Champions League 2011/12

Barca didn't need a plan B, they didn't play their plan A, they simply needed to play their plan A and they've have thrashed them.

Go look at the 5-0 Barca vs Real game, and most of Barca's best performances, you have teams defending for their lives in the same way as Chelsea with one key difference. Against Barca basically all the goals came from passes both diagonally inbetween the defenders, or over the top but always to either, Messi, Villa, Pedro who would run along the back line then turn and run in behind, the second they turn the pass from Xavi would ping in brilliantly and bang, goal. Running at the defence, tonight, in the first leg and against Real, Messi stood 10-20 yards from the CB's and made almost no runs at them all night, his work is happening 30 yards back from 99% of his best play in the past 4 years. Sanchez spent most of his time standing next to a CB, utterly static, and giving Xavi nowhere to pass the ball to. The utter lack of movement meant CHelsea had a ridiculously easier time than they should have, to cover runs, cover movement and not have to fill gaps as players move to track runners.

Barca didn't come close, anywhere near their plan A, plan A would have worked, they've forgotten how to play it.
 
Flaw3d Genius said:
Bitterness due to their cheating and diving, Not just this game by the way every big game they play in there players roll about the ground even when not getting touched.

You honestly dont see why people are now turning against Barca? Just look at Sanchez rolling about when he hardly got touched and Fabregas cheating/diving to fool the ref to give a penalty, that aint football that's cheating.
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This is what it boils down to in the end. I used to love Barce, they used to be my Spanish team a few years ago when they had the likes of Figo, Pep himself, Enrique, Ronaldo etc, and I used to detest Real. Real back then were the epitome of cheaters, the dashing nice boys, mamby pambying left, right and centre, looking for this, looking for that. Just plain cheating.

Now the roles are reversed, and I'm ashamed of the Barce jersey. I remember my dad bought me a Barce shirt with Stoichkov on the back, I loved that shirt so much, and loved Barce so much. Laudrup....what a f'kin player. One of my favourites of all time.

Now I just CANNOT stand them. Each and every passing game, whether it be in La Liga, Champions League, or whatever, they just continue to go down and down and down in my estimation. Good luck to all those newbies that follow them, good luck indeed. But what I see week in week out is now becoming a monotonous cheat fest, with almost every game ending in controversy and a different set of rules for Barce and the rest.

End of rant. That's my final two pennies worth on the matter. Flame me as you will.
 
I just can't believe what I just saw. The dark side of the Force has won :LOL:

It's hard to say Chelsea didn't deserve with such hard working defense playing against all odds... But it's always painful to watch gigantic cunts like Terry, Drogba, Fwank, and Cashley, to prosper, under any circumstances.

Had they lost it, Terry would be under the spotlight, deserved for what he did. He will miss the final, but will get away with it and escape a lot of criticism, as usual.

Once again, as good as their defense has been, never before have I seen such luck for one team. 3 matches in a row and they got 6 shots against their woodwork, keeping 2 clean sheets and knocking out Barcelona!
 
The_Special_One said:
There's already a thread in place. Sina, your a damn lucky guy! Unfortunately you are going to lose a few bucks tomorrow. :D
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where mate? i feel like missing something not knowing and i would like to get some more bucks by betting :D PLF could give usefull tips, he has wonderfull prediction skill...haha
 
ccshopland said:
This is what it boils down to in the end. I used to love Barce, they used to be my Spanish team a few years ago when they had the likes of Figo, Pep himself, Enrique, Ronaldo etc, and I used to detest Real. Real back then were the epitome of cheaters, the dashing nice boys, mamby pambying left, right and centre, looking for this, looking for that. Just plain cheating.

Now the roles are reversed, and I'm ashamed of the Barce jersey. I remember my dad bought me a Barce shirt with Stoichkov on the back, I loved that shirt so much, and loved Barce so much. Laudrup....what a f'kin player. One of my favourites of all time.

Now I just CANNOT stand them. Each and every passing game, whether it be in La Liga, Champions League, or whatever, they just continue to go down and down and down in my estimation. Good luck to all those newbies that follow them, good luck indeed. But what I see week in week out is now becoming a monotonous cheat fest, with almost every game ending in controversy and a different set of rules for Barce and the rest.

