PinoyPS Fifa 11 League

Catching the first leg on the Saturday replay, it was obvious Messi
beat Real Madrid. On tonights meeting, Real Madrid beat up Messi.

Real Madrid's performance was unfortunate. Their passing, felt stuck
up. It was a team obvious of lack in chemistry. Lassana isn't the
Lassana Diara i applauded for before. Ronaldo pushed in the beginning
but could only push so far. Real's latest signings Kaka and Higuain
were hopefuls. Carvalho and Albiol were on a different flight.
Casillas was the only one exerting and stretching his efforts. Marcelo
played with desire.

Madrid pressed early on in the match but changed it's pace soon
enough. Higuain was rusty and could not meet Cristiano Ronaldo's
demands. Xavi Alonso wasn’t there. It was an empty first half.

Barcelona played well tonight. Comfort, familiarity and vision was
most evident in their passing. Iniesta's pass which Pedro completed
had Real's defense watching. Messi's presence on the ball was also
feared by Real's defense. Messi took a beating, or is this always?
Mascherano on the other hand was nominated, but failed to win the award.

Di Maria's shaky attempt was recovered by his assist to Marcelo. But a
sparky come back was not ignited.

Welcome back Eric Abidal! You are an inspiration.