14.05.2010 13:03
Solid since the Calderón
Edgar Fornós
Since FC Barcelona slipped at the Vicente Calderón and lost 2-1, nobody else has beaten them in La Liga. That was their only defeat in the competition, and was followed by 13 wins and 2 draws.
Barça have more than made amends for the loss to Atletico Madrid. Forlán and Simao scored the goals
that beat the Catalans 2-1, but they are unbeaten since.
The day it all went wrong
Barça were missing several players, and things got off to a sad start
when Keita hobbled off injured when the game had barely started. FCB have never enjoyed visits to
the Calderón, and Forlán set the pace with an 8th minute goal. Portugal’s Simao Sabrosa made
it two in the 22th, but four minutes later Ibrahimovic got the visitors back in it. But it
didn’t turn out to be enough.
No more defeats
Barça have made up for that unfortunate trip to Madrid by taking 41 of the next 45 points on
offer. And at the end of the day, to reach the final day of the season with just one league defeat
behind them is an extraordinary achievement for Guardiola and his remarkable team.
7 wins in a row
A 3-0 win against Valencia followed a draw at the Juegos del
Mediterráneo against Almeria, after home wins over Racing and Malaga. Then came the best winning
streak of the season, seven on the trot, including the famous win at the Bernabéu to put Barça back
on top of the league table.