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 agent hallucinations: "When we lose a ball, or recovers or need. The cross our arms "

Brazil is a country where football is religion, in which each from the selection is lived like a final and his players are national idols.

That country, faced sportingly, and historically, Argentina, a similar case in terms of fans, is governed by Ignacio Lula da Silva, who nevertheless declares fan an unconditional footballer of the selection albiceleste. As could not be otherwise, this is Leo Messi, a player whose quality crosses borders ... and rivalries.

For the Brazilian president, is often front Barca " best footballer in the world. "Without discussion, without arguments. To the agent, no one can argue this maxim. And when the well defined, it does not by its regatta or their goals, something that, even those who do not understand football, they can enjoy, but because "when I see Messi to miss a ball, he goes running to recover or make a failure. "

And leverages its analysis to attack the Brazilian team, the cree that it lacks sacrifice: "Ours lose a ball and cross arm. "Lula, as well as Brazilian president is a big a football fan, believes that "canarinha" is experiencing a process that must be to thoroughly review its first Team: "Brazil is experiencing a difficult replacement players," says Brazilian agent.

One of the problems that Lula identified as the cause of this crisis facing the Brazilian team is the large number of money paid to players and, above all, the fact do it early. " And explains: "There are athletes gaining much money before proving that they are good. "One of the solutions proposes to change the dynamic is "erase the idea that player to be called, needs to be acting in outside ", believes the Brazilian leader.

The selection of Argentina, Sergio Batista, said today after winning the match to Nigeria for the gold medal in the Games "that the Beijing Olympics player of the albiceleste Leo Messi had ido" fewer than in this tournament "and that the Final has done "a great role

THE selection, satisfied with the performance of Barca

"Leo has done a great tournament, has fewer than ido. In the position he has played today we knew we could unbalance. There is at one with Agüero and with Riquelme, among others, and touch the ball very well, "said Batista.

The selection of Argentina stressed that this success was all the players, including alternates, who "collaborated on everything," he said. "Here there are a lot of quality players, some are better than others, but more than a player I would stress to the whole team, all are important," said

"We had humility and has worked very well, now we must enjoy this joy. Today has been a game played with a lot of heat and where we had to work a lot to win (0-1)," he added.

"I knew that Nigeria was going to be a tough opponent, one still remembers how it was lost in Atlanta. This has also been a difficult game, because they are a team very well organised, with players such as the 9 (Obinna) and 14 (Odemwinge) that are very dangerous, "he concluded.

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 players seem not to comply with the millions they charge in their clubs by kicking a ball 180 minutes a week, but also get a lot of money to promote products. For some years the football players are able to underwear brands that seem to go mad by footballers nudity, we have several examples: Freddie Ljunberg to Clavin Klein, David Beckham for Armani and Italian footballers for Dolce & Gabbana. All brands prestige worldwide, in addition to helping the company raise the bar for the next wishing to recruit players to place them as models for internationally recognized companies. Messier calzones-why do not understand that the star of a global team like Barca, I mean Leo Messi, pose for a brand of underpants totally unknown and that only sells in the Argentine market (Lody Underwear). You can Lody approaching the prices paid by a company European textile taking into account currency change? We had already seen Messi promote a brand of Brazilian footwear (Stork Man) shortly international scope: Are brands do not want to because Messi is ugly?