Is the sharp end of the season about to burst Barça's bubble?
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- Written by Benjamin Cullen
'Pop' - That was the sound of the Barça left back-Eric Abidal's groin muscle tearing after 20 minutes. Or was it perhaps a warning shot for worse to come for the Catalan league leaders?
For the next card fate dealt FC Barcelona in their top v bottom derby with Español was a red one, and a very dubious red at that.
Keita's late tackle, despite seeming to make little if any contact with the player, was judged a red card offense by ref Delgado Ferreiro and so Barca found themselves suddenly down to 10 men with more than half the game remaining.
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