How will Barcelona approach the second leg of the Super Copa? (Part 3)
The centre back partnership was formed by the Argentinean captain Javier Mascherano and the Frenchman Eric Abidal. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 won 3-1.
With http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carles-Puyol-c8331 both missing out from the first team, it was hard for the Catalan Giants. Moreover, Real Madrid were pressurizing the Barcelona defence line and that is the reason why the Spanish Champions conceded an early goal.
Sergio Busquets could not feature in the first team as well. The Spaniard missed out due to an injury he picked up while being away on international duty for the Spanish national team.
The former Sevilla midfielder http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-Busquets-c33048 is and that is one of the reasons why Barcelona could not hold the ball in the midfield for a long time.
Xavi Hernandez was also benched and the young Barcelona star, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thiago-c34888 Alcantara featured in the Barcelona first team. It was for the first time that he was playing at the Santiago Bernabeu and it was definitely a big game for him.
Alcantara was aided by Andres Iniesta in the three man midfield. The Spaniard linked the midfielders with the strikes and he played a crucial role throughout the game as he was the only first team player in the midfield.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcelo-c23554 busy on the right flank.
With Sanchez playing on the right wing, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Villa-c10629 played on the left flank. The Spaniard stuck to the left flank – where he is usually played by Josep Guardiola. However, he often made a run towards the centre as Lionel Messi once again featured in the role of a “false nine.”
The Argentinean star played as a centre forward but he was mostly silent during the game. Despite being so silent, he still managed to score a vital goal which managed to put pressure on Los Blancos as he took the lead just before the break after getting past http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pepe-c29670.
Barcelona took the lead in the first half even though they were throughout under pressure. Real Madrid rarely let Barcelona play their usual football and it was unusual to see how Barcelona approached the game.
Real Madrid had an extraordinary game but they still conceded two goals. One was scored by David Villa and there was definitely no defence on goalkeeper in the world who could stop that goal. However, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296’s goal was a defensive fault as Sami Khedira gave the ball away and Lionel Messi took advantage of it and got past Pepe and Khedira to slot the ball at the back of the net.
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