http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604’s sporting director praised the Spanish midfielder, after he was recognized as ‘man of the match’ as Barcelona won 3-2 against their rival club, Real Madrid.
Barcelona were able to beat their traditional foes, Real Madrid, during the first leg of the Supercopa de Espana, which took place at the Nou Camp.
Both the Spanish giants locked horns when they faced each other in the Spanish Supercup.
While Barcelona are the current Copa del Rey champions, Real Madrid are the Spanish La Liga title holders, which is why both these teams faced each other in the Spanish Supercup.
Barcelona are currently going through a major change in their management, as Tito Vilanova has taken the role Vilanova has taken the role of Josep Guardiola as the head coach of the first team.
On the other hand, Real Madrid were expected to shine, as Jose Mourinho has managed to assemble one of the best teams in not only http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011, but also in the world.
The Spanish giants were able to secure a 3-2 victory, even though Real Madrid scored the first goal of the game, thanks to a thumping header from the Portuguese skipper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629.
However, the Catalan giants were able to bounce back, thanks to an aspiring performance by the Spanish midfielder, Andres Iniesta.
The Spaniard was simply schooling the Madrid defence and was singlehandedly helping Barcelona dominate Real Madrid on the pitch.
The Spanish midfielder was able to give two assists for the Catalan giants. First, he helped Barcelona win a penalty, and later he was able to glide through the Madrid defence and found Xavi Hernandez inside the penalty area, who made the score-line 3-1.
After Iniesta was announced as the ‘man of the match’, Andoni Zubizarreta praised the Spaniard and stated:
“Iniesta is a player who always appears, and his positional play leads to so many attacking chances. When it comes to the final pass, he sees what others do not see."
Iniesta is also currently in the top three candidates who have been chosen to win the FIFA Ballon d’Or award. The other two players include his team-mate, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 and the Real Madrid star, Cristiano Ronaldo.
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