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Date: Saturday, 25 Oct
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Stadium: Camp Nou, Barcelona

Resultat:

FC Barcelona: 5
UD Almer�a: 0

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THE GOALS

1-0, Eto’o (min 5)
2-0, Henry (min 13)
3-0, Eto’o (min20)
4-0, Eto’o (min 23)
5-0, Alves (min 36)

The goal machine (5-0)

Roger Boguny�

Bar�a easily saw off the challenge of Almeria in a game that was virtually over after the first few minutes. Eto'o, with a hat-trick, Henry and Alves had between them notched up what would be the final score of 5-0 a mere 36 minutes into the game.

Just like with Atl�tico de Madrid and Basel, the lords of the goal once again made an early appearance. Bar�a was easily on top throughout the game and had virtually wrapped things up after 15 minutes at 2-0. By the 36th minute it was 5-0, with the goals scored by Eto'o (3), Henry and Alves.

The second half had little in it as Bar�a took its collective foot off the gas and Almeria, with only ten men on the pitch, were quite happy just to avoid conceding any more goals. Thus Guardiola’s men continue on their winning streak – now nine between the League and the Champions League – and are provisional League leaders.

Fast start

Once again Bar�a were too much for their opponents at the start of the game. They played fast, one-touch football in their opponent’s half as if it were the easiest thing in the world. Eto’o opened the scoring in the 5th minute after picking up a weak defensive header and slamming the ball home.

Eto'o hat-trick in 23 minutes

It only took ten minutes to get from 1-0 to 4-0. In those ten minutes Bar�a created three goals that were practically walked into the net such was the quality, accuracy and mobility of the players. Henry scored from close range after an assist from Messi (min 13), Eto'o slotted home after a brilliant through ball from Iniesta and sideways pass from Xavi (min 20) and the Cameroon striker then got his third with a back heel after a bit of individual genius by Messi (min 23).

Alves makes it five

Bar�a eased off at 4-0 ahead. A heavy challenge by Negredo on M�rquez earned him a red card to leave Almeria with ten men on the park. Then Bar�a got a free kick some 30 yards out from goal, and Alves stepped up to send a low screamer past the wall and just inside the left-hand post to make it five before half-time.

Keep ball

The highlights of the second half came just after the restart when a long range effort by Guilherme rattled Vald�s’s crossbar, and at the end when Eto'o almost took his personal tally to four. In between times Bar�a basically spent thirty five minutes playing keep ball as the ten Almeria players looked on nervously pinned in their own half.

In the second half Hleb, Bojan and V�ctor S�nchez came on for Tour� Yaya, Henry and Alves. All of them are now members of the side that’s scored the most goals in the League and in Europe.

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2-0 last season

The statistics are also on Bar�a’s side with the only previous meeting between the two clubs at Camp Nou ending in a 2-0 win for the Catalans in the last week of October last season. Henry and Messi netted on that occasion, and tonight they or some other players could once again be the lords of the goals.

Lord of the goals

Roger Boguny�

Goal machine Bar�a is seeking to gain its ninth win in a row, and sixth in the League, against Almer�a this evening (10 pm, live on TV3, La Sexta and R@dio Bar�a).

Football is all about goals, and so is Barcelona. Josep Guardiola’s men are in fine form in front of goal and after the thrashing handed out in Basle on Wednesday ( 0-5 ) top the CL lists with Arsenal on ten strikes. In the Spanish League they are second on goals with 19, just one behind Real Madrid.

In fact, since the run of eight wins in a row started against Sporting Lisbon, the team has scored an average of 3.5 goals per game. The Bar�a players really are the lords of the goals.

Four out injured

Guardiola has 19 players available for the clash with Almer�a. Milito, Pedro, Gudjohnsen and Keita are all missing through injury. The last pre-match training session was held this morning where plans will have been fine-tuned.

Fixture list in favour

Even though Almer�a lies sixth and is getting better as the season goes on, this is a good chance for Bar�a to continue picking up points. Bar�a is beginning what should be a favourable run of games (Almer�a, M�laga, Valladolid, Recreativo and Getafe) where they will be expecting to pick up maximum points before taking on Sevilla, Valencia, Real Madrid and Villarreal one after another.

In good spirits

In addition the team is in good spirits after two away victories since the League broke for international games. Rotations have also helped to keep the players fresh in spite of the number of matches they have for Bar�a and in most cases for their countries.

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