There were special moments throughout Barcelona‘s 6-1 annihilation of Real Sociedad, but none gave you the sensation they’re back quite like Lionel Messi‘s second, the icing on the cake in the 88th minute.
It’s been a long time since watching Barcelona felt like a treat, almost with a guarantee that you were in for wonderful entertainment.
Their various highs – Ronaldinho at his most fun, Guardiola’s revolution, Tito Vilanova’s 100-point record-breakers and Luis Enrique’s unrelenting side with Luis Suarez and Neymar up top alongside Messi – were the closest thing modern football has had to the Harlem Globetrotters.
Frequently given that late Sunday evening slot in the glory years of Sky Sports’ La Liga coverage, they were the perfect antidote to that end of weekend dread, with Terry Gibson or Gerry Armstrong on co-commentary duty, right there with you marvelling at a kind of football you’d never seen before.
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