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The troubling thing about Barcelona is that it actually took them a little while to get going this season. They lost to Sevilla in the first leg of the [b]Super Cup[/b]. They lost at home, startlingly, to Hercules, in the second round of league games, and dropped two points against Mallorca in the sixth. But like all great teams, they reacted to those hints of weakness by marmelising everything else that has come in their way. 3-1 down after that first leg of the Super Cup, they won the second leg 4-0. Apart from the Hercules and Mallorca games, they have won all 14 league games they've played. They drew a couple of away games in the Champions League, but still qualified for the second phase without breaking sweat. Recently, the victories have become increasingly impressive: 5-0 over...