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Sevilla goalkeeper stopped a penalty Barca striker in stoppage time

Javi Varas humanized Leo Messi last night after unhinge Barca. Sevilla goalkeeper saved a penalty will Barca to ten when playing the first minute of the three extension enacted by Iturralde. Penalty was one of the longest in the history of the tournament, which sparked the brawl and the outcome, they will be talking about, because Seville was reluctant to see lack of Fazio on Iniesta and it is difficult to fail the Flea, except when in front is Javi Varas.

You could sum up better the match in the penalty, blameless and were recognizable as both teams attacking and defending Barcelona Sevilla. On one side of the goalkeeper and the other striker, reduced shock heads-up. To some extent Andalusian excitement was understandable, more than his pride and prayed his sheepskin, because they escaped a tie and a half hours earned in solidarity. More reprehensible was his anger and how to entangle four minutes before Messi pulled. The Flea, in any case hardly be decentralized. The landscape looked in handy to break open the Argentine goal Sevilla. It was the best of sentences that you can order an offensive team for a very close rival. The best scenario for a goalkeeper.

The figure of Javi Varas became gigantic in the same way that dwarfed that of Messi. Goalkeeper legend enlarged his coast´s most famous player in the world. He stopped halfway up the shot, set the left post of the goal, only available to a hero as Javi Varas. A Barca of no use 15 shots on goal, five and five also Iniesta Messi.

Winks football are that amazing and left Barca the lead at the Nou Camp with the visit of Sevilla after missing a penalty in the last minute. Unexpected news if we look at the play, the place, the rival and at the time, painting a day that seemed worse for Madrid. It happened that Sevilla tied to the boat after a great defensive exercise, by strict and neat, estimable if it serves the framework and the means available to Guardiola. Marcelino tactical work was as flawless as the performance of Javi Varas. Wherever the board did not the technician, he reached the Sevilla goalkeeper, quick feet and hands, intuitive, better run now than Messi. Although he was given a thousand times around the race, the Blaugrana were left dry for once after having 21 goals at the Camp Nou since the start of the league. Statistics also ensured that both teams were undefeated, and still do not lose, and they have only conceded four goals, and remain the same.

It is easy to attack a defense of Marcelino, always well placed and better work, also that of Seville. It did not help the Camp Nou turf irregular. And did you talk Guardiola alignment. Barca played with a defense of three, apparently a risk against an opponent who specializes in transitions, and attacked with Adriano at the right end, a surprise in a multi-player training indoors, especially on the pass filtering as Thiago, Xavi, Iniesta and Messi. The formula did not work because it demands speed and aggressiveness, transmitter-receiver synchronization, accuracy. The success or failure depends on an inch or tenth of a second, and Sevilla defender refine the front of the club.

The boys did not grant Marcelino stretched spaces and would dramatically and selectively. Valdes got two balls and Javi Varas complicated exercised over free doorman, attentive to the exits with their feet, especially before the arrival of Iniesta. After the half hour, the party demanded by Barça a gear change or a new plan. Barcelona fans had been strangled. Guardiola opted to attack then in the opposite direction, outside and not inside, so Adriano moved to left back and Messi opened to the right.

From Orthodoxy, Barca best hooked to the field, gathered around the ball more and neutralized the output of Sevilla, impeccable in its zone defense, always safeguarded by Javi Varas. Barca were loading their attack, now with Pedro and then with Cesc, always persevering in their football association. Neither the shot nor the middle-distance solo run part of the style book. Have always preferred the game grow and persevere in their game, even against a defense like organization and implementation of the Seville. Unflagging in his efforts, Barca found in the penultimate arrival, so that was denied during the game: Iniesta hooked Fazio, witty and creative, and forced a penalty which Messi needed to regain his aura. Javi Varas, however, drew a phenomenal stop, off a sublime performance as well as to humanize the infallible Messi last night.

