Messi, Iniesta, Xavi and Piqué in the Best XI of 2012 on UEFA.com

The four Catalans have been chosen by over 500,000 users who voted on the UEFA website

Rounding out the starting four players of Madrid, one of Juventus, one of Paris Saint Germain and one of Bayern Munich

Leo Messi, Andres Iniesta, Xavi Hernandez and Gerard Pique have been chosen in the starting ideal of the UEFA website. A total of 5.3 million votes have been cast by some 500,000 people who have returned to reward players of Barca, present in all the major awards of the year. Apart from the four Catalans, four Real Madrid players tambéhan been included in the starting ideal (Casillas, Ramos, Ozil and Ronaldo) and completed the team Phillipp Lahm (Bayern), Thiago Silva (Milan / Paris Saint-Germain) and Pirlo, Juventus.

Some fixed in the starting
Gerard Piqué, Xavi Hernandez, Andres Iniesta and Leo Messi are few fixed this award. It is the third consecutive year that all three agree that eleven who is elected by popular vote. Of the four, the most capped players have been chosen are Xavi Hernandez and Leo Messi, with a total of 5. Both also five consecutive seasons scoring in the list of the eleven best players. Iniesta has been in the team a total of 4 times and Gerard Pique, 3.

Puyol, the record man
The most capped player has been chosen in this 11 UEFA is captain Carles Puyol. Up to six times the player has been in this Pobla eleven. The first time was in 2002 and the last time was in 2010. The years 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009 Puyol was also among the elect. Moreover, the first Barca player to be included in this eleven was the Swede Patrick Andersson (2001), while Ronaldinho (2004, 2005, 2006), Eto'o (2005, 2006), David Villa (2010) and Dani Alves (2009, 2011) have also been nominated as Barca players.

Messi FIFA offers four Golden Balls
To everyone's surprise, the '10 'FC Barcelona wanted to share their brand new awards to the fans to pass a few moments before the Cup match against Malaga

The Camp Nou has cheered once again, Barca striker, the only player in history who has won four times the FIFA Ballon

It was a few seconds for the start of the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Copa surprised when Leo Messi the Barcelona fans offering its four FIFA Golden Balls Stadium has cheered once again, the '10 'Barca , the only player in history to have won this prestigious trophy four times, the last, last week in Zurich, ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and Andres Iniesta.

The Argentinian star thanked thus, public support since coming to Club. It is the second time that Messi shares the FIFA Golden Ball in a Cup match did two years ago before the start of a Barça-Betis in the first leg of the quarterfinals. In January 2012 his third ball is also offered in a Barça-Betis, but in this case the league. The first was on the eve of a derby in which he could not play due to injury.

Mascherano: 'The FC Barcelona is the best team I've ever been'

Javier Mascherano continues to be one of the players with more weight in the dressing room of FC Barcelona. So the 'little chief' commitment not to lower the concentration and confront the clash against Malaga, to close the first round of La Liga, with the same intensity as they have since the beginning of the season: "There is no rival do not know. The fact of playing three games in ten days with the same equipment generates some wear. Then see if the results are positive or negative, "says the Argentine footballer, since the sides will meet again soon with Pellegrini, as they are the team that played them luck in their next round of Copa del Rey .

Barça will end up as winter champions with a clear lead over his closest pursuers and Mascherano who has played in big teams like River Plate, Corinthians, West Ham or Liverpool, for example, the club is the best club he has played: "I've been fortunate to be on great teams, with great history, but the club has no comparison with the rest, no disrespect to anyone.'s the best team I have ever been ".

The '14 'blaugrana also discusses various issues of today's Barcelona and Leo Messi said that "Messi is poised to become a legend. With 25 years has done things that no one had managed before in history," says Argentinian central midfielder, adding that "now comes an important moment of the season, when things begin to define. do not have to change what we were doing from the beginning of the season. We have it in our hands, up to us "values.

As for the absence of Tito Vilanova, makes clear that no positive conclusions can be drawn: "There is nothing positive that Tito is not with us. But now he is dealing with a personal matter, his illness, and the best way is to leave quiet. just want to be well and do what needed to be fine, "said Mascherano. Finally, it welcomed the state of the pitch at the Camp Nou. "It is an advantage that the grass is fast. If we run the ball much more. What we want is to play good football," said the Argentine.

Javier Mascherano

Since his debut in the team and Pedro, first five years
Under head coach Frank Rijkaard, Pedro made his debut on January 12, 2008 against Murcia
To mark the fifth anniversary of his first team debut now, have been for quite a while, this Saturday, and was carried out in January 12, 2008 against Murcia Pedro Pedrito. Bring him on for the last minute, coach coach Frank Rijkaard gave him his start.

10 throughout the event unforgettable, in the following, as a look back at the career of his first team:

January 12, 2008. Barça first team debut. Instead of (4-0) vs. Murcia Samuel Eto'o, come for only a few minutes. The campaign, to get me at least 5 minutes against Valladolid (4-1) at a later time.

August 16, 2009. Help Barca 1-2 lead in Thailand, in the "Cathedral of Athletic Bilbao vs Sanmamesu Spanish Super Cup at the first round, I get the first goal.

