10 Team Performances to Remember in 2011/12

1) FC Barcelona 3 Real Madrid 2 (Spanish Supercup - Final 2nd leg Wed 08/17/2011 23:00)

The season started with a thriller, the Spanish Supercopa against Real Madrid. This game had everything - goals, skills, great players, tension, drama...what else you want from a game!
Although Barcelona came to this game with a very poor pre season, and some of them didn't even took part of it, just came to this game basicly right from the beach, still wearing flip-flops. What is worth a mantion is that both Barca's full backs, who are usually very attack.minded, especially Dani Alves, had a more defensive role in this game, to cover Di Maria/Cristiano Ronaldo.
In The end, it was once again Lionel Messi, who turned the game around.




2) FC Barcelona 5 Villarreal 0 (League - Round 2 Mon 08/29/2011 21:00)

When Pep Guardiola first announced the line-up, nobody knew actually what was happening. Alexis at right back? Keita in defence? Where's Xavi But when they had already played couple of minutes it all made perfect sense, something that was really new at that time, it was the first time he played with 3-4-3. IT couldn't have worked any better against a narrow Villarreal team. They dominated the midfield, the wingers stretched the game, which allowed also Messi and Cesc to work in the middle much more. It all made perfect sense.

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3) Athletic Club 2 FC Barcelona 2 (League - Round 12 Sun 11/ 6/2011 20:00)


What a game! Everybody fell in love with this Athletic Club this season. They are all about football. Something that's pretty rare in these days. It was also really to see the duel between the mentor, El Loco Bielsa and the his student, Pep Guardiola. un canto al fútbol