When Barcelona promoted the little known Tito Vilanova to substitute Pep Guadiola, the most successful coach in the club's history, not so many people expected him to be breaking his predecessor's records six months down the line.
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A 3-1 victory at Malaga on Sunday completed a Spanish best first half of a La Liga season with 55 of a possible 57 points in the bag, surpassing Guardiola's 52-point record for the same spell two years ago (Barcelona is born to break records..Wish I was a fan).
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Holders Barca are back in action against 5th-placed Malaga at the Nou Camp on Wednesday in a King's Cup quaterfinal 1st leg, when Tito Vilanova has every opportunity to move a step closer towards his 1st piece of silverware.
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Guardiola got 14 trophies from a possible 19 before he stepped aside last May, and Vilanova, having lost out to Real Madrid in the season-opening Spanish Super Cup in August, has his eyes on a May 18 Cup final.