Andres Iniesta

When Andres Iniesta and Xavi were busy winning Euro 2008, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was not even sure he would have a career at Southampton, let alone a role as an England international at the next European Championship.  

The Barcelona creative midfielder’s trophy collection boasts of all the major trophies in the footballing world with the exception of Copa del Rey winner’s medal. Andres Iniesta can boast of being a world cup winner and a European champion after being ...  

The Spanish international has stated that he is content with his club’s decision to hand the charge of affairs over to Guardiola’s assistant. Barcelona’s Andres Iniesta has expressed that Tito Vilanova’s appointment as the club’s new head coach ...  

The Spanish midfielder will be taking part in the Copa del Rey final and wants to win it for Josep Guardiola, since it will be the Catalan coach’s last game for La Blaugrana. This season Barcelona finally showed the world that they are a team made of ...  

When Andres Iniesta and Xavi were busy winning Euro 2008, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was not even sure he would have a career at Southampton, let alone a role as an England international at the next European Championship. But the most exciting inclusion in ...  

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta rubbished the notion that Real Madrid are the dominant force in Spanish football after their La Liga triumph. Barca are facing the prospect of a trophyless season for the first time since 2008 while also losing current ...  

Midfielder Andres Iniesta says Barcelona are fully focused on clinching one final trophy for outgoing coach Pep Guardiola. Barcelona face Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final on Friday with a 14th trophy under Guardiola up for grabs in his ...  

Time to put the welding goggles back on, as we’ve managed to get our hands on a few more photos of the new Barcelona kits, this time in their full monstrous majesty – as modelled by Thiago Alcantara and Andres Iniesta, who is sporting the clearest ‘I ...  

While most of the Barcelona players believe that things will not change a bit after Guardiola’s departure and Tito’s arrival, Andres Iniesta thinks otherwise. The Spanish midfield maestro recently claimed that even though Tito is a great person and ...  

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta has reminded his team-mates that the season is not yet over. The Catalans were dumped out of the Champions League in midweek by Chelsea and that result came off the back of a 2-1 loss at the Camp Nou to Real ...  

Andres Iniesta has ordered Barcelona not to wallow in their ‘unjust’ defeat at Chelsea if they are to stay on course for a clean sweep of silverware this season. Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta has encouraged his team to keep their chin up ...  

Andres Iniesta scored the goal that won the World Cup for Spain in 2010 and his quick feet and sharp thinking will be central to their hopes of becoming the first side to retain their Euro crown. Shy and unassuming, the Barcelona playmaker has an uncanny ...  

Andres Iniesta lamented Barcelona's lack of ruthlessness in front of goal as he reflected on the "unjust" 1-0 Champions League semi-final defeat to Chelsea.  

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta has rued his side's missed chances following their 1-0 defeat at Chelsea in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final tie. Despite a number of opportunities in the opposition penalty area, the reigning champions ...  

Andres Iniesta lamented Barcelona's lack of ruthlessness in front of goal as he reflected on the "unjust" 1-0 Champions League semi-final defeat to Chelsea. Spain midfielder Iniesta was instrumental as Barca dominated their first-leg clash at Stamford ...  

Nike will air a new TV spot during Saturday's Champions League final, featuring a cast that includes Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Andres Iniesta, Wesley Sneijder and basketball star LeBron James. The two-minute film, directed by Adam Berg, signalled the ...  

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Barcelona’s Andres Iniesta is of the opinion that winning the Copa del Rey trophy is the perfect farewell gift for his side’s soon-to-be ... an excellent relationship with the trainer. Both men have seen La Blaugrana reach dizzying heights, as they ...  

La Blaugrana rue missed chances as Sami Khedira and Cristiano Ronaldo scored for Real Madrid to virtually seal La Liga crown. A week in football is eternity, a fact that is staring Les Cules in the face right now. Barcelona suffered the ignominy of two ...  

Barcelona has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa), with mild, humid winters and warm, dry summers. Barcelona is located on the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula, so Atlantic west winds often arrive in Barcelona with low ...  

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Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta has admitted that "things have changed" in the race for the La Liga title. The club's 4-0 victory over Getafe on Tuesday moved the Catalans just one point behind league leaders Real Madrid, although they have played a ...  

