Topic: David Villa

Barca count cost after Villa injury

Barcelona were counting the cost of their Club World Cup excursion to the Far East after they lost David Villa to a broken left leg that will keep him out for at least five months.Villa's injury came shortly before half-time ...

Spain salvage draw in Costa Rica friendly

David Villa's goal in injury time gave World and European champions Spain a 2-2 draw at lowly Costa Rica in a friendly international football match.Spain, hoping to bounce back after a 1-0 friendly defeat to England on Saturday, were listless ...

Spain stars fail to shine as England upset odds

Spain's galaxy of stars arrived at Wembley feted as the greatest international outfit since Pele led Brazil to glory in the 1970 World Cup, but for once Vicente del Bosque's dream team failed to live up to the hype.The ...

Goalshy Barcelona edge past Plzen

Holders Barcelona ran out 2-0 winners over Czech minnows Viktoria Plzen in their Champions League clash here on Wednesday.However, while goals from Andres Iniesta and David Villa maintained Barca's unbeaten record in the group - they are level on seven points ...
Barcelona kick-started the defence of their Champions League crown by roundly thumping BATE Borisov here as Lionel Messi scored twice in a 5-0 win to further cement his place in the history of the Catalan club.Messi scored either side of half-time ...
A last ditch Thiago Silva header rescued a point for AC Milan who drew 2-2 against reigning Champions League winners Barcelona in their opening Group H encounter here Tuesday.With just 24 seconds on the clock Alexandre Pato exposed Barca's defensive ...

Spain celebrates 6-0 hammering of Liechtenstein

Spain revelled on Wednesday in a 6-0 hammering of Liechtenstein that sent the defending champions into Euro 2012 in celebratory style."Festival! " headlined sports daily AS."Massacre and qualification!" blared the daily Marca.Alvaro Negredo and David Villa netted two goals each ...

Barca beat America 2-0 in friendly match

David Villa's first-half header and Seydou Keita's 89th-minute strike lifted European champions Barcelona to a 2-0 victory over Mexico's Club America in a friendly football match on Saturday.Villa scored in his second straight match with his 24th-minute header ...

Villa boosts Barca as Euro race hots up

Barcelona striker David Villa ended his goal drought in the 2-0 victory over Osasuna and admitted it was a timely strike as his team aim for a Spanish and Champions League double.While the attention was on Lionel Messi, who continued his ...

Record breaker Villa to the rescue for Spain

World Champions Spain survived a scare against the Czech Republic as a David Villa double saw them come from behind to win 2-1 Friday and maintain their 100 per cent record in qualifying for Euro 2012.Villa's predatory qualities rescued not ...