theoffside.com - 12/18/2007
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Barcelona beat Valencia 3-0 yesterday to keep pace with Real Madrid, who they trail by four points at the top of La Liga heading into this season’s first Clasico, to be played on Sunday. Barca fans were not exactly euphoric after the match, though, having seen The Messiah (AKA Lionel Messi) limp off the at [...]
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