Cuenca is just unbelevable. He's only 20. Great to see Sanchez back in action.

Another Hatrick, Lord Have Messi.
I shoulda put a bet on him breaking the all time goal scoring record this season when I had the opportunity. 

Cuenca WILL be great! Watch this space.

Another clean sheet. Our 9th consecutive game without conceding.
Valdes has now gone 877 minutes without conceding a goal - a new Barca record - breaking Miguel Reina's(Pepe Reina's father) record set in 1973.

tocdee:

Cuenca WILL be great! Watch this space.

This lads crossing is ridiculous, so accurate. He always finds a dangerous area with his final ball, and his quick feet means he beats the full back 9/10. Very exciting prospect.

Nice game all in.Not a few records broken. Pep finally wins a Matchday 4 CL game, away no less, Messi scores a back-to-back succession of hat-tricks (a first for him), and Valdes becomes Barca's all time 'greatest' between the posts

Nice to see a new winger emerging, in the shape of Cuenca. I see him as the next Pedro. He's quick, he dribbles, and he's got an eye for goal too. He does get a bit predictable though, but he is young and his game will improve if he gets more minutes. I must say, La Masia continues to represent.
I wonder what will happen to Ibi when he returns from the ACL injury. He will most likely leave Barca in the summer.

Last night was also Pep's 200th game as Barca coach and Messi's 4th goal was Barca's 500th under Pep.
Messi's first goal was his 200th for Barca. Messi's record stands at 202 goals in 286 matches.
Really a night of records, last night.

AjanleKoko:

Nice to see a new winger emerging, in the shape of Cuenca. I see him as the next Pedro. He's quick, he dribbles, and he's got an eye for goal too. He does get a bit predictable though, but he is young and his game will improve if he gets more minutes. I must say, La Masia continues to represent.
I wonder what will happen to Ibi when he returns from the ACL injury. He will most likely leave Barca in the summer.

I agree. He's easily the best crosser of the ball at the moment for Barcelona. He just needs to polish certain aspects of game (which Pep will see to). The significant thing about his emergence is the rot in Pedro and Villa's form. I worry for Pedro especially. He's not been the same player who burst into the scene some 2 or 3 years ago. As for Afellay, he's not Barca quality and I'm not sure he will ever be.

Finally, I've seen Gerard Delofeu play for Spain's U20 and believe me, the boy has got amazing talent.

tocdee:

Cuenca WILL be great! Watch this space.

Tru dat!   

duduspace:

Another Hatrick, Lord Have Messi. 
I shoulda put a bet on him breaking the all time goal scoring record this season when I had the opportunity. 

Wiv La Pulga nuffin is impossible!

Welcome back Alexis . . . .

Messi took a hit at that Old i-am-the-greatest agbaya called pele , good , I so much love that .More controversy Messi , Moreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

medjai:

Last night was also Pep's 200th game as Barca coach and Messi's 4th goal was Barca's 500th under Pep.
Messi's first goal was his 200th for Barca. Messi's record stands at 202 goals in 286 matches.
Really a night of records, last night.

numbers
numbers
numbers
and more numbers. whats the value?

sweetguy10:

Messi took a hit at that Old i-am-the-greatest agbaya called pele , good , I so much love that .More controversy Messi , Moreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

If it was another player that said that all of you will rain abuses on him. Now that is Leo, its a cool thing to do.smh.

@ pele,
wahala tie na poju.must you talk.

usbcable:

If it was another player that said that all of you will rain abuses on him. Now that is Leo, its a cool thing to do.smh.

@ pele,
wahala tie na poju.must you talk.

usbcable:

If it was another player that said that all of you will rain abuses on him. Now that is Leo, its a cool thing to do.smh.

@ pele,
wahala tie na poju.must you talk.

Stale comment.

Our U-19 team(the Juvenil A, basically) thrashed Man City 4-1 in the nextgen series(U-19 Champions League). We're through to the next round. We've only lost one match so far - 4-2 against Marseille in the last matchday.

