It's was a silky pass by Lionel Messi that put Pedro Rodriguez through to score the game winner in the 115th minute. Barca are now UEFA Cup Super Cup champions as they defeated Shakhtar Donetsk for the trophy in Monaco. Barcelona dominated the match with their usual passing carousel but were unable to break through and get a goal early on.
To early to tell how Zlatan Ibrahimovic is going to fit in with Barcelona but it will be tough to live up to Etoo and the price tag Barcelona paid to sign Ibrahimovic. There were a few signs that Barcelona will try to vary their game and use Ibrahimovic's height. A few times they lofted balls forward and Ibra was able to hold the ball for the side.
It looks like Pedro will continue to get more time, especially if he keeps scoring. Barcelona has an array of young players waiting in the wings. All players who know how to play Barcelona football and mesh right with the team when they move from the youth team to the first team.
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