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There is now a team in Europe who can cough Barca game, goals and efforts. And then there are the Golden Ball triplet with Xavi, Iniesta and Messi proclaimed the best players in Europe. Barca will be the ogre of the draw, but beware. In February / March will be nothing alike, nor for the club or the rival that on Friday the 17th (one day before the Derby) will tap the luck in the second round.

Guardiola and all round technical dislike the cold back to Europe when it began to get the league title. Pulse can guess that Real Madrid will be hard and that the staff would appreciate the difficulty Blaugrana were progressive: the strong emotions for later. The Champions of Rome won after beating Lyon, Bayern Munich and Chelsea, until the United. The road was Stuttgart last year, Arsenal and KO against Inter. Lyon, Marseille and Rome, in that order, then, sound good. Inter, Arsenal and Milan are dangerous curves.

Inter are the most formidable rival, but is now ten points in Milan scudetto and ratified but Rafa Benitez tightrope. Although not repeat the excitement that caused Mourinho, the ‘revenge’ for the last semis float in the air before a table full of stars that can wake up next week in Abu Dhabi World Cup winning club, relieving the Barça . The Milan is a threat by an eager challenger Ibra claimed to Pep, but add too many years. What about Arsenal? Cesc Fabregas and more of the same, despite being leaders of the Premier

It is true that David Trezeguet was one of the best strikers of the last decade and Víctor Haedo Valdez long ago deserved the chance to play in Spain.

It is true that both, along with the signings of Drenthe are luxury for a team like Hercules, whose only aspiration is to keep the category.

But from there to go to Camp Nou and Barcelona beat 0-2 Guardiola is a huge distance.

Huge, as the defensive intensity with which the pupils played Esteban Vigo, who was hit in the right timing.

The Paraguayan Valdez was the great tormentor scoring two goals and Guardiola, which included many new developments in the eleven, could not believe what was happening. Read the rest of this entry »

Argentina‘s Javier Mascherano was presented at the Nou Camp as a new player of FC Barcelona after passing medical checks this morning at which he was subjected, for five hours at the Hospital de Barcelona.

Albiceleste captain jumped on the Camp Nou turf 19.30, Barça dress, and took his first touch before some 5,000 fans waited anxiously, the presentation in the stadium bleachers.

Later, at a press conference, former Liverpool midfielder claimed to be aware of the great competition within the team and what their role in Pep Guardiola’s orders.

“It would be a fool if you think I come here to play it all, we should respect people who are doing well and has won everything. In positions where I can play me there are three world champions. It is an honor to learn of them and grow with them, “he said. Read the rest of this entry »