The match of the season

Going by the importance, arguably each Liga game carries about the same amount of importance. Lose one and the rival who always seem to breathe on the shoulders would catch you up. But, if you still ask me, which match of Barcelona could be termed as 'Match of the season', I would rate the upcoming UEFA Champions League final against Manchester United in the historical Wembley Stadium of London as the one match which has weight beyond the numerous ones played by Barca this season. The level of the competetion, the opponent and the venue, all of these count.

The first Liga Clasico of the recently concluded season where Real was toppled by Barca 5-0 and took the very important lead in the table can be the closest competitor of the 'Match of the season', followed by the important UCL semi final Clasicos, where another constant called "pride" comes into the picture.

ManU would have a greater support, with larger number of fans from across the globe, from the people who fail to realise that there are teams who play much better football than the Red Devils. But this doesn't diminish the numbers of fan count of the Catalans, who play the kind of football which becomes too hot to handle for the rest of Europe.

I would hope for a repeat of history, for a repeat of the 2009 Champions League final!

The Liga rests with Barca

Once again, Barcelona has claimed the Spanish La Liga title. Once again it has been proven that results come not from the showbiz quotient but by actual performances. Once again, the strategies of coaches who believe in "negative football" has been proven inefficient. For the 3rd straight time, Barca has proven a lot of points to the Fraternity of Football.