Lionel Messi helps Barcelona become La Liga Champion
FC Barcelona won its 20th title in its history. The Catalans insured to be La Liga champions after beating Valladolid,with no problems, 4-0. This win include a two goal performance by Lionel Messi who finishes the season with 34 goals. Barcelona is champion of Spain with a 3 point lead over Real Madrid, who tied at Malaga 1-1.
The 2009-2010 season for La Liga was a golden season. The Real Madrid-Barcelona eternal fight continued on as both clubs kept the suspense alive until the end. Before the last game of the season, Barcelona had a two point lead over Real Madrid and were host to Valladolid, 18th in La Liga. In the same time, Real Madrid travels to Malaga with the hope that Barcelona will falter and they win the 3 points: a result that would have given Madrid the title. It was the same scenario for almost 5 years in which both clubs have played first and second in La Liga. Barcelona had to win 99 points to be champion, an incredible total.
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''It is the most hard season that I have ever lived'' said Barcelona champions Carlos Puyol. ''The standing speaks for itself: finishing with 99 points is an amazing total'' added Puyol. He had no doubts in bringing 3 points on Sunday against lowly Valladolid. Barcelona only lost one game in the season, which came against Atletico Madrid. This incredible performance did not permit Barcelona to win the title in advance and had to wait the last game of the season to do so. Barcelona did not make a lot of changes in the club but it still took a while for new comer Ibrahimovic to settle in.
Guardiola decided to keep Ibrahimovic on the bench, yet again. The tall Swedish striker cannot match Bojan's and Pedro's offensive output. The latter and Messi, called the Bajitos, are a dangerous attacking trio. Against Valladolid, all three found each other everywhere on the field. For a few weeks, Bojan has been improving at an accelerated rate. Pedro has been unstoppable for months now. It is one of his passes that made Valladolid's Luis Pietro score an own goal. Its Pedro that scores another goal after excellent team work between Messi and Yaya Toure.
Barcelona accumulated 195 points at the end of the season. With all the money spent some of Europe's and the World's super star are at Barcelona. La Liga is a luxury that no other European league can afford...ask Jose Mourinho.
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