After their merciless 6-1 drubbing of Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, FC Barcelona are finally back on top of La Liga for the first time in 2015, and they have finally raised their flags! It's no surprise that the Catalans were tipped as hot favorites in their clash with Rayo Vallecano, as they strolled through the pitch at Camp Nou, leaving bodies on the floor in utter despair and desperation, as Vallecano should indeed consider themselves lucky to not have been further embarrassed than they were today. Star player Neymar was the most notable absentee, as he picked up a one-match suspension for accumulating quite a few yellow cards in his previous games, however, he was far from needed in today's fixture!
The beauty of Barcelona's hunger and desire for success lies within it's core, their fans! Week after week, coach Luis Enrique and his team have been hit with constant pressure from their supporters who show their passion like no other, urging the Spanish giants to get it together and fight! Lionel Messi has shown the world why he is notably one of the best players to grace the game, as his hat-trick today signaled yet another phenomenal performance from the Argentine maestro! Luis Suarez was none too shy of goals, as he himself netted a brace which all but sealed Barca's dominant win. The message again is clear, the titans are here to stay!
With 12 games remaining in the 2014-15 season, it's everything but easy for Messi and company, as they will have a daunting task of holding on to first place, with the wittiness of Diego Simeone and defending champions Atletico Madrid, and the aggression and desperation of Carlo Ancelotti and Real Madrid, Barcelona now have their work cut out for them more than ever! The beauty of the La Liga has spread more rapidly over the past two seasons, as it is finally no longer a two horse race competition. Everyone is now twice as hungry, which means the likes of Barca, Real and Atletico will have more ships attacking their turf, but at this moment no ship may be big enough to sink the Catalans! Team MSN (Messi, Suarez, Neymar) have been the talking point of the football world, record European scorers, world warriors in their own right! Safe to say, they have finally eclipsed the juggernauts of Real Madrid and their triple-threat trio of BBC (Bale, Benzema, Cristiano) that have been causing nothing but panic in the hearts of their opposition; but now there's finally a new spin to the tale! Should Messi and friends keep this momentum going, Barcelona are safe in their title hunt, and its going to take more than a sulky Ronaldo and a lingering Gareth Bale to take that away from them! The aim of the game is to win them all, and at this stage, the winner of this year's La Liga will be the team that has it in them to win the remainder of their 12 games, convincingly or not! Atletico's hustle all of last season was the key to their previous success, capitalizing on the errors of their rivals, but it's safe to say that this season, there may very well be no such luck!
King Messi has claimed his throne today, and today alone, as he will have a few more months left to prove to the world that his rightful place is indeed number one, and it's his job to prove to his doubters and fans that he's indeed no fluke. This surely wont be the last time that we'll hear the age-old discussion of Ronaldo vs Messi, this wont be the last time we hear the trembling fans of Madrid blasting their coach Carlo Ancelotti, and this most definitely wont be the last time we get a 'bite' out of a rejuvenated Luis Suarez, as this has proved to be one of the best seasons in La Liga, one of epic drama, action, and most certainly, one that we will most definitely dare to remember!
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