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Round one of the Barcelona derby goes to Barça
December 20th, 2010It doesn’t seem that long ago since I was wondering if Barça would really be able to step up their game and compete with Real Madrid for the Spanish League title. Coincidentally, that was the moment that Barça DID really start to get things together and the following matches have seen an astounding number of goals, including against their arch-rival.
Following that comment, Barcelona beat Sevilla 5-0; they then went on to beat Getafe and Villarreal 3-1 each; then 8-0 against Almeria; 5-0 against Real Madrid; 3-1 with Osasuna; 5-0 again against Real Sociedad; and now 5-1 in theBcelona derby on Saturday night. The goal tally has been astounding and Barça’s reputation must strike fear into any team the play at the moment – I pity the poor goalkeepers in particular.
In theory Espanyol should have been a fairly tough match, but other teams with an even better reputation have been dropping like flies against this new Barcelona dream team, so why should this be an exception? Perhaps the most unusual feature of the match on Saturday was the lack of goals from Messi; I can’t wait until the league gets going again right at the beginning of the new year to see how this season will play out.
0-1, Pedro (min 19
0-2, Xavi (min 30)
0-3, Pedro (min 60)
1-3, Osvaldo (min 62)
1-4, Villa (min 75)
1-5, Villa (min 84)
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|
1
|
Barcelona |
16
|
14
|
1
|
1
|
51
|
9
|
43
|
|
2
|
Real Madrid |
16
|
13
|
2
|
1
|
39
|
12
|
41
|
|
3
|
Villarreal |
16
|
10
|
3
|
3
|
30
|
14
|
33
|
|
4
|
Valencia |
16
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
24
|
19
|
28
|
|
5
|
Espanyol |
16
|
9
|
1
|
6
|
18
|
22
|
28
|
|
6
|
Atlético Madrid |
16
|
8
|
2
|
6
|
27
|
19
|
26
|
|
7
|
Getafe |
16
|
8
|
2
|
6
|
26
|
22
|
26
|
|
8
|
Athletic Bilbao |
16
|
8
|
1
|
7
|
25
|
27
|
25
|
|
9
|
Real Sociedad |
16
|
7
|
1
|
8
|
22
|
26
|
22
|
|
10
|
Mallorca |
16
|
6
|
3
|
7
|
16
|
20
|
21
|
|
11
|
Sevilla |
16
|
6
|
2
|
8
|
21
|
27
|
20
|
|
12
|
Hércules |
15
|
5
|
3
|
7
|
18
|
22
|
18
|
|
13
|
Deportivo |
16
|
4
|
6
|
5
|
13
|
19
|
18
|
|
14
|
Osasuna |
16
|
4
|
5
|
7
|
15
|
20
|
17
|
|
15
|
Racing Santander |
15
|
5
|
2
|
8
|
13
|
23
|
17
|
|
16
|
Levante |
16
|
4
|
3
|
9
|
18
|
26
|
15
|
|
17
|
Almería |
16
|
2
|
7
|
7
|
15
|
25
|
13
|
|
18
|
Málaga |
16
|
4
|
1
|
11
|
20
|
35
|
13
|
|
19
|
Sporting Gijón |
16
|
2
|
6
|
8
|
13
|
24
|
12
|
|
20
|
Zaragoza |
16
|
1
|
7
|
8
|
14
|
27
|
10
|
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