Norwich City manager Paul Lambert has likened the performance of Jonny Howson against Everton this afternoon to that of Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta. The 23-year-old scored his first goal for the Canaries during the 2-2 draw against Everton at ...  

NORWICH manager Paul Lambert likened Jonny Howson to Barcelona maestro Andres Iniesta after watching the Canaries midfielder inspire his new team to a vital draw over Everton at Carrow Road. Howson signed for Norwich from npower Championship side Leeds in ...  

BARCELONA: Andres Iniesta underlined his importance to Barcelona with the goal that ended AC Milan's resistance on Tuesday and ushered his side into a record-equalling fifth consecutive Champions League semi-final. The Spanish international rarely appears ...  

Alexis Sanchez started the proceedings with a 13 th minute goal ... But these derbies are always very intense." Real Madrid travel to the Vicente Calderon on April 11, 2012, for the crunch La Liga fixture that can go on to dictate the fate of their ...  

Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta ensured that Athletic Bilbao could not duplicate their European form against Barcelona on Saturday. Marcelo Bielsa's Basque side has displayed Jekyll and Hyde like qualities this season, slaying giants in the Europa League ...  

Madrid: Andres Iniesta scored the goal that won the World Cup for Spain in 2010 and his quick feet and sharp thinking will be central to their hopes of becoming the first side to retain their Euro crown. Shy and unassuming, the Barcelona playmaker has an ...  

MADRID, May 2 (Reuters) - Andres Iniesta scored the goal that won the World Cup for Spain in 2010 and his quick feet and sharp thinking will be central to their hopes of becoming the first side to retain their Euro crown. Shy and unassuming, the Barcelona ...  

Andres Iniesta set up Carles Puyol’s 13th-minute opening goal and was fouled for the first of Messi’s pair of penalties. Jose Rondon had earlier equalized for Malaga with a header. Iniesta was fouled inside the area to set up Messi’s 34th ...  

Soccer:Andres Iniesta lamented Barcelona’s lack of ruthlessness in front of goal as he reflected on the “unjust” 1-0 Champions League semi-final defeat to Chelsea. Spain midfielder Iniesta was instrumental as Barca dominated their first-leg clash at Stamford Bridge only to lose to a Didier Drogba strike on the stroke of half-time.  

ANDRES INIESTA reckons Barcelona deserved to beat Chelsea and rued their lack of ruthlessness in front of goal  

ANDRES INIESTA says Chelsea will be out for revenge when they take on Barcelona this week  

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta has described his side's 0-1 defeat to Chelsea in Wednesday's Champions League semi-final first leg as "unjust".  

Andres Iniesta lamented Barcelona's lack of ruthlessness in front of goal as he reflected on the "unjust" 1-0 Champions League semi-final defeat to Chelsea. Spain midfielder Iniesta was instrumental as Barca dominated its first-leg clash at Stamford Bridge ...  

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta admitted that Saturday night's Clasico defeat had been soul-destroying but insisted that Pep Guardiola's men can bounce back in their midweek Champions League clash with Chelsea. The Catalans had been hoping to close to ...  

Andres Iniesta lamented Barcelona's lack of ruthlessness in front of goal as he reflected on the "unjust" 1-0 Champions League semi-final defeat to Chelsea. Spain midfielder Iniesta was instrumental as Barca dominated its first-leg clash at Stamford Bridge ...  

Andres Iniesta lamented Barcelona's lack of ruthlessness in front of goal as he reflected on their "unjust" 1-0 UEFA Champions League semi-final defeat to Chelsea. Spain midfielder Iniesta was instrumental as Barça dominated their first-leg clash at ...  

So much for Andres Iniesta's statements ahead of Barcelona's Champions League Semi-Final with Chelsea, in which he said, "you have to respect [Chelsea]." Dani Alves clearly feels differently. Talking to The Guardian about Barca's controversial victory over ...  

Andres Iniesta has told his Barcelona team-mates they cannot afford to wallow in their "unjust" Champions League defeat at Chelsea if they are to stay on course for a clean sweep of silverware this season. Check out all the images from Wednesday ...  

