Oh man, I wish I was that ball. That picture gives new meaning to the phrase, "The Beautiful Game." Whatever the case, its that time to give out the Mad About Fútbol Team Of The Week. This week saw the 1st leg of both Champions League & UEFA Cup semifinals as well as the finalization of the Round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores and domestic matches all over the world. This week's TOW made headlines and/or played matches during the calendar week of April 27-May 3. The winner is:

FUTBOL CLUB BARCELONA (ESP)

Barcelona is the Mad About Fútbol Team Of The Week for their 6-2 crushing of Real Madrid on Saturday. Granted their 0-0 draw on Tuesday in their 1st leg Champions League semifinal against Chelsea wasn't impressive, in the biggest game of the season Barca came out and blasted their arch-rival in their arch-rival's house. Blaugrana responded immediately to Real's goals in a game that ended any talk of who is Spain's best team. 2 goals each from Thierry Henry and Lionel Messi in the Spanish SuperClasico massacre. The annihilation was the perfect bounce back from the disappointing CL result. For their 6-2 demolition of Real Madrid in the Santiago Bernabeu, Futbol Club Barcelona is the Mad About Fútbol Team Of The Week.

2nd Place = Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (BRA)

The team known as O Timão finishes 2nd place this week after winning their 26th Paulista Championship. They defeated Santos 4-2 on aggregate with World Cup All-Time Leading Goalscorer Ronaldo leading the way with 2 goals in the 2 leg finals. Corinthians is believed to be the 2nd most supported side in Brazil with Flamengo being number #1. Timão were the 1st team to go undefeated in the Paulista tournament in 37 years.

3rd Place = Club Estudiantes de La Plata (ARG)

The Argentinians get 3rd place for their impressive 3-0 win over Lanus on the road in the Clausura. Estudiantes' performance prevented Lanus from moving into 1st place in the tournament. The men from La Plata are unbeaten in their last 6 Clausura matches and face Libertad of Paraguay in the Round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores.