Sid Lowe

Anto is joined by world-recognized Spanish football journalist and commentator Sid Lowe in the afterglow of what was a special night at Celtic Park where Barcelona suffered its first defeat under new manager Tito Vilanova, losing 2-1 to Neil Lennon and a tremendous performance by his relatively young and emerging team. This match will ultimately say more about Barcelona than Celtic and we begin to dissect some of the longer term concerns ahead for this side should it have designs on the Champions League this season and how Sergio Busquets is covering so much in the absence of Puyol and Pique at the quarter pole of this current season. The discussion gets somewhat more philosophical on the matter of whether certain players are receding in their influence, whether there has been subtle shifts in how Barcelona approaches match and if there is a disturbing trend developing where Barcelona almost seems to be willing to chase games from a deficit due to some overlooked factors that need at