Andres Iniesta has told his Barcelona team-mates they cannot afford to wallow in their "unjust" Champions League defeat at Chelsea if they are to stay on course for a clean sweep of silverware this season. The Blues proved Barca's nemesis once again on ...  

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta was in a downcast mood following his club's 2-1 loss to Real Madrid and bemoaned what could be the end of their title chase. "The Liga title has practically slipped away. The difference in points is large and there are ...  

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta had no problem with the play-acting of Chelsea ace Didier Drogba last week. Barca players aren't exactly known for staying on their feet themselves, so its no surprise Iniesta sees nothing wrong with Big Drog falling over.  

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta concedes the title is lost after defeat to Real Madrid. Real stunned Barca 2-1 at the Nou Camp. “The Liga title has practically slipped away. The difference in points is large and there are few [points] left.  

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta is anticipating another tough night against Chelsea this week but is hoping for a similar outcome to their last visit to Stamford Bridge. Iniesta left Chelsea heartbroken back in 2009 when his stoppage-time ...  

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta is anticipating another tough night against Chelsea this week but is hoping for a similar outcome to its last visit to Stamford Bridge. Iniesta left Chelsea heartbroken back in 2009 when his stoppage-time strike earned ...  

Andres Iniesta is anticipating another tough night against Chelsea but hopes for a similar outcome to Barcelona's last trip to Stamford Bridge. Iniesta left Chelsea heartbroken back in 2009 when his stoppage-time strike earned Barca a 1-1 draw in London ...  

I think Chelsea lacked the courage to take a step forward and attack us. They paid for it.” Chelsea, managed then by Guus Hiddink, held a 1-0 lead through Michael Essien after drawing 0-0 at the Nou Camp, but Andres Iniesta’s last minute goal put ...  

Boca Juniors idol Juan Roman Riquelme has admitted that even at the age of 33 his football apprenticeship has not finished, and that he is learning new things every time he watches Barcelona maestro Andres Iniesta take the field. The former Barca and ...  

Andres Iniesta has told his team-mates they cannot afford to wallow in their "unjust" defeat at Chelsea if they are to stay on course for a clean sweep of silverware. The Blues proved Barca's nemesis once again on Wednesday night as they won 1-0 in the ...  

Andres Iniesta has told his Barcelona team-mates they cannot afford to wallow in their "unjust" Champions League defeat at Chelsea if they are to stay on course for a clean sweep of silverware this season. The Blues proved Barca's nemesis once again on ...  

Andres Iniesta has told his team-mates they cannot afford to wallow in their "unjust" defeat at Chelsea if they are to stay on course for a clean sweep of silverware. The Blues proved Barca's nemesis once again on Wednesday night as they won 1-0 in the ...  

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta was left lamenting his side's wasteful finishing after Wednesday night's Champions League semifinal first-leg defeat to Chelsea. Didier Drogba scored the only goal of the game at Stamford Bridge, firing home at the end ...  

Madrid - Chelsea will be desperate for Champions League revenge after Barcelona snatched an added-time equaliser to deny them a place in the 2009 final, the scorer of the goal Andres Iniesta said on Monday. The Spain midfielder smashed a long-range shot ...  

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta is anticipating another tough night against Chelsea but is hoping for a similar outcome to their last visit to Stamford Bridge. Iniesta left Chelsea heartbroken back in 2009 when his stoppage-time strike earned Barca a 1 ...  

MADRID (Reuters) - Chelsea will be desperate for Champions League revenge after Barcelona snatched an added-time equaliser to deny them a place in the 2009 final, the scorer of the goal Andres Iniesta said on Monday. The Spain midfielder smashed ...  

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Chelsea [ Images] will be desperate for Champions League [ Images] revenge after Barcelona [ Images] snatched an added-time equaliser to deny them a place in the 2009 final, the scorer of the goal Andres Iniesta [ Images] said on Monday.  

Dutch defender Johnny Heitinga has tipped Spain to retain their title at the upcoming European Championship. The last time the Netherlands and Spain met in an international tournament, the Dutch were knocked out of the 2010 World Cup by an Andres Iniesta ...  

