Barca suffered their first defeat of the season as Rubin Kazan shocked the Nou Camp with a 1-2 win tonight. Barca had the lion's share of the ball and hit the woodwork twice, but the Russians proved more effective in front of goal.
On paper Rubin Kazan were the weakest team of the Group F, but they showed that upsets are still a part and parcel of the game with their shock win at the Nou Camp. After a very early goal put them ahead, they defended doggedly and in the end inflicted Barca's first defeat of the season.
Barca seemed to have punctured Rubin's hopes when Ibrahimovic drew them level just after half time and with nearly 70% of possession, Guardiola's men certainly dominated, but the Russian team hit them on the break to make it 1-2 and with two posts denying them late on, Barca were left to rue their bad luck on a disappointing evening at the Nou Camp.
After just a minute,Rubin Kazan were one up when Ryazantsev connected with a scorching 35-yard drive that gave Valdes no chance as it shot into the top left hand corner. Barca seemed unperturbed by the goal though and were soon in charge with Ibrahimovic making the keeper Ryzhikov work on 4 and 10 minutes.
For their part, Rubin tried to sit on their lead, closing down midfield and packing their defence against Xavi and Iniesta's clever probing and with Messi coming deep, Barca found the congested centre hard to break through.
It was therefore out on the flanks that Barca got most joy with Alves cutting in and hitting the side netting with a shot on 15 minutes and Pedro heading just wide on 38 minutes, but it was still the Russians who went in ahead at the break.
The second half began as almost a carbon copy of the first, but this time it was Barca who got the early goal. And what a goal it was: Xavi lofting a pinpoint pass for Ibrahimovic in the inside right lane to turn and fire low past the keeper. Now the fans were roaring Barca on as they searched for their second against opponents who were determined to sit back and defend.
Despite having nearly 80% of the possession in the second half, it wasn't Barca, but rather Rubin who broke the deadlock as Karadeniz rounded off a lightening quick counter attack on 73 minutes. That second goal was a real body blow to Barca and though there was still time for Ibrahimovic on 79 minutes and Toure in injury time to both hit the woodwork, it just wasn't to be -sometimes there's just no justice in football!
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Barcelona UCL Group: European rivals up and running
Barca’s three rivals in the Group Stage of the UCL this season will all be going into the competition with more games under their belts than Guardiola’s team, with the Russian team Rubin Kazan actually reaching the end of their season.
When Barca visit Milan to take on Inter in 11 days time, they will have just played their second league game, away to Getafe, having already beaten Sporting in the league opener and taken the Spanish and European Super Cups in August. Their rivals have all had the benefit of a few more games and the Russians are almost at the end of their season.
Inter
Barca’s first game in the Group Stage is in Milan and Inter have already played one more league game than their visitors, boasting a 0-4 win over Milan and a draw against Bari. Sampdoria lead the Scudetto with Inter lying fifth alongside
Dinamo Kiev
On 29 September, Barca entertain Dynamo Kiev at the Nou Camp. The Ukranians top their league with 16 points, three more than Shaktar Donetsk, having won 5 of the six games played so far and drawn the other, scoring 24 goals and conceding just 4.
Rubin Kazan
The third Group Stage game will be against the Russian team Rubin Kazan. There are just 10 games to go in the Russian league and Rubin have a 4 point lead over second place Spartak Moscow, who beat them 0-
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Friday, August 28, 2009
You are welcome: 2009/2010 Champions League to feature eight debutants
The 2009/2010 Champions League main competition will feature eight debutants, the largest number since the 1999/2000 season, which saw the competition expanded to the current number of 32 participants.
AZ, Rubin Kazan, Standard Liège, Unirea Urziceni, VfL Wolfsburg, FC Zürich, APOEL Nicosia and Debreceni VSC are all about to embark on their maiden Champions League campaign.
Accorindg to Infostrada Sports, the last newcomers to survive the group phase were Sevilla FC in 2007/2008. The last debutants to reach the final were Valencia CF in 1999/2000.
Best results Champions League debutants – by season
Season Clubs New Best debutant(s) Reached
2009/2010 32 8 AZ (NED), Rubin Kazan (RUS), Standard Liège (BEL), Unirea Urziceni (ROU), VfL Wolfsburg (GER), FC Zürich (SUI), APOEL Nicosia (CYP), Debreceni VSC (HUN) TBD
2008/2009 32 4 Anorthosis Famagusta (CYP), BATE Borisov (BLR), CFR 1907 Cluj (ROU), Zenit St. Petersburg (RUS) Group phase
2007/2008 32 2 Sevilla FC (ESP) Last 16
2006/2007 32 2 FC København (DEN), Levski Sofia (BUL) Group phase
2005/2006 32 5 Villarreal CF (ESP) Semi-finals
2004/2005 32 1 Maccabi Tel Aviv (ISR) Group phase
2003/2004 32 4 VfB Stuttgart (GER), Celta de Vigo (ESP), Real Sociedad (ESP) Last 16
2002/2003 32 3 FC Basel (SUI) Group phase 2
2001/2002 32 7 Liverpool (ENG) Quarter-finals
2000/2001 32 7
1999/2000 32 11
1998/1999 24 9 Internazionale (ITA), 1. FC Kaiserslautern (GER) Quarter-finals
1997/1998 24 10 Bayer Leverkusen (GER) Quarter-finals
1996/1997 16 5 AJ Auxerre (FRA), Atlético Madrid (ESP) Quarter-finals
1995/1996 16 11 Juventus (ITA) Winners
1994/1995 16 10
1993/1994 8 6 FC Barcelona (ESP) Runners-up
1992/1993 8 8 Olympique Marseille (FRA) Winners
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
FC Rubin Kazan squad and numbers: UEFA Champions League 2009 – 2010 and Russian Premier League 2009
1 GK Sergei Kozko
2 DF Stjepan Tomas
3 DF Cristian Ansaldi
4 DF César Navas
5 MF Pyotr Bystrov
6 MF MacBeth Sibaya
7 MF Sergei Semak (captain)
9 DF Lasha Salukvadze
10 FW Alejandro Domínguez
11 FW Aleksandr Bukharov
15 MF Aleksandr Ryazantsev
16 MF Christian Noboa
19 DF Vitali Kaleshin
22 DF Aleksandr Orekhov
23 MF Yevgeni Balyaikin
24 DF Aleksei Popov
27 DF Dato Kvirkvelia
29 GK Nukri Revishvili
32 MF Andrei Gorbanets
42 MF Rafał Murawski
61 MF Gökdeniz Karadeniz
76 DF Roman Sharonov
77 GK Sergei Ryzhikov
97 FW Igor Portnyagin
99 FW Hasan Kabze
-- MF Alan Kasaev
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