First of all I have to apologize for not coming up with a preview
before the Benfica vs Barcelona match. It was due to some mitigating
circumstances which has been resolved and with champions league around
everything seems to have brighten including my face as I celebrated watching my
team secure their third away win of the season thanks to a Van Persie double
plus Rooney's Scholes-like artistry... Anyway that's it for the united game, my
attention was also on the benfica game
where they haven't won against Barca in 30years
This was meant to be the hardest match for Barca in their group
but they strolled to victory though not backed by the goals their performance
deserved. Benfica came into the match without their tailsman Oscar Cardozo and
had to face a barcelona with their own tailsman Messi ready to rumble.
An early goal from Alexis Sanchez, set up by Leo Messi got the
ball rolling for the Spanish side, and they were always in control from that
point. Messi as usual putting in a dazzling performance as he and his
team-mates warmed up for the el clasico. Benfica started the game brightly but
immediately the Men from Spain scored it became a one way traffic and they
missed a lot of chances with Benfica trying their best to impose themselves on
the game but to no avail.
The second half eventually proved more incident-filled, with Cesc
Fabregas scoring the second goal after a
dazzing run by Leo Messi, but late on in
the game, Sergio Busquets was sent off and Carlos Puyol suffered a very nasty
injury which I hope is not as serious as it looks.
Anyway, It was a fine result, which puts Barça in a very strong
position to qualify from the group and for benfica, they must win their
remaining homes games to have a chance of qualifying......bring on Madrid says Barca
fans....next up for Barca is the el clasico on the 7th of Oct.....don't miss.
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