Barcelona. Best Ever?

"When I watched Barcelona dismantle Real Madrid last week it crossed my mind that it may have been one of the finest displays of football I have ever seen. I am just about old enough to remember the fantastic Brazil World Cup winning team of 1970 and never felt that I was likely to see anything to match their brilliance. Now, I think I might have done.
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The fact that Barcelona are without doubt the best side in the world at this time is rather confirmed by the fact that three of their players have been shortlisted for the 2010 Fifa Ballon d’Or award. The new award is the result of a merger between the Fifa world player of the year and the Ballon d’Or, which was decided by football journalists.
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I truly believe that Barcelona may be playing the best football I have ever seen. In that win against Real Madrid they were simply awesome. Real Madrid did not lie down and fall apart. They harried and hassled and gave their all. They are a good side but they were totally out-classed and ripped apart. On that form there is not a team on the planet who could live with Barcelona." [Soccer News]