The FC Barcelona continued to hold on to their options in the League. The set azulgrana goleó to Valladolid in a big game Bojan Krkic. The youth squad player marked two goals, two others served on a plate ... And put the red-hot fight for the title, as it subsequently lost to Madrid and Valencia is now just four points from the azulgranas.

The Barça came to the event after a week baleful. On his bad streak in the League, joined the elimination on Thursday in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey at Valencia. And all this spiced by the controversy surrounding Ronaldinho. The Brazilian returned to stay out of the call by some physical discomfort, despite the fact that medical services denied this week that is injured. And this time Frank Rijkaard not hid him, but quite the opposite, showing that his estrangement with him is growing.

Against this background, there was anticipation to see how the public would receive the Camp Nou, with a little over half-entry to his team. And the atmosphere was like in the afternoon: More than just cold, ice cream. The players were whistled when leaving the field, and the rest in various stages isolated. It also saw some banners critical. The anger was evident ...

Great Bojan, bad defense

The Barça came ready to reconcile and, incidentally, try to reengancharse to fight for the title. And it succeeded thanks largely to the contribution of the younger. From Bojan Krkic. The youth squad player, 17 years old, was the architect of the victory by serving tray on the first two goals, by Etoo and Iniesta, and mark the last two. Luck that, because the defense, this time consisting of Sylvinho, Thuram, Puyol and Zambrotta, became a coladero ...

Bojan contributed mobility, mischief and spark in attack and in the first five minutes, and was about to mark two goals. The first, at a counter where, after driblar the goal Asenjo, Baraja took out his auction under sticks (2 ). And second, by forcing showcased at goal after a superb pucelano triangulation with Iniesta and Xavi.

Asenjo was used extensively in the first 20 minutes, and their fists again 1-0 to avoid chuts of Iniesta and Toure. The Ivorian once again gave a lesson in professionalism and camaraderie to play inflitrado despite the serious back injury that suffers. An attitude of some should take note ...

Etoo amount and continues

The goal seemed only a matter of time, and was not long in coming. Bojan served as a centre from the side of the area and Etoo, coming from behind, shot to the net (1-0, 23 ). The Cameroonian, even without being at the top, gave it all for the team, and marked in its first shot on goal. His statistics say it all: 11 goals in 11 matches. You can not ask for more. The question is: where this team would have reached if it had not been three months and another injured absentee for their participation in the African Cup?.

Stops invents a penalty

But, as usual in this Barça, the triumph was not going to be easy. Still missing the stage of suffering. And this time, the work and grace of an arbitrator, Stops Romero, which was invented a penalty against the azulgranas push for a course of Thuram to Llorente to fight for a ball hung in the area. Shooting down that only existed in his imagination. Sesma became the maximum penalty (1-1, 30 ). It was the eighth penalty against those of Rijkaard this season ... And the fifth in the last six games. Another food for thought.

On both gave wings to Valladolid which grew before the break, and that was on the verge of giving another scare through Llorente (37 ) and Sesma (44).

Iniesta calm returns ... And Bojan judgement

The Barça recovered tranquillity in the resumption tempranero thank both of the other highlights another of those who never fail: Andres Iniesta. The Manchego marked the 2-1 in the 47 at the end, to driblando Asenjo, a ball hairstyle in the area by Bojan after a centre Toure.

Already in the 64 , Bojan marked the 3-1. Xavi was a failure, poorly-controlled Puyol and possible outside game - in the area, but the ball fell to the feet of Linyola that after bypass to Asenjo, marked almost no angle.

In 70 , Etoo acarició the fourth to fail just because empty door, a great pass from Xavi. Of course, the Valladolid also had good options. Sesma Manchev and crashed two balls in the post (75 and 82). And the latter was cancelled out by a goal of the game in the 78 . Despite the victory, the defense made azulgrana waters and returned to show an image concern, as happened in the past encounters with Atletico (4-2), Villarreal (1-2), Almeria (2-2) and Valencia (3 -2).

Bojan Luck, which put the icing on a great performance marking the final 4-1 in the 83 , to culminate in a goal mouth pass of death Etoo. The three points were already in the pocket. It was only waiting for the stumble from Madrid to Valencia to continue to dream of the League. And two hours later, occurred. The ches won 2-3 at the Bernabeu, putting the League to boiling point. The leaders of Schuster continue, but now only four points of Barça. And there are still 9 days by fighting ...

Bojan, Fernando Navarro Mallorca, and Arbeloa Liverpool, beginners of a call in which Aragonese want to try new players, as well as to show their support for David Albelda.

After the draw for the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey, the national selector announced the list of invited for the friendly with the Spanish play France next February 6, at the stadium in La Rosaleda, Malaga.

22 are footballers that the national selector has decided to convene for the friendly, including the presence of the young talent of Barcelona, Bojan, and the players Mallorca Fernando Navarro and Liverpool Arbeloa, for the first time in a call with the Selection absolute. In addition, Aragonese wanted to show their support for David Albelda, and assured that despite its special status in the whole valencianista, paragraph decision by the team of Ronald Koeman, deserves dispute this encounter with Spain. The return of Xabi Alonso, Luis Garcia and Juanito, and will not be nor Atletico Madrid, Mariano Pernía, nor Joaquin Valencia, or Raul Gonzalez, captain of Real Madrid who did not want to talk about the screening, technical decision, or Raul Tamudo, Puyol and Marcos Senna, who was injured in yesterdays meeting that Barcelona and Villarreal Cup jugarón at Camp Nou, due to injury.

