Easy win for Barca in Champions League

 　　MADRID, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Barcelona enjoyed a comfortable 2-0 win over Czech side Viktoria Plzen in their third game in the Champions League group stage.

　　Barcelona controlled the game from start to finish and should have scored more goals against a side that failed to manage a single shot on target in the entire game.

　　Needing a win in order to keep his side in contention¹ to finish first in the group, Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola put a strong side onto the pitch in the Camp Nou with only Carlos Puyol rested out of Barcelona' s fit players.

　　Barcelona wasted little time in taking the lead and Andres Iniesta scored a brilliant goal after exchanging passes with Leo Messi, flicking² the ball up and firing home with his left foot.

　　Viktoria chose to defend deep, but the Czech champions looked rapid on the break, as Barca pushed forward. Nevertheless it was Barca who created all of the chances with Villa³ shooting over twice, Messi seeing a shot well saved and Pedro firing over when he should have put the ball into an unguarded net.

　　Barcelona also had a penalty claim turned down as Messi was brought down, but the referee⁴ had previously⁵ blown for an offside, which TV replays showed had not existed.

　　The half ended with Leo Messi hitting a 25 meter free kick against the Viktoria Plzen post with the last action before the referee blew for halftime.

　　A 1-0 lead is never secure and Barcelona began the second period aiming to score a second goal that would secure their win and once again bottled the Czechs in their penalty area.

　　Messi saw another shot saved after eight minutes after a mazy run and then hit the post again after another magical dribble⁶ which took him past three defenders⁷.

　　25 minutes from time some desperate defending again denied the Barca striker when he looked certain to score after lifting the ball over the keeper after taking a pass from Villa.

　　It was Villa who finally scored Barca's second goal eight minutes from time with a move he started and finished himself after a swift counter-attack. There was time for Barcelona to give a first team debut⁸ to youngster Isaac Cuenca to round off a night which at times was frustrating⁹ but ultimately satisfactory for the European Champions.

1 contention   

n.争论，争辩，论战；论点，主张

参考例句：

• The pay increase is the key point of contention. 加薪是争论的焦点。
• The real bone of contention,as you know,is money.你知道，争论的真正焦点是钱的问题。

2 flicking   

（尤指用手指或手快速地）轻击( flick的现在分词 )； （用…）轻挥； （快速地）按开关； 向…笑了一下（或瞥了一眼等）

参考例句：

• He helped her up before flicking the reins. 他帮她上马，之后挥动了缰绳。
• There's something flicking around my toes. 有什么东西老在叮我的脚指头。

3 villa   

n.别墅，城郊小屋

参考例句：

• We rented a villa in France for the summer holidays.我们在法国租了一幢别墅消夏。
• We are quartered in a beautiful villa.我们住在一栋漂亮的别墅里。

4 referee   

n.裁判员．仲裁人，代表人，鉴定人

参考例句：

• The team was left raging at the referee's decision.队员们对裁判员的裁决感到非常气愤。
• The referee blew a whistle at the end of the game.裁判在比赛结束时吹响了哨子。

5 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

6 dribble   

v.点滴留下，流口水；n.口水

参考例句：

• Melted wax dribbled down the side of the candle.熔化了的蜡一滴滴从蜡烛边上流下。
• He wiped a dribble of saliva from his chin.他擦掉了下巴上的几滴口水。

7 defenders   

n.防御者( defender的名词复数 )；守卫者；保护者；辩护者

参考例句：

• The defenders were outnumbered and had to give in. 抵抗者寡不敌众，只能投降。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• After hard fighting,the defenders were still masters of the city. 守军经过奋战仍然控制着城市。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

9 frustrating   

adj.产生挫折的，使人沮丧的，令人泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的现在分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's frustrating to have to wait so long. 要等这么长时间，真令人懊恼。
• It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience. 那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。 来自《简明英汉词典》