Summary of the successful season of FC Barcelona 2010-2011
FC Barcelona began their 2010-11 season with the threat of special, José Mourinho, as he knocked Barcelona out of the Champions League Semi-Final last year with his unprecedented tactics. But Barca have shown their superlative class once again by winning the double, La Liga Crown, three times in a row with two games to spare and the great Champions League Crown, twice in three years by teaching their opponent some really good football. lesson. Furthermore, Barca made a spectacular record of 28 games without losing and 16 consecutive league wins in the 2010-2011 La Liga season. Barça now has to do with the “Dream Team”.
the league
Barça were dramatically beaten 2-0 at the Camp Nou in their second match against newcomer Hércules CF! It was a surprise, not a fact, Barça showed it in their next games. They managed to win the third straight La Liga crown with two games to spare.
Series of “The classics”
Five “The classic” in one season and four of them occurred in April-May only in a time range of 18 days. In recent history, just in 2001-02 both Giants met four times in one season and before that, when they met more or as close as this season, I don’t really remember.
The first“The classic” of the season took place on November 29. The new coach of Madrid, his outstanding performance in the league before this match, the tiredness of the Spanish players after the world cup, etc. were the main problems before the game. But as soon as the referee whistled to start the battle, it was once again the beauty of football drawn by none other than the Barça players. Barça gave their fans an unforgettable Five Stars by beating their eternal rival 5-0 at the Camp Nou on the 111th birthday of the best club in the world. Barça tops the table, 8 points ahead of Madrid with this victory and the leading position was as stable as Everest until the end of the season.
The second“The classic” It was a 1-1 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu as both Messi scored for the first time against Mourinho and Ronaldo scored against Barcelona after his arrival at the Santiago Bernabeu. After the game, Barça was also eight points ahead of Madrid.
Third“The classic” I was in “Ray’s Cup Final so it was a great match for both of them. Mourinho kept up his super defensive strategy and ultimately claimed a win and a trophy as Ronaldo scored in the 102nd minute at Mestalla. Barca owned 70% of the first half goal without any real effort before the goalpost hit. Barça improved in the second half, created chances but everything went in the right direction and within 90 minutes it was 0-0. Ronaldo then scored in the 102nd minute and this was the decisive one as Barca couldn’t score but kept pressing.
the 4th “The classic” was in the long-awaited Semifinal of the Champions League. The first match was at the Santiago Bernabéu. Mourinho strongly criticized Pep Guardiola when Guardiola commented on disqualifying a goal during the king’s cup final. Immediately after Mourinho left the press conference, Guardiola responded quickly and furiously like never before as he used the “F word”. This incident added an extra spice before the battle. On the battlefield we saw the reflection of Guardiola’s anger as the Barça players all rushed towards the referee at any foul committed by a Madrid player. Barcelona were playing their natural attacking game and Madrid were sticking to their defensive plan. It was 0-0 after the break. When two teams were going to the locker room, Pinto, Barça’s substitute goalkeeper, received a red card and there was a clash between some players from both teams. Around the hour of play, Pepe committed a foul against Dani Alves and the referee gave him a red card. Barça’s plan worked. But from the repetition we could easily see that it was a masterpiece by Dani Alves. Mourinho also received a red card when he made an illegal gesture to the referee. Then Barça took advantage of the 10-man advantage and Messi scored in the 76th minute and doubled it with pure magic in the 87th minute and the last one was undoubtedly one of the best goals in the history of the Champions League. After regulation time it was a huge 2-0 lead and Barça was almost through to the final.
the 5th “The classic” It was a cruel formality, as it was more than impossible to keep Barca away from Wembley when they had a 2-0 away lead. Draw 1-1 at the Camp Nou. Barça scored first and Madrid tied. Mourinho was not even in the stands during the match. Barça went to Wembly.
Champions League
It would be an injustice for Barça if I don’t mention the game against Arsenal. Cesc Fábregas returned to play for the losing side. Arsenal had a 2-1 advantage at home, but they couldn’t use it at the Camp Nou, where they were humiliated 4-1 last year and all the goals were scored by the little Argentinian magician Messi. This year Messi once again made the difference, his first goal showing the world that his ability has no limits. Arsenal made an incredible record breaking the record of over a thousand games in the Champions League. In this match they could not fire a single shot at the target! The score was 3-1 and the only goal was Sergio Busquets’ own goal.
Champions League Final – Obviously, it is considered to be the most important game of a season. The Barca players called the match the last Champions League final of their lives, as Guardiola did in 1992 at Wembley, where Barca won their first Champions League Final Trophy. Sir Alex Ferguson called it the “Final of the Decade”. Some said it would “dj seen” of the 2008-09 season, others said that ManU improved. When the game started in the first ten minutes, ManU gave Barca a great challenge, but then it was the beauty of football at its highest level again, Manu became the bus stop once again. The match ended 3-1 and could have been much worse. The game is now considered the best Champions League final in terms of any team’s class of football.
Finally, it was another successful mission for FC Barcelona. They got the Double and created a few collective and individual records this season. Now they are the closest to the “Dream Team” while some people have already expressed that they are the “Dream Team” or better than that! But one thing is certain, Lionel Messi is getting closer to stopping repeating the question “Who is the best player of all time, Pele or Maradona?”.