On the 10th June 2008, a 19 year old Mexican by the name of Giovanni Dos Santos joined Tottenham
FC from European Giants Barcelona for the minimal fee of £4.7m. Having progressed through the
youth ranks at Barcelona with the likes of Bojan and Sergio Busquets, 'Giovanni' quickly gained a
reputation as an expert dribbler with instinctive creative attributes, with many dubbing him the
new Ronaldinho.
This has to be the most toughest match FC Barcelona has faced till now. Yes even bigger than the
Clasico. This is the first Do or Die match we have to encounter this season. The home leg of ended
in a goal less draw which perfectly places this tie in the balance. To an extent we have to say
that Bilbao has a slight upper hand coming into this leg.
FC Barcelona welcomed 2011 with a hard fought victory
FC Barcelona started the new year 2011 with a good victory against Levante. It wasn't as easy as
expected, but we managed to achieve our main objective which was the three points. Pedrito struck
twice in the first half to put Barca ahead before Levante pulled one back to make way for a nervous
finish.
Actually, it went to Leo Messi, who in any circumstance is not an undeserving winner. But when
you look at a man commanding a soccer ideology as perfectly as Xavi in Spain's greatest sporting
achievement then his claim to the world's most influential player is a bit more tenuous.
Xavi's style of playing so familiar to Barcelona was unhesitatingly incorporated into Spain's
national team.
The 5-0 victory in the first leg has made tomorrow's second leg of academic interest. But it
could be pretty important for the fringe players in the side. Guardiola is expected to rest
majority of his stars in the match in Sevilla. Messi who was down with flu has recovered and has
made into the squad.
We know what an extraordinary talent City have on their hands in Mr Balotelli. He is however,
guilty of making the headlines on the front pages as often, if not more than, on the back pages. He
has come out and proclaimed their new front line of himself, Tevez and Dzeko as better than that of
Barcelona's and Real's.
Real Betis gave Barca their first defeat in long time
FC Barcelona lost their undefeated streak against the most unlikely of all opponents - Real
Betis. We went in to this match on the back of our 28 consecutive undefeated match and was
expecting to add one more to the list. But Real Betis had some other plans.