Meanwhile, Ibra talked shyte about Pep and the team in his autobiography. Pathetic fella. I'm so glad we got rid of him.

Ibra is a sore loser! Worst thing to happen to us.

Na wa.
Ibra is quite a loquacious firebrand. I found his comments hilarious, particularly about Barca being like a sect, and Messi, Iniesta and Xavi too meek.
Though I must confess I did feel that Pep showed Mou too much respect during those CL ties. He learnt his lesson fast enough though. That's why I enjoyed last season so much; nothing Mou does will wipe away the shame of the 5-0 hiding, nor the way Barca responded to El Traductor's kick-push tactics.

Anyways, this is about Ibra, another prima donna. The guy really thinks he is hot stuff. I pity teams like Inter and Milan who have not been able to cope without him. Ironically, according to a number of analysts, Pep's main error in the 2010 CL semi-final games was playing Ibra in both games. You can see an example analysis from zonalmarking here.

Unfortunately he still aint gonna win a CL medal before he retires. 

Against Inter, Pique playing up front, did in less than 30 minutes what Ibra couldn't do in close to 180 minutes of play.
Ibra was why we lost that game.

In other news: Bojan scored his third goal of the season for Roma last night against Novara. He has scored in back to back games.

Ibra happens to be a player i like and admire so much; he just is an unlucky person. Inter won the champs league when he left, just as we won it as soon as he left. How ironic can that be!

That rain which was supposed to be a blessing turned to the direct opposite and affected our game , well looking at the game critically won't you say it is a blessing as it is what caused our second goal ? All is well now la liga is becoming interesting !! everybody wants to win Barcelona ,

A not so nice game. The poor state of the pitch was a downer, as it made the affair very scrappy.
Two more points dropped away, going into the international break. Now we are three points behind Madrid. Ah, well.

Take heart friends, better days lie ahead.

Athletic vs Barca was d toughest game barca ever played dis season, those dudes meant barca, lets see hw they wl play madrid.

efepro:

Athletic vs Barca was d toughest game barca ever played dis season, those dudes meant barca, lets see hw they wl play madrid.

All thanks to the rain-soaked pitch. Anyway, Athleti displayed a sound discipline on the pitch. They took us up to the challenge, something most teams shy off to.

the feeling here nowadays is more of a '' thanks god they gave us a fight''
so wining is now getting boring

usbcable:

the feeling here nowadays is more of a '' thanks god they gave us a fight''
so wining is now getting boring

You can't blame us na.
Is it easy? You tell us.
Imagine, for the first time in 4 years, we are actually three points behind Madrid. First time in Pep's era.

AjanleKoko:

You can't blame us na.
Is it easy? You tell us.
Imagine, for the first time in 4 years, we are actually three points behind Madrid. First time in Pep's era.

rolls eyes and moves on

Forza Barca !

A rather strong line-up for the CDR match vs Hospitalet:
Pinto, JDS, Puyol, Fontàs, Maxwell, Keita, Xavi, Iniesta, Villa, Cesc and Tello.
I hate JDS at right-back. This game is just right for Villa. Hopefully, he'll rediscover his scoring form.
Cristian Tello is making his senior team debut. He's one guy to lookout for.

Kinda disappointing that it was only 1-0 considering the line up we played but still, was nice to see a few of the younger players. Fontas looked pretty good as did Tello, Maxwell had a stinker, Villa did everything but score, and would've had their keeper not come up with a fine save or two.
Great goal by Iniesta, remniscent of his goal against Chelsea.
We really need to do more outside the box shooting.

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Cruel, cruel match. How did Spain not win. We totally owned England. 844 passes completed to England's 293.
Great game nonetheless. Spain did everything but score. Villa hit the post; rounded Hart but couldn't score. Fabregas missed some very clear cut chances.
There's isn't much you can do when there are 9 players behind the ball everytime.