Iniesta with a brillant pass to Adriano, who sends it to David Villa who has an easy chance now, just needs to tap it into the goal. but the keeper slides out and makes the save. shame.
38' oh what, Keita does a little flick with his heel sending it up and towards exactly where Iniesta is standing. impressive skill.
39' Britos is down now.
41' Britos off for treatment, subbed out for aronica.
42' Iniesta trying to clip it over the goal but the keeper dives out for a save.
43' long ass spell of posession only broken by once loose passes once or twice in a couple of minutes, but Barca keeps winning it back.
45' Fabregas pushes the ball forward for David Villa in front of goal, he flicks it towards the goal but it's cleared out just in time by the Napoli defense on the line.

Half time.
Stats! 71% posession for Barca, 5 shots on target, where Napoli only have 1. only one booking for Napoli so far.
Puyol and Afellay are in the stands. Afellay looking on awkwardly as Puyol signs something for an executive.
Dos Santos for Kiko, Bartra on for Pique, Pedro on for Villa, Cuenca on for Montoya, Sergi Roberto on for Iniesta. many, many changes for Barca. Keita has the armband now.

46' Cuenca fires the ball across goal but it's cleared by Napoli.
47' Fantasic strike from Pedro from outside the box but it's gone for the woodwork.
48' My god. Cuenca strikes from distance hits the woodwork again, Pedro catches the rebound and yet another strike on the posts! Guardiola literally has this face on :O 3 shots and hitting the woodwork 3 times in 2 minutes!
50' Cuenca falling rather slowly after a tackle on him. Played advantage. Messi is warming up.
50' Bartra preventing any danger for Napoli as he clears the ball out.
52' Adriano just not paying attention and letting the ball hit his foot and roll out of play.
53' Pedro flalling about as he's held back by the arm several times.
56' Adriano just handed Maggio in the face. free kick near the area.
56' Fabregas off for lionel messi!
57' Cavani's goal is ruled out for offside. AGAIN. it was very obvious and there were two people offside at the time.
58' Xavi on for Adriano, Donadel and Zuniga on for Napoli.
60' Messi making a break, offloading to Cuenca.
60' Cavani and Messi go down but no foul given on either.
60' Lavezzi this time given the foul against Messi. Free kick for Barca.
61' Messi takes the free kick, fires it toward to goal, it's hit the woodwork again! pedro catches the rebound off the keeper and heads it into the goal!
62' Fontas off for Mascherano, Adriano for Abidal, Keita for Busquets.
63' Pinto is the only one on pitch who started this game now.
64' Messi out runs a batch of defenders, passes to the left and kept in by Abidal.
65' GOAL NUMBER 4! Messi to Xavi to Pedro, crossing back to Messi, smacking the ball into the net again. Goal keeper tried to block Pedro's cross so Messi had no trouble avoiding him.
67' Roberto outmuscled and taken down but no foul is given to Barca.
68' Hamsik is off for Santana.
73' Excellant defending from Xavi, coming back to clear the ball cleanly and very nicely.
74' Barca looking for a way it but it's booted all the way up field again by solid napoli defense.
76' in the past minute alone i reckon Xavi has made 10 completed passes. literally.
76' Lionel Messi makes Goal number 5! Abidal gives him the ball, he makes the run and scores the goal. quick, efficiant goal scoring. excellant.
78' Almost through with another attack but Napoli pull back just in time to defend.
79' Dos Santos giving a free kick away with a foul near barca's corner.
80' a foul and a push on Roberto, a free kick for Barca.
81' Xavi fires the ball up the pitch for Messi but the keeper has come out of the area to head it to safety.
81' Late challenge on Cuenca by Victor Ruiz. the ref has chosen to keep the card in his pocket.
84' Xavi plays it through to Sergi Roberto and De Sanctis has come far out of the area to block a shot from him.
85' through ball form xavi, pedro running into space, had a space of a second to be one on one with the keeper and to score it, but it's far wide.
86' Pedro slips and fails to bring the ball in for a cross.
87' Cuenca down again, free kick given to Barca, Barca on the attack, taken really quickly, but messi is flagged offside.
90' Napoli looks to be taking a defensive approach with about 8 players in defense, a little too late i suppose.

