Barcelona hit by a tide of white hankies
By Khilen Mehta
As Barcelona stumbled again this weekend, Real Madrid took advantage of this slip up to move ten points clear at the top of the table. With just five games left this season, Real could mathematically seal the title next weekend if results go their way.Real sealed a 2-0 victory at Racing Santander at the weekend with goals coming in each half from Raul and Gonzalo Higuain in the final minute. Reports say that the home team threatened the Real goal many times but were thwarted on each occasion by the impressive Iker Casillas. In the end, Real’s class showed through and few can now bet against them clinching the title before the end of the season.This was a far cry from events in the Nou Camp, where Barcelona could only manage a 0-0 draw at home to Espanyol. At the end of the game, a group of 30 violent Barcelona supporters attacked the presidential box after the game and demanded changes to be made for next season. It seems time could be up for Frank Rijkaard and a host of players as the supporters brought out the white handkerchiefs at the end of the game, signifying their disapproval at the performance. Samuel Eto’o came out publicly and threatened to leave the club if the club experience another season like this one. He told RAC1 radio station, “in Spain my cycle has finished. I have touched the ceiling in Barcelona, so if I leave I will go abroad. I will go to whoever pays the most.”With a massive Champions League double header to come against Manchester United, it seems not even victory in the European Cup will be enough to convince some of the major players that this is not a club in turmoil.
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