Messi to avoid surprises

The match between FC Barcelona and Spartak Moscow was far from the placid debut was expected to Tito Vilanova in the Champions League. The truth is that, although their numbers are still exceptional considering the immaculate league start, the image of Barca on the pitch are leaving several questions and the team finished carburar.

True, the season just short of start. No team reaches its peak in September. In fact, if we look to Europe will not find virtually any computer-except perhaps Bayern Munich, who is convinced his game. But after so many years of hegemony, is striking to see Barca falter.

Who could expect Spartak Moscow against the ropes had Messi and company at Camp Nou? And that despite the fact that Russian football is continuously growing, and Unai Emery is a fantastic coach, but lacks complete the task, always able to embarrass the club. Yesterday it was with a different approach to that used to use with Valencia. Aware of its assets, gave the ball to arm in defense and look to hurt the counter and through rapid transitions, supported by a large Emenike.

An apparent lack of intensity was one of the culprits that saw Barca, already in the second half, behind on the scoreboard. Not only is an issue of concentration, but concepts. The big difference between what is being, for the moment, the club of Tito Vilanova as to what we were used Pep Guardiola is not yet reached fluency in the game, but the defensive frailties. The losses do not help. Yesterday joined the Pique, Barca accused him, and certainly in the box gulped after ruling the signing of a center in summer.

A Song Pique replaced it, and I dare say that it will do in the next game. Although he introduced himself that he could act as central, last night was clearly not their habitat. Messy, mixing wrong with Mascherano has also lost safety. Hard to believe that the second goal had gone to Russia marker and Piqué Puyol on the pitch.

The party pushed through between Tello and Messi. The first signed one of his best performances with all Barca, scoring it 1-0 with a shot house brand, effective and long stick adjusted. Messi scored the second one, but again the de Sabadell the protagonist of the play, leaving behind his pair with excellent dribbling with which drained the baseline to serve on a platter to the Argentine goal.

And it was Messi himself who signed the comeback with a 3-2, topping head to a cross from Alexis, who had entered minutes before the pitch with David Villa, after Tito's decision to move to a 3-4-3, or rather, a 3-3-4. It was the best of Messi, far from it. There is seen lacking pace and spark. But when is the best player in the world, even in a bad day you can decant a game.