Cesc Fabregas is back with a bang at Barcelona
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By MATT PARKER
Published: Today
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CESC FABREGAS needed just 48 hours to pick up his first trophy with Barcelona after a dramatic Spanish Super Cup final against bitter rivals Real Madrid.
Fabregas marked his £40million arrival from Arsenal by coming on as a late substitute and being at the centre of a mass Nou Camp brawl.
Mayhem erupted after he was fouled by Real left-back Marcelo. The Brazilian was sent off as every player and most of the backroom staffs piled in.
Cesc Fabregas marks his debut with a trophy
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The Barça number 4, along with Alexis Sanchez, won his first title with Barça when he’s only been with the team for 3 days.
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Cesc Fabregas couldn’t have had a better debut. He came onto the pitch in the 82nd minute, just after Benzema had equalised the score at 2-2. But his coming on revolutionised the fans, and the team. A short while later, in precisely the 88th minute, Messi scored the winning goal. The goal that won the Super Cup.
For Cesc it was more than a goal. The goal that won a new title for Barça, and a trophy that is Fabregas’s first with Barça. Coming to Barça and molding into the team. 3 days with Barça and a trophy already. And in nine days, a European Super Cup on the horizon, which could be his second title.
Fabregas was also the object of a nasty foul by Marcelo, who received a straight red card. In his first match Cesc tasted the glory of the title and what it’s like to be on the receiving end of a bad foul, which luckily, had no consequences. When in the 98th minute the referee whistled the end of the match, Cesc exploded with joy and embraced his teammates to celebrate his third title on a personal level.
The Barça number 4 hopes it’s the first of many. Barça hope that Cesc will be an important asset in the pursuit of new titles. As for Guardiola, he’s already essential. "In 10 minutes we saw enough to know how Cesc is," the first team manager said, and he also stressed that Fabregas “gets inside like almost no other player".
Alexis Sanchez as well
Alexis, despite not playing in the second leg, played all ninety minutes in the first leg, and also contributed to the Barça triumph. The new Barça number 9 also won his first title since he joined the club in July.
Busquets is a very important player,Ajmal.
Xavi-Iniesta-Fabregas together is very difficult because that will compromise the defensive midfield. So Busquets has to play. Any way Fabregas will get lot of chances as Barca squad is small,they have lot of games to play ,chances of injuries to Xavi/Iniesta and many more things like that.
But I am worried about the Thiago not getting many chances.
Last edited by Devarajan Master; 08-21-2011 at 01:59 PM.
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