Chelsea, Barcelona and Inter Milan are the flags of European football, rulers of the three championships more powerful, a true reflection of their coaches, leaders of their groups in the Champions League and serious candidates for the title on May 27 in Rome.
Each in his style, from the wildness season (34 goals in 10 games) until the security of the Chelsea (four goals embedded in 12 days) or the effectiveness of Mourinho, who on Sunday was saved at the last minute with a goal of eternal Julio Cruz. Ruthless mechanisms, in the end, for all audiences, the more exclusive than the resultadista.
Chelsea, a 'ogre' home
Leader of the championship stronger and essence of the old professor Scolari, are good times in the neighborhood of London. Heritage group built by Mourinho and operated by Grant, the 'blues' six victories have chained at home, that can be chained to the three of the last course. One more would overcome a record that holds the Tottenham since 1963.
At Ewood Park, under the deluge, was allowed the luxury of defeat without six of its pillars to a modest Blackburn: Drogba, Joe Cole, Ashley Cole, Ballack, Carvalho and Essien, all injured. At present only have foundered in Rome in the fourth round of the liguilla of the Champions (3-1). Without hardly news except Bosigwa arrivals and Deco, both of strict confidence Felipao, who led the Portuguese in the selection.
Top scorer and best defense of the Premier, the only moon in his career are the direct duels with rivals from the north area. Stamford Bridge took out a tie Tottenham and Manchester United and Xabi Alonso gave Liverpool the victory with a goal on the rebound. However, Lampard recovered and the Pichichi Anelka (10 goals) appear sufficient for the moment.
The splendor of Barcelona
On Sept. 21, arrived at the Barcelona Gijón with many urgent and with the rumors unleashed on the future of the coach. Three weeks earlier he had lost in Soria and shortly after patinated with a draw as to the local Racing. In short, a goal for and Guardiola challenged by everything from defensive disarray to the lack of opportunities to Bojan.
Since that day, all of the other way around: 33 goals for eight consecutive victories and a sense that one lives a reissue of the legendary Johan Cruyyf stage. Sporting (1-6), Atletico (6-1), Almeria (5-0), Malaga (1-4) and Valladolid (6-0) have been resigned to the evidence of lethal Eto'o (13 goals) and Messi (6), a couple with the same record scorer for teams like Atletico and Villarreal.
Guardiola has been done with the hands of a squad that seemed lost for the cause. With the same block Rijkaard (for reinforcements only highlights Alves) the beauty of his game, commanded by Iniesta and Xavi and sustained by the surprising Busquets, is unparalleled in Europe. Eto'o, with the Golden Boot in mind, even threatening to break the record of legendary Hugo Sanchez of 38 targets in a season. And if the team keeps this pace, was to propulsaría collective course until the end of the 129 goals scored.
Inter effectiveness or the eternal
In two months, José Mourinho has managed to engage in one of its controversial interior minister until the Italian. And on Sunday, after dying score for Udinese in the Cross at a discount, are faced with their own fans at San Siro. "I spoke to Costinha, who played with me at the Port", apologized. Basically, we forgive everything from the big 'boss' Massimo Moratti until the last of the interest.
After two 'Scudetto' in a row, the technical angry Portuguese kept Inertia has engendered in winning all four seasons of Roberto Mancini, his predecessor. Ibrahimovic continues to demonstrate its category, in the center sends Cambiasso and Julio Cesar has maintained its goal to zero in five of the 11 days.
Far from the recent economic waste, its three investments, far from the highest level (Quaresma, Mancini and Muntari) add up and give solutions to the plague of injuries (Materazzi, Vieira or Chivu). Of course, many will remember the goal from Ronaldinho in the Milan derby before. O's tie to Anorthosis in Nicosia. "Despite the tie, have set six goals: three and all three of our own," summed up the Mourinho loquacious.
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