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FC Barcelona – Nothing Changes for Lionel Messi
Home, away, hot, rain, dry, cold. Lionel Messi has had better days in terms of his involvement in build up and passing than the 5-0 win by Barcelona over Rayo Vallecano, but that doesn’t change the fact that he’s the deadliest scorer in the world when given the smallest of opportunities to add a goal to his incredible record.
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FC Barcelona – Never Ending Lionel Messi Magic
Perfect players don’t come along too often, but Lionel Messi is probably one of the few. Any problem Barcelona were having or usually have this season is simply hidden behind the fact of having the best player in the world, who at times makes us feel that the only reason he doesn’t score more goals is because it’s too easy for him and he gets bored.
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Cesc Fabregas – Barcelona, Arsenal and Nobody Else
Maybe there was somewhat of karma involved as Cesc Fabregas missed his penalty kick against France, denying Spain a second goal and part of the reason they didn’t win the match. Earlier, he spoke about the whole Arsenal-to-Barcelona saga, saying some rather unsatisfying things, especially if you’re an Arsenal fan.
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Olivier Giroud a Hero for Once (Spain vs France)
There’s no doubt who is the better side; Spain are a much better football team than France. But being wasteful for an entire match, despite the huge quality (and quite shocking) quality advantage, allows Olivier Giroud to score an equalizer out of nowhere, stealing a point in Madrid.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi the Only one who can Score
Only a draw at home against their biggest rivals, and still, Barcelona should be pleased. Still 8 points ahead of Real Madrid, and still one Lionel Messi, there whenever he’s most needed, scoring two goals in a match they probably didn’t deserve to win, a rarity in a Clasico from recent years.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Can’t Play Central Defender
Sometimes, it seems that Barcelona build their team each summer thinking – We’ve got Lionel Messi, the best player in the world; we’ve got Xavi and Iniesta, the best midfielders in the world. The rest will work itself out. And then, you find yourself heading into the Clasico, to play against Real Madrid, without a natural centre back.
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FC Barcelona – The Cost of Building the Current Squad
While most people view Barcelona as a club that mostly uses home grown talent (which is true, to an extent), the current crop of purchased players, beginning with Eric Abidal in 2007, the only pre-Guardiola player outside player still with the squad, cost €211.5 million to assemble, including David Villa (the most expensive signing in the history of the club), Cesc Fabregas and Dani Alves.