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FC Barcelona – Neymar Happy Not Scoring Any Goals
A 4-0 win for Barcelona and Neymar didn’t score a single goal? Something must be wrong, right? Not really. The Brazilian has 4 goals and 8 assists so far this season, looking perfectly happy to be the set up man for Alexis Sanchez, Pedro and others (including Lionel Messi when he isn’t injured), showing that his arrival wasn’t meant to be about forcing him into the main star role.
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FC Barcelona – Neymar Making Lionel Messi Redundant
So it’s been four consecutive league matches without Lionel Messi scoring a goal. The last one he scored was back in September. Meanwhile, Barcelona don’t seem too bothered by it; not as long as they’re winning, keeping a six point lead over Real Madrid and getting quite a lot from Neymar and Alexis Sanchez, carrying the team through these weird and unexpected time.
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FC Barcelona – Andres Iniesta so Good It’s Dangerous
There has been some talk about Andres Iniesta being on some sort of decline this season. Whether or not that’s true, it’s quite clear that his dribbling skills are just fine, pulling off another magnificent croqueta in the 0-0 draw between Barcelona and Osasuna. In fact, his trick was so good that the player trying to stop him, Sisi, took the wrong step and twisted his knee, taken off the field for the injury.
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FC Barcelona – Andres Iniesta is the Future of the Midfield
Preparing for the day that Xavi can no longer do what he’s been doing so well for the past six-seven seasons, Barcelona have two players ready to take his place and “rule” in the middle without him: Andres Iniesta, and to a lesser degree, or simply different, Cesc Fabregas.
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FC Barcelona – Cesc Fabregas & The Year He Ends the Doubts
While Cesc Fabregas will never be dominant for Barcelona as he was in the Premier League, he is proving time and time again that at almost any role given to him, including the one Xavi has held on to for the last seven seasons, he’ll do extremely well, and doesn’t deserve the criticism he’s gotten from every corner over the last two years.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Can’t Get Any Better Than This
There’s nothing surprising anymore about Lionel Messi finishing the first half with a hat-trick. Barcelona look like a completely different team with and without their Argentine star, but sometimes it’s shocking to see the difference one player, as talented as he may be, make by actually being fit for a match.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Knows He Should Do Better
Two Super Cup matches, no victories. Barcelona are making their way into the new season quite slowly, which means Lionel Messi is clearly out of shape or still suffering from some sort of injury, while his combination with Neymar wasn’t there to be seen and their defensive problems continue to be something that will haunt this team for the rest of the season.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Waiting for Cesc Fabregas & Alexis Sanchez to Help Him
One of the two big problems Barcelona need to take care of this offseason is their over-dependence on Lionel Messi. Neymar, even if it will take some time, should be good enough to become a suitable solution, but not on his own. For Barcelona to be completely free and deadly up front against all opponents, Cesc Fabregas and Alexis Sanchez need to do better than they have so far.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi & Andres Iniesta Make Managers Matter Less
Everyone at the moment is busy thinking who should become the team’s next manager, but that question is less and less important when Barcelona have the kind of attack they currently possess, and above everyone else are Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta.
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FC Barcelona – Cesc Fabregas Isn’t as Bad as He’s Made Out to Be
It’s not easy being Cesc Fabregas, who needs to play with the most talented bunch of midfielders in the world and the best player on the planet as well, which make him look like a bit-part player sometimes at Barcelona, but numbers, and actually watching him play suggests a very different reality.