Norwich manager Paul Lambert likened Jonny Howson to Barcelona maestro Andres Iniesta after watching the Canaries midfielder inspire his new team to a vital 2-2 draw with Everton at Carrow Road. Howson signed for Norwich from npower Championship side Leeds ...  

Norwich manager Paul Lambert likened Jonny Howson to Barcelona maestro Andres Iniesta after watching the Canaries midfielder inspire his new team to a vital 2-2 draw with Everton at Carrow Road. Howson signed for Norwich from npower Championship side Leeds ...  

Norwich manager Paul Lambert likened Jonny Howson to Barcelona maestro Andres Iniesta after watching the Canaries midfielder inspire his new team to a vital draw over Everton at Carrow Road. Howson signed for Norwich from npower Championship side Leeds in ...  

MADRID, April 13 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona Andres Iniesta can write his name into the history books when his side travels to play Levante on Saturday night. Iniesta, who scored the winning goal for Spain in the 2010 World Cup final, will make his 400th ...  

Norwich manager Paul Lambert likened Jonny Howson to Barcelona maestro Andres Iniesta after watching the Canaries midfielder inspire his new team to a vital 2-2 draw with Everton at Carrow Road.  

Norwich manager Paul Lambert likened Jonny Howson to Barcelona maestro Andres Iniesta after watching the Canaries midfielder inspire his new team to a vital draw over Everton at Carrow Road. Howson signed for Norwich from npower Championship side Leeds in ...  

Andres Iniesta says Barcelona are determined to leave Stamford Bridge with a win over Chelsea in their Champions League semi-final. The first leg will be held at Stamford Bridge in London ahead of a return leg at the Camp Nou, and Iniesta ...  

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta will not write off his side's chances of retaining their La Liga crown. Tuesday's 4-0 thrashing of Getafe has seen the Catalan outfit provisionally move just one point shy of leaders Real Madrid ahead of Los ...  

Antonio Cassano has revealed that he received a phone call from Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta prior to undergoing minor heart surgery in November. The 29-year-old's career looked in jeopardy following a bout of cerebal ischemia on the ...  

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta will not write off his side's chances of retaining its La Liga crown. Tuesday's 4-0 thrashing of Getafe has seen the Catalan outfit provisionally move just one point shy of leaders Real Madrid ahead of Los ...  

Barcelona and Real Madrid face each other this weekend in an extremely important ... but there will be question marks over the fitness of both Xavi and Andres Iniesta. Xavi was subbed with only three minutes remaining and Iniesta played the whole game.  

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta will not write off his side's chances of retaining its La Liga crown. Tuesday's 4-0 thrashing of Getafe has seen the Catalan outfit provisionally move just one point shy of leaders Real Madrid ahead of Los Blancos' derby ...  

Norwich City midfielder Jonny Howson isn't getting carried away after his performance for their draw with Everton. Howson was likened to Barcelona ace Andres Iniesta by Canaries boss Paul Lambert after the 2-2 draw. "It's obviously very nice when you hear ...  

BARCELONA: Andres Iniesta underlined his importance to Barcelona with the goal that ended AC Milan's resistance on Tuesday and ushered his side into a record-equalling fifth consecutive Champions League semi-final. The Spanish international ...  

Howson was likened to Barcelona ace Andres Iniesta by Canaries boss Paul Lambert after the 2-2 draw. "It's obviously very nice when you hear comments like that, but it's just one game," Howson said. "It's not a case of getting carried away. "It's a quick ...  

BARCELONA: Andres Iniesta underlined his importance to Barcelona with the goal that ended AC Milan’s resistance Tuesday and ushered his side into a record-equaling fifth consecutive Champions League semifinal. The Spanish international rarely appears on ...  

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta has warned Real Madrid they're coming to get them. Barca now trail Real by six points at the top of the table after victory over Athletic Bilbao. "Scoring goals is always a joy - that's why I celebrated with so much ...  

Barcelona's very own lucky charm, Andres Iniesta, heaped praise on the Catalan outfit after the team qualified for its fifth consecutive Champions League semifinal courtesy of a 3-1 second leg success over AC Milan on Tuesday night. Lionel Messi opened the ...  

