Blaugrana Got Grit
Sunday, 11 January 09, 04:14 PM
Of the last three matches played byFC Barcelona, all tended to be gritty to some degree. The la liga match with Mallorca saw the blaugrana a little off their game with many of the top players resting. They played away as well and had to endure falling behind early on, but they came back to win it with Henry, Iniesta, and Toure all putting the ball into the net before the final whistle.
The Catalan side showed more flair in the Copa del Rey fixture with Atletico Madrid, but the level of cynicism the rojiblancos dipped to was brutal. Even here though, Barça weren't going to flinch one iota and Messi, despite (or maybe because of) the blatant hacking by Atléti, came away with a hat trick. And again, this was an away match.
And just an hour or so...
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Pequito
seattle, US
Over 30 years ago, this American came to love the sport by way of Guam. It may have been pivotal that his first coach was a Spaniard with the self-declared moniker of 'Don Pedro'. Since then, the love of tiki-taka and all things La Liga has been foremost. This especially applies to Barça.
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