Barcelona sudah dinyatakan menjadi juara La Liga sejak pekan lalu, tapi baru pekan ini trofi juara diangkat oleh pemain-pemain Barca. Namun, selebrasi tersebut sedikit tercoreng dengan kekalahan dari Osasuna.
Los Blaugranas keluar sebagai juara La Liga setelah rival terdekat mereka, Real Madrid, takluk 0-3 di tangan Valencia pekan lalu. Sial bagi Barca, kala itu mereka gagal melengkapi kesuksesan tersebut dengan kemenangan. Alih-alih meraih tiga angka, mereka malah kalah 1-2 di tangan Mallorca.
Pekan ini mereka kebagian menjamu tim papan bawah Osasuna. Namun, karena sudah menjadi dinobatkan menjadi juara, laga yang berlangsung di Nou Camp, Minggu (24/5/2009) dinihari WIB, ini sudah tak berpengaruh besar lagi bagi mereka.
Di depan Barca masih ada satu pertandingan yang lebih penting, yakni final Liga Champions. Pada pertandingan yang bakal dihelat di Stadion Olimpico Roma itu Los Cules akan menghadapi juara Inggris musim ini, Manchester United.
Wajar apabila kemudian Barca menyimpan sejumlah pemain intinya. Nama-nama seperti Lionel Messi, Xavi Hernandez, Thierry Henry, dan Andres Iniesta disimpan untuk menghadapi The Red Devils sehingga jadilah Barca tampil dengan pemain lapis kedua.
Barca memang tak tampil jelek dan bisa menghasilkan beberapa peluang, namun tak satu pun yang berbuah menjadi gol. Sebaliknya, Osasuna berhasil membobol gawang mereka lewat sundulan Walter Pandiani, dan itulah satu-satunya gol dalam laga tersebut.
Toh demikian, kekalahan itu tak menghalangi Nou Camp berselebrasi. Di akhir laga, satu per satu pemain Barca mengangkat trofi juara. Sementara sang manajer, Josep Guardiola, diangkat tinggi-tinggi oleh pemain-pemainnya karena dialah nahkoda Barca untuk kembali menjadi juara Spanyol.
Setelah dua musim tak mengangkat trofi juara--yang mana justru lepas ke tangan Madrid--Barca memang layak untuk merayakan kesuksesan ini. Sebelumnya mereka juga berhasil merengkuh gelar juara pada Copa del Rey, dan kini tinggal satu trofi lagi yang tengah mereka bidik: Liga Champions.
sumber : detiksport.com
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Barcelona FC Spanish La Liga Champion 2008-2009
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Olahraga : Wolfsburg secure Bundesliga title in style
VfL Wolfsburg are the new champions of Germany after a commanding 5-1 last-day victory over Werder Bremen earned them their maiden Bundesliga crown, with FC Bayern München obliged to settle for second spot.
Worthy performance
Two points clear ahead of their match against the UEFA Cup runners-up and enjoying a healthily superior goal difference, Felix Magath's side knew a draw would more than likely suffice, but they went about their task with unwavering focus and were in front through Zvjezdan Misimović after just five minutes. Bundesliga top scorer Grafite then weighed in ten minutes later and although Diego responded for Bremen five minutes after a Sebastian Prödl (26) own goal, Grafite (56) headed his 28th of the season and Edin Džeko (74) his 26th to allow Wolfsburg to lift the league trophy following a performance worthy of champions.
Stuttgart consolation
Had they lost, Bayern would now be celebrating as they defeated VfB Stuttgart 2-1. A Khalid Boulahrouz own goal (15) and Mark van Bommel's strike on the hour mark condemned the visitors to their first loss in ten matches, however they still held on to third place and will enter the UEFA Champions League in the play-off round next season because Hertha BSC Berlin, in fourth, succumbed 4-0 at Karlsruher SC.
Europa League
The UEFA Europa League play-off awaits Hertha as a result, while Hamburger SV will enter that competition in the third qualifying round after Piotr Trochowski's last-minute decider gave them a 3-2 victory at Eintracht Frankfurt. That lifted HSV above BV Borussia Dortmund, who could only draw 1-1 at VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Arminia relegated
At the bottom, Karlsruhe's victory was not enough to stave off relegation and they will be joined in the second tier next term by DSC Arminia Bielefeld, following their 2-2 stalemate with Hannover 96. FC Energie Cottbus triumphed 3-0 over Bayer 04 Leverkusen and face a play-off with the team that finishes third in the 2. Bundesliga. Elsewhere, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim earned themselves a late 3-2 success at FC Schalke 04 while 1. FC Köln and VfL Bochum 1848 drew 1-1.
source : uefa.com
Ekonomi : Tetapkan Harga Dasar Kedelai
Perajin tahu tempe yang tergabung dalam Primer Koperasi Produsen Tahu Tempe Indonesia (Primkoppti) minta pemerintah mengeluarkan kebijakan harga dasar terhadap kedelai guna menjamin kelangsungan hidup usaha mereka.