Despite being hailed as one of the best attacking midfielders of his generation, Andres Iniesta is not a player who scores a lot of goals in comparison to some of his contemporaries. But when he does score, you know that it will be something special.  

It's where the club grooms all the young players aged from 13 to 17. "I was in a room with Pepe Reina, Victor Valdes, Carles Puyol and Andres Iniesta. That was the quality we had there. I tell you, even then you could look at a young Iniesta and see that ...  

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta believes his side can still catch Real Madrid in the race for the La Liga title. Real briefly extended their lead at the top of the table to nine points on Saturday after a 5-1 win over Osasuna, although they were ...  

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta believes his side can still catch Real Madrid in the race for the La Liga title. Real briefly extended their lead at the top of the table to nine points on Saturday after a 5-1 win over Osasuna, although they were ...  

With Real Madrid thrashing Osasuna 5-1 earlier in the evening, Barça needed a victory to keep the pressure on Jose Mourinho's men and they duly delivered thanks to goals either side of half-time from Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi, who struck from the ...  

Despite being hailed as one of the best attacking midfielders of his generation, Andres Iniesta is not a player who scores a lot of goals in comparison to some of his contemporaries. But when he does score, you know that it will be something special.  

Andres Iniesta believes that with the benefit of home advantage, Barcelona will have no excuse for failing to defeat AC Milan in the eagerly-awaited second leg of their delicately poised Champions League quarterfinal tie. The pair drew 0-0 at ...  

Andres Iniesta feels it would be unfair to expect incoming Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova to emulate Pep Guardiola by leading the club to a treble in his first season at the helm. Guardiola announced in April that he would be stepping down at the end of the ...  

Johan Cruyff has stated that the likes of Xavi, Andres Iniesta and Pep Guardiola would not have made it at any clubs other than Barcelona due to their size. Cruyff is of the opinion that the Camp Nou mentality has turned a number of smaller players into ...  

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta has stated that the Blaugrana will be seeking victory on Wednesday in their Champions League semifinal against Chelsea. The first leg will be held at Stamford Bridge in London, and Iniesta insists that his team will ...  

They received a mixed reception of praise and criticism for that performance but it didn’t really matter because Andres Iniesta and his alien lot had the last laugh. Chelsea were faced with the same gruelling task of visiting the Nou Camp three years ...  

Not only did he produce Sergio Busquets and Pedro Rodriguez from out of a magician's hat (both started the 2010 World Cup final), but he found a way to support, inspire and draw the very best from Andres Iniesta who scored the winning goal in the final.  

"Until Messi, Xavi, [Andres] Iniesta and Co. depart, how can you say that their time is over," Ancelotti told La Gazzetta dello Sport. "Barcelona are not finished. Indeed, they will only come back stronger than ever. "They say Messi is out of form because ...  

Chelsea came into the match boasting a 1-0 first-leg lead but went behind to goals from Sergio Busquets and Andres Iniesta, either side of Terry's sending off for inexplicably kneeing Alexis Sanchez from behind. However, Ramires clawed a goal back and ...  

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta on Twitter. "Thanks Pep, for everything you have given us and everything you will give us! Much luck, Tito!" — Former Barcelona president Joan Laporta, who hired Guardiola. "You reached the absolute top of football and ...  

Andres Iniesta gave three assists as Barcelona triumphed over 4 th-placed Malaga as the Spanish La Liga nears its end. The match kicked off with Barcelona being sloppy not only in offence but also in the defence. Despite being at home, Malaga’s pressing ...  

Barça's response was to score the opening goal three minutes later. Andres Iniesta whipped in a cross which was hammered home by defender Puyol. Kameni came to the rescue after 19 minutes to palm away a shot from Adriano, and Malaga were level in the 28th ...  

"Four years is an eternity for a coach of Barcelona," Guardiola said as stony-faced first-team players including Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Victor Valdes and Carles Puyol looked on. "Four years wear you down and that's the fundamental reason," the former midfielder added.  

Barca manager Pep Guardiola rested Andres Iniesta ahead of next week's Champions League semi-final away to Chelsea, but saw his side struggle to find their game against a side that has already beaten Real Madrid this season, Xinhua reported. Playing on a ...  