End of rant. That's my final two pennies worth on the matter. Flame me as you will.
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Exactly i adored them, best footballing team on the planet for the past 2-3 years and it was impossible not to love them however now like yourself i cannot stand them i cringe whenever they start their nonsense. Sergio Busquets is the worst he's supposed to be their midfield hard man yet acts more like a fairy if anyone tackles him. :OOOH:
 
bluebee said:
omg , chelsea just done very well
chelsea, a only team can stop barcelona!!
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my man of the match:

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best Chelsea defender tonight, hand´s down :D
 
But Barcelona dive just as well. I think both sides are disgusting in that respect. If a Barca player dives and acts like he was struck down by the hand of god the whole team cries foul, the fans cry foul. The ref wasn't going to book Mikel at first but the fans and a few players changed his mind for him, Sanchez was already going down, yes that hit to the thigh would hurt, but he got up fine after rolling four times. The Terry hit, while stupid had no 'power' behind it but you'd think Sanchez just got Bruce Lee'd, the extra whining is what I can't stand on that fyi, fair to go down because it was stupid as shit of Terry, but don't act like you're incapacitated.
It isn't classy to have a team full of play acting footballers who are much better than that, but that is what you have. It has become a mantra because it is infuriating to watch a group of great players do such things, I used to love Barca, but I have become bitter with the constant whining and play acting that so many fans just seem to overlook because they're winning.

The trainers shouldn't have let Pique come back on, he was knocked out, stiff. I don't care if he said he was fine for the five or so minutes he ended up playing. Everyone could see he was knocked out, groggy, and incoherent. They raised his head to look at him and he was glassy eyed and went straight back down, arms still stiff.
 
I'm not going to go out of my way to defend Barcelona, I really don't like the way they pressure the referee and play act, but I still think they attract more criticism purely because of their success, people will conveniently forget Real Madrid's antics or Drogba's rolling about if it fits their agenda.

To be honest, I'll usually support the underdog vs Barca, though before the game tonight I was hoping they'd beat Chelsea who i'm definitely not a fan of...

...still found myself getting caught up in the drama and wanting Torres to score in the end though :P
 
Great defensive display, but even before the sending off and even from the first game, god help us if Chelsea do that in the final, it'll be ruined.

Drogba was brilliant defensively, although should've been sent off.

Although I feel, they'll be big underdogs in the final, I think they will have a better chance against Bayern but still they have players who have pace and power and for me Real I think will cut them to pieces with their quick play. Think Chelsea are just suited to playing the likes of Barca, who they always give a tough game to.

Couldn't believe Barca were 1-4 to beat them.

FD
 
Just that mate? Expected you to give a bigger review on this match to be honest.
 
todays barcelona fanboys (and also the ones at Camp Nou) are one of the most disgusting/retarted groups of people in the world I know. they are making me sick with their total lack of any sense of justice towards other teams, other fans and even neutral people. as for the tonight's game, their reactions to cahill's injury was nothing but disgusting. damn, pique is a human but cahill is not?! only because he doesn't wear a blaugrana shirt?! and they've also shown once again that they can be so faceless that they can also react to actings of Drogba as if.. well, you know what it's about. but we know how they are usually reacting if it's Busquets going down even with no contact at all. these guys have no empathy whatsoever. and really, sour grapes thing is just bullshit on this matter. it'd only make the other stupid fanboys feel bitter if they were doing their business with only fairness and respect.

three almost-perfect officiating in a row in Barcelona's three consecutive big games and they failed to beat their opponents. coincidence? definitely.

anyway, rant's over.

Cech, Ramires, Cashley, Lamps all were ridiculously awesome tonight. Whole team deserves some damn huge credit. Don't know why but I feel like I should single out Ramires, the dude was fuckin great, he did everything, just everything, I'm out of words for him, imho, his performance can only be described with the word "EPIC". was about to quit the game but after his goal, I found myself shouting "KENYALIIII!!!" (the Kenyan) standing up from the couch with all of a sudden. I do really wish that they win the CL eventually, di matteo, abramovich, players all deserves it imo. they'll be ultimate underdogs with their missing players in the final but they'll have my huge support then. for that, I hope Bayern advances to the final tomorrow since I think Real Madrid is the slightly better side having more all-round squad than Bayern. Real winning it against a poor Chelsea side would be so unfair imo.
 
