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Gerard Pique had another tremendous year and he is in contention for the Ballon d'Or in this second nomination.
Barcelona's last match against Celtic exposed their weakness on the road in the UCL this season and with one more road match, they will need to be wary.
Who is better? Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi? The two greatest living soccer players not only compete in the same league but for rival squads. Messi has had the edge over Ronaldo the last few years as Barcelona has been the supreme squad in European soccer, but Ronaldo may be having the best year of his career. Every week Latinos post compares both players and tries to determine who had the better performance during the week.
Let us look at what the two superstars accomplished during the twelfth week of La Liga.
Barcelona is the best team in Spain and continues to hold a solid eight point lead over rival Real Madrid. They will look to make sure that remains intact (or extends if Madrid loses or draws) when they take on Real Zaragoza on Saturday.
Lionel Messi has always been the world's greatest player since 2009 when he won his first Ballon d'Or. This year he looks to make it four in a row and his year has indicated that this is certainly possible. If he wins the award, he becomes the first player in history to earn the award and questions about whether he is best player ever will certainly heat up.
Andres Iniesta is having arguably the best year of his career.
Who is better? Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi? The two greatest living soccer players not only compete in the same league but for rival squads. Messi has had the edge over Ronaldo the last few years as Barcelona has been the supreme squad in European soccer, but Ronaldo may be having the best year of his career.
Barcelona suffered its first major defeat of the season when it dropped a 2-1 decision to Celtic in the Champions League.
Sergio Busquets obtained his first Ballon d'Or nomination after providing numerous years of solid play for both Barcelona and the Spanish national team.
Spain's best team has had a mediocre UCL thus far after barely squeaking past Celtic at home two weeks ago.
Who is better? Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi? The two greatest living soccer players not only compete in the same league but for rival squads.
Lionel Messi has had a tremendous 2012. It was just made better with birth of his child this past week.
The 23 Ballon D'Or Nominees were finally unveiled on Monday and included a substantial amount of surprises.
Who is better? Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi? The two greatest living soccer players not only compete in the same league but for rival squads.
After a questionable performances against Celtic and a disastrous defensive display again Deportivo La Coruna, Barcelona will look to get back on track with Rayo Vallecano.
