FC Barcelona News: 7 September 2013; Jordi Alba Scores in Spain Victory, Xavi Celebrates Milestone

FC Barcelona News: 7 September 2013; Jordi Alba Scores in Spain Victory, Xavi Celebrates Milestone

Barcelona deny Eric Abidal 'not paid' claims - ESPN FC Abidal was reported as being angry with Barca for not paying him while he was absent, but a blaugrana source told AS the Camp Nou outfit had met all their responsibilities. "Eric Abidal was paid in full under his contract and on time," the source said. "Barça have been up to date at all moments, paying all the instalments. A part came from the medical insurers, although this part was very small." Jordi Alba scores in Spain's 0-2 victory over Finland | FC Barcelona Spain beat Finland 0-2 in their World Cup qualifier on Friday evening. The home team had taken a point off of Spain in the first group game between the two in Gijon, but this time Vicente Del Bosque's men made no mistake. Jordi Alba and Cesc linked up for the first goal of the game in the first half, while Manchester City’s Negredo doubled Spain’s lead in the closing minutes. Casillas, Xavi celebrate milestones in Finland - Yahoo! Eurosport UK Goalkeeper Iker Casillas and playmaker Xavi, who helped Spain win the tournament in Nigeria 14 years ago, reached 150 and 127 caps respectively in Friday's 2-0 World Cup qualification victory against Finland in Helsinki. Casillas drew level with former Germany midfielder Lothar Matthaeus in 12th place on the all-time list, while Xavi climbed to second on Spain's appearances ranking above former keeper Andoni Zubizarreta. Alexis' Chile beat Venezuela 3-0 | FC Barcelona Chile, featuring Barça's Alexis Sánchez in the starting line up, beat Venezuela 3-0 in their latest Word Cup qualifier. Sanchez was very active throughout, creating most of the team's chances, with Mauricio, though it was Eduardo Vargas and Marcos González in the first half and Arturo Vidal with five minutes left, who got the goals. Thiago Silva twice snubbed Barcelona in favour of joining PSG | Football News | Sky Sports The Brazil international was offered the chance to head for Spain rather than France in the summer of 2012, with AC Milan prepared to listen to big-money offers. Silva makes no secret of the fact that he has always dreamt of playing at Camp Nou, but claims he turned down two approaches from Barca in favour of moving to Paris. Lowe: Everyone's a liar during the transfer window by Sid Lowe - ESPN FC During Gareth Bale's presentation as a Real Madrid player at the Santiago Bernabeu earlier this week, the club's president, Florentino Pérez, insisted that supporters had much to thank the Welshman for. "I want to make something very clear," Perez said. "Bale's determination to play for Madrid was essential." Liga - Atleti pay out €51m in tax - Yahoo! Eurosport UK The club has been known as holding a substantial debt with the Hacienda, even as figures on how much is owed continue to be unclear, varying from €100m (£84m) through to €250m (£210.5m). However, AS understand that Atleti have included a substantial payment on what they owe as part of expenses of around €100m paid out in the last two months. More from Barca Blaugranes: FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: 6 September 2013: Live Open Thread Javier Mascherano Wants FC Barcelona Fans To Cut Out The Negativity, Focus On The Positives FC Barcelona News: 6 September 2013; Final Training Session of the Week Takes Place, Neymar Happy at Barcelona My Trip to the Camp Nou Barça 3 - 2 Valencia: The Tactics

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