A Cule's Words

 F.C. Barcelona thumped Ferencvaros 3-0 in an impressive display after resting important players like Lionel Messi and Ter Stegen.  I expected us to win, but the performance in the first half was really impressive. Does this run show Barcelona are back, not quite. But it is impressive and helpful nonetheless. The main talking points are-  1. If Kyiv was a swinger, we now know Barcelona can play without Lionel Messi.  2. Martin Braithwaite and Griezmann are gaining confidence, thus guaranteeing goals. That's nice.  3. Trincao, Pedri, Oscar, Neto, Dest and Dembele show that bench is strong. And, future is bright.  4. Lenglet is doing just fine. And Dest too. That is genuinely a positive.  All in all, it was another brilliant performance from the young players and we should feel secured.  Also, get well soon Sergi Roberto.  That's it then !

We won convincingly, playing some good football and finishing our chances (not all, but 4 is pretty darn good.) So, was it impressive ? Yes. Did we deserve to score 4 ? Yes, and more. Was the celebration classy? In my opinion, yes.  I thought the first half was decent, the second half started worse, and then we flew. A few really good goals, good passing, creative plays and brilliant finishing. Defense too, although not rock solid, looked comfortable. Griezmann was fantastic too, with a brilliant volley. Braithwaite adding to his already high self confidence.  And thankfully, Lenglet and Araujo have returned to training, and will hopefully start from the next week, resting for this UCL Matchday.  The tribute though, it was phenomenal. I loved it, along with millions of people and the spooky coincidences are really uncanny. You can find them here . Oh it was beautiful.  That's it then !