Finally, a win for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Barcelona-c39078 – La Liga Special
Pep Guardiola’s charges are not known to lose, and certainly not back to back defeats. However, the Catalan giants have been on the wrong end of results in their recent games, as they piled up defeats against Manchester United and Chivas de http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Guadalajara-c39463 in
the World Football Challenge. They have finally broken the jinx with a 2-0 win over Mexican giants, Club http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/America-c38390.
In a repeat of the UEFA Champions League final, Barcelona met Manchester United, with London being swapped with Washington D.C. The match was played in front of a capacity crowd of 81,000 who witnessed Europe’s premier clubs lock horns in the preseason friendly.
Portuguese winger http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nani-c27299 opened the scoring for the English titans in the 22nd minute. Nani capitalized on Barcelona’s high defensive line. The goal came against the run of play, as the youthful Catalan side dominated possession for large parts of the game.
Young Spanish sensation, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thiago-c34888 Alcantara, came to the rescue of his club in the 69th minute. He restored parity with a superb 25-yard short that ended in the upper corner of David de Gea’s goal. However, Manchester United took back the lead in
the 76th minute thanks to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Tom-c35214 Cleverly, after he broke the Catalan play in the midfield.
Barcelona went down to resolute rivals, who stayed their ground while being pressurized all around. However, in Barca’s defence, they were operating with a much inferior squad and were missing most of their first team regulars. While this excuse can effortlessly
be used against a European titan like Manchester United, Barcelona’s shocking 4-1 defeat against Chivas de Guadalajara was simply incomprehensible.
After taking the lead through http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Villa-c10629, Barcelona collapsed in Sun Life Stadium, South Florida. The Mexican club recorded an unprecedented comeback against the Champions League winners, blasting four goals past the mighty Catalans, goals of the highest
quality.
Marco Fabian led the comeback for the Mexicans in the second half with two breathtaking goals. The attacking midfielder first scored an absolute stunner from long range at the hour mark, before adding to his tally with a superb bicycle kick in the 63rd minute.
Giovani Casillas added another eight minutes later, while Jose Verduzco completed the rout in injury time. This the heaviest defeat imposed on La Liga winners since Pep Guardiola took over the coaching reigns.
Barcelona finally returned to winning ways by beating Club America in Texas. The Camp Nou outfit outmuscled their opponents in every department as they eased their way to a 2-0 victory. David Villa opened the scoring in the 24thminutes, while
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Seydou-Keita-c33177 ensured victory in the 90th minute with a poacher’s effort in the penalty box. The match was won thanks to the return of midfield maestros, Xavi and Andres Iniesta, to the match day squad.
The win in their final preseason game, before taking on Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup, will come in handy in the two-legged affair. With http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alexis-Sánchez-c4979 beginning their preseason fitness regimes, first leg of
the Super Cup will be an interesting spectacle. The matches will be an interesting preview of the events to unfold in the upcoming season.
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