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.

Sporting Gijon 1 - FC Barcelona 6

Messi is already Pichichi after the double of the Molinón

Barca regained the desired punch and the crack squad made act of presence in achieving the first victory in the League

Barca the lead was under suspicion in Molinón. With Henry absent due to illness and Bojan relegated to the bench, all eyes were aimed, firstly to Etoo and Messi. Of the players were expected to break the rival and track his goals with their first victory so far this league. And it was so. Barca shone as it had not done so to date.

Dominoes and offered intensity in his game as always, but he defined as long he is not remembered in the official party. And there again to see Leo Messi. The Argentine did not go quite fine, though the Sporting returned to verify that the Argentine star ever that loitering the area with the ball is controlled devastating.

Only three days have elapsed from the championship and, despite the fact that the club has been questioned for its lack of punch, the truth is that the Barca striker has three targets to his credit and shares Pichichi in the league next to colchonero Sinama Pongolle and the striker Negredo of Almeria. "This is the least of. I said that we should remain calm because we know the group we have and the results had to go. Not There is reason to nerves, "he said.

Messi jumped to a field goal hungry and I tried from the beginning. Even dared to try his luck with his right leg, something most unusual in Argentina. But had to wait for the second time to find the most awaited reward. Two splendid assists in charge of Iniesta and Xavi allowed him to connect an accurate header and an impressive zurdazo before that nothing could do Sergio Sanchez goal.

Were lace of the win and his first double this season. Two goals that he perched up the Pichichi and that should help defuse some criticism that he had received in this boot campaign. "All that I am not concerned. I got my game and try to improve it, but the important thing is that the other day in the Champions League we play well and win. Now, in the league, and that is repeated signal that we do things right."

The Barcelona again Gol (1-5) in his second preseason game of Scotland, this time to Dundee United at Tannadice Park, where Messi achieved a hat-trick in the second half in which he and Eto shine after a tied the first (1-1).

Guardiola was not on this occasion with Abidal, Sylvinho, Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol and Jorquera to win at Dundee, which already secured the Catalan team last season (0-1) in the same stadium where Henry got the only goal in the 90 minutes, the French also was the first to mark today for Barcelona, but, fortunately for his team, the thing was not well.

The club began meeting with the danger of actions that were cut by the solid defense of Dundee, which led them to be the Scots, with a goal of Buaben, only in the penalty area, which is ahead on the scoreboard in the 26 minutes. Soon he took joy to local team, as one minute after Henry took center Alves for a draw.

No more goals, but occasionally by both teams-Gudjohnsen sent the ball to stick in a corner in the off-time, went to rest. In the second half gave Guardiola entrance to Pinto, Jeffren, Messi, Pique, Victor Vazquez, Toure, Busquets and Eto.

Among the newcomers were Messi and Eto, who staged a Barca victory, the Argentine did not spare his team and advanced (1-2) after leaving behind several defenses (minute 51), shortly thereafter, in minute 60, marked the ETO 1-3.

In a few minutes Messi scored another two goals (minutes 75 and 78) who participated in the ETO, one gave assistance, and in another the Argentine remató a good move of Cameroonian. So Lionel Messi-who still do not know if you can play with his selection Beijing Olympic Games, took a hat trick against Dundee.

Guardiola: "I do not want it resolved Messi everything."

The coach of FC Barcelona, Josep Guardiola, has stressed "the good work" of the entire workforce in the Scottish stay, and it welcomed the eleven goals that has marked his team in two friendlies, which has played a leading role on Argentine Messi Lion.

Despite the state of grace where the couple lives Barcelona player, Guardiola not want to load Argentine striker on the responsibility of the entire Barca team. "I do not want it resolved all Messi. Messi must help because it also helps us", he said.

Despite the desire to Guardiola not attribute all the success of Barca, after which scored hat trick tonight against Dundee United (1-5) Messi has received particular praise from the press, the public and their fellow Scots.

"I do not understand football with only one player. Besides, I do not feeling that there are two Barca, Messi and another one without him. Leo makes things different, but also because the team also makes other things, "he said.

Valdes, Xavi, Iniesta and Bojan will, along with Leo, the key pieces of the new project, which will also be Milito.

The Barcelona in the 2008-09 season will be built under a backbone fully consolidated. Of course the cornerstone of the new project will be Leo Messi, the player most destabilising the template Blaugrana. But it will not be alone. The Argentinian will be travelling companions to a suite of youth squad players-players who will guarantee quality, experience and Valdes-like commitment under the sticks, and Iniesta and Xavi in midfield. Bojan also be within the package of key players in the new project. And another name itself, Gaby Milito, exercise leadership in the defense.

This backbone will also feature the strengthening of three complementary players that certainly will have a very important role in the new project. We are talking about the Ivorian Yaya Toure, a player who has shown in a single year have more commitment than others who have five years or more in the entity Blaugrana. That it will take to recover from the operation herniated disk that will be submitted at the end of this season to solve their problems on the back that you have left renqueante.

Another man who will take his role will be the captain Carles Puyol, although it will seek a man of weight as an alternative in the central axis, since the low of Thuram and very possible to leave an Marquez vacancy in that position. Finally, Abidal would also have a place in the banda left.

Thus, the priorities of the technical secretariat focus on a right side, a central, a left side, a defensive pivot, a midfielder, a striker and a left end. There is no doubt that all this will mean a significant investment, but at least we have already large crack.

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