are ready to begin on their quest to prove themselves the best team in the world. Both have spent heavily
over the summer and stacked each and every position with players good enough to get in the best team in the world.
So how do they weigh up in each department?
Forwards:
Starting with the catalan club Barcelona whose artistry in the field would make even God's Architect Gaudi proud.They have some of the best forwards going on now in the form of Thiery Henry,young Bojan,Zlatan Ibrahamovic(a 40 million pound + Samuel Eto'o signing in the summer from Inter) and the little magician Lionel Messi,who is looking to take over from Maradona,the supremacy of Argentine football.This kind of lineup is almost a dream come true for any team in the world,and so the firepower is much to be scared of for other teams.
On the other hand Madrid have dished out 80 million pounds for Cristiano Ronaldo,the reigining world footballer
of the year,56 million pounds for Kaka,the 2007 world footballer of the year,and 35 million pounds for Karim
benzema,the most sought after young striker in the world.Apart from that the quality of record goalscorer Raul,
Dutch maestro Ruud Van Nistelroy, and Gonzalo Higuain,add to form a forward lineup, which on paper is the best in
the world.
Midfielders:
Midfield is where the game is won or lost.Enough said.
Here the Blaugranes are the strongest in the world,not only on paper,but in reality ,the glimpses of which were seen during the semi-finals and finals of the Champions League as well as the whole of La Liga season last year. Names such as Xavi,Iniesta,Yaya Toure,young Sergio Bousquets,Seydou Kieta are enough to astonish any football
team(God knows why they are still after Cesc fabregas and javier Mascherano).Their midfield is so strong they did not need to buy even after selling a few squad players.
Los Galácticos have at their disposal equal talent to their rivals in the shape of new 30 million pound signing Xabi Alonso,experienced Fernando Gago,immaculate Lassana Diara,Hard working Momadou Diara,Guti, versatile Rafael van der Vaart and young Esteban Granero to go with squad players such as Drenthe.Such a hugely potent
midfield is wary of no opponent and capable of drubbing any side on a given day.
Defenders:
They save your skin!!!
Barca have a strong defence capable of weathering any storm.Captain Carles Puyol has been there and done that for
years,Gerard Pique has grown over the last year after arriving from Manchester United,Add to that Marquez.
Dani Alves a bursting wing back creating great crosses.New signing Dmytro Chygrynskiy coming for 22 million pound
from Sakhtar is an interesting addition to go with Eric Abidal.
along with the new signings,spanish centre back Raul Albiol and right back Alvaro Arbeloa.Overall an average
defence.
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Goalkeeper:
Victor Valdes is not the best keeper in the world.FULL STOP.
Iker Casillas is amongst the best keeper in the world and the spainish captain is someone who you can rely on
in the worst of conditions against you.
And The Most Important Men:
THE BOSSES:
Pep has had a dream first year managing the team he made his name with as a player,but its hard to continue in
the same fashion as others would have better stratergies to counter Barcelona and so has a hard task at hand.
Having said all that,Pep has created a dream team,he has his players and the historic treble's repeat is
first priority of the man.
Pep Guardiola
world,not only trying to find the best formation,but to take care of the egoes of the giants of the modern era.
He comes in with a reputation for being a solid boss and the NEW GALACTICOS sucess depends solely on him.
Manuel Pellegrini
THE MOST IMPORTANT PLAYER FROM BOTH SIDES: Ricardo Kaka
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