With captain John Terry sent off and goals from Sergio Busquets and Andres Iniesta giving Barca a 2-1 aggregate lead at the Nou Camp, all looked lost for the English side. But strikes by first Ramires and, right at the death, Fernando Torres earned Chelsea ...  

Led by an indomitable Messi, who has netted 63 goals this season, Barcelona will be looking for a more convincing win than that of their clash against the London club in 2009, which they barely won thanks to a stoppage-time-strike from Andres Iniesta.  

"Four years is an eternity for a coach of Barcelona," Guardiola said as stony-faced first-team players including Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Victor Valdes and Carles Puyol looked on. "Four years wear you down and that's the fundamental reason," the former midfielder added.  

Messi and Andres Iniesta combined well on the right, before the Spaniard crossed for captain Puyol, who applied a simple finish, leaving Carlos Kameni helpless. Malaga, however, were not too discouraged by the turn of events and continued to apply pressure ...  

Messi capped a superb exchange with Andres Iniesta with a rising shot into the top corner in the 44th minute. Messi leads the league with 39 goals, one shy of the record Cristiano Ronaldo set last season. Messi has scored in 12 of his last 13 games ...  

Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta and Xavi have stolen headlines for Barcelona over the past few seasons with a litter of trophies and highlight reels to their credit, but Real Madrid has its own trio of stars making history.  

In the 53rd minute the game was effectively over as a contest when Andres Iniesta ghosted in behind the defence to calmly slot past Abbiati. In the night's other quarter-final, Bayern Munich beat Marseille 2-0 thanks to two first-half goals from Ivica Olic ...  

The clubs last played each other in the Champions League in 2009 when a last-gasp Andres Iniesta goal eliminated Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and put Barcelona on course to meet Manchester United at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico. There a goal each from Samuel Eto ...  

In 2009 the same four teams got to the quarter-finals, but in this case Chelsea beat Liverpool for a place in the semi-finals but where not as lucky against Barcelona, after a match full of controversy, Andres Iniesta’s late equaliser sent the Spaniards ...  

Barcelona qualified for the Champions League semi-finals for the fifth consecutive season as two Lionel Messi penalties and a second-half strike from Andres Iniesta inspired them to a 3-1 win over AC Milan. Messi restored the Catalans' lead five minutes ...  

Norwich midfielder Jonny Howson is determined to keep his feet firmly planted on the ground despite being compared to Andres Iniesta by Canaries boss Paul Lambert. Many had worried Howson would struggle to make the step up from the npower Championship when ...  

Two Lionel Messi penalties - his 50th and 51st Champions League goals - and an Andres Iniesta strike rendered Antonio Nocerino's away goal for AC Milan mere consolation as Barca picked up the win they needed after the first leg in Italy had ended goalless.  

Fabregas said: "People say they did not deserve it but when it's your year, it's your year. It's like when Andres Iniesta scored the goal against Chelsea in the last seconds at Stamford Bridge the year we won the treble. Or the year United did the treble ...  

Andres Iniesta may have scored the World Cup winner two years ago, but the real star of that tournament was Paul the psychic Octopus, who correctly predicted the results of eight World Cup games including the winners Spain. After his success and subsequent ...  

Chelsea stood on the brink of knocking Barcelona out of the Champions League semi-final in 2009, but Andres Iniesta scored a priceless away goal that ended the Blues’ hopes for another year. However, Chelsea’s fury was aimed at Norwegian referee Tom ...  

An Andres Iniesta strike and a penalty from Lionel Messi gave the Spanish champions' a victory, but according to the young playmaker, their good fortune was the result of his side eventually taking the game to Marcelo Bielsa's men. "We knew that ...  

The Norwegian was at the centre of Chelsea's controversial 2009 Champions League semi-final defeat to Barcelona, when he turned down numerous Blues appeals for a penalty on the ill-tempered night at Stamford Bridge, before seeing Andres Iniesta ...  

Andres Iniesta and Cesc Fabregas were on the substitutes' bench while Xavi Hernandez and Gerard Pique were missing due to injury. Under the watchful eye of Qatar owner Sheik Abdullah Bin Nasser Al-Thani, Malaga continued its run toward securing ...  