Guardiola confident the momentum of the forwards to get around in the Camp Nou to the first leg 3-1

Guardiola is mulling over the options you have in the template to turn the adverse outcome of the round. Unlike the first game at the Sanchez Pizjuan, will coach the eight world champions, who have trained all week with the rest of the team. The technical value to a team without any player in the subsidiary to achieve a company so far unprecedented in the history of the club back from a 3-1 in the Cup.

Pep has not yet decided the starting lineup but expect many changes in the eleven. On offense such as Maxwell's experiment was not taken repeated in the Nou Camp. Ibrahimovic, who is still one of the scorers in the preseason, has many options to start. Beside, it is expected the presence of Bojan and Messi. The Linyola has completed all the pre-season with the team, except for a getaway with the U-21 a few days, and Guardiola appreciated the great performance that offered the last few games of last year. Thus, even though he had a fateful night in the Sánchez Pizjuán, repeat title but this time on the left.

Messi on the right would occupy that position back to the false end. Another option would be to leave the bench to Swedish and then vary the board: Messi would be assigned the position nine, Pedro the left flank and repeated Bojan on the right. Among the three totaled six goals against Sevilla last season. Leo was the most accurate, with three goals. Ibra, meanwhile, only managed to make the entire Alvarez once in the Cup

David Villa is now the one with fewer options, despite the Guaje has shown in training that will not need much time to adapt to the team. Also ensure that medical services is one of the internationals who have come in better shape, but Pep is not to go too fast too quickly with a player who just arrived at the club.

Leo Messi returned to training yesterday to prepare for the Cup match against Sevilla. Argentine striker trained to keep pace with the group and will vest in the Barca team tomorrow to face the team of Seville. The Flea, absent from the match against Villarreal, seeks to recover lost time and wants to lead the Catalans to pass the quarter-finals, while aware of the hardness of the rival.

Other than also be present in the team is Jose Manuel Pinto . Cadiz goalkeeper decisive in the last edition of the Cup, not content to play only this competition and said yesterday: "If I thought I will play four games a year I go to my house. I will take any opportunity I'm really motivated .

Bojan also emerges as holder to play the important match. Still, until tomorrow afternoon when Guardiola meet with your team, no end to clear all the unknowns. Suspended for the match next weekend in Tenerife, Ibrahimovic could complete the list of attackers.

WE ARE ALL AWARE OF WHAT YOU CAN DO

The pair formed by Messi and Eto 'or crushed to a solid Sevilla finished surrendered to the magic and effectiveness of the brazen attack Barcelona.

As in the great bull-fighting hand to hand Samuel Eto 'o and Leo Messi came out last night by the door of the big Sánchez Pizjuán. Al style José Tomás two players cut two ears and tails in the square over to the League of taurine I had a Sevilla want to spoil the festival of football players at the weekend. But could not be and the team that capitanea Pep Guardiola went with the three points from a crowded Sánchez Pizjuán that saw the two front players toreaban and stored at a rival that he hoped to draw something more positive in their stadium.

The magic of Messi and effectiveness of Eto 'or gave the three points to the super Barca de Guardiola.


Ran the 78 minute duel between Catalonia and Andalusia as a renewed assistance from Xavi Hernandez in the head for the Argentine footballer with his head and controlled from the crescent surprised the goal Palop with a zurdazo that this could even stretch. All very quick, brilliant, spectacular, vibrant, out of range. As Leo Messi and his personal style of football. Without a doubt, a coup that placed the authority 0-2 at the marker and facing Sánchez Pizjuán things. But the great performance of Messi had not come to an end.

In added time, ran the 92 minutes, the Argentine received an assistance of Alexander Hleb who had just entered the field and from outside the area after racing to get into another action of the third managed to catch much of the night, the second your account. With so many of the two last night in Seville Leo Messi and accumulate new targets in its personal locker.

Celebrations crack show that he is happy and that is important in this team. "We are aware of everything that we can do," said the striker after the match. A statement of intent of what their main objectives for this campaign.