LA LIGA TOP ASSISTS

May 2, 2011
	Player	Team	Assists
1	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	18
2	Dani Alves	Barcelona	14
3	Xabi Prieto	Real Sociedad	11
	Mesut Özil	Real Madrid	11
	Juan Mata	Valencia	11
	Ángel Di María	Real Madrid	11
7	Santi Cazorla	Villarreal	10
8	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid	8
	Borja Valero	Villarreal	8
10	Valdo	Levante	7
	Jaime Gavilán Martínez	Getafe	7
	Pedro	Barcelona	7
	José Maria Callejón	Espanyol

LA LIGA TOP SCORER

May 2, 2011
	Player	Team	Goals
1	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	31
2	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid	29
3	David Villa	Barcelona	18
	Giuseppe Rossi	Villarreal	18
5	Sergio Agüero	Atlético Madrid	17
6	Fernando Llorente	Athletic Bilbao	16
7	Roberto Soldado	Valencia	14
8	Álvaro Negredo	Sevilla FC	13
	Pedro	Barcelona	13
	Rondon	Málaga	13
11	Karim Benzema	Real Madrid	12
	Felipe Caicedo	Levante	12

BBVA LA LIGA POINTS TABLE

Spanish Liga BBVA

Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Barcelona	34	28	4	2	89	19	88
Real Madrid	34	25	5	4	81	29	80
Valencia	34	19	6	9	57	42	63
Villarreal	34	18	6	10	53	40	60
Sevilla	34	15	7	12	52	49	52
Atletico Madrid	34	15	7	12	55	44	52
Athletic Bilbao	34	16	3	15	52	49	51
Espanyol	34	15	3	16	42	47	48
Levante	34	12	7	15	37	46	43
Sporting Gijon	34	10	12	12	31	37	42
Mallorca	34	12	6	16	35	47	42
Real Sociedad	34	13	2	19	45	58	41
Racing Santander	34	10	10	14	34	49	40
Malaga	34	11	6	17	47	64	39
Real Zaragoza	34	10	9	15	35	47	39
Osasuna	34	10	8	16	38	41	38
Deportivo La Coruna	34	9	11	14	27	42	38
Getafe	34	10	7	17	44	55	37
Hercules	34	9	6	19	31	53	33
Almeria	34	5	11	18	32	59	2

UFEA CHAMPIONS LIEUGE SEMI-FINAL MATCH RESULT BARCELONA VS RMD

           BARCELONA 2- RMD 0

         GOALS:MESSI: (02) 65" 87"

         ASSISTS :AFFILE (1)

      YELLOW CARDS:  RAMOS(RMD), ALBOULA(RMD), ALVES(BAR), MASCRINO(BAR)

       RED CARDS: PEPE(RMD)

EL CLASICOTOP NEWS

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10 days ago: MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 16: Andres Iniesta of Barcelona celebrates after Barcelona scored a goal during the La Liga match between Real Madrid and Barcelona at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on April 16, 2011 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)

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The Billion Dollar Grudge Match | CNN

"In Spain, the population of Catalonia don't consider themselves Spanish," said Adi-Oula Sebastian. "When the General Franco dictatorship forbade the use of regional dialects, the Camp Nou (Barcelona's home stadium) became one of the few places Catalans were allowed to speak their language, without having to fear repercussions."

Puyol recovers in time for Madrid showdown | BBC

Barcelona captain Carles Puyol has recovered from a muscle strain and will play in Wednesday's Champions League semi-final first leg at Real Madrid. Fellow defender Gabriel Milito is also fit but Brazilian full-back Maxwell misses out with a groin strain. Real have defensive issues of their own with centre-back Ricardo Carvalho suspended for the first match.

Rossi refutes transfer claims | SkySports

Rossi, though, is somewhat angered by the persistence of the media and has once again stressed his desire to honour his contract, which expires in 2016. "It is a lack of respect to be talking about it every day," said Rossi. "I will reiterate once again that I don't know anything about it (a potential Barcelona bid).

Iniesta doubtful for Clasico | Goal

The midfielder has picked up a knock ahead of the crunch semi-final meeting with Jose Mourinho’s men and is expected to start from the bench at the Santiago Bernabeu

Mourinho: I have no magic potion | Telegraph

But Mourinho, who led Inter Milan to victory in last year's edition of Europe's elite club competition before moving to Spain, pointed out that he was the same coach who suffered a 5-0 La Liga drubbing at Barca's hands at the Nou Camp in November. "They are a top team with a top coach and everything is possible," he said. "I am exactly the same coach who lost 5-0 to Barcelona and I don't have any magic potion."

Kaka has child | PeaceFM

Congratulations are in order for Real Madrid star Kaka, whose wife gave birth to a girl on Saturday evening in Brazil. Caroline Celico gave birth to baby Isabella at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo, the couple's first child following the birth of their son Luca in June 2008.

EL CLASICO12 HOURS TO GO

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10 days ago: MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 16: Head coach Jose Mourinho (R) of Real Madrid throws the ball backdropped by head coach Josep Guardiola of Barcelona during the la Liga match between Real Madrid and Barcelona at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on April 16, 2011 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)

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Here we go again, Round 3 of the El Clasico World Series. After a dull draw in La Liga, a painful defeat in the Copa del Rey final, FC Barcelona are in dire need of a clear victory. Even though their season is far from derailing, let alone a disappointment, something is way off in Catalunya. Just a week ago there were talks of a second treble, but within a matter of days the world of FC Barcelona has been turned upside down.

The momentum has shifted towards FC Barcelona’s eternal rivals, Real Madrid. While it is admirable how Barcelona’s Pep Guardiola goes about his business, he has yet to find an answer to Jose Mourinho’s defensive set-up. I’m not suggesting a radical new game-plan, just a couple of adjustments here and there. Twice did Pep Guardiola name the very same starting XI, to no avail.

Furthermore, the confidence of Los Blancos and their supporters is sky-high whereas Culés have a rather cautious than convinced outlook on the immediate future. It’s not all lost in Barcaland but it could be A LOT better. Let’s see how the Blaugranes team (Arron Duckling, Paul Udani, Gabriel Roberts, Bostjan Cernensek, Shehryar Khan and moi) evaluates FC Barcelona’s chances for tomorrow’s game.

Will FC Barcelona be able to tackle Real Madrid into submission, at the Santiago Bernabeu no less?

Arron Duckling: In a nutshell, no. I think Real Madrid are close to unbeatable, given the current circumstances. Many of these Barca players are feeling the effects of 3/4 full years of non-stop playing, with little to no rest in between. Not only are key players injured or working their way back to full fitness, but Los Blancos are peaking, operating at the peak of their powers under a manager who has successfully installed a siege mentality.

UFEA CHAMPIONS LIEGUE MATCH RESULT MAN UTD VS SARLKE 04

       MAN UTD 2-0 SARLKE 04
 GOALS-ROONEY(1), GIGGS (1)
 ASSISTS-ROONEY(1), HARNANDEZ (1)