Barcelona deny Fabregas deal
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Cesc Fabregas: Started his career at Barcelona.
Barcelona "flatly deny'' they have reached an agreement with Cesc Fabregas to bring him back to the club at the end of the season. The Catalans have acted swiftly to rubbish reports in Spain suggesting the Arsenal captain could be returning to Barca in the summer. [+]
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February 7, 2010Racing Santander 1-1 Atlético Madrid |
| 2009/2010 Spanish Primera División | ||||||
| CLUB | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
| Barcelona | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 55 |
| Real Madrid | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 50 |
| Valencia | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 42 |
| Mallorca | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 37 |
| Sevilla FC | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 36 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 35 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 33 |
| Getafe | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 31 |
| Osasuna | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 29 |
| Villarreal | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 26 |
| Racing Santander | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | -4 | 25 |
| Atlético Madrid | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 24 |
| Sporting Gijon | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 24 |
| Espanyol | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | -15 | 23 |
| Almeria | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | -9 | 22 |
| Málaga | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 21 |
| Real Zaragoza | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -18 | 20 |
| Valladolid | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -14 | 18 |
| Tenerife | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -23 | 17 |
| Xerez | 21 | 2 | 5 | 14 | -26 | 11 |
| · Complete Standings | ||||||
| Spanish Primera División 2009/2010 | |||
| DATE | Home | SCORE | OPPONENT |
| 02/06 | Valencia | 2 - 0 | Valladolid |
| 02/06 | Barcelona | 2 - 1 | Getafe |
| 02/06 | Real Madrid | 3 - 0 | Espanyol |
| 02/07 | Almeria | 3 - 1 | Sporting Gijon |
| 02/07 | Málaga | 0 - 0 | Deportivo La Coruña |
| 02/07 | Osasuna | 1 - 0 | Tenerife |
| 02/07 | Mallorca | 1 - 0 | Villarreal |
| 02/07 | Athletic Bilbao | 3 - 2 | Xerez |
| 02/07 | Real Zaragoza | 2 - 1 | Sevilla FC |
| 02/07 | Racing Santander | 1 - 1 | Atlético Madrid |
| 2/13 12:00 ET | Sporting Gijon | VS | Valencia |
| 2/13 14:00 ET | Xerez | VS | Real Madrid |
| 2/13 16:00 ET | Villarreal | VS | Athletic Bilbao |
| 2/14 11:00 ET | Racing Santander | VS | Málaga |
| 2/14 11:00 ET | Getafe | VS | Almeria |
| 2/14 11:00 ET | Espanyol | VS | Deportivo La Coruña |
| 2/14 11:00 ET | Valladolid | VS | Real Zaragoza |
| 2/14 13:00 ET | Sevilla FC | VS | Osasuna |
| 2/14 15:00 ET | Atlético Madrid | VS | Barcelona |
| 2/15 15:00 ET | Tenerife | VS | Mallorca |
| · Complete Fixtures | |||
| Top Scorers | |||||
| PLAYERS | Goals | ||||
| Lionel Messi | 16 | ||||
| David Villa | 15 | ||||
| Gonzalo Higuaín | 12 | ||||
| Zlatan Ibrahimovic | 11 | ||||
| Roberto Soldado | 11 | ||||
| Diego Forlan | 9 | ||||
| · Complete Stats | |||||
| Past Champions | |
| Competition | Team |
| 2007/08 Spanish Primera División | Real Madrid |
| 2006/07 Spanish Primera División | Real Madrid |
| 2005/06 Spanish Primera División | Barcelona |
| 2004/05 Spanish Primera División | Barcelona |
| 2003/04 Spanish Primera División | Valencia |
| 2002/03 Spanish Primera División | Real Madrid |
| 2001/02 Spanish Primera División | Valencia |
| 2000/01 Spanish Primera División | Real Madrid |