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After an eventful opening day to the Champions League, the final four groups get underway in what should be an equally exciting day. Let's take a look at Group G.
The 2012-13 Champions League Group Stage sees its first round of games take place on Tuesday. 32 club squads will compete to see which will prevail Europe's top club. Here is a look at Group G which includes Lionel Messi's Barcelona, Benfica, Celtic, and Spartak Moscow.
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 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 we will look at which player had the better week and which holds the edge to date for the season. Let us look at what the two superstars accomplished during the fourth week of La Liga.
"The Sad" won't evade Real Madrid.
While the Ronaldo drama seems to be finished, Los Merengues continue to look unconvincing on the pitch as they lost their second game in four matches to drop eight points behind rival Barcelona for first place in the standings.
Lionel Messi continued his stellar play as he led FC Barcelona to a strong 4-1 win over Getafe.
After a week off for international play, La Liga is back in business. First place Barcelona will continue to try and build off their perfect record of 3-0 against Getafe.
Barcelona became the only team in the First Division of the Spanish League to win its first three games after a 1-0 win over a struggling Valencia. Barca won their first match 5-1 over Real Sociedad two weeks ago before dropping Osasuna 2-1 last weekend.pic
When La Liga begins on Saturday, 20 teams will initiate a 10 month competitive journey for Spanish league supremacy. Last season, a three year reign was ended when Real Madrid took its 32nd title with a monstrous season that included 100 points, 121 goals, and stellar plus-89 goal differential.
While La Liga is usually a two horse race, it is always intriguing to see which squads will join the fray and try to make a run and which fall out of the division all together. Here is a look at all the teams competing and where they stand as contenders.
CF Barcelona had won the La Liga Title for three consecutive seasons before losing it to hated rivals Real Madrid.
But last season's loss may have had more to do with injuries to major contributors such David Villa and Carles Puyols than the team underachieving. With two of their superstars back in the fold and with a plethora of new additions, this team should be back on track to reclaim its fourth title in five years.
