Shakhtar Donetsk 1 - FC Barcelona 2

Brilliant, brilliant, spectacular, unstoppable ... Adjectives are exhausted to define this young player. Leo Messi Barca saved from sinking when all seemed lost in their visit to Shakhtar Donetsk. The Argentine, who started the duel on the bench, was enough for half-hour mark with two goals and rescuing a ship, three minutes from the final, losing by 1-0.


It is what it is asked to large cracks. Decide on the most difficult moments when all seems lost. And that was what made Leo Messi in Ukrainian lands. 10 of Barca did honor to his dorsal, which have brought great geniuses like Maradona, Romario and Ronaldinho, and in only half an hour-by Henry entered in the 60 -, back with two goals a match that had very, very uphill. A Barca now, with two victories in two days, solo leads its group with 6 points.

Two goals from Messi as two suns, they did move to Barca from hell to heaven. The first, very little action from him: the killer of the area after draw in the small area, and empty door, a bad goal Pyatov to reject the center Bojan. And the second, that yes, the pure line Messi into the area for speed after receiving a great pass from Xavi and depth in overcoming the Ukrainian goal with a smooth picado shot. A Golazo to remove the hat.

The player travels with the rest of the expedition club while waiting for the club and the AFA to reach an agreement

Duda solved ... for the moment. Leo Messi embarks today with the rest of the first template of FC Barcelona due to Scotland, with the question of whether definitely participate in the Olympic Games in Beijing or, conversely, subtracted with his colleagues to deal with the prior agreement of the Champions League. El Prat airport this morning to receive the issuance club for jumpstart to "stage" of preseason. En route to land Scottish men Guardiola begin a journey which will last one week and that playing in two meetings. Among the passengers, a proper name stands out among those present. Finally, Leo Messi travel with the rest of the staff at Barcelona pending the resolution of an issue that has long COLE.

The Beijing Games have not done more to bring headaches to the environment ass. The coincidence of the event with the previous Olympic Champions, a knockout in the hopes that Guardiola have all its troops because of its great importance, has resulted in a controversy might be resolved in the coming days.

A few months ago, Sergio Batista, Argentine Olympic selector, did not hesitate to call for the appointment Leo Messi in Asian lands. A challenge to that illusion " Flea ", ready to leave the club for preseason travel to Beijing and fulfill a dream.

My dream is to go to the Games.
There are already important players in the club to overcome the prior

Weeks later, it appears that Messi has changed its original plans. Continued ready to defend the albiceleste if eventually traveled to Beijing, but did not bother the idea of staying with the rest of his companions. And all of this is thanks to the work of Barca, in constant negotiation with the AFA since jumped all alarms.

Always with the path of dialogue as a priority, the directive club has worked for several weeks to convince the highest body of Argentine football, as well as the same player and Fife, that the best option was that Messi conduct the preseason with the Barcelona.

Although it has not yet reached a final agreement-Txiki Begiristain and Raül Sanllehí continue Work over the coming days to reach a pact with the AFA, the club believes that Messi, who has two consecutive seasons without making the "stage" to complete his team must travel with the rest of the workforce to absorb the method Working Pep Guardiola.

That is why the directive intends to rush up to these days to make the final decision is the most suited to their interests.

A time that can pass everything. Although the player has traveled to Scotland, is not excluded that the AFA is leaving with his assignment and get Messi for the Games. In this case, the footballer would be forced to abandon the merger in Scottish land due to Beijing, where they met with their colleagues in the albiceleste.

At best, the club can get the AFA to player transfers. The directive Barca clings that the legislation does not include Fife Olympics, Leo Messi and therefore would not be disqualified if it is prevented from travelling to Beijing despite having entered the list of summoned.

So it warned the president of International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge, in Lausanne last Friday, when he declared that, as a rule in Fife

Clubs must give the players younger than 23 years but because they run the risk that the player is suspended pending the appointment Olympic

A "threat" that the club was not afraid, as a rule that has no validity on the Games.

In giving the reason the club Barca, Messi completed the preseason with the first template and Guardiola would be available to play prior to the Champions League. The first leg will be played on 12 or August 13, while the return will be 26 or 27 of the same month.

In addition to taking into account both solutions, shuffled a third option. Despite being complicated llevarla out, the club is considering the possibility that the dispute Messi round of the prior discipline before leaving the club. In one case that Argentina has achieved the classification for the "semis", the footballer could travel to Asia ground to play and also be in the finals to be held next August 23.

An alternative that while some difficulties involved, the directive does not rule apply if agreed with the AFA.

For now, with a thousand and one assumptions on their heads, players, coaching staff and managerial move to Scotland today in the hope that in the coming days to reach an agreement favorable to the interests of the club. Time will tell ...

