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At Barcelona, Henry was given the number 14 jersey, the same as he had worn at Arsenal. He scored his first goal for his new club on 19 September 2007 in a 3–0 Champions League group stage win over Lyon , [ 52 ] and he recorded his first hat-trick for Barça in a Primera División match against Levante ten days later. [ 53 ]
Jérémie Aliadière moved to Middlesbrough in a £2 million deal while club captain and record goalscorer Thierry Henry left to join Barcelona for a reported fee of £16 million. [12] Henry commented that his decision to leave Arsenal was because of the departure of chairman David Dein and the uncertainty over Wenger's future. [12]
Though it did not produce silverware, FC Barcelona's 2007–08 season would mark a period of change within the club, having many firsts and lasts. Most importantly, this would be Ronaldinho's last season with the club, being displaced by the coming of Arsenal legend Thierry Henry.
Sure, Zac Efron is getting all the attention this week for strutting his stuff in an American flag Speedo, but long before we had Zac, we had Prince William.
Eto'o scored his 30th goal of the 2008–09 season in a La Liga match against Real Valladolid. The game ended 1–0 and meant that Barcelona kept a six-point lead over Real Madrid in the league. He also scored against Villarreal in the game that put Barcelona one point away from lifting the 2008–09 La Liga trophy.
During the first 29 years of Barcelona's existence, from 1899 to 1928, Spain did not have a just football league. So Barcelona competed in the championship of the Catalonia region, the winners of which qualified for the Copa del Rey along with the other regional champions.
Henry Cavill cannot wait to meet his and pregnant girlfriend Natalie Viscuso’s “wee one” very soon. “Oh yeah.....and Happy Father's Day ye dads out there,” Cavill, 41, wrote via ...
Promoted Numancia also defeated Barcelona in the opening matchday of the 2008–09 La Liga, [58] but the team then went on an undefeated streak for over 20 matches to move to the top of the league. Barcelona maintained their spot atop La Liga's table, securing their first league title since 2006 when rivals Real Madrid lost at Villarreal on 16 ...