Josep Guardiola

Guardiola raises eyebrows with last-day travel schedule for Barcelona

Guardiola raises eyebrows with last-day travel schedule for BarcelonaMadrid - Josep Guardiola is raising eyebrows across Spain with his innovative travel plans for leaders Barcelona.

Teams in Spain normally travel either one or two days before away matches, then have a good rest in a local hotel.

Guardiola, however, is an original thinker, and has radically changed Barca's travel plans.

His idea is to allow his players as much time at home with their families between games, even if this means flying out actually on match day.

Just how good will Guardiola's Barcelona become?

Madrid - Just how good will Josep Guardiola's Barcelona side become?

How many trophies will they win this season?

Will they reach the total of 100 goals in La Liga?

These are the questions being asked on Sunday - in Spanish newspapers, radio chats, blogs and bars - after Guardiola's slick side slaughtered hapless Valladolid 6-0 on Saturday.

Barca are the form team of Planet Football at the moment: solid in defence, exquisite in midfield - and devastating in attack.

Valladolid were torn to shreds despite the absence of Andres Iniesta, out for six weeks with a calf injury.