The Pep Team and is in its own right, a team legend. With reference to the Dream Team, Pep Guardiola's pupils returned to Wembley for cycling history: 19 years ago FC Barcelona won their first European Cup under the command of Johan Cruyff, yesterday raised its fourth Orejona, third in the past six years, second in the last three, since the Santpedor arrived at the club bench life.
In 1992 came to Wembley to end a historical urgency, an imperative, yesterday, Xavi, Iniesta, Messi, Puyol, Valdés, etc, etc, have initialed a great cycle that has guaranteed a place in the altar of legendary teams , next to Madrid DiStefano, Ajax of Cruyff, Beckenbauer Bayern, AC Milan of Van Basten ... There's no doubt also discuss in a few years of this club.
The duel on the lawn of the new Wembley began with a script similar to the 2009 final in Rome: Manchester United, with a more offensive lineup than expected, at least on the board, went out to eat his opponent, pushing too above, being very vertical and with a tremendous physical deployment. But his overwhelming start, as then, diluted to ten minutes. In Rome, the Red Devils found themselves a goal by Eto'o that killed the first, last night in London, did not die of a stroke, but was bleeding slowly with every subtle stab of a squad that hold of the ball and with it, the game.
And therein to dominate the ball there is no one like Xavi Hernández. Yesterday carried the captain's armband to the forced substitution of Puyol and pushed his team to hit back-pass uncheck-control, clear-control-pass ... He was omnipresent, wisely choosing where to appear: now falling on the area Busquets, now sliding down to the back of Carrick, now fleeing persecution from Giggs. Xavi took the helm and made fully operational all parts of your computer.
Barca took possession of the ball and began to play as only they are capable. When we said that "the end does not play, you win" fell into the sin of forgetting it for a long time since we saw the team play and Guardiola. But last night was planted in the temple of English football and made a symphonic display all remember for a long time, including United players and their coach, Alex Ferguson, who will have nightmares all his life with the dance beat them a thirty Terrassa , a boy and a kid Fuentealbilla Rosario.
In Ecuador the first time the party had already taken a clear course: the club he'd play, but not with your version cautious horizontal, but vertical, with incisive and daring in front, the United failed to give more than one mix forced the ball over and pa'rriba patadon. So, come the 27th minute, Xavi picked up a ball in three quarters and the England defense made a mistake: they gave him time to look and think. The Six remained calm until he found the metrito had given the withdrawal of rival behind Peter, put it perfectly and did not spare the canary, driving the ball into the goal with an accurate hit the post. Because Don Pedro Pedrito always in big games.
The goal only served to confirm the superiority Blaugrana, a team that when playing at his best, is unparalleled in the world, nay, when he plays well, makes its big and more than worthy rival rag dolls appear. However, United have a coach who is an old dog that takes care of small details and seeking the way to win every little nook and cranny, and unexpected insignificant it may be: Ferguson roared at his players to put pressure Throw Abidal-band, recovered the ball and Rooney, who disappeared at the time, mountedtwo walls, the latter with Giggs, to finish connecting with an unstoppable shot that tied the contest. The Welsh veteran's position was offside, but very fair, difficult to appreciate without repetition.
The draw of Manchester did not dent the club. Blaugrana players knew they were doing very well, they were still much higher and if not deviated from the script, things end up falling under its own weight. At the end of the day, his rival pulled a door had no more than the goal, while they had walked the area regularly challenging rival. Arrived at the break, it was expected that Ferguson would revive his soldiers to repeat the output of the first time, and try to turn around the match or at least leveling a field that had put him uphill. But none of that: the club, usually killed after the rest, returned to the lawn as if there had been no break.
Decision time Lionel Messi. All I expected. I had promised at the conclusion of the league title. "My words to me I'll save for 29. On 29 we will see again here and I'll talk. " And in effect, will speak today. Because yesterday fulfilled its promise. Because first spoke on the field and said: "There can be that we are tying this game." Iniesta received the ball in the lane of Eight and the passivity of his rivals said, "Reculáis for fear I brewed up the kitchen? For I the clavaré from here. " Progressed, it outlined, Vidic used to screen and hit a thread that prevented the Serbian, was poisoned to escape from Van der Sar and ended up kissing the net.
Delirium culé tier was symbolized in the celebration of the Flea: has rarely celebrated as a goal, with such rage. The statistics said that Messi was never marked in England, but Leo laughs at the statistics. The goal knocked out United and Ferguson left with no arguments. It took more than ten minutes to decide a change, bringing in Nani for Fabio, when, leaving aside the romance, which possibly deserved the change due to its low contribution was Ryan Giggs. Such was the superiority of the United Blaugrana failed shot at goal until 25 minutes into the second half and was not even into the net. Valdes, a goalkeeper of great parties, only had to impose his authority on a couple of good starts in our hands and nothing more was required.
But when Ferguson finally decided to make a change, the club managed to wet the party. A more reasonable criticism is often made Guardiola's team is that they often find it difficult to close the match and end up taking more of a scare in the final arreón rival. But last night the show did not waver in any way. While Ferguson's mind was abuzz for a solution, Guardiola called rumpus. Aware of the damage he had done so much for Messi, did not want their players to be conservative and asked them to continue attacking without stopping. And in one of these, Messi appeared stuck to the sidelines, wait for the defender, taught him the ball until it fell into temptation and in the last minute, in a nanosecond messisegundo, La Pulga escaped and ran towards the goal of Van der Sar. Ended up losing the ball, but the damage was done: the England defense had broken with his entry, failed to clear the ball and took Busquets a rebound to put it ahead of Villa, who made no mistake.
The Guaje, a player who has suffered a few months of sterility in front of goal, found the ball with which he dreamed. As he has said repeatedly, he signed for the club to play these games. When he found his opportunity, not let out, he raised his head before receiving it settled with the taco and threw a perfect parable snuck into the top corner. The 3-1 final settlement this beautiful story. Could still have a wonderful epilogue, with an attempt of petroleum Iniesta would have happened to history. But this boat you can not ask for anything more.
With this second Champions League, Team Pep rubric three years of gold. Since Pep Guardiola was the bench, FC Barcelona has won ten of the thirteen titles to have appeared: three league titles, one Super Cup and two in Spain, two Champions and a European Supercup and World Club Cup. By the way have left only two Cups and a Chmin.YteeprdlnelsdsSproabefore the two Super Cups and World Club Cup next year ... This has been a team whose base is the quarry. Yesterday stepped on the Wembley turf eight players that have formed in La Masia. Eight!
And if that were not enough with the demonstrated during the ninety minutes, the club still has had a surprise to the world of football, a gesture of great nobility and sportsmanship. After a passage between the players and coaching staff to honor his rival, Carles Puyol went to Eric Abidal. The captain had received the armband to Xavi, who insisted on giving it to Puyi when I enter the field despite their misgivings. But the bracelet was not for any of them. This was previously agreed. So he approached Puyol Abidal, garlanded him with the Catalan flag and gave him the honor of being the first to raise the Romaine. Last night the club was once again more than a club.
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