Barcelona - Real Madrid anticipation thread (December 23rd)

Dark Savante wrote:Post when you know something MB dont try to jump in , so Barca has the best defensive record in La Liga this season I bet Liverpool are gutted they missed out on Barca.

ill post when i want to post its got sweet f*** all to do with you pal....and yeah barca do have the best defensive record in spain

AcciDrenthe wrote:That's me in the picture on a school trip.

Hey, where did you get your avatar? This boy made his name around China after loads of his turning around pic on the internet!

that kids got some heavy cheekss... would love to crack him one

By the way Bojan looked good when he came on , Barca got a star on their hands definately.

PEPE WAS FUCKING SOLID!

So far in the BIG games.

Inter-Ac > Man u- Arsenal >arsenal-chelsea> Sevilla > madrid>man utd-chelsea> ac-juventus> man utd-liverpool> barca-madridz

don't get the crack wid dos santos doesnt really impress me but bojan is awesome

Not a very extertaing but very tense and good match, and good team win for us. Barca without Messi at the moment is whole lot weaker, IMO, despite the fact that they have so many quality players (if they perform).

Iker MoTM, IMO. It would have been completely different without his excellent saves early in the game. The Mardid deffence except for Heinze, who was average, did very well, too. Baptista's goal was exquisite, and being a long time supporter of his I'm so pleased for him!

7 points at the winter break is simply amazing though there's still a long way to go, and you never know...

Frankly, it is quite obvious that Barcelona is decling because all the Dutch players now prefer Real.

Here are the statistics:

Gio + Van Bommel = CL
Just Gio = the decline has started.
No Dutch players = second place in the league if lucky.

So there...

COTR wrote:those are the sort of games I find infuriating to watch

1) the ref doesn't allow any sort of tackling

2) the players dive at every available opportunity

Diving happens in the EPl however matches are not ruined by it

It was unmatchable at times, whats worse is that both teams were $h!t at set-pieces (including direct freekicks) so we never even got any goals from it.

L r d wrote:So far in the BIG games.

Inter-Ac > Man u- Arsenal >arsenal-chelsea> Sevilla > madrid>man utd-chelsea> ac-juventus> man utd-liverpool> barca-madridz

true if u talkyn bout this season the game wasnt all that too much stoppages and didnt live up to the hype.

In my humble opinion Guy Assulin is better the dos santos from when I have seen.

elbecko wrote:Not a very extertaing but very tense and good match, and good team win for us. Barca without Messi at the moment is whole lot weaker, IMO, despite the fact that they have so many quality players (if they perform).

Iker MoTM, IMO. It would have been completely different without his excellent saves early in the game. The Mardid deffence except for Heinze, who was average, did very well, too. Baptista's goal was exquisite, and being a long time supporter of his I'm so pleased for him!

7 points at the winter break is simply amazing though there's still a long way to go, and you never know...

We threw an 11 point lead away a few seasons ago.

golsud must be in heaven right now

Here is the end of the game, with players celebrating.
http://www.d1g.com/video/show/?id=1630144

L r d wrote:So far in the BIG games.

Inter-Ac > Man u- Arsenal >arsenal-chelsea> Sevilla > madrid>man utd-chelsea> ac-juventus> man utd-liverpool> barca-madridz

You thought Liverpool - ManU was better than Liverpool -Arsenal?

shazlx-mas wrote:

L r d wrote:So far in the BIG games.

Inter-Ac > Man u- Arsenal >arsenal-chelsea> Sevilla > madrid>man utd-chelsea> ac-juventus> man utd-liverpool> barca-madridz

You thought Liverpool - ManU was better than Liverpool -Arsenal?

This is the barcelona-real madrid thread ffs, why are you talking about the epl.

L r d wrote:

shazlx-mas wrote:

L r d wrote:So far in the BIG games.

Inter-Ac > Man u- Arsenal >arsenal-chelsea> Sevilla > madrid>man utd-chelsea> ac-juventus> man utd-liverpool> barca-madridz

You thought Liverpool - ManU was better than Liverpool -Arsenal?

This is the barcelona-real madrid thread ffs, why are you talking about the epl.

You were discussing these big games first .

Maybe you just answered your question

FT. 0-1

Very professional display by Madrid to win that game. They got a lot of help from a Barca team that was very far from their best. Dare I say it, they missed Messi badly. With Eto'o in Pepe's pocket and Ronaldinho's rendition's of swan lake Iniesta was the only player who looked even mildly capable of troubling the R. Madrid defence.

The goal deserved to win the game all on it's own, immaculately weighted ball by horse face to the beast who then belted it into the roof of the net. You never saw it coming, Madrid weren't doing much attacking at all prior to that.

When Real scored I hoped that the game would come to life, alas............. twas a pretty boring game marred by rediculous diving and silly refereeing. There were times when I was adamant that there were 23 Reyes' on the pitch!

That piece of skill at the end from Iniesta was just magical, you'd almost pay the admission fee just to see that.

juligen21 wrote:

johan the baptist wrote:Barcelona now have a $hit team on their hands.

Wait I don't remember this, then again I believe in miracles. My MOTM goes to Iniesta.

2008: De Guzman's year wrote:

This was tonight???

