Afshin Afshar, lastkick.com

Hey football fans,

Did you watch the marquee match of the day today? I am talking about Liverpool vs. Manchester United. I am not a fan of Liverpool, but I think Rafael Benitez is being unfairly criticized. Considering the screwed up ownership situation, I think Rafa has done an excellent job. So this morning at 7:00 am sharp, I got my cup of coffee and situated myself comfortably on my couch and what followed in the 95+ minutes of football (Yes, there were plenty of injury time minutes) did not disappoint. Gerrardless Liverpool won 2-0; the second goal was scored in the winding minutes of the injury time as Man U was pushing up for the equalizer.

Alright, now let’s switch over to the match that I really want to talk about, Barcelona vs. Zaragoza. I’d watch Real play a goalless draw against Sporting Gijon on Saturday. So, I was hoping for a Barca victory that would extend their lead at the top of the table to three points, and boy I was not disappointed! A hat trick by Keita, a double by Ibra, and a single by Messi gave the Blaugranas a 6-1 victory.

Watching this Barcelona team is such a threat, you’ll see everything, individual brilliance, excellent teamwork, a lot of hard work, and plenty of smooth and precise passing. Teams like this come around every 10 years or so, so catch a few of their matches if you want to see good football.

On Wednesday Barca will play their Copa del Rey opener against minnows Cultural Leonesa.