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FC Barcelona has 31 Match “Clasico” against arch-rivals Real Madrid 2-0 (1-0) prevailed. Thus the title holder will take over the table top.

Thanks to Lionel Messi and Xavi has his congenial partner FC Barcelona El Clasico against arch-rivals Real Madrid won the title race and so all the cards. The Catalans won on Matchday last eight the “mother of all duels” in the not deserved, Christoph Metzelder Royal lined up 2-0 (1-0) and took three points ahead of the championship lead from Real.

In addition, Barca decided after the first leg 1-0 in the direct comparison for themselves and thus would have already won in a tie for the title. For real threat after the Champions League and Cup, as so often in the recent past, a season without a title. Messi headed a goal in the 33 minutes of his game, scored the 0:2 Pedro (56th). European champion Xavi initiated both goals with dream passes.

In the first round World Player Messi was once again the outstanding player on the pitch. Already in the 12th Minutes should have given it after a foul by Raul Albiol penalty on him. His head hit the phenomenal in recent weeks a Argentines themselves, after the double pass with Xavi he took the ball with his chest, were loaded Raul Albiol and hit by left-foot shot from ten yards. It was his seventh goal in games against Real.

Ronaldo disappointed
had the best chance to settle in the very tough run game with only five yellow cards in the first round Xabi Alonso, but from about five meters above the door headed (38th). On the part of Real’s disappointed in the first round especially Cristiano Ronaldo, the most expensive footballer in the world was hardly visible and increased in the second half only slightly. Real coach Manuel Pellegrini had a substitute in Raul, Guti and Karim Benzema concentrated offensive power, which is little used. Goalkeeper Iker Casillas prevented for two brilliant saves against Messi after two more passes dream of Xavi (72./77.) Like a real debacle like last year (2:6).

The game had in the run the football fans across Europe electrified. 600,000 tickets could be sold up to 1500 euros on the black one had to pay for a card.

By winning the Spanish league title Barcelona could again celebrate a great victory against arch-rivals. After six trophies in 2009, the team coached by Pep Guardiola, which meets Inter Milan in the semi final, but win over the Champions League again. Barca would be the first team in the history of European royal class, which defends the title successfully, the final match on 22 May increase calculated in Madrid. That would definitely be a real humiliation.

Lionel Messi has made history. For the first time in the 18-year history of the Champions League has made it a player to score four goals in a quarterfinal.

The Argentine superstar Lionel Messi in the Champions League has written history as the first players reached the 22-year-old World Player of FC Barcelona in a quarterfinal of the “king class” four goals. Messi was on Tuesday evening in the return match against Arsenal at 4-1 (first leg 2-2), scoring four times the Catalans.

Overall, since the inception of the Champions League were (since 1992), according to IMPIRE six players, four times in an encounter of the “king class” successful. This was Marco van Basten at AC Milan 4-0 win against IFK Gothenburg on 25 November 1992, Simone Inzaghi from Lazio 5-1 in Rome against Olympique Marseille on 14 March 2000 (2nd group stage), Dado Prso in the AS Monaco 8:3 against Deportivo La Coruna on 5 November 2003, Ruud van Nistelrooy from Manchester United in a 4-1 against Sparta Prague on 3 November 2004 and Andrei Shevchenko of AC Milan 4-0 at Fenerbahce in Istanbul on 23 November 2005.

Johan Cruyff believes the footballing comparison between Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona is absurd. The two did not come from the same period.

The Dutch football idol Johan Cruyff has argued about the current discussion about World Footballer Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona and the Argentinian player legend Diego Maradona. A comparison between the two was “absurd,” said Cruyff in the Catalan newspaper El Periodico.

“Leaving aside the fact that these comparisons are outrageous anyway. How shall we tell if someone is better or worse? You do not come from the same footballing era,” said former player and coach of FC Barcelona on Friday as honorary president of the World Cup winner had been named.

“We should let him just play”
Maradona was a phenomenon and have done incredible things on the pitch. Messi do so now. “We benefit from his class and should make it easy to play,” said the former Dutch international striker. The comparison between Messi and Real star Cristiano Ronaldo was not justified. Both were very good, but completely different types of players.

After his outstanding performance last was in Spain emerged a debate whether Messi is better, more active than his Argentine national coach in his time. Maradona is regarded by many experts as one of the best footballers of all time.