Taking Stock after the International Break



Iniesta in Action Against Villareal



Ok, finally it was ruled today that this weekend's fixture of La Liga will go ahead as planned. I have to admit that I was praying for this weekend's fixture to be called off. But now that's the judge's decision, we have to face Villareal on Saturday. We always struggle coming from an international break and this fixture has more issues to deal with other than that. There is a growing list of injuries which have to be dealt with . Boja Krkic, who suddenly found some form has suffered a sprained ankle while playing for Spain's U-21 team. He has not been ruled out for the Saturday's match but everything will depend on how he makes the progress in coming days. Lionel Messi is the latest to be added in the injury list, eventhough its not yet clear about the extent of his injury. The Argentinian coaching staff has denied that he is injured but there is some issues which kept him out of the goalless draw against Costa Rica.

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Dani Alves Signs till 2015

Thank God, Finally he signed. Yes it is official. Dani Alves has extended his stay at our club till 2015. This was going like a never ending saga. Tha club wanted to extend his contract, everyone knew. The player wasnted to exntend the contract and so did the the fans. Dani Alves was looking to get a better monetary structure but the club was not willing to break the salary structure. The fans never wanted to see him go away from the club, simply because he always provides most assist in a season. On his day, which happens often he is simply a terror on the right wing. The eventual breakthrough in the contract negotiation happened when Dani Alves signed a deal with Adidas last week. It is believed that the club was behind that deal.

FC Barcelona - 2, Getafe - 1

FC Barcelona increased the pressure on Real Madrid ahead of the Madrid derby with a 2-1 win over visiting Getfae side. Bojan and Alves scored for Barca and Manu scored for Getafe on the night. We wasted a number of good chances and the late goal from Manu made the ending a bit more nervous. With Abidal out mostly for the season, Milito and Pique formed the centre of defense, Adriano and Alves formed the rest of the defense in their usual flying back positions. The midfield had Mascherano, Iniesta and Xavi. Villa, Bojan and Messi formed the attacking trio.

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