Wow, some through ball from Messi (he's already created more chances in 15 mins of this game than in his last 2-3 games combined) and Neymar misses a sitter... incredible, although to be fair he was on the stretch a little bit.
La Liga - 2014/15
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1-0, Neymar.
Brilliant team goal, 1-0 Barça. Messi with the ball over the top from deep, for Alba who cuts it back first time on the volley, Suárez with the dummy (or even a slight flick?) and Neymar tucks it home.
That was a great goal. Lovely ball from Messi and great dummy from Suarez.
What a goal.. Suarez with a great dummy
That Barca attack is disgusting. Can't remember a better attack in recent times. They seem to really click lately and they will only get better!
2-0, Messi. Nice finish from a tight angle.
When these 3 are on form 
Again, wow. Espanyol haven't even done much wrong so far, but Barça (and Messi especially) just dominating them. Very tight angle for the finish. Do think Suárez was offside though, but yet another assist for him as well.
I'd agree with that, but I don't think that's down to injury. I think he is conserving his energy in a lot of matches and playing in bursts. He's certainly inactive, playing at walking pace for stretches of games. Whether that's necessity or just the reality that there are games that are going to need him more that PSG I don't know. He's been to Italy this week talking to a nutritionist apparently - maybe that's related.
But in terms of what he's doing in those bursts he looks impressive to me. There aren't many games where he needs to pop up more than two or three times and Enrique seems to have arranged it so that it doesn't matter. Anyway he's looking handy again today
I'd agree with that, but I don't think that's down to injury. I think he is conserving his energy in a lot of matches and playing in bursts. He's certainly inactive, playing at walking pace for stretches of games. Whether that's necessity or just the reality that there are games that are going to need him more that PSG I don't know. He's been to Italy this week talking to a nutritionist apparently - maybe that's related.
But in terms of what he's doing in those bursts he looks impressive to me. There aren't many games where he needs to pop up more than two or three times and Enrique seems to have arranged it so that it doesn't matter. Anyway he's looking handy again today
Yeah, his stamina has always been an issue, and I also doubt his problems were solely because of the knock (though the timing would suggest it had an impact). He looked physically exhausted at the end of the Valencia game (which showed in his finish), there's a clip from El Dia Después that's closed up on his face as he's making that run and it almost looks as if he was going to collapse. It's not something new for him to play and manage his energy as you described but this anecdotal evidence wrt Krychowiak and D.Luiz is kinda new in the sense that the "old" Messi would've extremely rarely "allowed" the ball to be taken off him that cleanly by a player he had just gone past. He didn't seem to have the energy to escape them in those instances -- and there were several of them all in one or two weeks' time.
Espanyol have become threatening a couple of times now, 2 or 3 breaks but they couldn't find the final pass or the finish (Caicedo attempting a difficult one on the half-volley earlier).
That would have been a great goal.
This is better than sex.
i was thinking the same while watching this game, like messi plays when he is needed, and if he is not, he just stays there, tries to make a couple of good plays, set some goals for his teamates or himself, but without stressing muchI'd agree with that, but I don't think that's down to injury. I think he is conserving his energy in a lot of matches and playing in bursts. He's certainly inactive, playing at walking pace for stretches of games. Whether that's necessity or just the reality that there are games that are going to need him more that PSG I don't know. He's been to Italy this week talking to a nutritionist apparently - maybe that's related.
But in terms of what he's doing in those bursts he looks impressive to me. There aren't many games where he needs to pop up more than two or three times and Enrique seems to have arranged it so that it doesn't matter. Anyway he's looking handy again today
he must be willing to win another trebble and to do so, he must be thinking that he needs to pace himself
plus copa america starts in june and we all know that he prefers argentina over barcelona
hides under a rock
red card for alba
idiot
idiot
Alba off.
Alba, what a moron
what a play
messi off the post
messi off the post
the ref is a cnut
What did Alba do?
protest, threw the teddy out of the pram
Didn't agree with a call and kicked the ball away, then said something to the ref after receiving the 1st yellow... Spanish refs don't take much shit (and certainly not Mateu Lahoz), and rightly so.
mascherano is playing very good
Suárez very unselfish there and squares for Neymar who again misses an open net.
Messi getting clattered time and time again, but he seems up for it.
Héctor Moreno doing a Jordi Alba yup, Mateu Lahoz doesn't take no shit.
yup, Mateu Lahoz doesn't take no shit.ft 0-2
Héctor Moreno doing a Jordi Alba
Fixed.
I really want to know what Alba said. Must've been more extreme than Ronaldo's "Do you like what you see?" while cupping his crotch during the El Clasico.
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Lahoz is really annoying, he thinks he is as important as the players. Unfortunately he is always featured in Madrid or Barça games, so I always have to watch him slow down matches so he can talk to players in that "film me, cameras" way.
I guess that the red card to Alba was to compensate(too late) for the offside in the second goal.
you think that the ref wanted to make a mistake to compensate a mistake made by the lineman? really?
Torres squandering a great ball from Koke. Sums it up this half.
I wouldn't be surprised really,the level of referees is very poor sometimes and the compensation mistakes happen all the time specially with the team at home. Tomorrow nobody will remember the linesman but Mateu and a mistake that ended the match.
Busquets agrees, he pretty much said the same thing after the match.
Another great chance for Torres. Should have hit it the first time.
Goal! Griezmann again. Koke's initial shot is saved by the keeper only for Griezmann to nod in from close.
Great strike from Raul Garcia. Keeper could have done better though.
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