After just 19 minutes, Barcelona have a 1-0 lead through a typical Barca goal. Busquets, Messi, and the artist formerly known as Pedrito combined to make the goal. To quote the one and only Ray Hudson, Barcelona are playing “football that is from a different planet. The Martians tune into Barcelona, make no mistake, and they are in awe.”
Barcelona Derby, Barcelona Vs. Espanyol: Pedro Puts Barca Ahead
A handball from Puyol deep in his own half might have started the move, but there is no denying the quality that followed. Busquets played himself out of trouble with incredible skill and passed forward to Messi, who quickly played a through ball to Pedro. He sliced between the central defenders, beating them to the ball, and slotted his finish past Carlos Idriss Kameni to put the Blaugranes ahead.
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