Hollywood Actor Antonio Banderas was present in the Nou Camp VIP box during the FC Barcelona vs Sevilla match. The Desperado star has revealed his admiration for Barca and the way they played on the night. While talking to Barca TV he mentioned that Barca had a good chance of winning all three competitions – League, Cup and Champions League: “I can see Barça as champion in all three competitions. They’re unstoppable and I will risk saying they will win the three titles”. Banderas also singled out Andres Iniesta for special praise - "It was a beautiful game of football with a fundamental star - Andrés Iniesta. He’s surprising everyone. Whichever team you support you have to take your hat off to Barça. They’re making us enjoy the season and they’ll give the fans a lot of pleasure". Earlier Antonio Banderas met club president Joan Laporta who presented him with a FC Barcelona shirt bearing the actor's name. After the match against Sevilla, compliments are coming for Barca players from all the side. BUt they should be careful not to be complacent with the praises all around. We are well placed in three of the premier competition but there is still a huge possibility of us ending without a silverware.
In other news, Valencia has reportedly suffered another set back in their preparation to take on Barca at Mestalla. Valencia's influential winger, Joaquin has been ruled out from the clash between Barca and Valencia. This is in addition to the absence of David Albelda who also is sidelined with injuries. Meanwhile the squad trained on Thursday at the Joan Gamper complex. The only absentees were Milito and Caceres. Caceres missed training due to laryngitis, which is inflammation of the larynx. Subhankar Mondal, from Goal.com has taken his love for Real Madrid to another level. He wrote an article asking Whether Pepe Should Be Forgiven for HIs Deeds? Actually it is more like he is pointing out reasons and excuses for forgiving Pepe. According to him, since Pepe didn't hurt Casquero that much, he could be forgotten. It is in the same line of "If someone shoots you and misses, he should be forgotten and if he didn't misses he shouldn't".