By Luis Martín
El Pais in Spain
Valdes, Puyol imposes Xavi commands, Iniesta and Messi adds style leads, at age 23, to an unforgettable team. The five will play their third final of the European Cup in London, although in the case of Messi loses the Paris because of injury, as Xavi. Messi did not score, but at 23 years is hard to resist his talent. Rosario yesterday played a great game, but it almost is not news. Leo held as much as if he had gotten it. Generous to overeat, The Flea jumped with their boots oranges by the common glory. Probably why his glory was not guess roof.
No matter if you do not check, because theirs are more than goals. Demonstrated when the game began working on the pressure as if a worker rather than the biggest star in world football, simply because the script demanded it. Messi ran more than five miles, which speaks to its impressive commitment, because not everybody was to find the goal that failed, many were to retrieve the ball when the team lost.
Arrival half an hour, Xavi and Iniesta soon found a way to bring the team to the area, appeared before Casillas and chained three shots in three minutes, only the excellence of the best goalkeeper in the world prevented ended in red. Por culpa de su prodigioso regate se llevó Carvalho la primera tarjeta del partido; le enseñó la amarilla el árbitro belga a Xabi Alonso, ya en el segundo tiempo; barrió también Marcelo a Messi, y también fue amonestado; y finalmente, Adebayor le hizo otra falta, que también le costó ver la cartulina.
No debe resultar extraño que el argentino sea el jugador que más faltas recibe en lo que se ha jugado en la presente edición de la Champions: hay días en los que solo se le puede frenar triturando el reglamento. Así terminó, molido, después de recibir doce faltas.
Messi is so good that it hurts even when it touches the ball, like yesterday, when he let a pass from Iniesta and Pedro stood alone in front of Iker Casillas to score. Leo celebrated it as if he had scored goals because they do not need to be identified as the best, however much the mark in abundance.
Messi is the third scorer in the history of Barcelona, \u200b\u200bafter scoring 52 goals in 51 matches this year, accumulated 179 goals since making his debut with the first team and chasing Cesar ( 235) and Kubala (196). Two myths. Unwittingly, he seeks records that seem insurmountable. For example: lleva 11 goles en los 12 partidos que ha jugado este año en la Liga de Campeones y está solo a uno del holandés Van Nistelrooy, que en la temporada 2002/2003, cuando jugaba en el Manchester United, marcó 12 goles en los 14 partidos que llevaron al conjunto inglés a conseguir el trofeo aquella temporada.
Ayer no marcó, pese a que tiró cinco veces a puerta, pero los dos goles de la ida en el Bernabéu, que sí fueron suyos, llevan al Barcelona a la segunda final europea en tres años. "Perdimos la eliminatoria en casa", asumió Casillas al final del partido, mientras Messi se abrazaba a Abidal, que ayer volvió a pisar un terreno de game after they have undergone a liver tumor. Following the tremendous ovation from the stadium, which chanted his name, was blanketed by their peers. "It is a time to enjoy and celebrate, more so because we have succeeded to a great team. We have taken an important step. We just need to climb the last step," he conceded Iniesta after the final whistle.
Shy always, when the time to celebrate, Messi was swept away by the festive atmosphere of the Nou Camp embraced Peter and Busquets. I was in heaven. Overwhelmed by emotions. So much so that when it appeared that was resistant to sticking more tears, emotion, of course, appeared Pep Guardiola, its biggest patron, to give him a cuddle. Messi is great, if not check. You just have to go out and ask for the ball.
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