Due to a TiVo glitch, I didn't get to watch the whole Kobenhavn - Barcelona game. What I did see left me with the distinct impression that Barca got all they could handle.
Barcelona scored first but Kobenhavn tied the score soon after. Barcelona seems to have hit their traditional 60+ % ball possession, but for much of the game that number seemed excessively high.
In fact, for large stretches of the last third of the game, the Blaugrana were barely able to get the ball. Kobenhavn pressured them from the top and almost completely plugged Barcelona's ball circulation from goal. This was the most impressive thing that I was from this upstart team. Their courage in pressuring Barcelona almost netted them the winning goal. N'Doye's potential winner was annulled for his push-off.
Barca fans will tell you that their team were superior - and they might have been - but it was a very slight edge. This was nothing like Barca's blow-outs of Lyon or Bayern in their championship year.
Just in case, you didn't think that the game was that close, Guardiola showed his nerves getting into a post-game fracas with Kobenhaven coach Stale Solbakken.
Enjoy the videos below.
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