Full time! good game, very relaxed and finally showing signs of what barca was like last year, i think the team's settled down a bit more since the earlier pre season games. some lovely plays out there today, but a little unlucky to have hit the woodwork so many times and so many off target shots that could well have been goals. At the same time it's a bad score for Napoli but i'm sure all the fans of barcelona are grateful that they took part in the joan gamper trophy this year, unlucky that both goals were ruled offside, they really were not as bad as the score seems to show.

Real Sociedad Barca

Pinto, Montoya, Piqué, Milito, Fontàs, Keita, Xavi, Thiago, Jeffren, Afellay and Messi
That is our lineup for tonight. interesting.
so we've rested valdes because pinto is on match ban for champions following the red card. and it would be risky if valdes got injured, because we er, only have two keepers in our first team. which is fine unless your second keeper gets booked when he isn't even on the pitch.

o' kick off! tons of youth team/ b team players on tonight. it would be nice if we have a win here, considering that madrid lost earlier. not sure why xavi isn't being rested.
1' Montoya and Fontas on full back tonight. Fontas is normally a centre back. but we're running out of fit full backs so... yeah. that's what we've had to do.
3' break from jeffern who continues the run but his pass to messi is a fraction wide and gets to the defender infront of him.
3' Pique dropping the ball fowards for messi, it gets intercepted but Messi gets back on the end of it but it's over the bar. close though!
4' Messi gets the ball into space for Afellay but it's a good save from Bravo.
5' Fontas with a run but the play in front of him goes down with contact, foul given.
6' Corner for Sociedad and Pinto is fouled and
7' Ball goes out when Afellay runs out of space and it's a goal kick for Sociedad.
8' there's a weak tv signal this is bad news.
9' Free kick as Thiago is pulled back. the sound has gone off my signal. grrrr.
9' Pique getting himself in trouble... He fouls with an arm on the shoulder but he doesn't get booked.
10' Montoya gets caught with a late chellange off Tamudo. Montoya with a swollen collar bone, might be dislocated or something... he's off to the sidelines for treatment, Dani Alves is warming up. shit.
12' Real Sociedad on a break, Tamudo gets caught by Pique who comes back for the clearence. It's a free kick for Sociedad.
13' Montoya is off. The commentator calling it his debut for the first team. ACTUALLY he did play for the cup. so he can shut up.
14' Free kick comes it, Pique heads it out, it comes back to Sociedad, they get a shot! oooh it's so close.... but wide. from the angle for the camera it looked like it went in....
15' Dani Alves goes down and gets striaght back up. Not stirring shit up again. Thank you.
16' Messi gets obstructed and a free kick given to Barca.
18' Afellay puts the ball in for Keita but it doesn't get there and striaght to the keeper.
19' grrrr.... Messi to Afellay and the linesman calls offside but replay shows it isn't. AND was caught by the keeper. anger.
21' Pique goes down... after being caught by Tamudo... he looks like he's taken a while to fall too... maybe he's too tall.
23' Frozen TV.... getting fucking annoying now. Alves makes a run but can't get it there.
23' emudo goes down, and a foul is given... getting booked? no...
26' oh god..... nothing is happening.... it goes all the way down both sides and then gets blocked. this is duuulllllll.
27' shit pulling on messi for a good 10 seconds and nothign given. Thiago goes down and it's a free kick.
28' THIAGOOOOOO!!! OH WHAT A GOAL!!! hahahha milito is holding Afellay's face in a group hug. Ball goes from Xavi to Messi who MISSES it and it goes ti Thiago, shoots it in, and onto the crossbar into the net.