August 20, 2009. But already had a competitive appearance in 2008 14/09 on the orders of Josep Guardiola, I signed a contract with his first senior team.

August 28, 2009. His first team second goal - European Super Cup against Shakhtar Donetsk (1-0) in Monaco reserved - scoring in the second half of extra time.

December 16, 2009. Barca won the World Club Cup first club, his goal (including the decisive strike in the final) Abu Dhabi will help players score in the tournament for the first time in six different seasons with him. Gift for his goal was confirmed.

February 27, 2010. The first team with a decisive goal against Malaga in another (2-1) total Nou Camp celebrates his 50th appearance, a half-century of his 16 in the opening match of him.

May 20, 2010. (23 goals of the emergence of 52) in the form of a club he brings him to the attention of the Spain manager Vicente del Bosque, handing him his international team for the World Cup debut in South Africa. Form part of the line-up of the opening in the team lift the winner's trophy in the final.

January 29, 2011. Scoring in the league with six consecutive comparable to that record (1993-1994) held Stoitchkov (1944-1945), Quini and (1980-1981) Escolà joint.

May 28, 2011. At Wembley, one goal is to help Barça in the Champions League final win a further four.

May 25, 2012. Once again, I have been the end of the two goals helped Barca to victory in the Spanish Cup final against (3-0) Athletic Bilbao another.

Iniesta, best builder of world game of 2012
The International Federation of Football History and Statistics has appointed Andres Iniesta as the best 'playmaker' in 2012, ahead of Xavi and Messi.

Third in the recent classification of FIFA Golden Ball and recognized as the best player in Europe by UEFA, the manchego adds a new recognition.

Xavi had won this award four consecutive years, from 2008 to 2011, and Messi Barca fully complete a podium for the second consecutive.


Andres Iniesta has been designated by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) as Iniesta, builder best game in the world, 2012, ahead of two more Barca: Xavi and Messi. The Terrassa had won this award the last four years, from 2008 to 2011 - and Argentina was second last year. Thus, these three players of FC Barcelona again occupy the top three positions on the podium for the second consecutive year last year, Messi and Iniesta Xavi finished behind.

This award is further recognition of Iniesta, third in the recent classification of FIFA Ballon d'Or and voted the best player in Europe by UEFA. This time has been the media specialist and experts from around the world responsible for making the ratings. The '8 'Barca has prevailed with 146 points, while Xavi and Messi have added 128 and 98, respectively. The fourth has been Pirlo, with 87, and fifth, Özil, with 43.

With Xavi and Iniesta wins has been Barca winner in five of the seven editions of the award, has been awarded since 2006. Only Zidane, the same 2006, and Kaka, in 2007, have broken the supremacy of FC Barcelona as great builders of factory game. This year has been out Cesc, who was present in the top 10 since 2007.

"I should not think we are invincible": Pique
Catalan defender has prompted the team: "go to the road at the same dynamic performance that has given us so much confidence"

Piquet claimed that there should be a league last year. "Lessons learned" that Real Madrid can not be ruled out, the other warning

Do not feel that it is invincible us, "said from the moment you start thinking like that you: - carefully, Gerard Pique clear after the first half of the incredible team in the season but This is most likely to lose you you did not give information about the need to reduce any hint of triumphalism. we need to continue with the method and the same dynamic performance that give you confidence so much to us . I think last year's campaign, I would have to play a much we "became more freedom was a lesson to us all.

Figures of a historic first round
The team closed the first round with a record of points and with Messi with 28 goals in the first round, a mark more to the story

Valdés and Messi were the players most used, followed by Busquets, Xavi and Alba

The club has more than 5,000 brilliant passes that Real Madrid

The first half of the season 2012/13 will be hard to forget. The club has achieved a record for points (55 of 57 possible) that stand in the standings, 11 points ahead of Atletico Madrid and 18, second and third places respectively. That said, it's time to take a closer look at the first 19 league games.

Messi the Ballon offer Wednesday

The Argentine award shared his room with the fans to pass just before the Cup match against Malaga

Leo Messi Ballon will offer the Barcelona fans on Wednesday, just before the quarter-final of the Copa del Rey against Malaga. The Argentine was named world's best player for the fourth time last week in Zurich, ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and Andres Iniesta. Barca-Malaga start at 21.30 and tickets are available from 9 euros (members receive a 50% discount).

It is the second time that Messi shares the prize with the Camp Nou in a Cup match two years ago it did before Barça-Betis leg of the quarterfinals. Interestingly, in January 2012 also showed the trophy against Betis, in this case, however, in a League commitment. His first Ballon offered it in December 2009 on the eve of a derby that could not play due to injury.

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Tito Vilanova is still a surprise to us

The president says in RAC 1 that he knew that the technician "respond as it is doing" and acknowledges that he did not expect so idyllic situation in the league: "I thought we'd be up, but not so much"

"I will be happy if in a few years, says that hiring Tito was the right decision,"

He announced that the club will not let any players in the winter market, not aware that Valdes did not want to renew and Abidal will forward you federative tab before 30