Only half a step from perfection

The FC Barcelona has signed a first round of near-perfection. 55 of 57 possible points, 18 wins and one draw in 19 matches, including 10 of 10 out of home. So, with only half championship played, Barca ahead to second place on 11 points, Atletico Madrid has signed an outstanding first half of the season and that, in other times, would have served to command the League. Real Madrid, meanwhile, ranks third, a whopping 18 points of the team that seriously threatens his record 100 points last year.

Not in the best dreams Catalans (or worst nightmares meringues) there was a possibility of being champions in mid-January. But beyond the incredible advantage harvested (which bind the merit and demerit blaugrana white), which should focus our attention is a reality that nobody expected: the team of Tito Vilanova paint even better than three of the four versions of the Pep Team, leaving him still the second half of the season, in which the titles are won to become the best Barça never seen so matching and solvency concerns.

To finish the first round initialed almost perfect Barca took La Rosaleda, the field of one of the best teams in the league and, without doubt, the best game practice. The Malaga Manuel Pellegrini also enjoy a spectacular attack, with Isco, Joaquin, Santa Cruz, Saviola, Eliseu, Buenanotte, Seba Fernandez ..., is above other considerations, the team that best defends Spain: before reaching the almighty Tito Team, Willy Caballero had received just 13 goals in 18 games.

The first phase of the game was hotly contested, with Malaga cerradito far more than usual, but without relinquishing possession handle after each recovery, mixing his usual game wisely horizontal Vertical tendency to seek more defensive default Barca: running backwards. But what took lasted balance Malaga in making a mistake: evil Camacho gave the ball to his goalkeeper and Messi, hook behind the rear line of local, took the gift to set before Caballero.

The goal broke the Malaga. Not in a sudden, but it cracked enough that the crack was growing Messi goal as Xavi scored a drop in pace looking to maximize possession. The second goal, five minutes after the break, was the end of history. Messi Cesc went into space and defined Arenys perfection after optimal control oriented. The third goal blaugrana and boquerona of honor that only served to reivindicasen two alternates: Thiago and Buenanotte.

As has scored victory after victory, Vilanova has been introducing changes and developments in the computer. The team plays more turned to the left, where the descent of Alba calls Iniesta, Cesc and Messi continued to build on that flank superiorities. But if there are two immediate Tito has improved in the achievements of Pep, we look at two key players: Sergio Busquets, who does everything, every day more and better (including last night a wonderful roulette ) and Cesc Fabregas, who Vilanova has managed to fit into the team's orthodoxy.

As highlighted in the chronicle of the previous meeting, Cesc and not only breaks lines from the center, but now swap his position with Iniesta to appear to the left, near the sidelines. From there began yesterday to finalize the contest with the second goal of the match.

The FC Barcelona has been only a half-step to achieve a perfect lap. His only "sting" was the tie to two with Real Madrid at the Camp Nou, a great game that offered the best personal duel between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo (two goals each) and to remember that Barca played with a defense table: Mascherano and Adriano plant and Montoya right back Alves after the injury before the half hour.

It should not be an obsession, or anything, and it would be advisable to not waste League forces will come in handy to address Cup rounds and, above all, the Champions League. But of course that the club should not ignore the possibility of achieving the mash to win a league without losing a game, a record that in Spain there has been more than black and white. Vilanova is right to be cautious, but the fact is that the club has won the League 2012-2013. Remains to be seen if he can beat the 100 points of Real Madrid's spectacular last year, and how long it takes to lose their first game, if you lose ...