This is the third year in a row--the entire tenure of Pep Guardiola who has built three sterling teams.
The first was the Eto'o-Henry-Messi squad that won in Rome with Sylvinho playing in his last game. A team that had stunning goals from the three most spooky-artistic scorers in la liga.
the 3, 08/09
Last year was the Ibra season that brought the emergence of Pedro as their piercing alternative to Messi since Henry was out to lunch.
cheeky monkey, 09/10
This year was the killer bee attacking swarm of Villa, Pedro and Messi as Iniesta continues an era of brilliance.
this one's for my baby
But in yesterday's away tie at Levante (1-1), the team just barely slid into home to seal the league on points. Although the century point total will not be met, nor last year's record of 99, it seems like the team will get a slight vacation over the next two weeks leading up to the only remaining title.
The Champions league final will be played on saturday the 28th at Wembley Stadium. The interim should be spent getting Puyol back healthy enough for the full 90, along with bringing Abidal up to as high a level as he can muster post tumor removal.
Villa continues his streak of no mojo, scoring only a goal or two in the last three months. Can somebody please give el guaje some ham? The boy needs some grease.
Their current form, winning but not with much to spare, shows their fatigue after a grueling few years of play in the broad schedule of international, league, and random cup and promotional play. Over a hundred games in the last year and a half for some of them. It's battery time.
It was nice to see the goal that came yesterday courtesy of Keita's header. He always makes a real impact on the pitch with his forward mid-fielding. Though Messi created a stunning cut through four defenders to shoot, the ball rattled out off the inside of the post a cm off the mark.
The second half was played out with both teams resigned to the draw and not attacking. We got the point, can we go home now?
Still, the team did make time to celebrate the league for a little on the pitch, and their supporters were in high numbers. La liga's is the title that the team prizes the highest, as it is the most arduous contest they play in and names them the greatest in Spain.
For Catalunya, it is a source of pride. The winners of Spain, the world champions; Catalunya is the height of football on Earth. Soon Barcelona will be lifting up the cup, with their red champions hats on, toasting
"Visca Barça,
Visca Catalunya."
Levante, 5.10.11.
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