The barcelonismo clings to nail burning Messi before the United Cristiano Ronaldo of

The Champions and the Golden Ball as a backdrop for an exciting fight

Barça against Manchester Messi against Cristiano Ronaldo, Ball Bronze Ball against Silver, 20 years against 23. One means hope, the other is the cherry. This raises the star of the semi-final Champions League. Two giants of world football arrive at Camp Nou to the great quote from Wednesday in an entirely different situation. The Barça has already thrown the League Cup and has left a string of exciting cracks on the road. The Manchester aims to double League-European Cup with Cristiano Ronaldo piece of luxury in a spiral of luxury in which everyone working in a single direction. Not only is curious, even paradoxical: in August anyone could have opted for that Description fit perfectly into the profile of a team with Ronaldinho, Henry, Etoo, Deco and Messi in its campus. At the moment of truth, this Barça clings to a single player, even a player who has just emerged from an injury to dream with the finals in Moscow.

The great year for Christian

Messi has become the burning of barcelonismo nail. But beware, Messi is much nail. There can spread discouragement absolute when a striker of that caliber Plays on your computer and not on his opponent, even if the opponent also has equipment and, above, Cristiano Ronaldo. Without getting into comparisons, how many fans Barça to change by Christian Messi?

True, the season playing for the moment in favor of the Portuguese Old Trafford. In its fifth year in Manchester is touching perfection: 28 goals in 31 matches in the Premiership, 7 in eight Champions League, 7 of their last 8 partidosgoleando ...

Data Are there, but nobody can win with Messi. Only injuries have prevented Leo complete this year a progression that was absolutely paint to be as good as that of Christian. Its nine goals in the League and six in Europe certainly would have been many more in the absence of muscle injuries.

Luckily for Barça, Messi has arrived in time to go to the team on his back, or at least try. The club will play two matches on the season, three if all goes well. And Messi will be there, ready to pull a stranded car, which the League has retained only 9 of the last 27 points at stake. The hope is that such precedents parties are not always determinative.

Hand to hand Play Station


Both Messi as Christian are two cracks on Play Station. Not only because it is part of the business, also because they are former child of a generation that has learned to race in the virtual screen as much as At football matches. In an interview in Man, Messi admits that with the Play, "the truth is that I am really good. Game constantly, I love being me at the console. The good news is that the versions of this year's superbueno, really. Last year was fair, but this year's tremendous (...). My digital version is better than the real one, do not forget. "

Cristiano Ronaldo, as noted in the filing of its 2008 game "is much more direct in virtual version Because whenever I will go for the goal "is" a bit strange "making oneself with the controls, although at the same time boasts overcome" in the concentrations to Rooney and Pique, who are good. "

Now comes the real battle, not virtual. There is a European Cup at stake and who knows if the next Golden Ball, and many anticipate for Cristiano Ronaldo. But even before Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi is much Messi. Eating Leo!

Lionel Messi, author of two of the three goals scored by Barcelona in Glasgow before Celtic (2-3), has re-marked after 17 parties, and has become the top scorer interim Champions League, with six many in his personal account.

The Argentine tied the match in 18 minutes, breaking a streak of almost three months unchecked. His last goal was for the party to Olympique Lyon in the Champions League (2-2), November 27, 2007.

Messi again mark in the 79 minute goal from the victory, which also confirmed as the top scorer of the competition with six goals, ahead of Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) , all of them with five goals

Barça beat Rangers with goals from Henry and Messi

The consumption of beer in the Scottish fans these days through the center of Barcelona has been inversely proportional to the game displayed Wednesday by the Rangers in the Camp Nou. Barça has passed the team from Glasgow, 2-0 in a remarkable game that has contrasted with the low voltage visitors.

The defensive wall that had announced Walter Smith has endured only five minutes, just the time it has taken in Thierry Henry take a combination of Ronaldinho and Messi. The French have gone everywhere after a rejection of the Argentine and has deflated the strategy visitor. The image of the Rangers has been very poor while the azulgrana have distinguished for their combinations and game equipment.

The script Rijkaard has been fulfilled because it was important to mark early and dominate the match. Barça with the first goal has not flojeado and has continued its efforts in shares of Iniesta, Ronnie and Xavi, who have had several occasions. In minute 42, who seeks to get the luck. Messi has scored the second after collecting both of McGregor to reject the draft of Ronaldinho.

In the second part, Barça has dropped a little but its pace of the game has continued to enjoy occasions with a rival who refused to play with practically their poverty of resources. Until the Rangers fans, who had vociferado for hours in the vicinity of Camp Nou, have been left without a voice for the second half after the effectiveness azulgrana.

The fright at the second time he has given Iniesta in the 47 that had been lying on the pitch after only injured in a game of pressure. Minutes later, the youth squad player has returned to the turf without too many problems. Already in warming the Mexican Marquez has suffered a new overload muscle and the technical team has decided to play alongside Thuram Milito in the axis of the defense.

Barcelona could have expanded the result if the shares in the attack had succeeded. In 63 Xavi has done a great outside shooting that has left almost touching the network, which has caused a segment of the audience sang goal. Three minutes later, there is a great combination of Xavi, Henry and Messi, which has ruled the incomprehensibly auction.

With this result Barcelona is leader of Group E after the victory Wednesday by 2-0 to Glasgow Rangers in a game in which Cesc Fàbregas, the Arsenal player in the bleachers of the stadium azulgrana, there must be annotated how plays whole Rijkaard.