Messi no anda tan fino en la segunda vuelta de la Liga, comparado con la primera, donde deslumbró a propios y a extraños. Ha perdido chispa, pero no genialidad, y por eso es importante reservarlo para el encuentro ante el Chelsea en Londres, donde el Barça sí se juega el pase a la final de la Copa de Europa.
Fotos de Lionel Messi
FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi of Argentina, right, duels for the ball with Chelsea's Jose Bosingwa from Portugal during their Champions League semifinal first leg soccer match at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, April 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi of Argentina, left, duels for the ball with John Terry from England during their Champions League semifinal first leg soccer match at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, April 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi from Argentina, right, fights for the ball with Chelsea's Alex during their Champions League semifinal first leg soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, April 28, 2009. (AP Photo/ David Ramos)
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Barcelona's Lionel Messi (L) challenges Chelsea's Jose Bosingwa during their Champions League semi-final first leg soccer match at the Nou Camp in Barcelona April 28, 2009. REUTERS/Toby Melville (SPAIN SPORT SOCCER)
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Barcelona's Lionel Messi from Argentina, left, duels for the ball with Chelsea's Jose Bosingwa from Portugal, center, and Florent Malouda from France during their Champions League soccer match at the Nou Camp stadium in Barcelona, Tuesday, April 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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Barcelona's Lionel Messi (L) challenges Chelsea's Jose Bosingwa during their Champions League semi-final first leg soccer match at the Nou Camp in Barcelona April 28, 2009. REUTERS/Toby Melville (SPAIN SPORT SOCCER)
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BARCELONA, SPAIN - APRIL 28: Lionel Messi of Barcelona walks off after the UEFA Champions League Semi Final First Leg match between Barcelona and Chelsea at the Nou Camp Stadium on April 28, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Lionel Messi
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Barcelona's Lionel Messi from Argentina, left, duels for the ball with Chelsea's Jose Bosingwa from Portugal, center, and Florent Malouda from France during their Champions League soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, April 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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Chelsea's Frank Lampard, right, duels for the ball with FC Barcelona's Argentine player Lionel Messi during a Champions League first leg semifinal soccer match at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, April 28, 2009. (AP Photo/EFE, Alberto Estevez) ** NO SALES, LATIN AMERICA, CARIBBEAN AND SPAIN OUT **
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El jugador argentino del Barcelona, Lionel Messi, derecha, disputa el balón con el jugador brasileño del Chelsea, Alex, en un partido por las semifinales de la Liga de Campeones el martes, 28 de abril de 2009, en el estadio Camp Nou de Barcelona. (AP Photo/ David Ramos)
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Esta noche, al menos, la cosa va de fútbol, y sólo espero que el árbitro no fastidie la fiesta y podamos ver un buen encuentro.
Japón vs. EEUU
Team Japan pitcher Yu Darvish sits with teammates during a workout for the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic in Los Angeles, California March 20, 2009. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES SPORT BASEBALL)
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Team Japan's Munenori Kawasaki (L) and Norichika Aoki interact during a workout for the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic in Los Angeles, California March 20, 2009. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES SPORT BASEBALL)
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Ichiro Suzuki of Team Japan kneels in right field during a workout for the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic in Los Angeles, March 20, 2009. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES SPORT BASEBALL)
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Pitcher Hideaki Wakui (L) and Tetsuya Yamaguchi of Team Japan stand on the pitchers mound during a workout for the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic in Los Angeles March 20, 2009. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES SPORT BASEBALL)
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Pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka of Team Japan throws the ball during a workout for the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic in Los Angeles, March 20, 2009. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES SPORT BASEBALL)
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Pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka of Team Japan walks on the field during a workout for the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic in Los Angeles, March 20, 2009. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES SPORT BASEBALL HEADSHOT)
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Ichiro Suzuki of Team Japan fields a ground ball in right field during a workout for the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic in Los Angeles, California March 20, 2009. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES SPORT BASEBALL)
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Team Japan players including pitchers Yu Darvish (C - On Mound) and Daisuke Matsuzaka (L) gather on the pitching mound during a workout for the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic in Los Angeles, March 20, 2009. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES SPORT BASEBALL)
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Ichiro Suzuki of Team Japan looks up from right field during a workout for the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic in Los Angeles, California March 20, 2009. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES SPORT BASEBALL)
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Ichiro Suzuki of Team Japan throws the ball from right field during a workout for the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic in Los Angeles, California March 20, 2009. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES SPORT BASEBALL)
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Yo no conozco a José Oquendo. Aparentemente el manager del equipo de béisbol de Puerto Rico es un tipo tranquilo, chévere y demás. Pero cuando se pierde de la manera en que lo hicieron anoche ante Estados Unidos, decir "Así es el béisbol" una y otra vez es otra muestra más del conformismo, del encogimiento de hombros, del "AY BENDITO" que destruye al deporte puertorriqueño.
