Yaya Touré en la gala del sorteo del Mundial 2022

THE BARÇA OF THE 'SEXTETE' VS THE CITY OF THE 'TRIPLETE'

Yaya Touré believes that FC Barcelona in 2009 would beat Manchester City in 2023

Published:9/07/2023 - 20:19h

Updated:9/07/2023 - 20:19h

Yaya Touré did not hesitate regarding which team would win a hypothetical confrontation between FC Barcelona in 2009 against Manchester City in 2023. The Ivorian chose the Catalan team as the winner, noting that the culés had many superstars at their best level at that time

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Yaya Touré, the mythical mediocampista that played in the FC Barcelona and the Manchester City, pronounced in an interview with the English newspaper 'Daily Mail' in this regard of who would go out victorious in a hypothetical clash between the Barça of the 2009 - the team of the sextete - and the 'citizens' of the 2023 - team of the triplete -. It fits to limit that both were under the tutela of Pep Guardiola.

When it questioned him to the marfileño if the Barcelona group of the 2009 could win to the City of the 2023, did not hesitate in his answer and decanted by a victory culé by the minimum margin.

"It would be difficult, but this team of the Barcelona with so many big players and superestrellas, think that would win to 100%". It affirmed.

The team of the City Condal in 2009, of the cual Touré formed part, won The League, the Champions League, the Glass of Rey, the Supercopa of Spain, the Supercopa of Europe and the World-wide of Clubs. No only this, since to this team further to remember him like a 'aplanadora' and one of the more avasallantes of the history, recognises him like the base of the Spanish selection champion of the Glass of the World of 2010 contributing eight players and the ideal of game that carried them to the success: the 'tiki-taka'.

Several idols culés were in his 'prevail'

That team had Xavi, Busquets and Iniesta in his 'prevail' futbolístico, conforming one of the medullary zones more recognizable when of good game speaks . In addition to I Hammered and Puyol in a role of guardians inexpugnables in the saga, accompanied deep down by the security under the three sticks of Victor Valdés. Ah And sobraba gunpowder in the attack, since this forward had an electrical Leo Messi, Samuel Eto'or and 'Titi' Henry. These are grieve some of the names that conformed that multi laureado group blaugrana.

The mediocentro further to be able to 'fardar' to having been and competed in this team with these figures, also can annotate in his curriculum that formed part of the start of the hegemony that Pep Guardiola has established in England with the Manchester City. The marfileño arrived to the 'Sky Blues' in 2010, six years before the arrival of the Catalan technician, by what is a voice authorised to speak on these subjects.

Although it did not form part of the recent team that won the triplete - League, FA Cup and Champions League - Touré was present when it began to cimentar the idea that nowadays is giving fruits and that promises that it will follow dominating the world of the football during some years, will be in presence of a next instrument creditor of the 'sextete'? The time will say it. In the meantime, the idol of Manchester and Barcelona, Yaya Touré already has been clear regarding which team can him more.

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