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Barcelona hit Chinese champions for nine
(AFP)
Updated: 2005-08-04 08:49
MACAU (AFP) - Barcelona put on a masterclass for their
Asian fans with a 9-0 humiliation of Chinese champions Shenzhen Jianlibao in a
pre-season friendly here.
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| Barcelona's Brazilian midfielder Ronaldnho controls the ball amid
Chinese defenders as the La Liga Champions rout Chinese Super
League counterparts 9-0.
[newsphoto] | African Player of the Year
Samuel Eto'o sent out a warning to his Primera Liga rivals with a brace
Wednesday while 18-year-old Argentinian sensation Lionel Messi also grabbed two
in sweltering conditions at the newly reopened Macau Stadium.
World Player of the Year Ronaldinho cut Shenzhen to ribbons in the first half
as the Spanish title-holders strolled to a 3-0 lead by the break.
Spanish striker Iniesta tapped in after a four-man move involving Henrik
Larsson with 23 minutes gone. The Swede, on his way back from a month-long
injury lay-off, was on hand to double the lead 14 minutes later, although there
was a strong hint of own goal as he was challenged at the near post.
Frenchman Ludovic Giuly then got on the end of a long, high ball from the
back before rounding the keeper to make it 3-0 at half-time.
But there was worse to come for Shenzhen, who looked a shadow of the side
that lifted the inaugural Chinese Super League title last season, as Barcelona
brought on Eto'o, Deco and new signing Mark Van Bommel as part of a rash of
half-time substitutions.
Cameroonian international Eto'o made an immediate impact, holding off Polish
defender Marek Zajac to score almost from the re-start. Deco lashed in a fifth
with his right boot seven minutes later.
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