Real Zaragoza Had Been Eaten Alive On The Battlefield !!!

They slayed Real Zaragoza 6-1 thanks to a hat-trick from Seydou Keita, a double from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and a cherry-on-top strike from Lionel Messi...

After the midweek shock at home to Rubin Kazan, Barcelona began the game slightly more tentatively than usual, but it did not stop them producing the first shot on target after just three minutes. 25th minute The incessant pressure finally broke the Aragon resistance when Messi hooked in a cross from the right and Seydou Keita threw himself forward to send his diving header into the top corner. 28th minute And it was 2-0 four minutes later thanks to Ibrahimovic, who rifled in a thunderbolt of a freekick 25 yards out which Carrizo could only push into the back of his own net. 41th minute Ibrahimovic ran onto Xavi’s 30-yard through pass and squared it past Carrizo for Keita to stab the ball into the empty net from close range. 55th minute Keita turned provider this time when he whipped in a low cross from the left and Ibrahimovic easily nudged ahead of his marker and flicked the ball home. 77th minute Ewerthon’s shot inside the box was parried away by Valdes, but Barca failed to clear their lines, allowing Pedro Lopez to arrow in a perfectly placed shot from the edge of the area. 79th minute Messi finally had one of his own to celebrate with a deft chip over Carrizo after being set-up by Andres Iniesta. 86th minute Keita wrapped up his first ever hat-trick in a Barca shirt when he connected with Iniesta’s corner and thumped a header into the net.

Top of the Match

Keita S.
Barcelona
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Flop of the Match

Carrizo J.
Zaragoza

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Barca Is The Great Team .....!!!

Zlatan claimed that Inter doesn't have many great players...

He left the Nerazzurri last summer, has returned to speak about his old side, but there were no words of comfort for his former club . "There are not many players who can make the difference at Inter. If there was ever a problem, then it would be hard to recover," Ibrahimovic told Barca magazine. "However, if someone is out here at Barcelona, then we have the players to come in. This is what makes Barcelona a great team." 'Ibra' has also claimed that a team who doesn't finish first is "nothing". "Either you are first or nothing. I always like being first, not second, third or fourth," concluded the striker.

Iniesta Will Be In The Starting Lineup !!!

Thierry Henry will be replaced by Iniesta againts Dynamo Kiev...

The 25-year-old has been out of action for four months due to a thigh injury.After making increasingly lengthy substitute appearances in the last few games,Iniesta is set to make his first start for Barcelona this season.

While good news to Barca Fans where Ibrahimovic has not picked up any lasting damage from an ankle injury acquired against Racing Santander, coming through the weekend test against Malaga unscathed.

Ibra vs. Eto'o - Who Is Better ???... (Barca vs Inter)

This summer, fate somehow conspired to bring them closer together than they could ever have imagined....

In the biggest swap deal in football history, Inter and Barca persuaded the two strikers to switch clubs and quite literally fill each others boots. Then, as if the debate about which of the two clubs had got the better deal wasn't ubiquitous enough, the Blaugrana and the Beneamata were thrown together in the group stages of this seasons' Champions League.

So who has benefited most from this most intriguing superstar exchange? At the moment it really is too early to say. Both players have made decent starts to the season with their new clubs, with Eto'o scoring two goals in three Serie A games for Inter and 'Ibra' hitting two in two in La Liga. They have both done well, without exactly setting their stadiums on fire.

But there can be little doubt that it is Eto'o who has the most to prove when the two teams meet on Wednesday in the San Siro.

For a start, the Cameroon international didn't want to leave Barca in the first place and doesn't really have any idea why the club let him go.

“Since the moment I joined Barcelona and since my very first game for them, I did all I could to do the job asked of me,” Eto’o explained to Catalunya Radio on the eve of the game.

"For me, last season was a good year, as we all worked together for the good of Barcelona."

You have to admit that he does have a point.

Samuel ETO'O Internazionale / Cameroon	Zlatan IBRAHIMOVIC FC Barcelona / Sweden
Age: 28	27: Age
League goals 2008-09: 30	25: League goals 2008-09
League minutes per goal: 99.5	130.8: League minutes per goal

Comment Mourinho on Zlatan Ibrahimovic.....

When Barca meet Inter at San Siro.....

'I will welcome Ibra with a hug...'

In a change to what has been said in the last week about the return of Ibrahimovic to the San Siro, the Special One will welcome his former striker with a delighted hug...

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Barcelona To Be Ready...Javier Zanetti

The defender warns Inter are ready to take them on...

The defender warns Inter are ready to take them on..."Zlatan took the decision to leave Barcelona and it will all go well, he is a good player. Eto'o came to us as a striker with great qualities, and he has proved this by scoring in big matches," Zanetti explained to Repubblica.it.

"We will help him because his attacking influence will help us greatly at Inter - he his one of the best strikers in Europe.

"It's always special playing against the champions of Europe, and I am sure that we will give it our all to obtain a good result.

"I have a lot of faith in my teammates."

Talked about our Magical Messi....

He continued, "He is the best player in the world, and the things he can do with a ball is incredible.

"If there is a recipe to stop him that someone knows, please tell me.

"I am proud to have him as a national teammate, but we will be rivals for the moment. I hope in the Champions League, he doesn't suffer a lot."

Who will Win ...Barca OR Inter ???

Barca will beat Inter when the 2 clubs meet next week -Zlatan Ibrahimovic Ibrahimovic said that although he admires Inter, Barcelona are the stronger side in all aspects . "We have better players, we play a much more beautiful style of football, possessing the ball and we always play on the attack," stated the Swedish superstar. "We practice a far more offensive game than Inter. That makes us better, and I have no doubt we will win. I know we will. We are stronger," he continued . Despite these claims, Ibrahimovic also said that he is looking forward to returning to the San Siro for the first time with his new club. "I cannot wait to return to my old stadium with a different shirt. It will be very exciting," he claimed, before admitting that he was relieved to score his first goal for the Blaugrana against Sporting Gijon last week. "I can't deny that it has taken away some of the pressure, but I knew I would score some time," he added.

Hungary 1-2 Sweden: Late Ibrahimovic Goal Steals Win

Ibra really pulled it out of the bag to give Sweden the lead after 90 minutes...

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• Hungary
• Sweden

Hungary 1-2 Sweden - Lineups & Stats
World Cup Qualifying (UEFA) - Fixtures & Results

With Nicklas Bendtner's single goal keeping the Portuguese at bay, Sweden's 2-1 away win to Hungary has kept their hopes of World Cup qualification alive.

An 8th minute goal from Olof Mellberg gave the visitors an early lead, and it looked like they might see the game out.

However, Szabolcs Husztiwas duly converted a penalty awarded to the hosts after 79 minutes had passed.

Lars Lagerback did a little reshuffling at the game wore on into the final stages, opting to throw attackers Marcus Berg and Robias Hysen into the fray in search of a much needed second goal.

It would take none other than Barcelona star Zlatan Ibrahimovic to step up for the Swedes, the lofty striker sealing a win for his country in the 90th minute.

The result sees the Swedes close the gap on second place to a single point behind their recent opponents, Hungary, while underachieving Portugal continue to struggle for points in fourth place.

Ibrahimovic confident about the future

Ibrahimovic

Little by little I will show everyone that I'm an authentic crack!

Although for the moment the only thing that went 'crack!' has been my knee...