Barça in top form against Athletic

Monday, April 5th, 2010

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Barcelona put on a real show of strength on Saturday against Athletic Bilbao, ahead of one of the most pivotal weeks of the season. On Tuesday they play Arsenal in the return leg of the Champions League quarter final; and on Saturday is the showdown with Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.

As usual Barça dominated possession, although there were chances created by both sides. Barça’s first goal came in the 26th minute, when Jeffren scored his first league goal of the season from an Abidal pass. And five minutes before the break came Barcelona’s second, with a goal from Bojan.

After last week’s match against Arsenal Barcelona no doubt we not entirely comfortable with a 2-0 advantage but Bojan made it 3 goals within a few minutes of the second half. And in the 67th minute Pedro, who was brought on to replace a now injured Jeffren, passed the ball to Messi who made it 4-0.

Although Athletic got back into the game enough to score a single goal in the 76th minute, Barcelona’s victory was more than comfortable and must have given a huge confidence boost ahead of their most important week of the season to date.

While Real Madrid remain top of the table following a 2-0 victory against Racing, both teams are now waiting for the other to stumble.

1-0, Jeffren (min 26)
2-0, Bojan (min 40)
3-0, Bojan (min 58)
4-0, Messi (min 67)
4-1, Susaeta (min 76)

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Real Madrid	30	25	2	3	83	25	77
2	Barcelona	30	24	5	1	75	19	77
3	Valencia	30	16	8	6	48	30	56
4	Sevilla	30	14	6	10	43	35	48
5	Mallorca	30	14	6	10	46	34	48
6	Athletic Bilbao	30	13	6	11	41	41	45
7	Villarreal	30	12	7	11	45	41	43
8	Deportivo	30	12	6	12	32	38	42
9	Getafe	30	12	5	13	42	40	41
10	Atlético Madrid	30	11	7	12	47	45	40
11	Sporting Gijón	30	9	10	11	33	38	37
12	Almería	30	9	10	11	32	39	37
13	Osasuna	30	9	7	14	26	35	34
14	Espanyol	30	8	10	12	22	37	34
15	Zaragoza	30	8	8	14	37	53	32
16	Málaga	30	7	10	13	34	38	31
17	Racing Santander	30	7	10	13	30	44	31
18	Tenerife	30	6	7	17	29	61	25
19	Valladolid	30	4	12	14	30	53	24
20	Xerez	30	5	8	18	26	52	23