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The Champions League has seen some exemplary performances through three matches with some teams clearly solidifying themselves as early contenders. The group stage is only halfway finished and a lot could still change, but it is still a good time to look at the most impressive teams in the tournament thus far.
Barcelona enters Tuesday's game having a tremendous season and with a strong chance to solidify their position.
Who is better? Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi? The two greatest living soccer players not only compete in the same league but for rival squads. Messi has had the edge over the last few years as Barcelona has been the supreme squad in European soccer, but Ronaldo may be having the best year of his career. Every week Latinos Post will be comparing both players and try to determine who had a better performance during the week.
Let us look at what the two superstars accomplished during the eighth week of La Liga.
Lionel Messi returned to being the king of La Liga as he added a game winning hattrick for Barcelona over Deportivo.
Cristiano Ronaldo had a week to forget as Portugal came up with only one of six points in World Cup 2014 Qualifiers last week. Now Ronaldo gets a shot at redemption and an attempt to return to his previous form (10 goals in five matches) when his club team Real Madrid takes on Celta Vigo on Saturday.
It seems that nothing can go wrong for Barcelona these days. Despite a few injuries to key players, the team is undefeated in La Liga this season and is a healthy eight points ahead of their rivals Real Madrid.
The Champions League resumes Tuesday with Groups E, F, G, and H in action. Let's look at Group G.
Manager Tito Vilanova's start at Barcelona could not have gotten off to a better start. In five matches, the squad has found a way to win each time even if not playing at their best.
After the Messi-Villa confrontation, speculation on whether the striker duo was not working out came to forefront. But this may only be the beginning of the end for the close friends.
During the match against Granada in which Barcelona won 2-0, Messi passed the ball in the box to Villa. However, Villa was surrounded and unable to control the pass. The ball then went out of bounds and a frustrated Messi took exception and shouted at his teammate for not passing the ball back to him. Villa responded in kind and for a few moments, the two engaged in an argument.
Who is better? Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi? The two greatest living soccer players not only compete in the same league but for rival squads. Messi has had the edge over the last few years as Barcelona has been the supreme squad in European soccer, but Ronaldo may be having the best year of his career. Every week we will look at which player had the better week and which holds the edge to date for the season. Let us look at what the two superstars accomplished during the fourth week of La Liga.
Real Madrid pulled off another unconvincing victory over Rayo Vallecano to put themselves eight points behind Barcelona for the top spot in La Liga.
Barcelona remains perfect through the start of the 2012-13 season despite a lackluster performance against lowly Granada.
Lionel Messi and Barcelona return to action at 4 PM against a Granada squad that has yet to win a match this season.
It wasn't as safe as they would have liked it but Barcelona did what everyone expected them to. And Lionel Messi continued to be the player everyone expects him to be after scoring two goals in Barcelona's 3-2 victory over Spartak Moscow.
