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Lionel Messi is What We’ll Remember From This Barcelona Dynasty
Many years from now, when people will look at the Barcelona run of titles from 2009 until who knows when it’ll stop, the names of Xavi, Andres Iniesta and Carles Puyol will be an afterthought. Lionel Messi is all that’s going to remain for those not tedious enough to look at the small details, as every match he plays, even when he doesn’t score, serves to strengthen the myth and legend.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Makes Everything Look Much Better
It has to be frustrating for manager and players, knowing that sometimes, despite all the talent surrounding and within the football club of Barcelona, all it takes to really get things going is simply the presence of one Lionel Messi on the pitch, even if he’s not 100%, and doesn’t need more than 30-35 minutes on the pitch to make all the problems go away.
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FC Barcelona – Cesc Fabregas Didn’t Step Up When Needed
It’s impossible to completely neutralize everyone on the Barcelona attack, so while Lionel Messi was closed down by the usual double and triple teams; Andres Iniesta and Xavi limited in their ability to pass and influence the match, Cesc Fabregas was left as the most available game changer, but unfortunately for Barca, failed miserably.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Barely Enough to Cover Up Weaknesses
The midweek Clasico took too much out of Barcelona and their rivals, who lost on the previous day. Only one shot on target in the first half, a Lionel Messi penalty kick, was enough to earn them the draw at the Mestalla after going down to an Ever Banega opener.
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Real Madrid vs Barcelona – Post Clasico After Shocks
Things aren’t too quite between the biggest rivals in Spain after the Copa Del Rey Clasico – Lionel Messi allegedly got into some sort of clash with Alvaro Arbeloa after the match, Dani Alves claims Real Madrid fans are racists while Xavi thinks Barcelona conceded a goal that never should have been allowed while Cristiano Ronaldo gets protection from the referees.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Brings His Lazy Performance to Clasico
Not every match can be a Lionel Messi masterpiece, and in a match against an opponent that has the ability to make life very hard for him while still gain some control in the midfield, the world’s best player didn’t do anything out of the ordinary to himself be felt.
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FC Barcelona – Everything Changes But Lionel Messi
There were some talks about Lionel Messi sitting out the league match, in order to prepare for a more important test further down the week. Discussions of his fitness didn’t really matter, and a change of tactics made no difference as well. The finest scoring machine on planet earth led Barcelona to another convincing win, and looks more than ready for the Clasico that’s coming up.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Can’t Overcome Complacency
One loss, and even two consecutive matches without a win, aren’t the end of the world. Still, it’s always shocking to see Barcelona lose, but not when you see that Lionel Messi did nothing but score one goal and Gerard Pique leaves his team with 10 men after two yellow cards.
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FC Barcelona – Nothing Changes for Lionel Messi
Perfection is rarely found in football or anywhere in life, but through the first 30 minutes of their derby match, Barcelona, headed by Lionel Messi, were flawless in everything they did.
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Great European Clubs Most Capped Players
While loyalty is a disappearing world in today’s football world, there’s also a lot more matches to be played, mostly through the Champions League, helping more recent players for clubs with the buying power reach new heights and set new records when it comes to appearances, like Ryan Giggs for Manchester United, Alessandro Del Piero for Juventus and Javier Zanetti for Inter.