Writing after a while. Barca has in the meantime progressed to the Quarters of Champions League. VFB Stuttgart was the opponent in the Round of 16 and Barca held them 1-1 in Germany in the 1st leg. That was, in fact advantage Barca for their away goal. But the way Barca played their 2nd leg at Nou Camp was far far more convincing that Barca is definitely the best. Barca outplayed Stuttgart in their usual classical style and netted 4 times. Messi scored twice and he was at his flowing best. The dribbles, the speed and the class was awesome. The first goal has to be one of the best of the week; Messi's shot was amidst 4 defenders who were dangerously close to the Argentine prodigy but it was the deception and the skill of Barcelona's number 10 which saw the ball hitting the back of the net. This match was one of the showcase matches which displayed the unique style of Barcelona..passing the opponents to death, not using unneccessary aggression, blinding skills and most importantly, playing as a complete TEAM. Xavi was out of action but that did not hurt. I guess, the combination of 3 forwards, 2 of them from either Messi, Henry, Ibra and the third being Pedro, Bojan, etc should be used. The not-that-stars of Barca are very impressive and that helps us fans feel secured about the years to come.
Coming to the Liga, we are just behind Real and with the number of games left, it is not going to be as easy a task as it was last season. However, the recent victory against Valencia and Zaragoza with Lionel Messi in stunning form has given us a lot of hopes. One more 'El-Classico' is left and that promises to be one of the most crucial matches.