:LMAO:

Ramires is a BEAST!!! The guy does EVERYTHING! He even defended as a world-class RB in 2nd half!

Congrats Chelsea. Can't wait for tomorrow now! Should be another thriller!
 
Kanouté said:
Cech, Ramires, Cashley, Lamps all were ridiculously awesome tonight. Whole team deserves some damn huge credit. Don't know why but I feel like I should single out Ramires, the dude was fuckin great, he did everything, just everything, I'm out of words for him, imho, his performance can only be described with the word "EPIC". was about to quit the game but after his goal, I found myself shouting "KENYALIIII!!!" (the Kenyan) standing up from the couch with all of a sudden. I do really wish that they win the CL eventually, di matteo, abramovich, players all deserves it imo. they'll be ultimate underdogs with their missing players in the final but they'll have my huge support then. for that, I hope Bayern advances to the final tomorrow since I think Real Madrid is the slightly better side having more all-round squad than Bayern. Real winning it against a poor Chelsea side would be so unfair imo.
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Abramovich deserves it?!? Am I really reading these words?? I'll be.....
poor Russian billionaire, he splashed out £50m on Torres, I think it's about time he wins the CL! :LOL:

I feel for Sheik Mansour at City too, you know. He got bored with a lot of money and nothing to spend it on. So he bought this club that used to win fuck all, spent shitloads of money and... is not gonna win anything this season. Oh lord, he deserves it :P

Top marks for Ramires tonight. Bosingwa and Ivanovic too, played out of position and did quite well, especially the first. Well the whole team defended like I never saw a team defending before.

BUT... Drogba is a disgrace to football, a disgrace to human race. His repertoire was complete tonight: dives, feigning injury, play acting, time wasting and a deliberate hand ball at some point. He only remained on the pitch because the ref didn't have the guts to send off another Chelsea player.

Oh, and before I forget, what a cunt Terry is.
The captain of the team letting them down when they need the most. Not to mention it was a coward way of hitting you opponent. Totally disgraceful. What the hell was he thinking there? Pure thuggery.
 
Woah, just crazy.

Everythings been said so I'll keep it short and sweet, feel a bit for Messi, can't believe he missed that penalty. I was rooting for Barcelona and was EXTREMELY overjoyed with the Terry sending off but even by the end I was filled with Chelsea lovers and got caught up in the emotion of Torres scoring.

Atleast Terry won't be their :P

I think it's going to be Madrid's year, I said that a while ago in this thread.
 
PIPA23 said:
my man of the match:

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best Chelsea defender tonight, hand´s down :D
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as far as I know, posts aren't part of the Goal ..
only a GK or a defender denies the ball from entering ..
if you want to score, you have to put the ball in the goal excluding the posts .. otherwise it's your fault ..
posts didn't deny any ball, they're just to hold the nets ..
 
jihado86 said:
as far as I know, posts aren't part of the Goal ..
only a GK or a defender denies the ball from entering ..
if you want to score, you have to put the ball in the goal excluding the posts .. otherwise it's your fault ..
posts didn't deny any ball, they're just to hold the nets ..
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:TU:
 
YoungGun_UK said:
Woah, just crazy.

Everythings been said so I'll keep it short and sweet, feel a bit for Messi, can't believe he missed that penalty. I was rooting for Barcelona and was EXTREMELY overjoyed with the Terry sending off but even by the end I was filled with Chelsea lovers and got caught up in the emotion of Torres scoring.

Atleast Terry won't be their :P

I think it's going to be Madrid's year, I said that a while ago in this thread.
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No over turning the slip pk :LOL:
 
Who broke Torres's offside? I couldn't find a video and he was miles ahead of the last defender when the camera caught him. Great goal for him!

Anyway, congrats on Chelsea winning. With 10 men it is much more impressive. Hard luck for Barcelona. Hope Pique is alright though. That was a very hard knock and he went stiff.
 
Zeem said:
Who broke Torres's offside? I couldn't find a video and he was miles ahead of the last defender when the camera caught him. Great goal for him!
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Torres was wide open, furthest man up the pitch by about 10 yards...in his own half!

Some, erm, interesting defending by Barca. At that stage they were rightly pouring forward, but you need to leave someone (normally a quick full back) on the halfway line, in the centre circle. Macherano and Puyol were both miles ahead of Torres, who was clever and drifted behind.
 
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