After Barcelona held a meeting in the week to talk about the recent
struggles, there were a number of changes made to the starting line up
for yesterday’s Primera Liga match against bottom club Deportivo. Messi,
Iniesta, Xavi, Busquets, Alba and Pique were all rested.
There was still plenty of quality in the team and Barca completely
dominated possession but could not get the breakthrough goal until near
the end of the first half. The good news is that they were creating
plenty of chances, and it was Alexis Sanchez that finally finished one
off with a good header from a pinpoint Dani Alves cross.
After a less dominant performance in the second half, Deportivo were
sensing an upset, so Messi and Iniesta were introduced, followed by
Busquets. Barca looked much more incisive after that, and Messi combined
with Iniesta and Alves to score for the 17th league game in a row and
seal the win.
No other player has achieved this feat in any top divisio0n around
the world, just one more amazing statistic in the fantastic football
career of the world’s best player. Barcelona fans will hope that he is
fired up for the crucial visit of AC Milan on Tuesday.
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