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Neymar wants Ronaldo Punished

Unknown 0 Fc Barcelona, La Liga, Real Madrid, redcard 4:19 AM

<h2 style="-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Oswald, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 32px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 560px;"><img src="http://soccerblitz.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/download-5-620x400.jpg" style="background-color: transparent;" />Neymar believes <a name="more"></a>Cristiano Ronaldo “needs to be punished” for the action that led to his red card last weekend, though the Barcelona star did commiserate with his La Liga rival about the incident.</h2><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282a2f; font-family: BentonSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ronaldo kicked out in frustration at Cordoba’s Edimar on Saturday to earn himself a straight red card and apologised after the game. The Ballon d’Or winner faces a ban of up to four games from La Liga’s Competition Committee, according to AS.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282a2f; font-family: BentonSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Neymar said Ronaldo’s action was wrong, but also stressed that players can often be provoked into wild retaliations, such as Zinedine Zidane’s famous head-butt in the 2006 World Cup final, or his Brazil teammates’ reactions after he suffered a tournament-ending injury last summer.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282a2f; font-family: BentonSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“It’s easy to talk for those who aren’t there. All players are exposed to that and sometimes we deal with it. It’s bad, it’s a negative thing. We can’t do things like that, so I think he needs to be punished,” Neymar told reporters on Monday. “It’s hard too, because sometimes there might be a provocation, like happened to Zidane or to me. You need to work on that with your mind.”</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282a2f; font-family: BentonSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ronaldo will learn the length of his ban after the committee meets on Wednesday, but Neymar would not speculate on how long Real Madrid should be without their talisman.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282a2f; font-family: BentonSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“I don’t work in the Competition Committee. I don’t know. It’s a decision for the Committee,” Neymar said. “I only think about my own team. In our play and how we train. I don’t like talking about other teams, if they don’t talk about us. If I worked at the Committee I’d tell you how many games he should be banned for.”</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282a2f; font-family: BentonSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Neymar said the referees are right to limit violent play, but he said protection shouldn’t just be limited to top players.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282a2f; font-family: BentonSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Not just for me, but for everyone playing,” he said. “I think the referees should clamp down on tough play. It’s the referee who can look after the players.”</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282a2f; font-family: BentonSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The 22-year-old also rejected Johan Cruyff’s recent comments that Barcelona playing dual global superstars — Neymar and Lionel Messi — could lead to complications within the club.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282a2f; font-family: BentonSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“I don’t know. I respect Cruyff’s opinion. I think he was one of the best players in the world but yes, he’s wrong there,” Neymar said. “We’re getting better all the time and this is the start. We can do so much.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282a2f; font-family: BentonSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“I’ve no problem. I’ve shared a dressing room with lots of players. I never had problems with Ronaldinho. I respect Messi and I’ll always respect him. Of everyone I’ve seen play Messi is the best and I’ll always have so much respect for him.”</div>

Neymar wants Ronaldo Punished

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Six Best Barcelona Player Roast Elche

Unknown 0 Fc Barcelona, La Liga 11:40 AM

<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3rem; margin-bottom: 15px;"><img src="http://media3.fcbarcelona.com/media/asset_publics/resources/000/142/280/size_640x360/2015-01-24_ELCHE-BARCELONA_14.v1422125657.JPG" style="background-color: transparent;" /></div><a name="more"></a>Elche fans are no doubt grateful that their team won’t have to play Barça again this <span class="q90zv9" id="q90zv9_10" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 13px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">season</span>, or <span class="q90zv9" id="q90zv9_8" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 13px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">indeed</span> this month, as Luis Enrique’s side ran riot at the Manuel Martinez Valero Stadium to chalk up six goals - that’s 15 in the three January games against Fran Escriba’s team. Gerard Pique opened the scoring in the first half, with Messi and Neymar getting <a href="http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2014-2015/league/round-20/elche_fc-barcelona#" id="_GPLITA_0" in_rurl="http://s.srv-itx.com/click?v=VVM6ODAwMDI6NzMxODphIGJyYWNlOmIxOGZhMWI0NzM3NGM5NzQ3MTI3M2NjZDY5MDI5MTU3OnotMjI0Ny0xNjM4OTc1NDp3d3cuZmNiYXJjZWxvbmEuY29tOjIzNjE1NTo2MWE3ZDVhMGI0NDY5ZmNkN2UwNjBiZjUxMGEzZGExNjozZmM5NzBlMWE3NjI0YjlmOWRiOGMyZWM2NWFhODEwZDowOmRhdGFfc3MsNzI4eDEzNjY7ZGF0YV9mYixubzs6MjgxNzg5NjU&subid=g-16389754-c7db94745a8b486ea40c583352ef0750-&data_ss=728x1366&data_fb=no&data_tagname=P" style="background: transparent !important; border: none !important; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-weight: bold !important; height: auto !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;" title="Click to Continue > by InText">A BRACE<img src="http://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png" style="background: transparent !important; border: none !important; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; height: 10px !important; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3px !important; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: super !important; width: 10px !important;" /></a> each after the break before Pedro made it a round half dozen in injury time.<br /><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.8rem; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;">Squad rotation</h2><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3rem; margin-bottom: 15px;">With Luis Suarez, Busquets, Iniesta and Dani Alves all on the bench with one eye on Wednesday’s Cup<span class="q90zv9" id="q90zv9_9" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 13px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">game</span> against Atlético Madrid, Luis Enrique began the game with Alba, Bartra, Piqué and Montoya at the back, Mascherano moving into the holding midfielder’s role and Pedro partnering Messi and Neymar up front. If the fans were expecting the goals to pour in early on after the team’s 9 goals in the Cup against Elche earlier this month, they would have been disappointed as it was a cagey start to the game, with Elche looking quite lively and pulling a couple of good low stops from Bravo in the opening exchanges.</div><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.8rem; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;">Piqué opens the scoring</h2><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3rem; margin-bottom: 15px;">However, as Barça began to control the game and hold onto the ball, Elche were forced into a series of fouls – with 5 yellow cards in the first 45 minutes. Pelegrin was the third name in the ref’s book for a foul just outside the box on Pedro on 34 minutes and Xavi took a quick free kick to the back post, where Piqué chested the ball down and volleyed home from close range for the opener.</div><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.8rem; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;">Messi and Neymar double up and Pedro makes it six</h2><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3rem; margin-bottom: 15px;">Elche actually started the second half well, with a couple of half breaks after some sloppy defending from Barça, but when Neymar was fouled in the box by the unfortunate Pelegrin on 52 minutes, Messi made no mistake from the spot and the flood gates were about to open. The hosts weren’t helped by a red card for Fajr on the hour and soon Messi and Neymar were weaving patterns through the home defence. Two goals in two minutes from the Brazilian – both set up by Messi – made it four and a lovely through ball from Bartra sent in the Argentinean for his 21<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 10px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">st</span> league goal of the season on 87 minutes. That looked to be that before Neymar raced down the right in the final seconds and crossed for Pedro to tap home and make it six.<br />Fcbarcelona.com</div>

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