29' Sociedad on the counter attack but Pinto catches it. god he cannot kick. it goes like 10 metres and Fontas has to double back.. lol people trying to appeal that it was over the goal line. replay shows not even close. Pinto laughing about it.
11' Jeffern trying to get the pass into the area but gets cut out...
34' Sociedad corner. headed out by Milito, comes back to Sociedad, Pinto forced to make a save.
36' Jeffern makes a run and goes with a pass but falls over as he is obstructed. Free kick for Barca.
37' Ball falls onto the feet of Messi but he can't strike it on time.
38' Pinto gets the ball from Milito and hovers over it as if he cannot really decide which direction to kick it.
38' Messi penalised for handball. He's a card away from suspension.
39' Afellay goes for the ball but he's also caught a leg with it, and it's a foul. He's motioning the shape of a ball saying it wasn't a foul. whatever. it's a free kick.
40' Corner for Sociedad when the ball is caught by pinto out of play. it's swung into the area and pique takes his time in clearing it out. boucing it several times his head first before deciding to kick it out.
42' Tamudo going for the shot but he's forced really far back by Pique and his shot can't get anywhere.
44' Dani Alves miles ahead of the defense off Real Socidad by the time it gets to him. He's actually offside anyway.
45' Milito with a strong challenge on Tamudo but it's not a foul and he goes down anyway. Referee waves play on.
46' end of first half. 1 - 0 to barca... would be nice to get another.
half time.... time to get some food. not so intersting first half.
oh god. montoya's shoulder was dislocated.
45' coutner attack by sociedad. Milito caught in the face in the clearence but there was a handball. so Sociedad free kick in. sholving in the 6 yard box.
46' Pinto punches it out. comes back to Sociedad and it's shot and it's wide. looks like Pinto might've screwed up his shoulder there.
47' went to fetch my pastery which was in the toaster... didn't miss much though heard more barca posession from the commentator.
48' Jeffern goes for goal for a long shot and the keeper spills to afellay who is taken down but nothing given.
50' Jeffern is taken down and there's a booking and Messi takes the free kick but it goes straight to the keeper.
51' Xavi getting away from trouble....
53' Milito and fontas working to pressure in defense. Squeezing the space out for Sociedad.
53' Martinez with a wide shot. it's very close but apparently offside anyway.
54' Gerard Deulofeu is seen warming up! oh! might be a debut for him!
56' Tamudo through the gaps in defense and Milito is there to run him out of space and Pinto to hold on to the ball.
57' Messi given a free kick after being fouled and he takes it back instead of going forwards.
58' Afellay's ball stolen by Martinez but doesn't realise until after... he's taken down again and free kick for Barca is given
59' Tamudo going for a shot, Pinto spills it and it gets back to him but Milito is calm and kicks it back to safety
60' FUCK. Alves clutching his face. GOD he's another fucking controversy. the crowd is roaring up. He was actually caught this time. replay obviously can't shut the crowd up though.
61' Pique off by Mascherano. interesting...
63' Fontas fouls Peretto and then gets fouled.
64' Linesman gives a wrong offside for Sociedad.
65' Clash of heads between Alves and Griezman. Alves is down.
66' Now Keita is down with a clash of heads in the area...
66' aah fucking hell. Messi runs a 60 yard fucking sprint and gets it to Jeffern, the keeper is nowhere near and he can't get it in. fucking shit. The look Messi gives him .... frustration.
68' Corner for Barca. Afellay controls and the shot isn't good.
68' Rivas subbed off.
70' Martinez goes down. Crowd gets angry and it's a free kick. Keita just caught him a bit there.
70' GOAL! SOCIEDAD! HOLY SHIT HE DOES A DOUBLE BACKFLIP IN CELEBRATION. totally saw this coming. IFRAN. I would say even though we're now drawing the celabration was cool. Fontas didn't see it coming and let Ifran run through and shooting it past the far side of Pinto. Pressure is on for another goal. Things might start getting interesting.
73' Obvious handball for Sociedad.
75' Xavi just obstructed there. He's really strangely calm....
75' Jeffern taken down again! Xavi takes a shot and Milito heads it in, it's a goal but it's actually onside but rulled offside. time to pretend not to be angry. Milito limping as well. god.
77' Busquets coming on for Milito. would like to see
79' God jesus Peretto coming in with a shot, Pinto just there to block it. Close.
80' Penalty. For Sociedad. fucking shit. Mascherano takes him down. god. jesus. christ. come on. pinto. goal. goal. fuck. 2 - 1.
9 minutes. would you believe it. fucking shit. pinto is angry at himself. Mascherano angry at himself.
83' Pep. Sub jeffern out. I'm dying here. he's either on the floor or missing shots. either time the clock is ticking.
84' Bravo spills the ball off a shot from Jeffern and Messi is almost there to take another but Bravo puts a hand on it.
85' Afellay's ball in is deflected. it's a corner. god. jesus. christ
86' Afellay goes through like 5 defenders and Jeffern fails again and Thiago's shot is way over the bar. this is. so. annoying. come on, we're undefeated away.
88' For fuck's sake what is going on. people can't make their minds up about who's throw in it is. And Markel comes on for Sociedad.
89' three minutes to be added.
90 fucking. shots at the goal. messi's pass is too long for afellay and he puts it in for Busquets but it is deflected. GOD.
92' Keita missing the chance of getting a header in goal as Bravo gets it.
93' it's over. Sociedad have got the record of longest unbeaten run tonight. oh well. better tonight against Sociedad than Espanyol next week. Imagine how they'd laugh in they were the ones who ruined our unbeaten away run.
something weird is going on tonight. Blackburn beat Bolton, Aston Villa lost to West Brom, Zaragoza scored 3 goals against Madrid and won, and Barcelona losing to Sociedad. this is... fishy....

