why did I not watch this live? oh, right.

[levity]

5-0, Xavi's back, David Villa's goals are back, and Messi is... Messi. Being awake at four in the morning has never seemed so appealing.




For some reason, I can't find a video of David Villa's* first goal that has the commentator screaming "GOOOOOL!!!" I can't even find a video that has a commentator who can't pronounce double L's so that I can ask why they can't pronounce double L's. But that's okay.

For a while there I was wondering why Dani Alves had his hands up in surrender when he had just scored a goal. Then I remembered that he used to play for Sevilla.

*If that's the name he has on his kit, that's the name I'm going to call him. Well, no, not really. There are too many Davids in the world. I wonder if he thanks his lucky stars his name isn't Fernando.