The English press censorship the criticisms of Pellegrini to the arbitration

For the daily "The Independent", the Manchester City "left to escape the option to obtain a good result in some moments of weakness. The players of the City allowed go down the policeman and failed in defence, and this desequilibró the party. This Barcelona, as his modern predecessors, is a merciless team".

Besides, the technician of the "citizens", Manuel Pellegrini, receives criticisms by his reaction at the end of the party. "The ordeal concluded with Pellegrini confronting with the referee", says "The Guardian", that considers that the attitude of the Chilean technician "goes against all what had showed since it arrived to England. It was too far in his enojo. There was a feeling of 'leave vu' of the days in that Roberto Mancini seated in the bench, but Mancini never had gone so far as to say that the Swedish would not have to have allowed arbitrate a party in this phase of the Champions".

"Pellegrini Has showed a line of respect since it arrived to the Manchester City, avoiding the criticisms. Now it has loaded against the UEFA and against Sweden. The result of his incredible and little founded attack against Jonas Eriksson will comport him probably a sanction" , concludes the "Daily Telegraph".

The media of the United Kingdom stand out the opportunism of Lionel Messi in his back chronicles to the party of Champions that contested in the Etihad Stadium. Nevertheless, the solidity of the central barcelonistas has been the base according to the British means that have analysed the party of the Manchester City. To continuation, some of the most significant references:

The Guardian: "Messi and Alves give the victory to the Barça against the City": In the analysis of the players, Alan Smith stands out Valdés, that "saved the shot of Silva to fifteen minutes of the end but enjoyed of a relatively free night of stress"; Mascherano and Hammered, by his solidity in the centre of the defence; Messi, by his presence intimidatoria in the area of the 'citizens'; Iniesta, "that participated constantly in the best played of attack of the Barça".

The Telegraph: ?Messi, teacher of opportunity?: The journalist Henry Winter defines Leo Messi like the "teacher of the opportunity", since in a moment decisive undid of the mark of Demichelis, that stopped it in fault, in the action that meant the 0-1.

BBC Sport: ?Play joined?: Robbie Savage signals that "to stop to the Barça have to play like unit, if you play individually, they exceed you". The Barça takes advantage of the fissures that open and these famous T-shirts to lines like invasores in front of the door of the castle

Sky News: ?The City with ten players loses with the Barça?: "The trainer of the Barça Gerardo Martino had said before the party that the key of the victory would be in the possession and like this has been, since the visitors controlled the balloon during long phases of the party".

The Independent: ?The Barça dominates after the red card of Demichelis?: Sam Wallace signals that "against the Barça, the lesson that all the rivals learn is that what defines his performance are the few precise seconds when the concentration goes downwards, because the Barça takes advantage of the fissures that open and these famous T-shirts to lines pululan like invasores in the door of the castle?.