You may like videos below:
Cristiano Ronaldo skills shows 2015
Lionel Messi video
Neymar Magical Skills 2015
Ronaldinho skills
Cristiano Ronaldo "Hall of Fame"ft. Will.I.am ★ Real Madrid★HD
The title is edging ever closer to Barcelona. Luis Enrique's side swept aside city rivals Espanyol in a potentially tricky test on Saturday and are now in an almost unassailable position with five fixtures left in La Liga.
The Catalan derby is often a complicated clash for the Blaugrana, but this one was all but over after 25 minutes. Barca, with 80 per cent possession in the first half, created a number of chances early on and finally cracked their rivals' resistance as Neymar slotted home a magnificent move after 17 minutes.
Lionel Messi had dropped deep into midfield, once a sign of frustration for the Argentine attacker. Not now. These days, Messi moving into the centre of the park spells only one thing: danger. The 27-year's old fantastic forward pass for Jordi Alba completely opened up Espanyol's defence, the full-back squared, Luis Suarez dummied and Neymar netted from close range. It was a goal that summed up Luis Enrique's Barca at their brilliant best - and the visitors never looked back.
Another impressive move made it 2-0 eight minutes later and this time it was Messi on the scoresheet from a tight angle. Luis Suarez had been in an offside position, yet few could claim Barca didn't deserve it and even the strange sending off of Alba in the second half could not dampen the spirits of the Liga leaders as they remained on top to open up a five-point lead over Madrid ahead of the Blancos' visit to Celta Vigo on Sunday.
Celta have already beaten both Barca and Atletico this term and a trip to Balaidos will be no walk in the park for Carlo Ancelotti's side, who still have players out through injury and needed a monumenal effort to beat Diego Simeone's side in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Madrid (who need to finish level on points to claim the title courtesy of their superior head-to-head record in the two games against Barca) then face Almeria at home before a tough trip to Sevilla (unbeaten at the Sanchez Pizjuan in over a year) and a difficult date with Valencia at the Santiago Bernabeu - those two matches either side of their game at Juventus in the semi-finals of the Champions League. Ancelotti's men then close La Liga with a visit to Espanyol and a home game against Getafe.
Barca, meanwhile, have now come through the majority of their most difficult matches in the final straight, having claimed a draw at Sevilla, beaten Valencia last weekend and claimed all three points again on Saturday. Luis Enrique's side finish La Liga with Getafe at home, Cordoba away and Real Sociedad at Camp Nou, before their toughest test - a trip to the Vicente Calderon to face Atletico - and finally a return to the Catalan capital for the visit of Deportivo La Coruna on the last day of the season.
The game in Madrid comes just several days after the semi-final second leg away to Bayern Munich and could leave Barca tired, but rotations by Luis Enrique earlier this season have left the Catalans' far fresher than Madrid, with no major injury concerns either.
"We played our best first half of the championship," the Asturian coach said after the win against Espanyol. "The Liga's most important stretch is approaching now, but I don't think my players will lose concentation because of the Bayern tie."
And midfielder Andres Iniesta added: "All of our matches are finals now."
Barca cannot afford to slip up as La Liga reaches its climax, but all of their remaining fixtures are winnable (including the game against Atleti, beaten three times by Luis Enrique's side already in 2014-15).
Meanwhile, Real have it all to do with injuries, a much more difficult set of fixtures and a two-point deficit to make up as well, for which they will probably need a hand from Atletico. So only a Madrid miracle can stop Barca from winning La Liga now.
source: Goal.com
Cristiano Ronaldo skills shows 2015
Lionel Messi video
Neymar Magical Skills 2015
Ronaldinho skills
Cristiano Ronaldo "Hall of Fame"ft. Will.I.am ★ Real Madrid★HD
The title is edging ever closer to Barcelona. Luis Enrique's side swept aside city rivals Espanyol in a potentially tricky test on Saturday and are now in an almost unassailable position with five fixtures left in La Liga.
The Catalan derby is often a complicated clash for the Blaugrana, but this one was all but over after 25 minutes. Barca, with 80 per cent possession in the first half, created a number of chances early on and finally cracked their rivals' resistance as Neymar slotted home a magnificent move after 17 minutes.
Lionel Messi had dropped deep into midfield, once a sign of frustration for the Argentine attacker. Not now. These days, Messi moving into the centre of the park spells only one thing: danger. The 27-year's old fantastic forward pass for Jordi Alba completely opened up Espanyol's defence, the full-back squared, Luis Suarez dummied and Neymar netted from close range. It was a goal that summed up Luis Enrique's Barca at their brilliant best - and the visitors never looked back.
Another impressive move made it 2-0 eight minutes later and this time it was Messi on the scoresheet from a tight angle. Luis Suarez had been in an offside position, yet few could claim Barca didn't deserve it and even the strange sending off of Alba in the second half could not dampen the spirits of the Liga leaders as they remained on top to open up a five-point lead over Madrid ahead of the Blancos' visit to Celta Vigo on Sunday.
Celta have already beaten both Barca and Atletico this term and a trip to Balaidos will be no walk in the park for Carlo Ancelotti's side, who still have players out through injury and needed a monumenal effort to beat Diego Simeone's side in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Madrid (who need to finish level on points to claim the title courtesy of their superior head-to-head record in the two games against Barca) then face Almeria at home before a tough trip to Sevilla (unbeaten at the Sanchez Pizjuan in over a year) and a difficult date with Valencia at the Santiago Bernabeu - those two matches either side of their game at Juventus in the semi-finals of the Champions League. Ancelotti's men then close La Liga with a visit to Espanyol and a home game against Getafe.
Barca, meanwhile, have now come through the majority of their most difficult matches in the final straight, having claimed a draw at Sevilla, beaten Valencia last weekend and claimed all three points again on Saturday. Luis Enrique's side finish La Liga with Getafe at home, Cordoba away and Real Sociedad at Camp Nou, before their toughest test - a trip to the Vicente Calderon to face Atletico - and finally a return to the Catalan capital for the visit of Deportivo La Coruna on the last day of the season.
The game in Madrid comes just several days after the semi-final second leg away to Bayern Munich and could leave Barca tired, but rotations by Luis Enrique earlier this season have left the Catalans' far fresher than Madrid, with no major injury concerns either.
"We played our best first half of the championship," the Asturian coach said after the win against Espanyol. "The Liga's most important stretch is approaching now, but I don't think my players will lose concentation because of the Bayern tie."
And midfielder Andres Iniesta added: "All of our matches are finals now."
Barca cannot afford to slip up as La Liga reaches its climax, but all of their remaining fixtures are winnable (including the game against Atleti, beaten three times by Luis Enrique's side already in 2014-15).
Meanwhile, Real have it all to do with injuries, a much more difficult set of fixtures and a two-point deficit to make up as well, for which they will probably need a hand from Atletico. So only a Madrid miracle can stop Barca from winning La Liga now.
source: Goal.com
No comments:
Post a Comment