The call is then complete, Capdevilla, Villareal, paragraph Albelda, Albiol, Marchena, Silva and Villa Valencia. Fernando Navarro, which will debut in a call for the selection, and Güiza, Mallorca. From leading the first division, Real Madrid, have been summoned Casillas and Sergio Ramos, while Barcelona will be Iniesta and Xavi, and the novelty of the young Bojan. From Espanyol, Luis Garcia and Albert Riera, and Betiss Juanito Paul Atletico Madrid, in addition to the "English" Arbeloa, Pepe Reina, Fernando Torres and Xavi Alonso of Liverpool and Arsenals Cesc.

The youngest debut

With his call, Bojan Krikc can become the youngest player in the combined Spanish debut, should do so next Wednesday at the age of 17 years, five months and nine days. Born in Lleida on August 28, 1990, the record for batiría Angel Zubieta, Athletic Bilbao player who debuted in 1936 with the "red" when he was only 17 years and nine months. Zubieta debuted with the absolute in April 1936 against Czechoslovakia. Barcelona striker can beat that mark the next day on February 6 in Malaga with 17 years, five months and nine days.

It is most likely that Luis Aragones makes debut young barcelonista, since this will ensure that it can not be convened with Serbia. Cesc Fábregas, the Arsenal player, is the second youngest footballer to play a match with the Spanish. He did the March 1, 2006 in a friendly against Ivory Coast with 18 years and 10 months. Juan Acuna, the Deportivo goalkeeper, was more precocious than Cesc since it premiered with Spain in December 1941 against Switzerland when he was 18 years and 11 months.

They are the present and future of Barça. The Mexican and the Linyola represent the new batch of players who look forward to the fans culés

In Bojan and Giovani they had fulfilled the wish that this year called on the night of December 31, 2006. Although it was expected a few months, finally became reality in mid-year. Both recall the 2007 as the year in which they became the first professional football team Barça , which came looking for many years since football basis. In January still playing with the Barça B , then coached by Quique Costas , but with the start of the new season, Rijkaard called up .


They have seized their chance and they are hoping to make history with a team that has lived a year to forget at the collective level, but that with these two players, the future is assured. Bojan and Giovani are large and, with them, will grow Barça.

The two have wanted to wish a happy new year 2008 to all readers SPORT, with those who expect to hold as many titles as possible. Despite the fact that the year ended with a defeat to Real Madrid , both are convinced that the team has the capacity to reverse the situation and cut the League in the seven-point difference separating them white Team. In addition, they expect to go ahead in the Champions League, which measured the Celtic Glasgow in the second round, and in the Copa del Rey , which is the first tournament of the year with the second leg of sixteenth before the Alcoyano this Wednesday at 18.00 hours at the Camp Nou. The front Linyola does while playing in the Youth Division of Honor. Indeed, in November 2005 was when I went to Barça B, which did not comply or a season before taking the leap into the Camp Nou. But the speed of burning stages Bojan is vertigo. S iempre has played with older players and he has also shown that it has room in the first template.

The future is theirs. In an era in which fans reflect on whether it had finished a cycle or even computer for a while there, which everybody agrees is that there are players to be quiet. Bojan is only 17 years, while Giovani has 18 , an age at which most players active in youth category, while they already codean with the best athlete on the planet. His precocity has caught by surprise more than one, but it has been blessed by all.

The 2008 should be the year of two players to the responsibility that weighs them not because they are accustomed to being leaders of the teams who have played. Bojan carries a lifetime pulling the cart in football basis . In all categories for which has risen since he came to 9 years has marked decisive goals, which give parties, matches and titles. Now into the first team, and despite the fact that responsibility for the moment, the other must take the Linyola gaining weight gradually and not wasted even one second that he da Frank Rijkaard . Every time he enters the field lía, leaving details available for cracks.

The same happens with Giovani . The Mexican started the season playing many minutes and was alternating with Bojan as one of the first parts in the latter parts. His progression was cut because of the ankle injury he suffered in El Collao, who kept several weeks in dry dock. Giovani was prepared to return to power and did so. Before the Stuttgart in the Champions , scored his first goal with the official jersey blaugrana. In Mestalla was one of the architects of the great victory by 0-3 giving great assistance to Gudjohnsen to close the scoreboard and enjoyed his first classic before the Madrid in which the goal was an equalizer in their boots with an auction touched Pepe and left out by a whisker.

Bojan and Giovani are going to be more and the fresh air, along with Messi and Iniesta , which lifted the morale of culés in some Christmas bitter defeat versus whites . His progression leads us to think that in 2008 can give many joys and be players of the year. Since it joined the first team on the stage of Scotland have not stopped giving giant steps. In just half a year have earned the admiration of fans and respect of his colleagues and opponents. Nobody takes Bojan and Giovani as two simple youth to start their careers, but two major players already Indeed a gap between the best.