Hard to tell just who Cesc Fabregas had most in his crosshairs – fans, media, future opposition? All of the above? – as he more or less told the world that suggestions of Barcelona demise were certainly premature.
It has been an odd turn, hasn’t it, this flawed bit of chattering class echo that has spun through the media cycle, one suggesting that the current Barcelona bunch had seen its better days?
Tuesday’s 2-0 win at the Etihad will go a long way to chopping that weed at the root. Well, maybe near the bottom of the stem, at least.
City could still rally in this one; Manuel Pellegrini’s men had the tactics right for 50 minutes Tuesday, and remain blessed with a fabulous array of talent. But it’s a long shot – and that’s what Fabregas (pictured, on the left) was reminding everyone as he took a verbal sledgehammer to smash up the burgeoning notion of Barcelona as a mighty club on the wobble:
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