BTW In case I don’t post anymore Merry Christmas and Happy new year everybody

@ juligen21

You live in Rio right, must be lucky to spend Xmas at the Copa, CopaCabana.

johan the baptist wrote:@ juligen21

You live in Rio right, must be lucky to spend Xmas at the Copa, CopaCabana.

LOL, I dont live in Rio, I live in the northeast part of Brazil, is the hottest place in Brazil , right now we are in the middle of the summer and I HATE SUMMER. I dont like beaches, sand, warm weather, none of those things. I live 2500km away from Rio. It’s a almost three days journey by car. But we go to the beach here too to see the fireworks and jump 7 ocean waves (is a good luck trick)

The Beach is nice to play Beach Football, one of the best things you can do on the beach.. Brazil have a good team and Ronaldinho I hear is a fan.

johan the baptist wrote:The Beach is nice to play Beach Football, one of the best things you can do on the beach.. Brazil have a good team and Ronaldinho I hear is a fan.

To be honest Brazil is good at ANY KIND of football, beach soccer, futsal, traditional football, even the girls are playing well now. It sound clich, but we were born to play this sport.

Daniela > Ronaldinho

ronny should be out in the summer. bring in queresma

johan the baptist wrote:Daniela > Ronaldinho

Great win couldnt be happier. very good result and we should have closed the match before. very profesional approach from us. not the best classico i have seen and one of the few borings i have seen in football terms. if rijkaard get fired then it will be better then a 7 point lead imo. And imo Pepe was motm. i dont think he made a single mistake in the hole game. for the first time in a very long time i can say that we have defended well. As usual diarra was bad with passes but he contributed with the wil to fight. robinho did well when he got the ball but i gotta wonder why they didnt give it to him some more. And to the EPL fans you cant take one game and base anything on because normally the top games in la liga deliver but in the same once in a while these type of games come up too which is ok so it isnt all attack all the time. but i get it if you got alot of $h!t from other la liga fans on here.

Ratings from GOAL:
BARCELONA

Valdes – 6: Did not have too much to do apart from pick the ball out of his own net after Baptista scored.

Puyol – 5.5: Looked ill at ease against Robinho, though he just about managed to hold his own. A forgettable El Clasico for the Barcelona skipper.

Marquez – 5: Completely lost his bearings to allow Julio Baptista past him, and looked out of sorts every time Real Madrid went on the counter-attack.

Milito – 6.5: Was a lot more composed than Puyol and Marquez, and probably saved his team from a bigger defeat. Did well to keep Raul quiet.

Abidal – 7: Was his usual solid self on the left, and repeatedly ran past Ronaldinho, only for the Brazilian to refuse to use him and give the ball away instead.

Toure – 6.5: Did his part of the job in the defensive sense, but the inability to make quick passes was exposed by a snappy Madrid midfield.

Deco – 3: Was he on the pitch? One has to wonder why he was handed a start when Eidur Gudjohnsen has played some of his best games in a Barcelona shirt recently!

Xavi – 6.5: Was up against a very physical Madrid midfield, but managed to hold his own. Not a poor display by any means, but he was just not given the time to produce those special passes.

Iniesta – 7.5: Once again Barcelona's best player on the pitch, and the only one who actually skipped past a few Real Madrid players and made some bursting runs.

Eto'o – 6: Started strong, but faded away as the game progressed. Had a couple of great moments, but average by and large.

Ronaldinho – 5: Did precious little of note apart from the one shot in the first half. Was given a lot of the ball before the break, but most of his passes were woefully off the mark. Barely even touched the ball after the break, and not once during the game did he win it back from someone.

Substitutes: Giovani - 6.5, Zambrotta - NA, Bojan - 7

REAL MADRID

Casillas – 6: A good reflex save in the first half to preserve Real Madrid's lead, but had a couple of slips after the break that needed some cleaning up.

Ramos – 7: Did the job against Ronaldinho, and was a menace every time he burst up the right.

Cannavaro – 6.5: Some great clearances and tackles, but also a couple of silly ones from the World Cup winner. Above average.

Pepe – 9: Absolutely superb from start to finish. Got the better of every Barcelona player, and even bailed Casillas out a couple of times. His best display in a Real Madrid shirt yet. Arguably his best display ever!

Heinze - 7: A solid defensive display. Gave little away, and was always willing to help the centre-halves.

Diarra – 7.5: He can look messy and crude when the ball is at his feet, but he is hugely effective when it is not. Made sure Barcelona did not have it easy.

Baptista – 8: Another great game in the middle of the pitch. Made his presence felt while defending, and was bursting forward every time Real Madrid went on break. Who dares drop him now!

Sneijder – 6.5: Was not as influential as his fellow midfielders, but not a bad display either. Swung a couple of tantalising balls into the box.

Robinho – 6: Did not see too much of the ball, but had a go at Puyol whenever he did.

Raul – 5: Had one of his quietest El Clasicos in memory, seeing precious little of the ball, but still ran selflessly and tirelessly.

Van Nistelrooy – 7: Worked ever so hard for the team, constantly troubling Marquez and Milito. His flick to set up Baptista was golden.

Substitutes: Gago - 6.5, Torres - 6.5, Robben - NA.