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That was Evra so who cares?Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
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Pretty much.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grimandi's Perm
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2885/...en-shoe-winnerQuote:
Lionel Messi has been confirmed as the winner of the European Golden Shoe award for the continent's top scorer.
The mercurial Argentine scored an insurmountable 50 goals in Barcelona's La Liga campaign, finishing the season four goals ahead of the runner-up Cristiano Ronaldo.A sublime run of nine goals in his final four league matches, including all the goals in the 4-0 win over Espanyol in Pep Guardiola's final home game, saw Messi surge past his Real Madrid rival to claim the accolade ahead of Ronaldo, who despite scoring in all of his last four league games, could not retain the Pichichi and European Golden Shoe honours he won last season.
Robin van Persie secured third spot by matching Arsenal legend Thierry Henry's record 30-goal haul in a single season. In his most prolific campaign for Arsene Wenger's side, the Dutch striker helped the Gunners secure Champions League football for the 15th consecutive season.
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar was the Bundesliga's highest scorer with a tally of 29 goals as he finished just two points shy of Van Persie. He in turn ended the same distance ahead of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who became the first player to win the capocannoniere with two different Serie A clubs.
Wayne Rooney found the net 27 times for Manchester United but it was not enough to stop the Premier League title from going to his team's fiercest rivals, Manchester City. He scored the only goal as the Red Devils defeated Sunderland on the final day of the season to complete the campaign with 54 points.
That goal allowed him to move clear of Mario Gomez, who was unable to find the net on the final day of the Bundesliga despite his Bayern Munich side thrashing relegated Koln 4-1.
The remaining places were made up of four different players, each achieving a points total of 48. Burak Yilmaz and Bas Dost both scored an impressive 32 times for their respective clubs but finished lower in the rankings by virtue of playing in a lower-ranking league.
Radamel Falcao found the net on 24 occasions in La Liga in his debut season with Europa League champions Atletico Madrid whilst despite a disappointing campaign for Inter as a club, Diego Milito also racked up the same amount of goals.
Charlie, seriously, goal.com is garbage. You should find a more reputable source, like The Sun.
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Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner
Charlie. :bow:
http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...ampions-LeagueQuote:
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi believes Celtic were 'very lucky' to pull off their historic victory over the Catalan giants at Parkhead on Wednesday night.
The Hoops triumphed 2-1 in front of a jubilant home crowd in Group G of the UEFA Champions League to mark a win which will live long in the memory of those associated with the Glasgow club.
Messi, who scored what turned out to be Barca's consolation strike in stoppage time, believes Celtic were fortunate to get the result.
And the Argentina ace feels they only scored their opening goal, which came from a corner, because they have bigger players in their team than the Primera Liga side.
He said in the Daily Record: "They were very lucky. It's a shame but we just couldn't do anything about it.
"We did everything in the game but just couldn't get past them.
"Celtic came at us twice and got two goals from it. When they scored they just locked their defence.
"The first goal from the corner arrived because they are a bigger team than us - it was the same as their goal in the Nou Camp.
"The second goal was our own fault.
"We did everything well and made good chances but the ball just didn't go in."
Relaxed
Despite Wednesday's defeat, Barcelona still sit at the top of Group G, two points ahead of Celtic in second place.
Messi, who became a father last week following the birth of his son Thiago, says the club are not concerned over their qualifying chances.
"We are still in first place and we are relaxed," he said.
"My goal didn't mean too much but I'm sure I'll score many goals and significant victories to dedicate to the birth of my son."
Suck on it Messi. Moaning because teams have the nerve to defend properly is our job, go and moan about something else.
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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
They were lucky, song never got sent off like he should have.