The season has come to an end, and we conclude it with a final Liga match against Deportivo. We want the team to play to their fullest for this one, and go out of the season in style with a good result, even if we have already won everything. Just because we're champions doesn't mean that this match, like the previous two Liga matches, should be a loss. It's our goodbye to what has been a most phenomenal season... let's do it right.
Barca is three goals away from breaking the Liga record for most goals scored in a season; we're hoping the boys will be able to score them, and we can add another record to all the ones we've already achieved this season. It shouldn't be too much trouble, either, since we last thrashed Deportivo 5-0 on Camp Nou...
Samuel Eto'o is also a hattrick away from being named Pichichi. Can he do it? We'd like to hope so, he'd really be just a hero if he accomplishes that, since he'd be adding two more titles to Barca's tally this season... record for Liga goals as well as Liga top scorer. FYI, Barca's Leo Messi has succeeded in becoming top scorer of both the Copa Del Rey and Champions League, with six and nine goals respectively.
Pep goes into this match with a squad that is niether full of starters nor of subs... it's more of a trailmix. Messi isn't called, and has been given permission to stay behind and not travel with the team, along with Abidal, who is suspended on a yellow, and Dani Alves, who is still injured. The rest of the injured players, however, will be traveling with the team.
Iniesta and Puyol are included on the injured list, and won't be playing; Iniesta's post-Champions League checkup suggests that his recovery isn't yet complete even though he felt fine after the final, and it's been decided that he'd better not play. Puyol won't play either due to the second degree sprain on his left ankle he picked up in Roma.
Sanchez, Jorquera, Marquez and Milito remain injured; the rest of the team is included in the squad, including B-teamers Oier, Xavi Torres, Botía, Abraham, Thiago and Jeffren. We'd have liked to see the young and yummy Muniesa called up, but the RFEF rejected Barca's appeal for the red card given him on his debut against Osasuna. We're pretty much hating them right now.
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