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Well, he's by far the greatest player of this generation.If Barcelona were willing to sell, City would have to cough up something like 200 million, at the very least. The thing is that no matter how much Barcelona would get, it'd be impossible to sign a replacement because no current player...

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You should check the definition of competitive. You already know who the top 6 teams in the league will be, this is all but competitive, couldn't be any more boring and predictable. The only top league in Europe that remains competitive is the Bundesliga. In all the others, it's same faces at...

Hmm tough one. To me, it's between Eto'o and Villa. Villa was more consistent, Eto'o was better in his peak years. I basically choose Eto'o because I like him better :) Strong cases could be made for RVN and Shevchenko as well. After all, Shevchenko was the only one in this lot to win the...

He's better than both Xavi and Iniesta were when they were 20. Let's give him time to develop before making such rash judgements.

Thank you, I'm really glad you like my articles. I write for some other sites too. If you're on Twitter, do follow me @Manueltraquete, I'll follow back :) Yeah, they won't stop hating, but why should we care? We won yet another trophy. 12 in the Pep Guardiola era now. Visca el Barca!

Yeah, they made the game really difficult for us today. We might face them again in the latter stages of the Champions League. They do need to find a replacement for Falcao though, Kleber isn't up to it (at least yet). They have too many very good wingers (Hulk, James Rodriguez, Iturbe...

Thanks, it's great to know that. Do you comment or just read? If you comment, what's your username? And yeah, haters gonna hate. Arsenal fans care more about us than their own club, it seems. The hatred is only a sign that we're successful :)

Yup, the very same. I hope the reason you recognize me is because you like my pieces :)

With train + subway, you'll be there in about an hour. No idea how long it would take by cab. But you should definitely try to get an earlier flight. You'll miss the match if you get there 45 minutes before the start.

Barcelona 2-1 Porto Porto are a great team, one of the best in Europe, it's not realistic to think we'll just annihilate them easily.

Thank you, I've started writing for TotalBarca recently as well :) Yeah, the manita must get the nod because of the occasion and the opponent. But to me the Bayern game is a close second, that first half was some of the best football I've ever seen. The Germans were so thoroughly dismantled...

Overall game - La Manita Best half of football - 4-0 against Bayern in 2009, the first half was just tremendous, the best I've seen under Pep. But overall, it must be La Manita. Utterly destroying Moudrid in that way is special, I'll never forget the night of November 29, 2010.

Replace Champions League with Europa League and you might actually be on to something...

MVP. But there should be plenty of rotation to keep everyone fresh. Even Messi can sit some matches, a trident of Pedro, Sanchez and Villa can get the job done and allow Messi to enjoy some much needed rest.

Happy Birthday, Sergio. Legend! One of my favorite players. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/769301-fc-barcelona-the-meteoric-rise-of-sergio-busquets

This might seem hard to believe, but Bojan has the best goals per minute ratio of the Guardiola era. He might not play a lot, but when he does, he usually scores. Also, he did brilliantly when he replaced Ibra at the end of 2009/2010. I'm not sure we would have won that league without Bojan's...

What a great season Andrés had. To me, he was our second best player this season (obviously behind Messi). His ability to take over big matches is second to none, he's one of the few players who actually raise their performance on the big occasion. This season, he was Man of the Match in the...

Another great performance from Thiago today. What a gem this kid is. I really hope he sticks around, I can see him controlling our midfield in a few years, along with Iniesta. I'm sure Pep will give him ample playing time next season and he'll prove his quality. Pep is great at...