Warning, there is an ungodly swerve in your future. 81,807 people showed up at FedEx Field outside of Washington, D.C. to see Barcelona play Manchester United and they got their money’s worth with just one strike of the ball. Thiago got himself a little bit of space and hit a ball with some of the nastiest swerve you will ever see past a helpless David de Gea.
VIDEO: Thiago Goal For Barcelona Vs. Manchester United
Yikes. Exactly how anyone can make a ball move like that cannot be explained by physics so we’ll just have to chalk it up to the soccer gods.
Meanwhile, this just makes Barcelona’s pursuit of Cesc Fabregas all the more strange. No one doubts that Fabregas is a fine player, but he won’t unseat Xavi Hernandez, Andres Iniesta or Sergio Busquets in the starting lineup. Javier Mascherano is still sitting on their bench too while the young Thiago is in the midst of a devastatingly good preseason. Exactly why do the Catalans need to shell out €35 million for Fabregas again?
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