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May 12 2011

Third League for Barca legend

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Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona proclaimed champions in first division after two days in advance to make the point that was lacking in the City of Valencia (1-1) against Levante, which gave good equalizer in their struggle for permanence.

Barca back to get a league in the field of the Levant, as did the 2004-05 season the team then headed by Frank Rijkaard, who won a title with which the institution Barca bridle a streak of six seasons without an important cup in their windows.

Barcelona controlled the game throughout the match in front of a squat lift in his field, hoping to find your options on the counterattack. However, the Catalan side in attack was much less precise than usual and never relinquished Levante maintain precautions.

In sum, the Barcelona just arrived at the opponent’s goal and just left the Levant plot. Neither team seemed uncomfortable with the role that corresponded in a match tie smelled from the beginning.

The first round of the Barcelona half-hour. Only robbery was interrupted by a ball from the rival sporadic and inaccurate centers of the visiting team’s players as they approached the area of ​​Levante.

The last action of the long ball possession was a center of Barcelona’s Xavi, in a spectacular header, Keita became a goal.

Only from that moment came the home team, increasing its presence at the meeting and that a large error of Pique and Valdes, inappropriate for players of this quality and so involved, Caicedo took advantage to put the tie to one the scoreboard before the game came to rest.

Until then, each team had enjoyed an opportunity and had taken advantage of. However, before the end of the first period, Barcelona had before it a new chance at a direct lack launched by Messi, who came near the goalpost of Munua.

The party had reached the break with a tie to one that conformed to the expectations of two teams that were doing much in the match, but seemed to need only a draw.

The Levante taken for good draw

The second half began with the same feelings, until on 57 minutes an excellent individual action Messi ended with the ball in the bottom right of the goal of Munua. Soon after, in a similar play, Messi returned to be near the goal. It was the one that broke the monotony of the crash.

Their actions, however, were sporadic, as the whole game was tedious and lacking bite. Barcelona had the ball and the Levant was waiting. Both teams seemed to be satisfied with it.

Thus came the meeting final quarter hour. The possession of Barcelona recovered the tone of the start of the game without the Levant seem to mind too.

As the meeting neared its conclusion, both teams raised their foot off the accelerator and the time when the referee blew the final whistle, the locals lived the small satisfaction of feeling closer to the permanence and the immense joy Barcelona have reached the title for the third consecutive year and his fans happy.

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May 04 2011

Wembley will host another day of glory Barca

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Barcelona becomes the stage where he forged his legend in Europe in 1992, led to his midfield by Guardiola now guiding the club from the bench a team that seeks ‘the Fourth’. Occurred after a party that was possibly the most fun of all those who have been in these 19 days.

Real Madrid came out, overwhelmed by the need, in a spirit similar to the Copa del Rey. With a Christian anxious before a Barcelona that did not leave his field in the first five minutes of Madrid pressure. Iniesta fired in the first local approximation, to unwind the tension. The question came to mind was: Mourinho could not do this in your field?

Tier whistled to Madrid, Barcelona scared like the torn from Messi, who at times went crazy Marcelo. Busquets, one watched by Real Madrid, he was just in a corner that Casillas stopped.

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Feb 21 2011

Messi Prevents the Madrid is illusion

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It was the fourth time that Barcelona and Athletic were the faces this season, but Guardiola was still reserved for Caparros a surprise tactic. Barca coach pulled Villa left the band to place it striker, Peter moved to the side left-handed hook Messi put both behind and ahead of Alves to make extreme right wing. That forced the boat to defend many times with three back-Pique, Abidal, Sergio Busquets and top with lightly and to retrieve the ball in pressure.

The invention Athletic caught off balance. And Barca away all ghosts in the fourth minute when Xavi read a break band of Alves, who gave back early to finish off a pleasure villa to make it 1-0. The Brazilian was a dagger in the side of Gabilondo throughout the first half.

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Jan 07 2011

Barca Xavi carries on the skin

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“For me, to defend the Barca shirt is everything and I can not imagine defending the other, it is the club of my life,” says Xavier, who said he was “very happy and proud” to have passed and Michael as the Barca played more competitive matches of the club’s history.

The de Terrassa has said he was “privileged” for being “a student of this school,” that of Barcelona, with which both identifies the game, has said he still has “here to stay”. “For me to play football all my life, but I know that can not be,” said Xavi, who pointed out that has a contract until 2014 and which intends to follow “many years” Barca dress.

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Dec 31 2010

Messi is the best “10″ of history

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In Argentina, the 10 jersey has been historically the most creative and skillful football team. Under this premise, Grondona wanted to stand out above the rest the player Rosario. For the president of the AFA, Leo is the best number 10 in Argentine football history, placing it above that for many is the best player in football history: the Argentine Diego Armando Maradona.

Maradona, Riquelme and Veron

Grondona did not forget Diego Maradona, Juan Roman Riquelme and Juan Sebastian Veron, which includes the same level and who are players in his opinion “from another planet. “

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