"Paling dikhawatirkan perajin yakni fluktuasi harga, seperti terjadi tahun lalu banyak pengrajin tutup usaha akibat harga beli tidak menentu, makanya perlu harga distandarkan," kata Ketua Primkoppti Jakarta Selatan Sutaryo di Jakarta, Sabtu (23/5).
Selain menguntungkan bagi perajin, kata Sutaryo, harga dasar memberikan jaminan kepada petani kedelai di Indonesia sehingga tidak perlu khawatir harga jual anjlok disaat panen raya tiba.
Para petani sangat cemas soal harga terutama saat panen raya tiba sebab biasanya cenderung turun ke tingkat paling bawah. "Namun, bila ada harga dasar dapat menyanggah supaya tidak ambruk," kata Sutaryo.
Dengan harga yang terjamin, petani akan semakin termovitasi menanam kedelai, dengan demikian akan mendorong produksi dalam negeri meningkat sehingga impor bisa dikurangi.
"Saat ini produksi kedelai petani kita hanya sekitar 400 ton per tahun, hanya mampu penuhi 20 persen dari total kebutuhan kedelai nasional yang mencapai 2,2 juta ton per tahun," kata Sutaryo.
Sebanyak 1,8 juta ton masih dipenuhi dari kedelai impor beberapa negara seperti Amerika Serikat guna memenuhi konsumsi kedelai nasional yang terus meningkat seiring pertumbuhan penduduk makin cepat. "Kedelai saat ini bukan hanya untuk industri pembuatan tahu tempe saja, tetapi makin beragam seperti susu dan berbagai produk makanan lainnya, ini mendorong permintaan dalam negeri makin tinggi, makanya sudah saatnya pengembangan kedelai dipacu dengan memberi jaminan harga secara layak,"kata Sutaryo.
Harga kedelai di pasaran dalam negeri saat ini berkisar Rp 6.600 hingga Rp 6.700 per kilogram (kg), membaik bila dibandingkan pertengahan tahun 2008 lalu yang sempat melonjak Rp 8000-10000 per kg.
sumber : http://bisniskeuangan.kompas.com
Olahraga : Shakhtar Donetsk Juara Piala UEFA 2008-2009
Shaktar Donetsk, membuat kejutan di Piala UEFA. Untuk pertama kalinya dalam sejarah, klub asal Ukraina itu mengangkat trofi bergengsi Eropa.
Stadion Sukru Saracoglu di Istanbul menjadi saksi sejarah, saat Shakhtar berhasil mengalahkan tim Jerman Werder Bremen 2-1, Kamis (21/5/2009). Dua pemain asal Brasil, Ilsinho dan Jadson menjadi penentu kemenangan Shakhtar dengan gol-gol yang mereka sumbangkan.
Sejak awal, tanda-tanda kemenangan Shakhtar telah terlihat. Babak pertama mutlak menjadi milik Shakhtar. Dimotori bocah ajaib asal Brasil, Ilsinho, Hirnyky (julukan Shakhtar-Red) memborbardir habis pertahanan Bremen.
Werder yang turun tanpa jenderal lapangan Diego Ribas, kelimpungan mencari jalan keluar melakukan penyerangan. Werder berada di bawah bayang-bayang Shakhtar. Berkali-kali tusukan Ilsinho dari sisi kanan berhasil merusak pertahanan Werder.
Akhirnya pada menit ke-25, rangka gawang Bremen yang dikawal Tim Wiese kemasukan bola. Adalah upaya Ilsinho yang menyebabkan Werder tertinggal 0-1.
Sontekan kecil yang dilakukannya berhasil mengecoh Naldo dan bola diarahkannya kepada kompatriotnya, Luiz Adriano. Dengan satu sontekan pula, Adriano berhasil mengarahkan bola melewati Wiese.
Sepuluh menit berselang Werder menyamakan kedudukan melalui tendangan bebas jarak jauh Naldo. Gol bek jangkung ini tercipta murni karena kesalahan kiper Andriy Pyatov yang tidak siap menghalau bola.
Di babak kedua Werder ganti memegang kendali permainan. Meski berupaya balik menggempur, lawan Bremen yang diasuh mantan pelatih Inter Milan, Mircea Lucescu, masih dapat mengimbangi skenario yang coba dikembangkan tim asal Jerman.
Kedua tim saling balik menyerang. Tapi satu peluang terbaik di babak kedua menjadi milik Bremen; di menit 70, sundulan Claudio Pizarro seharusnya berubah menjadi gol apabila Pyatov tidak melakukan penyelamatan gemilang.
