FCBARCELONA.CAT

02.03.2010 11:22

Better February than 2009

Jesús Carrillo

February 2010 was a better month than February 2009 for Guardiola’s team, who picked up 2 more points in the league, scored more and conceded fewer goals than a year ago.

Barca began the month of February as league leaders and a month later, they are still in top spot after taking 9 of the 12 points on offer, compared to 7 points from a possible twelve in February 2009.

More goals, more points

Barca won 3 of their 4 league games last month – against Getafe, Racing and Malaga at the Nou Camp, whilst losing their only away game at Atletico Madrid – their only defeat of the league campaign so far. The team also scored one goal more than last February, nine, and conceded just three compared to six last year.

Carbon copy in Champions

Barca have had identical luck in the Champions League this year as they did last February, the 1-1 draw in Stuttgart mirroring the result in Lyon. The big difference has been the lack of Spanish Cup games: last February they beta Mallorca 2-0 in the first leg of the semi-final, whereas this year their challenge was cut short in January.