Xavi's fellow midfielders Sergio Busquets and Andres Iniesta were close behind Messi with 88 and 75 passes each. Tellingly, Xavi completed eight more passes (69) than the entire Chelsea team (61) in the first half of the second leg. In contrast ...  

Barcelona scored through two penalties from Lionel Messi in the first half and a second-half strike from Andres Iniesta. Milan were briefly given hope when Antonio Nocerino made it 1-1. But, in the end, Barcelona comfortably prevailed as they ...  

SALOMON KALOU retreated into quiet contemplation at mere mention of Andres Iniesta, breaking away from the conversation to glance fleetingly back over his right shoulder towards the goal at the Shed end where Barcelona had pilfered their reward.  

Coaching talent such as Xavi Hernandez, Andres Iniesta and Iker Casillas doesn't make the job too upsetting, either. ''I like to think that in 2012 that I did better job than in 2008. That every day I learn more,'' said Del Bosque, himself a ...  

The champions responded with a 2-0 home win over Athletic Bilbao when Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi, with a penalty, saw off the side they will play in the King's Cup final in May. Jose Mourinho's Real, on 78 points, moved a step closer to ...  

Sergio Busquets and Andres Iniesta got the hosts off to a blistering start with goals just either side of John Terry’s red card for violent conduct on the 37th minute. But Cheslea’s Brazilian midfielder Ramieres chipped Victor Valdes on the ...  

Barcelona trailed 1-0 from the first leg but took a 2-0 lead in the game on goals by Sergio Busquets in the 35th minute and Andres Iniesta in the 44th. Chelsea played a man short after John Terry was given a red card in the 37th for fouling ...  

Sergio Busquets and Andres Iniesta got the hosts off to a blistering start with goals just either side of John Terry’s red card for violent conduct on the 37th minute. But Cheslea’s Brazilian midfielder Ramieres chipped Victor Valdes on the ...  

The World Player of the Year has been accused, along with team-mates Andres Iniesta and Pedro, by a Syrian television channel of sending secret signals to rebels – using his majestic dribbling skills and movement. State-run channel Al Dunya ...  

Terry was sent off for inexplicably kneeing Alexis Sanchez in the back, but goals from Ramires and Fernando Torres cancelled out efforts from Sergio Busquets and Andres Iniesta to send Chelsea into next month's final. Chelsea were forced to ...  

First-half goals by Sergi Busquets and Andres Iniesta plus the sending off of Chelsea captain John Terry looked to have sealed Barcelona's place in the final. However, a goal late in the first-half by Chelsea's Brazilian midfielder Ramires ...  

Andres Iniesta set up Carles Puyol’s 13th-minute opening goal and was fouled for the first of Messi’s pair of penalties. Jose Rondon had earlier equalized for Malaga with a header. Iniesta was fouled inside the area to set up Messi’s 34th ...  

"The player will now rest for a week before being reassessed." Ramires and Fernando Torres cancelled out the first-half strikes of Sergio Busquets and Andres Iniesta as Chelsea reached the Champions League final with a 3-2 aggregate victory.  

"The player will now rest for a week before being reassessed." Ramires and Fernando Torres cancelled out the first-half strikes of Sergio Busquets and Andres Iniesta as Chelsea reached the Champions League final with a 3-2 aggregate victory.  

If Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi couldn't manage it, Jordan Henderson and Luis Suarez are probably pretty screwed. Didier Drogba was the man who scored to make it 2-0, netting yet another goal at Wembley Stadium, where he has scored ...  

We have a lot of faith in someone as strong as him." Spain international Andres Iniesta was among numerous Barca players who echoed the thoughts of their coach last night, adding: "I'm happy to dedicate this win to Abi. This is for you!"  

Andres Iniesta then scored just six minutes later to give Barcelona a 2-1 aggregate lead, but Ramires delivered a shocker just before halftime by chipping in an all-important away goal over Victor Valdes' head. And now I can't breathe.  

Goals from Ramires and Fernando Torres cancelled out first-half strikes from Sergio Busquets and Andres Iniesta as Chelsea reached the Champions League final with a 3-2 aggregate victory.