Nos ata una relación política, consensual para la mayoría, controversial para muchos. Pero al menos en el plano deportivo, USA y Puerto Rico son dos cosas muy distintas.
Pero de ahí a ganar en Barcelona va un mundo Barça es un equipo sólido, con las piezas buen puestas, que sabe a lo que juega, y cómo juega. Sean los jugadores que sean, ellos saben qué función se le pide y parecen llevar los deberes hechos. El Madrid, en cambio, es un galimatías de individualidades que resuelven cuando pueden, ya que cada uno parece jugar a una cosa diferente –hasta que Casillas hace paradas milagrosas, o Raúl o Van Nistelrooy resuelven.
Fotos del Real Madrid
Tottenham Hotspur manager Juande Ramos attends their UEFA Cup soccer match against Udinese in Udine in this October 23, 2008 file photo. Real Madrid have replaced coach Bernd Schuster with former Sevilla and Tottenham Hotspur manager Juande Ramos, sporting director Predrag Mijatovic said. REUTERS/Daniel Raunig/Files (ITALY)
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Real Madrid's player Dutch Royston Drenthe leaves the pitch after being injured during a training session in Madrid, on December 8, 2008. Real Madrid trail Barcelona by nine points going into the December 13 "El Clasico" at Camp Nou after the double champions fell to a 4-3 home defeat to Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabeu on December 7. AFP PHOTO/PHILIPPE DESMAZES (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP/Getty Images)
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Real Madrid captain Raul gestures during a press conference in Madrid on December 8, 2008. Real Madrid trail Barcelona by nine points going into the December 13 "El Clasico" at Camp Nou after the double champions fell to a 4-3 home defeat to Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabeu on December 7. AFP PHOTO/PHILIPPE DESMAZES (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP/Getty Images)
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Real Madrid captain Raul gestures during a press conference in Madrid on December 8, 2008. Real Madrid trail Barcelona by nine points going into the December 13 "El Clasico" at Camp Nou after the double champions fell to a 4-3 home defeat to Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabeu on December 7. AFP PHOTO/PHILIPPE DESMAZES (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP/Getty Images)
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Real Madrid's captain Raul gestures during a press conference in Madrid on December 8, 2008. Real Madrid trail Barcelona by nine points going into the December 13 "El Clasico" at Camp Nou after the double champions fell to a 4-3 home defeat to Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabeu on December 7. AFP PHOTO/PHILIPPE DESMAZES (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP/Getty Images)
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Real Madrid's Guti reacts during his Spanish La Liga soccer match against Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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Real Madrid's Guti reacts during his Spanish La Liga soccer match against Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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** FILE ** In this Dec. 7, 2008 file photo, Real Madrid's coach Bernd Schuster reacts during his Spanish La Liga soccer match against Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. Real Madrid is reportedly set to fire coach Bernd Schuster after the German coach said it would be "impossible" for the two-time defending Spanish champion to win against Barcelona next Saturday. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza, file)
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Real Madrid's coach Bernrd Schuster reacts during his Spanish La Liga soccer match against Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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Real Madrid's Fernando Gago, right, jumps for the ball with Sevilla's Renato Dirnei Florencio, left, during their Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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El entrenador del Real Madrid, Bernd Schuster, ha cambiado de estrategia: ha dejado sus palabras de enfado, su garra y malas maneras, para enfundirse bajo una capa, como si del lobito bueno se tratara. La última es decir que es imposible ir a ganar al Camp Nou el sábado. En vista del buen juego del Barcelona, no le cabe más que realizar un buen papel.
La estrategia es clara: hacerse la víctima para inspirar clemencia, para que el Barça se lo crea y salga confiado. Schuster, realmente, las tiene todas, o eso cree.
Más que en preocuparse del Barça, lo que tiene que hacer el alemán es pensar en cómo salvar su propia cabeza. El presidente, Ramón Calderón, dijo que mantendría a Schuster hasta final de temporada –salvo catástrofes. El juego del Real Madrid es catastrófico desde hace tiempo. A los resultados, ya les falta muy poco.
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