December 9, 2010
La Vanguardia
This recent article talks about the different European soccer teams and the threats they are to teams, or the hardships they have been through. The unexpected defeat of Inter Milan, who were the champions of the Champions League, will become an unexpected threat to Barca and Madrid. Benitez’s team, for the moment at least, has not been performing as expected. After a successful year prior, they have accumulated multiple injuries including Militio, Maicon, Julio Cesar and Chivu who have not been able to participate and play. Lyon is said to be an “awkward” opponent because they were runner- up to Schalke. Some leading players of the French team are Gourcuff and Pjanic, who performed great against Real Madrid the previous year. Another critical French opponent Marseille, who are coming back after a shakey season, pose to be a legitimate threat, especially with the success of Gourcuff and Pjanic who lead the team previously. There are multiple Italian teams which that pose threats as well, including Milan and Roma. Players like Ibrahimovic, Pato, Robinho and Ronaldinho are all strong leaders in their league. Overall, it’s going to be a very competitive and exciting season with results having the possibility of going either way with different match- ups.
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