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  1. The way they went in on Messi at the end of the game, Ramos should have had a temporary ban from football.

    0 intention to go for the ball. He wanted to crack Messi’s ankle and its clear for all to see.

  2. Yet they’re out here shouting negreira, yeah players from back then are saying this.

  3. andrey_not_the_goat on

    When Ronaldo’s comment about Barca’s 8-0 win before the Clasico backfired spectacularly.

  4. Iniesta, Xavi and Messi alone are enough to tear apart any football team in the world ever!

  5. Btw people say Iniesta, Xavi Messi… Dont forget the reason they had the license to go and press like that was because Busquets was there holding down the fort on his own.

    Correct grouping is Messi, Iniesta, Xavi, Busquets.

  6. Real Madrid is so used to win thanks to referee that they forgot that Barça won solely because of pure skill.

  7. They were stacked, but not “every player is best in their position” as your title says

    GK – Víctor Valdés – Probably about 5th best GK in the world

    RB – Dani Alves – Probably the best in the world

    CB – Carles Puyol – Probably a top 3 CB in 2010

    CB – Gerard Piqué – Probably closer to 20th best CB in 2010, he peaked way later

    LB – Eric Abidal – Probably closer to 5th best LB in the world

    DM – Sergio Busquets – Clearly best DM

    CM – Andrés Iniesta – With Xavi, clearly best CMs

    CM – Xavi – With Iniesta, clearly best CMs

    RW – Pedro – Somewhere 10th-20th best winger in the world

    LW – David Villa – Excellent striker, but probably 5th best left winger in the world in 2010

    CF – Messi – Clearly best player in the world

    I think there are some obvious upgrades: Casillas in goal, Thiago Silva at CB, Robben at RW, Ronaldo at LW. Plenty of arguable upgrades too. Not that it would’ve been a better functioning team with any particular replacement – who knows there – but just not what your title suggests.

  8. Comfortable-Hour-703 on

    2006-2007? 2007-2008? weren’t most of those players “world’s best”?