Thursday, January 13, 2011

Barcelona 5-0 Betis ... Giant step of the Catalans to Semifinals

Barcelona have taken a giant step towards the semifinals of the Copa del Rey after thrashing Betis (5-0), in a game in which Leo Messi celebrated his new "Golden Ball" with a triple. The diabetics gave a good image despite the rout. Resisted until the forces and failed them in the second half, Barca hit the gas and found the best version of Leo Messi, who was very accurate and practically decided the tie.

It was Pep Guardiola's team a juggernaut in the second half, which had chances to sign an even bigger rout. If the first time, Casto kept the boat's decision in the second, the Betis goal could not help battered. If anyone thought that the statements of Pepe Mel, Betis coach: "The tie is fifty-fifty," was a bravado, he soon realized the reality and saw the best home staging impossible among leaders First and Second.

And Betis left to speculate not be forgotten in the wardrobe of the alleged technical inferiority and put the difficult things to Almighty Barca team, to the extent that it demanded more authority over other rivals. Guardiola guessed the intentions of the diabetics and put his best team in the game.

Forgot rotations and gala ranked team, with the only concession Valdes Pinto instead. And views the claims of either, the show was first class, with the goal Betis, Casto, main character and avoided the tie had net blaugrana color already in the first half hour. In the beginning, the most incisive local front was David Villa.

The Spaniard was in the best chances of Barcelona, the first one in 3 min and Casto met, and the clearest in 14, when it launched a direct non stick. Betis, far from being intimidated, the Catalans decided to respond to every stroke. Mel sought the pressure near the area of Pinto and the club struggled to make their usual games and releasing the ball from behind options.

However, the true balance was the goal Casto, determining the fate of his team. The two occasions by Villa responded with two approaches Betis Ruben Castro and Molina. Then came Leo Messi, who controlled with his chest dramatically and only the strong performance of the visitors prevented the goal keeper.

The script for the game was clear. Barca had trouble releasing the ball from behind, but when it surpassed the first line of pressure, easily reached the area of Seville. Pedro Villa and again to force Casto was brilliant again, and soon after Molina was also very close to the goal, a goal that prevented the paint with a great stretch.

In the final stretch of the first half, the club stepped up its actions. Messi did not succeed in a play rehearsed and Villa scored in an offside position before the Argentina successful in a great action on the counter. A great driving Iniesta ended with a pass on Messi and Argentine petroleum jelly in a large individual action.

Before the break, Ruben Castro shot the crossbar in the Barcelona goal. In the second half, after re-probed Rubén Castro Pinto, Betis appeared to have reached its limit. Then, the Barça pressed the accelerator, and reappeared Messi nearly put his team in the Semifinals. In his first performance in the second half, Argentina scored the 2-0.

Villa's pass, cut by Messi on the defense, a first shot of the Argentine Casto cleared and a new shot that caught goalkeeper contrapié and the entire defense Betis. From that moment, the match was broken. Messi scored his third goal after receiving a great pass from Xavi Hernandez. The "Flea", which in the first goal had been assisted by Iniesta, another finalist for the Golden Ball, "practically decided the tie on 73 minutes.

After the best in the world, only to Casto, was for more and not hit, but did not care, because the club rounded off another stunning rout. Pedro scored after a great play by Dani Alves and Keita completed the scoring after receiving a spectacular Iniesta assistance becomes almost a formality around next week in Seville.

- Credits: 5 - Barcelona: Pinto, Alves, Piqué, Puyol, Maxwell, Sergio Busquets, Xavi, Iniesta, Pedro (Afellay, m.79), Messi (Jeffren, m.86) and Villa (Keita, m.74 ) 0 - Betis: Casto; Isidoro, Miqui Roque, Arzu, Nacho; Beñat (Juande, m.57), Iriney (Juanma, m.63), Israel (Jonathan Pereira, m.77), Salva Sevilla, Ruben Castro Jorge Molina.

Goals: 1-0, m.44, Messi. 2-0, m.62, Messi. 3-0, m.73, Messi. 4-0, m.76, Pedro. 5-0, m.83, Keita. Referee: Velasco Carballo (Madrid Committee). Admonished Iriney (M.20), Miqui Roque (M.39), Busquets (m.57) and Isidore (M.60). Subs: 59.498 spectators attended the match in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey match at the Nou Camp.

Before kickoff, Leo Messi, recent winner of the "Golden Ball", accompanied by Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez gave the award to viewers. Observed a minute's silence in memory of Angel Pedraza, the former Barcelona player, who died last Saturday.
Posted by Manlio Gandolfi at 2:16 AM

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