I was quite impressed with FC Barcelona as they managed to win Almeria easily by fielding mostly second string players like Bojan , Afellay , Nolito , Adriano , Thiago , Keita , Mascherano , Milito & Pinto. However , their performance were world class and this already showing the depth of Barca 's bench. Even without relying on their star players , Barca was still a fantastic team. The starting lineup was shown as below.
Nolito Bojan Afellay
Keita Thiago Mascherano
Adriano Busquets Milito (c) Alves
Pinto
They managed to control the pace of the game like usual.(Thanks to Thiago , Keita and Mascherano for their work-rate and persistence) At 34 minutes , Adriano went on a nice run and pass through 2 defenders ....... OMG He netted his first goal for Barca !!! This was a vital goal which boasted their confidence to score again. 1-0 was not enough for Barca
The second goal was stunning as well. At 55 or 56 minutes , Thiago firstly passed the ball to unmarked Dani Alves on the right flank and quickly ran into the box to receive a superb crossing from Dani. Then , Thiago sent the ball on the left side of goal area with a header. The ball flew so high till Esteban had no chance to deny it. What a goal !!!
Ibrahim Afellay , the new signing from PSV scored the third goal of Barca which was his first one as Los Blaugrana 's player. Keita passed the ball to Afellay and Afellay immediately drived into the box and blasted a low shot which sleek past Esteban. Barca reached the final with an impressive 8-0 aggregated victory and their opponent was Real Madrid. Let us crush them in the final.
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