Depending on which paper you
read, Barcelona should either have drawn against Athletic Bilbao or won by a
bigger margin than 2-1 (the actual result). The Madrid based press pointed out
that Dani Alves was in an offside position when he set up David Villa for
Barça's opening goal, and Marca have even docked Guardiola's side two
points in what they call "La Otra Liga", an alternative league table based on
the views of a Madrid based journalist who has already incurred the wrath of
fans from Catalunya and beyond. In Barcelona though they question the validity
of the penalty which Busquets committed on Llorente, and claim two penalties of
their own on Pedro and Messi. Meanwhile the poor man in the middle
Ramírez Domínguez did his best to keep order in what could well
be his last visit to the Nou Camp prior to retiring at the end of the season.
Passions are strong here in Spain, and often your views depend on whether your
glasses are white or red and blue striped! (23.02.11) |