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Sounds about right, can't disagree with that ranking. Leaving Iniesta out is almost blasphemous, but he was injured for long periods and only recently has he fully overcome those woes, so it is justified, even if at his very best he's only behind Messi.

Busquets has been our best player this season after Messi. No one else has been as consistently great.

What Ronaldo freekick do you mean? Last year's vs Sociedad? That one was officially attributed to Pepe.

Espero que o Braga venca na luz este fim-de-semana e venca o campeonato. Sou adepto do Sporting, por isso para mim esse é o melhor desenlace. Mas se for entre vocês e o Benfica, que ganhem vocês. É óptimo ver outro culé português a postar aqui no fórum, espero que continues :D

Yeah, a grand total of 4! Less than any other player in the team... But let's not allow the facts to get in the away of mindless hatred, right?

He's a good player. He's done very well for us in very important occasions, including today. He's versatile, can do well at any position in midfield, is a good passer of the ball, is experienced and knows how to work around his limitations. He'd be a starter (or at least very important player)...

Way to miss the point. I believe everyone in this thread knows that Keita isn't a world class player. I'm yet to see anyone claim otherwise. We just don't care about it. Just because a player isn't world class it doesn't mean he should be hated or that he can't contribute to the team. No...

The Keita thread might be the best place to understand who the real Barca fans are. It is a fact that he's not uber-talented like Messi, Iniesta or even, yes, Cesc. But his contribution is still incredibly valuable on (and off) the pitch) Keita is humble, hardworking, reliable and always...

They probably won't make it very hard, you're right. But if you followed the exchange, what I meant is that it comes as no surprise that APOEL might cause some more trouble at least than a relegation contender from La Liga. Which doesn't mean that Real won't advance comfortably in all likelihood.

They are equally valuable, two of our greatest signings of the past decade, no doubt about that, surely top 5 in the Pep era.

It's because they're a much better team than Sociedad. They are probably the greatest example in football of the whole being superior to the sums of the parts. Real will almost surely advance to the quarters comfortably, but I don't think it will be a walk in the park, they will have to work a...

That's hardly surprising though. There's a reason why Real Sociedad are fighting against relegation in La Liga while APOEL are in the last 8 of European football's greatest club competition.

Iniesta > Xavi > Scholes

He might not have scored 5, but he's still a lean, mean scoring machine. His game might not be stellar otherwise, but if you create chances for him he'll score. He's now Messi's only competition for the CL top scorer title. 12-10 Messi for now. Considering the QF haven't been played yet, it's...

Thiago is a great player already, worthy of Barcelona. That said, when he came into the scene, I didn't have the same feeling as with Busquets back in 2008/2009. As soon as I watched Busquets play with the first time, I knew he'd be one of the greatest midfielders of our time and one of the...

He's the most dominant athlete in all sports since Michael Jordan in his prime. The difference between him and the field is so big it's scary. Barring any majorly unforeseen circumstances he should dominate for many more years.

Congratulations to Liverpool. Hope they can find some consistency and finish 4th in the league, they have a much more favorable schedule than Arsenal and Chelsea and will host both teams at Anfield. The Champions League needs one of its greatest ever clubs back.

Surely there can be no doubt that Messi, Xavi and Iniesta are the three most important players at Barca? Every special team throughout history has had their one/few special player(s). While Pep's Barca are a perfectly oiled machine, it's these special talents that make this team one of the...

This is the most biased thing I've read on this forum. I'd ask you for evidence to back up this statement, but the truth is that there's no possible evidence. I'm sorry to say it but this "Blame the refs for Real Madrid's Liga title" movement is no different from Barca haters over the past few...

This is a good point. I do agree that both La Liga and the Champions League were stronger/more competitive back then. This is because football is becoming more and more money-drive, hence the best players are all concentrated on a select few teams and there's less diversity. I still maintain...