Sabtu, 24 Maret 2012
REAL MADRID - FC BARCELONA (2009/10)
April 10, 2010. Matchday 31, League 2009/10
Barça and Madrid came into matchday 31 level on points. The title race couldn’t have been more exciting and the thrilling showdown between Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo was the focus of everybody’s attention. But once again Guardiola’s men showed that they were one step above their great opponents. Barça’s footballing style prevailed over Madrid’s power on offence, Messi and Pedro’s goals gave Barça the edge both in the game and in Barça's bid to win the title. Guardiola’s triumphant cycle wasn’t coming to a halt anytime soon.
R. Madrid: Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Albiol, Garay, Arbeloa, Gago, Xabi Alonso, Marcelo (Guti, min. 57), Van der Vaart (Raúl. min. 69), Cristiano Ronaldo, Higuaín (Benzema, min. 79).
Manager: Manuel Pellegrini
FC Barcelona: Valdés, Puyol, Piqué, Milito (Márquez, min. 79), Maxwell (Iniesta, min. 63), Sergio Busquets, Xavi, Keita, Alves, Messi, Pedro.
Manager: Josep Guardiola
Referee: Mejuto González
Goals:
-Min. 32, 0-1: Messi
-Min. 56, 0-2: Pedro
April 10, 2010. Matchday 31, League 2009/10
Barça and Madrid came into matchday 31 level on points. The title race couldn’t have been more exciting and the thrilling showdown between Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo was the focus of everybody’s attention. But once again Guardiola’s men showed that they were one step above their great opponents. Barça’s footballing style prevailed over Madrid’s power on offence, Messi and Pedro’s goals gave Barça the edge both in the game and in Barça's bid to win the title. Guardiola’s triumphant cycle wasn’t coming to a halt anytime soon.
R. Madrid: Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Albiol, Garay, Arbeloa, Gago, Xabi Alonso, Marcelo (Guti, min. 57), Van der Vaart (Raúl. min. 69), Cristiano Ronaldo, Higuaín (Benzema, min. 79).
Manager: Manuel Pellegrini
FC Barcelona: Valdés, Puyol, Piqué, Milito (Márquez, min. 79), Maxwell (Iniesta, min. 63), Sergio Busquets, Xavi, Keita, Alves, Messi, Pedro.
Manager: Josep Guardiola
Referee: Mejuto González
Goals:
-Min. 32, 0-1: Messi
-Min. 56, 0-2: Pedro
600 goals since Guardiola took charge of the Barça bench
FC Barcelona have scored 600 goals in official matches since Guardiola took charge of the Barça bench in 2008/09. This year they’ve scored 150 goals per season, averaging 2.57 goals per game
Furthermore, the team is on the verge of breaking the Club record of most goals scored in a single season
Messi, 193 of the 600
Leo Messi has scored 193 of the 600 official goals. Almost a third. Furthermore, the Argentine has 35 goals in La Liga this season, beating Ronaldo’s 34-goal record in the 1996/97 season
Josep Guardiola’s Barça have won 170 of their 233 official matches in all competitions (73% win rate) and they’ve scored 600 goals, averaging 2.57 per game. The first was scored by Samuel Eto’o in the Camp Nou against Wisla Cracovia, in the 2008/09 season pre-Champions League playoff. The 600th goal was scored this Saturday by Piqué against Mallorca. Only Cruyff’s Dream Team, who scored 870 in 430 official matches, have scored more (averaging 2.02 goals per game).
A new record within reach
This Barça side have another record in their corsairs: the most goals scored in a single season. Guardiola’s team set the record in 2008/09 when they bagged 158 goals. This year, however, with at least 12 matches to go, they’ve scored 152 goals; only 7 adrift of the record.
Mallorca - FC Barcelona: The chase continues! (0-2)
Goals from Messi and Piqué either side of half time gave Barça a vital win, with Thiago’s sending off the only negative as Guardiola’s men continue to hunt down the leaders
FC Barcelona beat Mallorca 0-2 tonight in a game that is bound to strengthen the group’s morale. Messi opened the scoring directly from a free kick in the first half and Piqué got the second with ten minutes left to play when the team were down to 10 men following Thiago’s second yellow. Despite being a man down, Guardiola’s team – with 9 home grown players on the pitch –never lost control of the game and took the three points to close the gap still further on Real Madrid.
The win was Barça’s ninth on the run and their seventh in La Liga since their defeat in Pamplona and the perfect preparation for Wednesday’s Champions League tie in Milan.
Mallorca make strong start
Mallorca came out strongly and Barça found it hard to dominate their possession in the first 10 minutes or so, but they then upped their pressure and Messi nearly opened his account, only for Aouate to stop his effort.
Messi makes it 0-1
Playing without full backs and with a three man defence made up of Piqué, Puyol and Mascherano, Barça began to get at the Mallorca goal with increasing ease and in one such attack, Alexis Sánchez won a foul on the edge of the box which Messi whipped across the area. Although it looked as if Alexis himself might have got a touch at the back post, the referee gave the goal to Messi – believing the free kick had gone straight in.
Barça now really upped the pace and Alexis came close to doubling the lead with a powerful shot that shuddered the bar.
Second yellow for Thiago
Things turned more difficult after the break when Thiago saw his second yellow for a rigorous looking handball and Guardiola reacted to going a man down by bringing on Montoya for Cesc and the Keita for Pedro.
Piqué seals the win
The changes did their trick as the team managed to continue to dominate possession despite playing with only 10 and enjoyed a number of long periods holding on to the ball and frustrating their hosts. That superiority allowed Piqué to sneak into attacking positions and on 80 minutes he was rewarded with a goal when a Messi effort came back off the woodwork for the Catalan centre back to slide home.
Mallorca - FC Barcelona: We’ll do it our way
The team is after a win in Mallorca that will provisionally put them just three points behind Madrid, who play afterwards
Guardiola will need to find solution for the many gaps in defence
Barça will momentarily be just three points adrift of Real Madrid if they manage to get a win at the always tricky Mallorca. So once again, the team has to do what it knows best and continue putting pressure on the leader, who entertain Real Sociedad shortly after. The defending champions have won six league games in a row and these results have helped reduce the difference between themselves and the leaders from ten to six points.
Barça’s excellent streak has coincided with some extraordinary form from Lionel Messi. Since last Tuesday, he’s the highest goalscorer in official matches in club history. He has scored 17 goals in just the last seven games and is the leading scorer in the championship with 34.
Defensive doubts
Barça’s main concern at the Iberostar Estadi is their rearguard. With Alves, Abidal, Adriano and Fontàs all out of action, the first team only has Puyol, Mascherano and Piqué as natural full and centre backs. Therefore, two reserve team defenders, Montoya and Muniesa, will be travelling as well. With them included, 15 members of the 19-man squad are products of the club’s own youth system.
The coaching staff opted for rotations in the last game against Granada and some players may get rested again tonight with the Champions League quarter final clash with AC Milan just around the corner.
In form opponent
But Mallorca are enjoying good times of their own. They haven’t been beaten at home for two months, and have just won eight points out of twelve, including two wins in a row. This has left Joaquín Caparrós’ side comfortably poised in mid table, twelve points clear of the drop. The Balearic Islanders have recovered three key players in Ramis, Castro and Pereira, who were all suspended for the club’s last outing.
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