Sundulan Pizarro menjadi aksi menegangkan terakhir di 45 menit kedua. Skor imbang 1-1 memaksa pertandingan dilanjutkan ke babak perpanjangan waktu.
Di sini, petaka menjamah Werder. Satu lagi pemain Brasil yang memperkuat Shakhtar, Jadson, memberikan keunggulan bagi Shakhtar usai memanfaatkan umpan bek kanan Darijo Srna. Kesalahan kiper juga memainkan peran dalam gol kedua Shakhtar di menit ke-97, di mana Wiese membiarkan bola melewati pegangannya.
Hingga perpanjangan waktu usai, Werder gagal menyamakan kedudukan. Walhasil, Shakhtar berhasil mencetak sejarah sebagai pemegang terakhir Piala UEFA, karena mulai musim depan nama turnamen diubah menjadi UEFA Europa League.
sumber gambar : uefa.com
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Manchester United Secure Title With Arsenal Draw
His future may be up in the air, but Sir Alex Ferguson nevertheless opted to start Carlos Tevez up front in place of Dimitar Berbatov. Rio Ferdinand remains sidelined, leaving Jonny Evans at the back and Ryan Giggs as captain. Darren Fletcher also started in midfield as Manchester United lined up in something of a 4-3-3 formation.
Arsenal were without injured goalkeeper Manuel Almunia, so Lukasz Fabianski started between the sticks, while further depletion meant that midfielder Alex Song played at centre-back. Emmanuel Adebayor was also missing, but Andrey Arshavin was healthy enough to return.
First Half
Manchester United flew out of the traps quickly, but there was some hesitation from Cristiano Ronaldo as he passed up a chance to pull the trigger.
Gradually, after a couple of broken-down forays into United territory, Arsenal started to monopolise possession and looked, for all intents and purposes, like the home side.
Thus, United were keen to hit on the break, which they did to good effect through Ronaldo. He left Song trailing and picked out Rooney, but the onrushing forward scuffed his running shot.
An otherwise tentative first ten minutes out of the way, the sides then each created a good chance. First, Arshavin clipped a glorious ball over the top which Robin van Persie didn't know what to do with; he headed tamely over in the end. Still, the Russian playmaker was getting warmed up, causing trouble with his direct approach.
At the other end, Rooney peeled off Bacary Sagna and headed Michael Carrick's fine flighted ball down and past Fabianski's near post.
During the second part of the first half, chances were few and far between, and the patterns of the early stages repeated themselves. Samir Nasri's drive deflected into the arms of Edwin van der Sar on the half-hour mark; Van Persie sent a looping header into the arms of the 'keeper soon after.
Nasri then blasted goal-wards from 10 yards out, but his off-target shot hit Van Persie with too much velocity for the Dutchman to flick for goal.
United went closest through Ryan Giggs, who ballooned over after being teed up by Rooney, and Ronaldo, who hit a free-kick wide just before the break.
Second Half
The opening minutes of the second period had some needle to them: Fabregas and Nasri were booked, adding to Van Persie and Arshavin's first-half cautions. Then the rain came on, and the game opened up significantly.
Nevertheless, it took until just before the hour-mark before a couple of chances occurred. For the Gunners, Kieran Gibbs rifled into the side netting after some great build-up play. Soon after, United's Fletcher centred the ball from the right and Tevez spun superbly, shrugging off Kolo Toure in the process. However, Fabianski was quick off his line and slid in to repel the Argentine, before Ronaldo hit Row Z.
On 66 minutes, Sir Alex Ferguson made a brave, and unpopular, change as his side continued to struggle. Park Ji-Sung replaced Tevez, who proceeded to wave to the crowd on would could prove to be his last ever home game for the Red Devils.
Arsene Wenger raised the stakes further, sending Nicklas Bendtner and Theo Walcott on for Nasri and Arshavin.
One of the new boys, Park, actually did have the ball in the net shortly after his introduction. Ronaldo surged through the middle and, after teasing Fabianski, squared for the South Korean to roll home. However, they didn't get the benefit of the doubt and the Portuguese was flagged offside.
On 78 minutes, following some extended Arsenal pressure, Ronaldo went agonisingly close with a 20-yard free-kick effort which wouldn't quite curl inside the right-hand post.
The final ten minutes would be nervy for the home faithful. On 83', Song imitated a battering ram and charged through the home rearguard, before Fabregas' shot was touched wide by Van der Sar.
In injury time, Michael Carrick got his head on Van Persie's free-kick, for the second time in the game, but there was to be no late drama.
Thus it finished. It wasn't exactly pretty on the day, though Manchester United are the Premier League Champions 2008/09, completing their second top-flight hat-trick!