Barcelona V Copenhagen, 1st Leg. - injustice again.

i'm rather worried about tonight's game because firstly it is a very important game, and barcelona's #1 Victor Valdes is off sick.
oh! 4 minutes in and villa goes with a shot on target...
they really have to stop with these attempts, because year by year people are getting to know to play defensively and learning to deny them of chances.
villa offside no.1. i think i'll count them today. because he's rediculous with them.
iniesta is blocked off. what did i say earlier...
i'm kind of glad keita isn't starting. i haven't got anything against him but he's really... not that impressive.
just realised he's the only african by nationality on this side.
alves is in a different coloured pair of boots.
maxwell's shot is saved but messi goes for goal.... he's offside. what a shame.
okay.... well i trailed off for a few minutes because i went to erm... cut my toenails.
anyway, in those few minutes a couple of shots but no goals.
OH LEO MESSI I LOVE YOU. WITH ALL MY HEART. what a goal!
oh dear... from outside the box as well! oh leo messi, what will we do without you.
just... amazing. no smile from him... oh wait there it is. someone with an inflatable banana flalling thing! like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpkJoQUFqXM ..in a barca kit. i want one, where can i buy it?
leo messi's shot gone wide... copenhagan has a man down....
oh dani alves with solid denfence. he's just the everything player... play maker, defender, goal scorer.
HAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA copenhagen striker stopped half way through is run, he thought he was offside, but he ran from his own half. paranoid bastard. their coach is so pissed off. HAHAHHAHAAHAHA.
HAHA copenhagen initials are FCK.
i really need the bathroom but i've waited all week for this game.
bojan is looking bored as fuck on the bench... next to xavi, who is there "just in case"
david villa scores offside - #2
shame the score should be 3 - 0 by now.
so close! great save though. villa is literally about 8 yards from him. really good save.
what a dive. it's so not a foul. stupid assface.
this is what i hate about football sometimes
i hope pinto never really has to make a save. even though i know he can do it. his performance in the Joan Gamper cup was rather impressive, especially when it ended in penalities and he saved 3.
ball cleared to pinto who controls it with his feet. cool.
iniesta playing out of position. he's in dani alves' spot. referee thinks he's dived. it doesn't look that way. i'm rather annoyed.
shit. another offside goal. pique should really have just scored it himself. messi was offside, who was there to recieve it from pique. he should've just smashed it into the net himself. i'm rather annoyed. and i'm not the only one. Pep is freaking out.
alves is blocked by the keeper. some extreme, and i mean extreme dribbling, it's almost leo messi like.
what? iniesta shoots it way off? i have never... seen... that... before.... or seen him... made... ANY... mistake... ever...
i wonder who will captain the squad when puyol retires... he's 32 now, xavi seems to take up the armband when he's absent. Valdes when they're both away. but i don't see Valdes being a permanant goal keeper. Messi already has the fate of the club in his hands. maybe iniesta. or pique. i dunno.
pique is spinning around like a madman, attacked from both back and forth.
NO extra time in this half? what? the first half finish at 45.05
barcelona 1 - 0 copenhagen.
it really should be 4 - 0 but the offside rule is rather frustrating.
haha fifa 11 commercial. the only one missing in it is messi, always the rebel. PES 2011, Adidas football, always the one who's different to the rest of the sqaud.
to be honest, as a Barca fan, i'm dissatisfied with the score so far.
