Daily Soccer Buzz: Barcelona, record numbers. What Manchester derby

Monday, January 17, 2011

Barcelona, record numbers. What Manchester derby

ROME, Jan. 17 - I'm afraid those numbers from Barcelona, who yesterday set a new Spanish record of points - 52 on 57 available! - At the end of the first round in the tournament to 20 teams. The Blaugrana have lost just five points, all at the Camp Nou, three against Hercules Trezeguet (0-2) and two against Mallorca (1-1).

This means that out of the house always won, that is nine times! Logically, then, that Pep Guardiola will smile for the time dismissed the assault of Jose Mourinho, who closed the first part of the Liga off four lengths. While Barça overwhelmed 4-1 (Iniesta, Villa double and Pedro) Malaga, with the former Roma player Julio Baptista, sliding the 13th consecutive win, Real Madrid was secured on a tie (1-1) dall'Almeria, last class, making an effort to reach the soul for the hosts took the lead with a surprise Ulloa, thanks to a missile of the "bureau" Granero.

DERBY HIGH ALTITUDE - For now, the two pairs of Manchester are leading the Premier League. For now, why should the United retrieve two more matches and then the ranking is a lot - but a lot - virtual. This does not alter the merits of the City, that Roberto Mancini is making travel in the regular rhythms seen that Sheikh Mansour's staff has provided.

The latest home-Citizens, the Bosnian Dzeko for 35 million euro, it was immediately useful, providing an assist for the goal of Yaya Toure in Wolverhampton suffered a success. A 4-3 (other networks bear the signature of Kolo Toure and Tevez, two) sent on a rampage Mancini for the lack of concentration in the final game.

Place of gold reached outnumbered (expelled the Brazilian Rafael), United's home to Tottenham in a great shape. Stay in the wake of the double with Arsenal Van Persie (a disk) has aggravated the crisis of the West Ham bench on which Grant appears to have counted the hours. Breathe, however, Carlo Ancelotti: the lifts Chelsea by beating Blackburn 2-0 with Anelka and Ivanovic.

Crisis passed? No, the classic broth. VIA THE FESTIVAL - should be 'missing four months and an entire half of the season, but already the holidays can be programmed Dortmund to win the seventh title in the Bundesliga. At the start of the tournament, the eleventh of Juergen Klopp, went on to win 3 - 1 (two goals, and acute Grosskreutz Gotz in just 6 ') at the home of Bayer Leverkusen, its closest rival.

Centered on the eighth success in the last nine games. Are now 12 points clear of second in the standings, the surprising Hanover (3-0 away to Eintracht Frankfurt), and as many as 16 on Bayern, who after the 1-1 Wolfsburg - a sign Thomas Mueller (Lahm sent a penalty kick on the pole) - should perhaps DefInt say goodbye to the title.