A Leo it is time to look gallons in the dressing room. And the first step is consumed with changing his jersey number on Messi this season is destined to be the flagship project Guardiola

Leo Messi this season is destined to be the flagship project Guardiola

A year ago, the Barcelona landed at Scottish land plunged into the debate about how they had to engineer Frank Rijkaard to combine into a single team to the four fantastic, appeals to them during the preseason of poker players formed by Ronaldinho, Eto 'o, Henry and Messi. The facts were ordered to dismantle such an assertion so cruel and twelve months later, only Messi continues to maintain the cache that began with During past.

The march of Ronaldinho to Milan leaves the Argentine as the cornerstone of the draft Guardiola and all indications are that it will be responsible for collecting the number 10 shirt that the Brazilian dignified in its first three seasons. The number ten in a football team gained a special mystique from the moment they appeared on the scene soccer Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pele. Until then, the team was always better to nine and from O Rei, things changed.

The last big "10" has been Barcelona's Ronaldinho Gaucho but has followed the Tens wake of other big as were Luis Suarez, Hugo Sotil, Romario or Maradona. Globally, Messi is destined to follow in the footsteps of big aces as Platini, Zico or Totti.

The Barcelona not decide dorsal assigned to each player until the end of the preseason. The group has traveled to Scotland is not far from the final facing the season. On the one hand, is expected to produce another incorporation, while on the other hand there various players who have travelled to Scotland, but are in chapel while waiting for an exit. There are cases of Gudjohnsen, Eto 'o Oleguer, three players aware that do not fall within the technical plans and they are looking for equipment. However, as a matter of logic and hierarchy, the dorsal 7, 9 and 23 remain remain the property of these three footballers.

By the same token, veterans who had kept the dorsal last season and nobody has indicated preference for change numbers, except for Messi. "Nothing is closed, but Messi bearing the number ten next season seems the most natural, a circumstance that everyone assumes beyond discussion," commented one member of the expedition upon arrival in Edinburgh. For now, T-shirts that have led to the stage only have the numbers to look back and no name engraved.

In Barcelona, Messi has played so far with 19 because 10 was exclusive Ronaldinho, who will now accompany the dorsal 80. Dress ten behind his back would mean for the Argentine to reach the degree of leadership that demands quality and note that the draft of the new Barcelona lead Guardiola revolve around the Argentine.

If confirmed its presence in beijing not dispute previous champions

The striker Leo Messi expressed his "love" with the selection argentina participate in the Olympic Games to be held next August in Beijing, but still do not know whether to attend the Olympic event, because in that case, it would lose the round Prior to the Champions League which will have to play FC Barcelona on these dates, and explained that it should talk with the leaders of the club Barca.

The selection argentina played his first match at the Games on August 7 in Shanghai, before Ivory Coast, and the first phase will end on 13 in Beijing, before Serbia, although its involvement could go on until the day 23, the date scheduled for end of the Olympic soccer competition in Beijing, while Barca will play prior to the Champions League on 12 or 13 of August (first leg) and 26 or 27 of the same month (back).

The truth is that I would like to play both, and after the Games of the Champions League. Honestly, did not expect that we would have to play prior. I'd like to do both, but we can not and we must talk to see what we do. I would love to go, but I do not know what will happen

During a press conference, the Argentine also took stock of the season and admitted that nobody in the club can be happy because they have not achieved the objectives that were marked, while appreciated that ends this weekend's championship. "When you do not get the things we set out, none is happy individually. Fortunately ends this quiet and we have to start a new year," he said.

Ronaldinho wants to return to the 'One'
Messi ensures feel "one more" for the next season, despite being has become the main reference of Barcelona before the decline of a player like Ronaldinho de Assis, and hoped that the club be able to "respond to what the public wants and celebrate titles." He also understands that there are changes in staffing, but admitted that it will "hurt" the possible introduction of "comrades and friends" of the workforce.

From the first moment I came all the team helped me a lot and they always will be grateful, and goes to be ugly when one has to go because they have been together four years, "he said. One of them will surely Ronaldinho. Messi said he does not know if you go to another club would be best for the Brazilian, but wished that what makes" is the best and once again be number one again "and that can feel" comfortable and quiet

As for the future of striker Samuel Eto'o and midfielder Anderson Luis de Souza Deco, did not comment, but acknowledged that he felt "evil" by the whistles they devoted fans of Barcelona, "because they are companions and is never nice to see that whistle to a colleague." "People know what they are doing and everyone has their opinion, hence I can not say anything, but hurt because they are colleagues," he said. Messi, finally acknowledged "sincerely" who knows "very little" which will be their new coach next season, Pep Guardiola, now a subsidiary of ténico and appointed to take over from Frank Rijkaard, but "by what they have and what they say, is a hard-working coach." In addition, felt the absence of his partner Bojan Krkic in the European Championship this summer.

The young Argentinian player did not question the alleged resignation of Bojan to contest the championship, which would have been agreed by the player with the Spanish selector Luis Aragones and with Barcelona, and showed respect "because it is their decision," but noted that "it would have been nice to be in the Euro because is a very important championship, but it is also important to continue calmly. "

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!

Sufrío a blow to Celtic that caused a rupture of the femoral biceps

The barcelonista Leo Messi withdrew from Camp Nou in tears after suffering a new muscle injury, a fracture in the femoral biceps of his left leg, the same injury that kept him a month and a half low between December and January.

On one wall with Italian Gianluca Zambrotta, in the 33 minutes of the encounter with the Glasgow Celtic, Messi was braking in dry, it threw their hands to the head, was removed with rabies tape hair and fell between sobs on the lawn , where he was consoled by his colleagues.

According confirmed the Catalan clubs medical services, is the same injury he suffered in Mestalla, but was unaware of millimetres of breaking the same, which will determine the weeks will be low.

In Valencia, Leo Messi also suffered a fracture of the femoral biceps. He floor of December 5 to January 19. The lesion occurs, strangely, after the Argentinian was booked at the last home game in garter belts Calderon, a circumstance for which he was criticized technician Frank Rijkaard.

The technical director of Barça, Txiki Begiristain, called the injury "disgrace". He explained that he will have to make further tests to confirm the period of low and confirmed that was set aside in the last match because there was some risk that it might hurt.

Frank Rijaard

You can play a game perfectly a week, therefore rested in Madrid. Hopefully that is not much, to recover as quickly as possible

Messi was the real hero in Glasgow. The Argentine was the author of two of the three goals that made him Barcelona to Celtic (2-3)

The Barça play of the fourth Champions inter alia because it showed in Glasgow that is infinitely better than the rugged and willing Celtic. Also because won with a remarkable collective action (2-3), two of many Messi, and top scorer of the competition and the best Ronaldinho minutes too long.

Despite the authority visitor, there were a couple of scares, two blizzards that made Scottish shake the foundations of Celtic Park and the ever-voluble personality azulgrana. Two cabezazos after centres from the left that led to book[+]