i feel like two of the disallowed goals are actually legit. and justice has not been served.
david villa is better looking today. maybe it's the light.
second half! good luck barca!!
puyol and pinto have been going back and forth for about 30 seconds straight.
at 3.49 am i am enjoying a cheese sausage.
copenhagen are smore aggresive after the break. i am rather worried.
barcelona people who are hard to please: Pep Guardiola, Leo Messi, David Villa.
Puyol is injured. he's enduring it but he's in pain.
i swear to god if copenhagen equalize i will fucking shame this referee. and the linesmen. because of the "offside" goals.
barcelona need to be more aware of the spaces. in relativity to the pitch not the team. its costing them a lot.
tiredness just hit me like a truck all of a sudden.
there are duck like cries in the audio of this game. i dunno if it came from the players or the audience. players i think.
messi looking absolutly gutted that his shot is off target.
villa is underachiving on the barcelona side. there's no doubt about it now.
the stupid commentator needs to stop complaining about why villa is the only one in the box.
has he not realised that all the forwards of barca are capible of scoring outside it?
i wonder if football to professional players have become more of a performance than a sport. have they lost the inital essence of sport?
whatever, leo messi is on the counter attack but is soon blocked off. his speed however... is rediculous.
FUCK. villa is fouled by two people in the box. referee is a fucking retard. no free kick, no card, no penalty.
hahahahhaaha copenhagen... shooting from 40 yards out.... it's the sort of thing i did on PES before working out the controls.
HAHA miss 5 yards out. Pinto was out after the first touch. hahahaa... fail with an empty goal as well.
xavi and pedro are warming up. pedero better be on for villa. because he's shit today.
grah, saved. david villa is going to freak out. he has not scored for barca in a while.
wait a minute... maxwell is off pedro, and villa is off for xavi... i think they did it wrong way around.
alves stops an equaliser. why are the commentators complaining about him? he's the most expensive defender in La Liga.
1 - 0 is really not a safe score to settle on...
the commentator is saying that ibrah was good for barcelona... what the shiiit?
he also pronounces "jose" wrong. he's not my fav.
oh my god, stop hesistating and missing chances.
why can't they just play with a score like arsenal last night.
who just got carded? i just checked, it was iniesta... i didn't see what was up with that... kicked the ball away in annoyence or something. he never gets booked. but if he gets a double yellow witha match ban we will probably die.
AHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAAH copenhagan coach picks up the ball on pitch. referee has a go at him. HAHAHAHHAA. if only he could book the coach. apparently he was clinically dead for a while...
oh my shit.... 5 minutes and a copenhagan corner...
dear, goal off the post. dani alves, just a fraction off.
oscar wendt has rediculous hair. it makes me want to throw up.
iniesta is off for... keita! DAMMIT!
this game is giving me heart attacks. i can't help but think if the score was 4 - 0 i would be feeling a bit safer. just a tad bit. dammit, 3 minutes extra time. hurry up!
messi. MESSI. MESSI. MESSI. MESSI. GOOOOOOL.
excellent control. i have to give abidal credit with an incredible cross.
FULL TIME!
WIN WIN WIN!!!
i think uefa ought to tally up the points now so i don't have to bother doing it myself. it's 4.40 and i cannot think straight.
Next Barca Liga game is on a sunday night, so DVR replay for me.
Next CL game is the same same on the 2nd of Nov.
MESSIIIIIII. i enjoy that he recently reinforced his everlasting love for barcelona and stating his intention of staying there forever.
full time: 2 - 0, Messi 19', 91' (wow, weird)